What's a cager?

[Chris Graves]

OK so I'm from England and I know we don't speak quite the same language but I'm puzzled about the references to cagers that keeps cropping in in posts as in "I like the modulator because it gets cagers' attention" It would seem cagers are to be avoided. We maybe have them in England under another name. Someone please put me out of my misery. Thanks

[tedder]

cagers = pylons = vehicles with more than two wheels

Do you use the term 'pylon' for these? I know western Canadians do, but I don't know the source or reach of this term.

Cheers,
-ted

[scooter]

The Cage is the car. You are enclosed in a car by metal posts and glass, thus you are in a cage.


Scooter

[Chris Graves]

Thanks to tedder and scooter for enlightening me so now I know what a cager is. I just call them car drivers in England and yes they are just as much a menace as they are with you guys. The classic statement from the car driver is as you are laying in the road is "I didn't see you mate" this is in spite of you riding with all your lights on. Lucklily this has only happened to me once when I was going round a roundabout (can't remember if you have these in the USA) on my 250cc Suzuki Super Six (think you called them Hustlers) back in 1968. One of the biggest menaces in the UK is the White Van Man. The express parcel service and courier people use big white vans usually Mercedes, Renault and Fords. They drive everywhere flat out, rarely signal and ignore everything else on the road. I just work on the basis that every other driver is out to kill you and drive accordingly.

Happy riding :D

[Pauljo]

Ah - the Suzuki X6 Hustler! Notorious little beast - wicked fast for its day. I used to rent one for a few hours on weekends when I was in the Air Force stationed down in Texas. I wonder what one of those in top condition would be worth as a collectors item today - probably at least 6 times what it cost new back then.

[tedder]

We have a few roundabouts- most people get lost on them, and consider them to be a 'european thing'. But they are becoming more popular over here on the West Coast of the US.

-ted

[Pauljo]

There are some roundabouts in Massachusetts, and a couple of smaller ones in Connecticut. I never did like them.

[Pauljo]

Thank you very much for the link to the road test. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

[GB #121]

there's a further "cage" term in use, the "air-cage" or the vehicle used between Aberdeen and London, or the one used to catch some form of summer (anywhere else, or Spain or Florida in the winter).

Crackin' day to commute in the UK north this morning, though!

[Dennis Robertson]

Roundabout; Is that like a traffic circle??

[kajunbleau]

OK so I'm from England and I know we don't speak quite the same language but I'm puzzled about the references to cagers that keeps cropping in in posts as in "I like the modulator because it gets cagers' attention" It would seem cagers are to be avoided. We maybe have them in England under another name. Someone please put me out of my misery. Thanks Cager is someone in a car...
:)

[GB #121]

Roundabout is a traffic circle. Clockwise in the UK, counterclockwise in Spain and other parts of Europe. Can't remember any in Canada but considering the number of European nationals there, it must be havoc!