How do you handle idiot cagers?

[Jim]

I had a guy pull out in front of me and I was wearing this...

you need a red flag & you'll look like me in my old avatar

[schleppy]

I usually try and make people feel bad if they cut me off, almost kill me, etc. I usually just flip up my visor, look right in their eyes and do the slow "I'm disappointed in you" head shake. Or I do the "no no no" finger wag. They usually get the idea, all without screaming/yelling/denting doors. As others have said, nobody really wins an altercation like that.

[Kham]

The magnets should have a flag attached to them that states (I am am a butt-head! Whatch out for me!)

i like it. at end of the day we can talk about "hey how many did you use?" i'd just tag people left and right. if i could i would tag all the cops too getting ready to jump people.

[RandyO]

How do you handle idiot cagers?

by not being an idiot motorcyclist

don't give up lane position and expect someone not to take advantage

[OreoGaborio]

No.This conversation is OVER!

dat bitch wuz KRAZY!

[noudidnt]

I like the idea of a magnet.......Smiley face that says under it, I attempted to kill a motorcyclist today....Please pull my ass over...

[tsanto]

How do you handle idiot cagers?

by not being an idiot motorcyclist

don't give up lane position and expect someone not to take advantage

Do you drive around waiting for motorcycles to "give up lane position" so you can pass them in your own lane?

Maybe I should have jockeyed for position when i saw the car accelerate past me in my mirror.

[Evil_Weasel]

i'd have to say that i agree with every one. most of the time the idiots don't even know that they did anything wrong. i don't know how many times i've almost been squished, looked over at the driver and they all have the same "where did you come from" look on their faces " i just want to scream "i was here the whole time jack ass". usually i just shrug my shoulders at them in the universal sign for "what the fuck?"

i had a guy try lane sharing with me. just rode right up on the side of me when the light turned green. it would have been cool if i was turning left but i wasn't. i gave him the bird and he chased me into the parking lot of the store i was headed to.guy came to a screeching halt 6 inches from my bike after i parked and stepped off. he than hopped out of the car and started screaming at me. he was about 70 and pretty feable looking. i was wearing my full gear and (with Icon Ti-Max gloves). i wish i could say i calmly walked away. but i had literally been back from 11 months in afghanistan for 2 days, and probably wasn't back in my right state of mind yet. he grabbed my chin bar and threw a left hook into the side of my Suomy. i threw him on the ground kicked him in the ribs than walked away. by than the police had been called. i stayed and filled out the report. he fled from the cops leading them on a cross town chase before pulling over. i opted not to press assault charges but he was arrested for a bunch of other shit (evading, etc).

cool little story, but not one of my brighter moments.

[Kham]

all i got is one middle finger. i thought about follow the punk that cut me off to where ever he's going but i remembered i had to be home.

i remembered one time somebody in the group got cut off and next up was middle finger.

[Rossy83]

i have seen the fishnet somewhere but there were couple other young hotties here in marketing that would come down to shipping few times a week. i just drooled. RUFF!!!

I don't ride along side cages unless i have do, and if I do i try to ride right next to the drivers side window and hardly ever will I ride on the passengers side. Also I act like everyone is actively trying to kill me, I have been pulled out infront of twice already this season neither time I was surprised by it. I find when I'm expecting it I don't get as upset when it actually happens. I just stare them down a bit and I am on my way because I know 99% of the time they never saw me. Ignorance is bliss until you kill someone.

[Cheese]

I told him thanks for letting me know, re-holstered my weapon and waved at him as I turned around & got back on my bike.

Fixed!

[Nix]

I like da handful o' marbles drop or throw, depending on position. My preferred method of da fah-q, so to speak.

[Brian675]

[QUOTE=04ZRX;481684]I rather like the idea of tossing a hand full of marbles over your shoulder when you are in front of them at speed. But then again I am sure that would be more trouble than you can handle.

Funny thing is I had a conversation with a guy at a friends house and he said back in the day he would carry ball barrings in his left pocket and throw them at peoples windshields. Thats what I'd like to do but its a dat bit crazy for me. I just simply wave or flip them off before I down shift to get away from them.

[DucDave]

I like da handful o' marbles drop or throw, depending on position. My preferred method of da fah-q, so to speak.

...and a much better solution...

Throwing marbles, ball bearings, and the like.....
....take a non life changing event and convert it into an event where there is no possible outcome that isn't FAR worse than the original insult....brilliant


But...wear what you want
Ride how you want

I could give a fuk...

[Devil1]

It's allways smart to throw crap at people for their own stupidity.... let's do that.. then they can freak out, crash and kill themselves, and others too.

[breakdirt916]

all the good stuff's been said, so the only thing I'll add is (even though it doesn't help with the perception of motorcyclists) blip the throttle and stay in lower gears in high-risk situations to make sure you're heard

[nilez]

A swift boot to the car door if they're close enough usually gets their attention damn quick. Otherwise I just try to stay the fuck away from idiots in cages.

Pigman, go start another thread where you can be wrong all by yourself

+1 on the boot to the door... I put a size 10 boot dent in the sliding door of a honda odyssey. It felt really good... very satisfying, haha. Of course it was more of a 'OH SHIT!' reaction than a premeditated act of revenge. Still showed that dike what's up... booooyeeeeaaaaaa

[sscottab]

i just usualy flip them the bird, on occasion when i see they are on the cell and cut me off because there conversation is so inportant that they cant watch the road ill let them know iam there by pulling up beside there drivers window and pulling in the clutch as i hit about 11k on my tack and show them how nice my jardine sounds so close to there cell phone, i just love shareing the sound with them and there friend on the other end of the call.

[Nix]

...and a much better solution...

Throwing marbles, ball bearings, and the like.....
....take a non life changing event and convert it into an event where there is no possible outcome that isn't FAR worse than the original insult....brilliant


But...wear what you want
Ride how you want

I could give a fuk...

But you couldn't resist on quoting and commenting all the same, eh?

Oh...and uh..of course I know you're right!!!!! When it's a non-life changing event it's because I was able to react and get the hell out of the way fast enough. I think you'll agree that the day I'm struck by some douchii it will be a life changing event, FOR ME, for sure. But again - I know you're right...in principle. I find that I almost never have to worry about a-holes when I'm on a group ride. But when I'm by myself, they're all out to get me I tell ya!!

And, for the most part, I ain't talking about the person who makes an honest, simple mistake, a person at whom I then beep or gesture at and then get a quick, sincere apology - it's the person who then decides to fuck with me.

...Then again, I'm the guy who was voted "most likely to be caught on top of a watch tower with a high-powered rifle"...so cut me some slack dude!!!

[Nix]

Thats what I'd like to do but its a dat bit crazy for me. I just simply wave or flip them off before I down shift to get away from them.

And, for the record, I've never thrown/dumped them. I've been next to someone who dumped them (a relative on a HD) and was able to turn around and see what happened before flying off. But I do have them...ready...waiting...for the day I decide to get arrested I'm sure.