E30 Zone

since having my e30 on the road ive noticed virtuly every group of bikers that go past me stare at my car, nod and stick there thumbs up, + on the way to santa pod i had probs 25ish throughout the trip there and coming back do the same, has anybody else experianced this with there 30's? and does anyone get alot more respect ect on the road compaired to ur past or other cars?

yeah I've noticed bikers give the nod to my Alpina , espcally when it's on the over run

i've only had one biker nod at me and that was one who was wearing a hi vis jacket, had a blue flashy light and had some funky decals with POLICE written on them

pmsl!

I think it's the ol' school charm shining through.

These are nice motors to drive aren't they?

'specially since in the past couple of years I've seen most the council lot move onto the e36 compacts etc, and in few cases the e46.

You know something goes council when it goes by on chrome wheels and stock suspension with 3 inches between the tyres and arches.

no its prob me when out on me own or in a group of bikes when i see an e30 always slow down have a good look and if its a real car if them a thumb, always think they must think who is that nutter, might have to have the zone printed on the back of my hoodie.

if you had a fast e30 youd be going past the bikers...

Maybe its because you move over to let them past?
Bikers will always give a thumb for this (or finger if you dont)

^nah just rolling at 60 in the slowlane, dont realy plant it on the road

initial_g wrote:^nah just rolling at 60 in the slowlane, dont realy plant it on the road

Cruising,thats where its at

have had a few chats with people at traffic lights but not in a normal 2dr

SUMPCRACKER wrote:Maybe its because you move over to let them past?
Bikers will always give a thumb for this

Very few of them do in my experience, so I rarely bother now.

i never do. im in a fast car but i wouldnt expect other slower cars to pull over so i could squeeze up the middle. they can wait for a safe overtaking place like everyone else has to.

Can't say ive noticed this, a biker gave me the finger when i had my cromie cos i nearly tomatoed him in the middle of the road. But thats it.

scottidog wrote:Can't say ive noticed this, a biker gave me the finger when i had my cromie cos i nearly tomatoed him in the middle of the road. But thats it.

i bet he was roaring up between the lanes at much greater than the speed limit but still considered it your fault?

Was out on the bike today,always look at a nice motor and give the thumbs up,except when they have a red top in them which are pouring out smoke or puking out water leaving a trail behind them

The other half is a biker, and whilst protesting that he hates ALL 'cages' (his term for cars) he seems to be getting rather keen on driving my E30. Rear - wheel drive and throaty exhaust are probably something to do with this, along with the fact that he can now control it when he drifts it on the way to the supermarket

From a practical point of view, a lot of them are a lot lower than some modern cars, so hinder bikers' visibility less which will be appreciated.

My opinion for what it's worth (not a lot) is that E30 owning and bike riding are both definite 'life choices', which makes our cars stand out from the usual tat on the road.

Finally, all surveys that I have read in Bike Magazines state that bikers are most likely to be hit by Ford Focus's on tuesdays, especially if they are called John and ride a red bike. E30s are never mentioned as a high threat

beemerbird wrote:The other half is a biker, and whilst protesting that he hates ALL 'cages' (his term for cars) he seems to be getting rather keen on driving my E30. Rear - wheel drive and throaty exhaust are probably something to do with this, along with the fact that he can now control it when he drifts it on the way to the supermarket

From a practical point of view, a lot of them are a lot lower than some modern cars, so hinder bikers' visibility less which will be appreciated.

My opinion for what it's worth (not a lot) is that E30 owning and bike riding are both definite 'life choices', which makes our cars stand out from the usual tat on the road.

Finally, all surveys that I have read in Bike Magazines state that bikers are most likely to be hit by Ford Focus's on tuesdays, especially if they are called John and ride a red bike. E30s are never mentioned as a high threat

+1

Thank god my names not John

mmmmmm blade!!!

whats that white one in the back?? also A CBR1000? strange exhausts!!

mrLEE30 wrote:mmmmmm blade!!!

whats that white one in the back?? also A CBR1000? strange exhausts!!

The white one is another blade, an original RRN, The exhaust on that one from memory was a standard one on its right hand side . . .

This is a gallery pic I found, the same model but not the same bike



The day was a rideout from a blade forum. We left this area with about 12 blades, met up with another group of about 20 before meeting the final 25 or so for a good blast to Hunstanton for fish and chips on the beach . . .


A fantastic day out . . .

the early blades (like your with the drilled front spoiler - but two round lights) and the old GSX's from the late 80/early 90's with the huge slabbed rear section are my favorite bikes!!

must be the dual round lights...hey just like an E30!!

nice bike mate...summers coming for you lot!!!

mrlee

I am a biker also, always aknowledge a nice fast car by pulling a big fat wheelie past it, everyone appreciates a good wheelie whether you like bikes or not...

just thought it cant be a CBR1000 as there was no such thing those days!! only 900cc!! and a 954 special IIRC

proper bikes!!

mrLEE30 wrote:just thought it cant be a CBR1000 as there was no such thing those days!! only 900cc!! and a 954 special IIRC

They went from 893cc to 918cc - 929cc - 954cc, now on to the 1000 RR's from 2004 . . .

Still love the original "badboy" from '92 and the foxeye "urban tiger" from '93 - '95

Nearly forgot about the Daddy of the blade family, the Evoblade !

The Evo Blade TT100, was designed and built by RS Performance and Tadao Baba (or Baba San as he was affectionatly known, the original blade designer) to commemorate Honda's 100th senior TT win and to compete against the "new" R1 when it came out.




It never made the homologation limit of 250 bikes sold, due to it's high cost of £22,000 OTR. Only about 25 bikes were ever built, the rest of the kit parts were sold off to whoever to pay for the project costs.

MadE30mike wrote:I am a biker also, always aknowledge a nice fast car by pulling a big fat wheelie past it, everyone appreciates a good wheelie whether you like bikes or not...

. . . LOVE pulling a big minger !

I'm not a biker, but I do always appreciate seeing a good wheelie!

gotta love the wheelies, when i was a youth not so long ago we used to stand up on the main road every first wednesday of the month to shout at the bikers to pull wheelies!

they used to go down the lord derby pub just of the m3 in odiham - was the biggest un orgainsed bike meet in europe sadly has been declining since all the pigs stop people parking on the roundabout - good times

anyeone know of it ?

Go to Alton train Station on a Weds eve,it replaced the Lord Derby meet

ah cool will wait 4 a nice sunny summer evening !!!! - have never been down on a bike though as have never had one but will be purchasing one imminently for the summer - r u an altonian gomango?

No but am always out that way cause the roads are Biker Heaven,A32,the 339 etc really good twisties