Cager reaction to L-plated rider

[varminter]

It's advantageous to mount a .50 BMG on your bike, a little unstable but gets you noticed.

[CookMySock]

That has never happened to me, so I wouldn't say that its normal. However, you really have to watch out for the old cunts, because they just really don't seem to get it.

I "manage" the traffic heavily when I am riding. I ride all over them like I'm going to bite them, and make a hell of a racket with my exhaust, and scare them with my titanium-flare bright headlight, and THEN I pass the fuckers with a crackle and growl and leave them hoping they never see me again.

Topless cars in the summer are the most fun. I ride right on their bumper and GRRRRROWL thottle on, and CRACKLECRACKLEPOPBANGBOOM! throttle off, and they damn near drive right off the road.

Steve

[mattian]

I "manage" the traffic heavily when I am riding. I ride all over them like I'm going to bite them, and make a hell of a racket with my exhaust, and scare them with my titanium-flare bright headlight, and THEN I pass the fuckers with a crackle and growl and leave them hoping they never see me again.

Topless cars in the summer are the most fun. I ride right on their bumper and GRRRRROWL thottle on, and CRACKLECRACKLEPOPBANGBOOM! throttle off, and they damn near drive right off the road.

Steve[/QUOTE]

HAHA... crikey mate. You sound like Katmans worst nightmare.

[varminter]

[QUOTE=mattian;1129261262]I "manage" the traffic heavily when I am riding. I ride all over them like I'm going to bite them, and make a hell of a racket with my exhaust, and scare them with my titanium-flare bright headlight, and THEN I pass the fuckers with a crackle and growl and leave them hoping they never see me again.

Topless cars in the summer are the most fun. I ride right on their bumper and GRRRRROWL thottle on, and CRACKLECRACKLEPOPBANGBOOM! throttle off, and they damn near drive right off the road.

Small willie ?

[Laxi]

don't those hyos just sound like the gates of hell have opened up

[Katman]

I ride right on their bumper and GRRRRROWL thottle on, and CRACKLECRACKLEPOPBANGBOOM! throttle off, and they damn near drive right off the road.

You are a retard.

[varminter]

Just when you thought he was ready for long pants.

[jono035]

He definitely had to have seen me, it wasn't a visibility problem. He was behind me following for a minute, then just pulled out and passed like it was nothing out of the ordinary. I was pretty freaked out by how slow and steady the entire thing was... little bit surreal. Thanks for all the replies though, another thing I have to get used to

[CookMySock]

HAHA... crikey mate. You sound like Katmans worst nightmare.

Well he has his way, and I have mine. I don't mind at all what method he, or anyone, uses. Perhaps if he talked more about his methodology instead of putting down others, we might see and understand his perspective.

You are a retard.

I'm just talking shit Steve. I am not a total asshole in traffic, but I do ride offensively. My aim is to stay in command, mainly for fun, but the side effect is the traffic is very cautious around me.

...another thing I have to get used to

Nah it isn't bro. Thats really not a common thing at all. I do suggest you take a more proactive approach though - try swerving around like an axxe-murderer - that makes folks stay way back!

Steve

[jono035]

Well the exhaust noise isn't really an option, a big fuckoff air-horn could be the ticket though...

[davebullet]

I was riding home with a colleague of mine from work. He's a big chap who rides a Yam FJR1300 - pretty noticeable bike. Anyway, dual lanes - both left turning. We are in the righthand one turning left and the guy in the left lane turns wide cutting my mate off. No indicating around the corner either. (Audi driver I might add). We just shake our heads and carry on. I'd like to call attention to these people to educate them on the road code, but I'm afraid all they'll remember is "nutter biker had a go at me"

[CookMySock]

don't those hyos just sound like the gates of hell have opened up

The 650 with a noisy pipe does.

Steve

[jono035]

Hey look, this really shouldn't happen to you and you shouldn't allow it to.

If you were not too far over to the left then the car couldn't have made this manouevre.

You need to give yourself more respect on the road and then others will do so also.

You need to OWN your lane on the road and don't let anyone take it from you.

Give yourslf an imaginary safety bubble and don't let anything burst it.

Good luck.

I was dead square in the right hand wheel marks of the road, I definitely wasn't over on the left hand side of the road. He was 100% in median when he moved out, at which point I saw him in my mirror, looked over, went WTF and dropped back to let him in... I was being more paranoid about someone opening a car door into me from the line of parked cars on the left than someone passing me on the right.

I've read a couple of the other posts around here before about 'owning' your patch of the road and it sounds like damn good advice, so I have had that in my mind from day 1 as well...

[jono035]

I was riding home with a colleague of mine from work. He's a big chap who rides a Yam FJR1300 - pretty noticeable bike. Anyway, dual lanes - both left turning. We are in the righthand one turning left and the guy in the left lane turns wide cutting my mate off. No indicating around the corner either. (Audi driver I might add). We just shake our heads and carry on. I'd like to call attention to these people to educate them on the road code, but I'm afraid all they'll remember is "nutter biker had a go at me"

Yeah, my other question was going to be 'How many people here have actually stopped these guys and calmly asked them what the hell they were doing, and if anyone has, how did it turn out? Aggro from the other driver, apologies, denials?'

[jono035]

Bikebits.co.nz has the nautilus listed at $60 for the black one... Sounds like a pretty worthwhile upgrade... The browning .50cal may have to wait for a bigger bike though