Well - far up here in the north (where one should believe some "defrosters" in you veins might be helpful to actually circulate the blood to your brain) the police strictly enforce the zero tolerance policy on drinking & driving. Most of us don't mind. We're used to it, and do not drink & drive. Suits me fine. I'd hate to crash while knowing I was under the influence of alcohol. On the other hand: It only hurts if you survive, as they say.

Beer and bikes? What a wonderful combination. All that is missing from the equation is the dancing girls. And the other recreational drugs...

Since when does your beemer do 130mph Alec?

Hmm... typical place to drink beer in combination with bikes is at bike meetings. Sometimes you feel a bit strange there to go to town by foot, after drinking a few beers, while all the others still drive... anyway, it's everybodys own decision, but I always try to avoid drinking anything when i'm driving. Maybe one beer is ok, 500cc shouldn't be a problem in my opinion (and my weight :-)

Marco
http://www.schnueriger.net

For UK based riders: I noticed recently on the side of a bottle it had the number of 'units' of alcohol on the side. Now the limit in the UK is two units, as far as I'm aware. This was a bottle of ale with a % of about 4. Its marked volume 500ml. Presumably this means a pint would put you over the limit and a pint of strong beer, even Stella at 5% quite a lot over the limit. Seems mad you could be prosecuted for riding after 1 pint, eh?
matt

Sorry, i should point out the 500ml bottle at 4% apparently contained 2 units.
matt

Now Now Rich! You may have noticed that the 130mph was in Spain and the Schwinehundt BMW is in Australia. I was on a CBR, you know the Honda, made in Japan, fast, has brakes, suspension and horseing around power, something BMW have yet to discover..the beers were drunk in the sun at a Jerez ride day..for the wowsers..I was spectating. Had I been in Melbourne it would probably have been raining, it most certainly would not have been Hot, something Rich, as a Southern Hemisphere dweller you should have been aware of http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/wink.gif . I later rode the bike from Jerez to Marbella via Ronda, now thats some road, 100mph hairpins....oh and the beer was cold at the pit stops as well. Hic!

you lucky, lucky bastard.



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Richard Parkinson
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tst...richardandlisa

I think a lot of accidents where 'alchohol is a contributing factor' could also have speed/carelessness as a factor. Drivers/riders are more likely to do careless things due to the grog.
If i ride after a few beers i always maintain concentration and resist the temptation to do silly stuff.

Also fatigue is often a factor in accidents (more so with cars).

Let he who has never driven tired cast the first stone.
Sean

[This message has been edited by seanh (edited 27 June 2005).]

Alcohol certainly is a factor in road accidents. I don’t think it causes idiocy. It merely brings out the idiot already living inside us.
If we’re going to submit idioms and sayings then allow me this one:

Beers don’t kill people… people do!

Half a litre? How does one loose his foot and blame it on drinking half a litre of beer? Come on over to Canada and we shall teach you how to drink then after your lesson send you home in a cab with your bike in the trunk.haha

dont drink and drive. peace

Was it more than half a liter before you got this great idea?
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/smile.gif

peace indeed

You know, I made a test.
I could not evaluate with precission how beer could affect my riding so I played with a PlayStation 2 the GT4 game, made the best time I could after 1 hour of "driving".
Then took 2 beers, and never could beat the lap time I set before.
I have been beating that time once in a while after developing some skills in the game but everytime beer is involved, I never go faster.

Maybe it is childish but it is enough proof that alcohol does not maintain my skills, nor improve them.
Not to mention the lots of "crashes" I had in the game while drinking.

My conclusion was, I dont want to have this handicap while riding on the seat of my vehicle.

Drink as much as you want, I respect you, I will avoid alcohol anytime before or while I ride, and this has nothing to do with religion or cults.

Cheers!


Humberto