Rider etiquette?

[katana0215]

lol sounds like you need to learn how to launch that thing....or maybe it is because of the weird fuel stage thing they are doing your bike has more hp and torque....

Ryan, Im guessing he was on the old CBR, not the new Gix

[Doc]

Rider etiquette?
Today while riding home from work I had an “interesting” communication with another motorcyclist. I had come up on a slower rider and followed at about 30 feet behind at forty miles an hour. This was plenty of room and I even did the opposing side of the lane. At no time did I crowd this rider and after three miles at a red light he signaled for a right turn, I signaled for a left turn. The other rider was in the far right side of the lane and I took the left side of the lane waiting for the green light. I smiled and said how do, the other rider said hey then followed with “when did this road get to be two lanes?” I left and thought shit, what a prick! I saw he was looking in his rear view so I flipped em off.
Question is did I crowd him? Maybe he should have stayed in the center of the lane so no one would pull up next to him? Should I have followed him taken his key and tossed it in a sewer drain or ridden behind him so I could tell him he’d be a lot safer in his car or tell him you’re supposed to meet the nicest people on a Honda, why isn’t he one?

what would Kham do?

Ok so what were you riding. We all know he must have been on a cruiser.

[Tricky Mike]

I don't think you'd be going straight if you pulled up to beat him off

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa. I missed that.
Well done.

[KillBill]

This sounds like a classic scenario of someone needing to clean the sand out of their vagina

PRICK!

[stoinkythepig]

It's legal for two bikes to share a lane. What a dick.

I have to confess that I have far more contempt for bad riders than I do for bad drivers. Motorcyclists should be more competent than the average car driver because they should understand risks far better.

I ride and drive in sach a way that I try to minimize affecting anyone and wish more people would do the same. If I am slowing someone down, I move over to let them by. If I pass, I do so safely. If I pull out of a side road into traffic, I make sure I do not slow traffic down. If I make a left, I do if from as far left as I can safely get; if I make right I do it from as far right as I can safely get. I fully expect folks to utilize the space I leave to go wherever they are going with the least hassle possible. It's such a simple concept...

[Nix]

I don't think you'd be going straight if you pulled up to beat him off

[Josephd14]

It's legal for two bikes to share a lane. What a dick.

I have to confess that I have far more contempt for bad riders than I do for bad drivers. Motorcyclists should be more competent than the average car driver because they should understand risks far better.

I ride and drive in sach a way that I try to minimize affecting anyone and wish more people would do the same. If I am slowing someone down, I move over to let them by. If I pass, I do so safely. If I pull out of a side road into traffic, I make sure I do not slow traffic down. If I make a left, I do if from as far left as I can safely get; if I make right I do it from as far right as I can safely get. I fully expect folks to utilize the space I leave to go wherever they are going with the least hassle possible. It's such a simple concept...

+1.. I hate when people move way to the right to make a left turn when there is enough room to hug the center line and let people pass on the outside..

[Kham]

what would Kham do?

if you ask me, i wouldn't pull up next to any rider i don't know unless to park in a parking lot. if i was the other rider i wouldn't care you pull up next me as long as im not moving.

[Rummy]

...If I make a left, I do if from as far left as I can safely get; ...

Oh man, theres a left turn on my commute where people periodically block the intersection for long periods of time because they don't understand this concept. I'm not a road rage kind of guy, but sometimes I'd like to follow them home and explain what they were doing.

[Ri_De_bike]

damm, i can't quote more than one person so i take it the slow way.

bigred... i know exactly why! because he was a anti-social loner that wanted the entire lane to himself, just like me .....bawhahahaha

jaynus... he was riding a Valkyrie, i was on my guzzi < for doc

+1 for kham, thanks buddy

and finally 97Blade Steve is not longer the sm guy at mtr. being sm is like being a therapist.... with being able to call the client things like (dumbass)
#1 no the warranty doesn't cover you running the cycle out of oil
#2 no the forks are fine the reason it won't steer is because the front wheel is coming off the ground
#3 no the first service is not free
#4 yes no baffles = no inspection sticker
#5 sure you can wait for the service appointment. got a sleeping bag and a book?
#6 yes the front brakes work and no they won't throw you over the bars if you use them correctly.
#7 no, you CAN'T bring your own parts and yes my tires are two dollars more than what you paid on the internet
#8 calling three times a day does not more you up in the cue, we said thursday, we meant thursday
#9 i do not control the manufacturing of tires only the distribution/installation. maybe a non white wall is available in the size/make you want.
#10 honda/kawasaki/suzuki not a 1981 john deere lawnmover, sorry

i gotta say this, mike the lead wrench is without a doubt the best engine builder/troubleshooter i have ever met. he made the last shop i worked at look like a monkey house with tools!
and yes 99% of the people i met at mtr were nutz just like me (in a good way, not that creepy, nerdy, dorky way YOU were thinking) and yes my name is steve

[Ri_De_bike]

<--click that next to each post you want to quote, then click the 'reply' button.

^ thanks

[Awesome]

I had a rider buzz me in my lane once pretty close to show how cool he was. I came up on him stopped at the next traffic light, sped up to 90-100, took aim and locked the back brake. I think he shit himself when he heard the loud squelch of the tire coming flying at him from behind. I giggled.

