The right to choose your own line - what do you think?

**Tunahunter** · 24th August 2010, 13:24

On Sat my lady and I headed to the Rappa for lunch. On the way, just a few klicks before the hill roads gets very windy, we were getting along at about 100 - 120 when passed by a bunch of guys in their pretty leathers and fancy sports bikes - I pulled over to the left and to a man they acknowledged that with a wave......... except the wanker of a tail gunner. He was on a smaller bike and struggling to keep up - as I approached a RH bend which was going to take a bit of concentration and the choosing a good line - I saw him coming so fast I had to abandon that line and take a risky left hand line which really fucked me off. I reckon an overtaking bike should allow the front one to choose his line before passing. If I hadn't stayed well left on that bend he would have hit me. I might be wrong - tell me if you disagree

Got some numbers in his plate (67 UH...)

**Banditbandit** · 24th August 2010, 13:30

Yeah, it's up to the coming bike to avoid the one in front ... If it had been me passing, I would have assumed that the bke in front would take a tighter line and I would only pass if I could use the right-hand lane - i.e. cross the centre line to give the other bike room - and I'd only make the move once I saw where the bike in front was actually going ... in case the rider decided to cut the corner ..

**onearmedbandit** · 24th August 2010, 13:30

I wear 'pretty leathers' and ride a 'fancy sportsbike' but I only pass riders that I am riding with on bends, if ever. If you need to pass someone on the road it's best left to the straights in my opinion.

**mashman** · 24th August 2010, 13:39

The last thing you should need to be worried about is hazards behind you... unless of course you're travelling backwards

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**Banditbandit** · 24th August 2010, 13:40

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I wear 'pretty leathers' and ride a 'fancy sportsbike' but I only pass riders that I am riding with on bends, if ever. If you need to pass someone on the road it's best left to the straights in my opinion.

Naaa ... that's no fun ... flick it down and turn inside them ... especially if they are wearing pretty leathers and are on a fancy sports bike ...

**onearmedbandit** · 24th August 2010, 13:45

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Naaa ... that's no fun ... flick it down and turn inside them ... especially if they are wearing pretty leathers and are on a fancy sports bike ...

Never had anyone do that to me yet, plenty try, but first of all they have to be able to keep the speed up in the corner.

**PrincessBandit** · 24th August 2010, 14:25

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I wear 'pretty leathers' and ride a 'fancy sportsbike' but I only pass riders that I am riding with on bends, if ever. If you need to pass someone on the road it's best left to the straights in my opinion.

Anyone who feels the urge to pass someone on a bend and can't restrain themselves probably needs an ego-dectomy. I agree, straights are the best place with least likelihood of bad visibility and ease of hazard identification (even if it is 'the other' bike!).
Bends, especially tight ones, can cause all sorts of unwanted excitement even when you think you've got you line all set but to have some

force you to alter midstream (so to speak) is fricken insane.

Good on you for getting his (my apologies to the blokes if it turns out that it was a woman) plate - hope you don't meet them anytime soon again on the road.

**kiwifruit** · 24th August 2010, 14:39

Originally Posted by Tunahunter

120

Slow down

**Banditbandit** · 24th August 2010, 14:45

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Never had anyone do that to me yet, plenty try, but first of all they have to be able to keep the speed up in the corner.

Yeah .. there's some sports bike riders I wouldn't even try it on ... but some in pretty leathers and fancy bikes might as well be on cruisers ...

**SVboy** · 24th August 2010, 14:46

Well done to you for recognising and dealing with a potential hazard. Definitely the responsibility of the overtaking rider to do it safely and not affect your line. PS Come over to the coloured side and try on some leathers-you may like it more than you think

**duckonin** · 24th August 2010, 14:49

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Yeah .. there's some sports bike riders I wouldn't even try it on ... but some in pretty leathers and fancy bikes might as well be on cruisers ...

What have cruisers got to do with this thread ? and why should you put them on cruisers ?

**BoristheBiter** · 24th August 2010, 15:00

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

Slow down

No Speed up

**imdying** · 24th August 2010, 15:04

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Yeah .. there's some sports bike riders I wouldn't even try it on ... but some in pretty leathers and fancy bikes might as well be on cruisers ...

Cocks like you shouldn't be trying to pass people on corners regardless. Sell that piece of shit and get something suitable for the track if you must ride like that.

**Banditbandit** · 24th August 2010, 15:17

Originally Posted by imdying

Cocks like you shouldn't be trying to pass people on corners regardless. Sell that piece of shit and get something suitable for the track if you must ride like that.

And you can shove it where the sun doesn't shine too.