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ManDownUnder
5th May 2005, 11:12
Riding down the NW bike lane between cars (as one does) first this morning... traffic blocked up, clrawling - the usual when I came across an "L" plate on a small japper cruiser (maybe GN125 or 250?).
They were a bit uncertain on their wheels and wobbling a tad, holding me up but that's fine - they're going at their limit and I ain't going to force the issue. I was wondering how to get around... maybe use the other bike lane between car lanes 1 and 2... when the wee bike saw me, slowed, indicated left and merged long enough to let me pass then went back to it.
If you are reading this Learner biker (wearing a white full face with panda bear ears) - bloody well done. Awesome to see someone doing the decent thing on the roads anyway, and a learner on a bike doing it.
Made me proud and it shows up the attitude of a lot of speedsters...!
Awesome - bloody awesome!
MDU
:ride:
Pand Bear ears?? Explain??
bugjuice
5th May 2005, 11:23
I do that all the time. Even before I got my 636 on my CBR250. I am sticking to 20 between cars. If a faster bike comes up behind, that's his/her death wish, not mine - I'll stick to my speed until a gap between cars opens up, then I'll be more than happy to move over and let them by..
outlawtorn
5th May 2005, 11:32
I must admit that is something I do very often, I have bikes coming up behind me and I move over for them. Feel like its the right thing to do.
ManDownUnder
5th May 2005, 11:33
Pand Bear ears?? Explain??
Two leedle fluffy black ears stuck on top of the helmet - looks panda ish...
Quite cute ( but what would the glue do to the shell of the lid I gotta wonder?)
MDU
Waylander
5th May 2005, 11:42
Two leedle fluffy black ears stuck on top of the helmet - looks panda ish...
Quite cute ( but what would the glue do to the shell of the lid I gotta wonder?)
MDU
Might have been a chick then. And depends on the glue, superglue wouldn't have done anything I don't think.
sparrow_34
5th May 2005, 11:43
a friend bought some, and they had the old suction pad thing to stick to the helmet. No glue required
Sniper
5th May 2005, 11:46
Well done L plater
Waylander
5th May 2005, 11:50
a friend bought some, and they had the old suction pad thing to stick to the helmet. No glue required
Your friend will want to get some glue on them sonner or later, those suction cups wont hold very long at speed.
Stickie on hemlet things are all the rage in the UK. From Mohicans, to rabbits ears, pony tails etc etc. Most use a special hemlet safe glue.
I had a couple of devils horns and a tail at the back :devil2:
sparrow_34
5th May 2005, 12:08
those suction cups wont hold very long at speed.
I think her husband will be quite happy if they just happen to blow off and are never seen again. :msn-wink:
a friend bought some, and they had the old suction pad thing to stick to the helmet. No glue required
That sounds pretty suspect.........sure it wasn't you old boy!! :msn-wink:
when im drvin my cage, see a biker behind me, i always pull over at let motobikes pass, makes life easyier for both, just good curtisy in general tho, wish more people did it
...I'll stick to my speed until a gap between cars opens up, then I'll be more than happy to move over and let them by..I'd say that many of us on KB are as courteous BJ. We're not all in that much of a rush are we? :crazy:
Awesome to see someone doing the decent thing on the roads anyway, and a learner on a bike doing it.Wouldn't surprise me if they are a KB'r. :shifty:
Most noobs that I've come across on the road, who are already lanesplitting themselves, keep on dawdling along without using their mirrors (wasn't this point debated recently?) and don't see me 'waiting' for them to move.
So good on you for taking the initiative L-plate rider whoever you are??? :raghead:
Coyote
5th May 2005, 19:14
I'm not surprised. Your just that little bit more conservative whilst on the L plate, as you don't want to bloody stuff up
when im drvin my cage, see a biker behind me, i always pull over at let motobikes pass, makes life easyier for both, just good curtisy in general tho, wish more people did itI sometimes feel embarrassed for the cager who pulls far over to the left for me to pass when I'm lanesplitting the motorway...everyone else is keeping their line nicely enuf for me to just glide on through. Sometimes I think it's a good gesture and wonder if the cager is a biker in heart, lol sometimes I think we jusy freak out some drivers and when they catch a glimpse of our headlight approaching they hurriedly move to the left of the lane for fear that we'll take them out!!
pommie girl
5th May 2005, 19:19
Most noobs that I've come across on the road, who are already lanesplitting themselves, keep on dawdling along without using their mirrors (wasn't this point debated recently?) and don't see me 'waiting' for them to move.
I always move over if another biker comes up behind me, and although I try to regularly check my mirrors, I find that I am very focussed ahead on the traffic that I'm passing through, rather than so much on what's behind me. I'm trying to find a happy medium :ride:
I always move over if another biker comes up behind me, and although I try to regularly check my mirrors, I find that I am very focussed ahead on the traffic that I'm passing through, rather than so much on what's behind me. I'm trying to find a happy medium :ride:Regularly checking your mirrors is all I expect from any rider. Personally I'm more focussed on what's ahead of me too, but I never forget that there could be action happening behind me, eg. other riders & emergency vehicles approaching...unless I'm passing everything in sight and every ounce of concentration must be on the front...not so with lanesplitting though.
Anyway, that's the great thing about this website - we get to learn about how other bikers *think* on the road and maybe take on board a thing or two to help change some of our bad riding habits, I know my riding has improved heaps just by observing & applying. :cool:
I always move over if another biker comes up behind me, ...
The other thing that hit me this morning on the way in is that the "speed splitters" are risking it all just to get to work!! Bloody heck, I'm glad that the traffic holds me up every now and then. And as Robin once said (badly quoted, BTW) "Holy Vaudeville Batman, you mean somebody Russian (rushing, get it?) is going to slip on a banana peel and break their neck?"
Dutchee
7th May 2005, 01:53
A week or so back, I was riding along heading to work & some guy came up behind me. I hadn't seen him approaching but he obviously worked that out & gave a quick rev of his bike to let me know to pull outta his way.
I thought that was cool. I lane split if the traffic pretty much stops, but if it's moving okayish, I'll go with it - keeping an option open to carry on splitting if it stops again (hence me in his way - apologies).
Also, if a young female who was riding along Meola Road? Thursday reads this, do you want someone to practice hillstarts with? I was on the yellow bike & didn't want to put you off, so happily pulled in next/behind you.
inlinefour
7th May 2005, 09:29
Often being the one on the slower bike, I have to do the same thing. Mind you when I do get the qucker bike I'll still be doing it as I've got nothing to proove. I'll ride fast when I want to and ride like a Nana also, when I want to. Goon on the Suzy L rider with the panda ears, can be in a hurry as the ears will stuff the aerodynamics :laugh:
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