[Jaynnus]

I had three guys pull up to me at a red, one pulled up on the left, one on the right, and one behind. They looked at me, then each other, and then rolled back. I never quite figured that one out, accept they were chasing me for many miles before, maybe they where shocked to see I was a girl then backed off? Who knows, who cares.

[mongo]

I dont think you did anything wrong, but I dont pull up next to other riders I dont know when approaching a stoplight.

+1

The same thing happened to me a few years ago.......It was an OLDER 65+ rider.

I guess it just pisses some rider off.....so unless it's a friend i'm riding with I stear clear of other riders at red lights.

Not to mention you run the risk of being knocked over when the rider/friend your stopped next to "falls over for no apparent reason"


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[katana0215]

+1

The same thing happened to me a few years ago.......It was an OLDER 65+ rider.

I guess it just pisses some rider off.....so unless it's a friend i'm riding with I stear clear of other riders at red lights.

Not to mention you run the risk of being knocked over when the rider/friend your stopped next to "falls over for no apparent reason"


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yeah Tim, I agree with you, my balance/kickstand challenged friend

[Cheese]

If I see a rider on the road I'll catch up, pull in behind them and ride staggered. I figure two of us is easier to see in the cage herd than one. If we stop in traffic or come to a light and the rider is to one side, I'll pull to the other and say, "hello." When it's time to go, I always let the other rider lead.

My guess is that this guy had the misfortune of having somebody pull up next to him then hand him his a$$ when the light turned green. So, now he's bitter and paranoid towards all of us.

[Kham]

if you pull up next to me for a race, im up for it. well only when i feel like it.

[Kham]

a harley pulled up next to me today at the light

harley - too warm today to go slow.
me - im sweating
light turns green and he took off like a bat.
i would have beaten his ass but the road is too narrow.

[DucDave]

I will pull up next to another rider...even if we are both going straight. I always lift my shield, look over at his bike, and say..."Nice bike!" and smile. If he/she was there first I let them go at the turn of the light and follow! If they are going too slow for me I will make as normal a pass as I can so I can get to the next light first. Then I go and ride my normal ride. Never had a negative reaction as far as I know but I just have a disarming, and natural 'nice guy' look so I assume that everyone I meet likes me!

[Stoneman]

I hate to split hairs And Hope you know I'm only bringing it up to bust your ballz but.... If you look in your driving book it says that at no time may you break the speed limit, not even to pass someone.. So yes the left lane is for going 55, if the person in the right is doing 54 or less..

While it is technically illegal to speed, it's also illegal in NH to park your sorry ass in the passing lane if you're holding up FASTER moving traffic. Even if they're all speeding...

[Kham]

While it is technically illegal to speed, it's also illegal in NH to park your sorry ass in the passing lane if you're holding up FASTER moving traffic. Even if they're all speeding...

i think you CAN speed but only to pass.

[beet]

Rider etiquette?
Today while riding home from work I had an “interesting” communication with another motorcyclist. I had come up on a slower rider and followed at about 30 feet behind at forty miles an hour. This was plenty of room and I even did the opposing side of the lane. At no time did I crowd this rider and after three miles at a red light he signaled for a right turn, I signaled for a left turn. The other rider was in the far right side of the lane and I took the left side of the lane waiting for the green light. I smiled and said how do, the other rider said hey then followed with “when did this road get to be two lanes?” I left and thought shit, what a prick! I saw he was looking in his rear view so I flipped em off.
Question is did I crowd him? Maybe he should have stayed in the center of the lane so no one would pull up next to him? Should I have followed him taken his key and tossed it in a sewer drain or ridden behind him so I could tell him he’d be a lot safer in his car or tell him you’re supposed to meet the nicest people on a Honda, why isn’t he one?

what would Kham do?

IMO Khams just unlucky.

I would of told him suck a dick. I've met some good people riding bikes, & met some bags also.
BTW if your making a right & i'm going strait or left yup I pull up. Depending on my mood bipolar as I em, I could pull my gun out & piss on you.

[Stoneman]

i think you CAN speed but only to pass.

Negative. It's illegal to speed, period. Years ago I got a ticket for that very thing. Peterborough, NH - speed limit was 40, blue-hair was doing 30. The Nova I had at the time accidentally hit 85 getting around him. Luckily the speeding fines weren't all that bad at the time. It was only like, a $77 ticket. You are not allowed to break the speed limit to pass a slower vehicle. At least you weren't back then...

[wylee]

The Nova I had at the time accidentally hit 85 getting around him.

Is that what you told the officer?

[Veda]

I get so many cars sharing my lane in rush hour I would just be happy the other bike was there for some solidarity and to keep the cages back.

Similar to Jaynnus' story on my way home from work last week I had a guy in a fedex uniforn on an R6 (anyone here?) pull up next to me in traffic. I had my visor up, looked over and nodded. When we pulled away from the light he fell in behind me and followed a good 10 car lengths behind me. When he finally moved to the left lane to pass he passed at the furthest point away from me. I've never seen a guy on a sport bike ride as cautiously as this dude - I can't help but think it is because I'm a girl.