A GN250 is a great bike to filter on - lightweight, low to the ground, narrow profile...
I used to lane spilt on mine as well but generally only at low speed; my splitting on the bandit is usually only at low speed as well. By the time I get to my destination after a trip almost entirely consisting of lane splitting it takes me a while to mentally get ready for lectures as the concentration doing it in Auckland motorway traffic is pretty draining. By the time your eyes complete both mirrors looking for other bikes coming up behind you and checking how the gap ahead of you is altering then modifying your line to accommodate car mirrors which suddenly are closer together than they were a few seconds ago... Um, yes, it's not for those who suffer from poor concentration (but then you prolly won't last long on a motorbike if you have that problem anyway!)
My UK drivers license allowed me to drive a car down the middle of the road. It did, honest.
I got stopped by the cops for doing that once and told them I was allowed. D'ya know what, they didnt believe me until I produced my license and showed them.
Printed clearly on the document was the words 'Tear Along The Dotted Line'.
Still got nicked though......and fined......bastards....
The intent of the jape was the traffic flow of that marvelous M25, so maybe I should have plastered the post with smillies.
You are talking to an ex London despatch rider here and there was no intent to judge to anyone elses filtering/lane splitting or what ever anyone wants or call it. Having said that it's tempting to write up some top ten tips. There are some other ex Lon DR's who've lived to tell the tale so it would be interesting to compare notes
Sorry CC, too used to a few peeps on here being far too literal/critical....![]()
Just a thought, although a bit off topic.
Don't ride in the middle of the road. In fact, don't maintain any constant line, move laterally within your lane while riding forward.
This makes you more visible to the sod in the sidestreet up ahead of you, looking in your direction but not seeing you. By "weaving" (gradually, not frantically) you are adding x-motion to the y-motion relative to the non-seeing eejit who is about to pull out in front of you. You are giving him/her less chance of pulling out in front of you.
Food for thought.
Speaking of food, back to my donuts.
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