Buzzing, or whatever you call it

[superjackal]

Was riding back from the Kapiti Coast Saturday after trying out a Kawasaki ER5 (left me a bit cold, but that’s another story). Just as the road comes to the coastal part I got very speedily and noisily “buzzed” by another biker on a Suzuki-750-something. Maybe he didn’t know the area but I thought it was really $#@%ing rude. Any idiot could see we were going to be stuck behind the camper van for the next 5 kms. Can’t see why he so desperately wanted to get in front of me. No acknowledgement either.

Is it bad manners to do that to another motorcyclist? Certainly felt it to me. Yes, I have decided he was a dickhead.

And, is there such a thing as “splay-footed” riders? He was one of them. Looked goofy-as.

If anyone else would like to vent, be my guest.

GNJ

[ducatilover]

Oh yes, buzzing is very rude

[bluninja]

Was riding back from the Kapiti Coast Saturday after trying out a Kawasaki ER5 (left me a bit cold, but that’s another story). Just as the road comes to the coastal part I got very speedily and noisily “buzzed” by another biker on a Suzuki-750-something. Maybe he didn’t know the area but I thought it was really $#@%ing rude. Any idiot could see we were going to be stuck behind the camper van for the next 5 kms. Can’t see why he so desperately wanted to get in front of me. No acknowledgement either.

Is it bad manners to do that to another motorcyclist? Certainly felt it to me. Yes, I have decided he was a dickhead.

And, is there such a thing as “splay-footed” riders? He was one of them. Looked goofy-as.

If anyone else would like to vent, be my guest.

GNJ

Maybe he thought "if only I can get past this lame rider in front I'll be able to pass the camper van"

If I'm behind a car (or line of cars) and a bike comes along when I'm choosing not to overtake I just move over and let them do their thing. I'm quite happy to wait for the passing lane 1km down the road instead of squeezing down the centre and then pulling into the cars braking space...and repeat down the line.

[Banditbandit]

Was riding back from the Kapiti Coast Saturday after trying out a Kawasaki ER5 (left me a bit cold, but that’s another story). Just as the road comes to the coastal part I got very speedily and noisily “buzzed” by another biker on a Suzuki-750-something. Maybe he didn’t know the area but I thought it was really $#@%ing rude. Any idiot could see we were going to be stuck behind the camper van for the next 5 kms. Can’t see why he so desperately wanted to get in front of me. No acknowledgement either.

Is it bad manners to do that to another motorcyclist? Certainly felt it to me. Yes, I have decided he was a dickhead.

He was very rude ... but then again if I was pushing it through traffic I'd probably go past a GNat as well ... just to give me a shorter passing run for the next pull out ... but where you were in that area? From memory - probably not ..

Then again the kind of traffic that slows down a GNat is not so likely to slow down a larger sprots bike ...

And, is there such a thing as “splay-footed” riders? He was one of them. Looked goofy-as.

Yeah - some people do that - looks very funny

What do you look like in the GNat?

[Tink]

Maybe he thought "if only I can get past this lame rider in front I'll be able to pass the camper van"

If I'm behind a car (or line of cars) and a bike comes along when I'm choosing not to overtake I just move over and let them do their thing. I'm quite happy to wait for the passing lane 1km down the road instead of squeezing down the centre and then pulling into the cars braking space...and repeat down the line.

Good point... better to move over than worry about what they did or didn't do, I am a slow rider, and I get overtaken by bikes a lot, and have overtaken myself. But generally no point stressing about it... rants are good... sometimes tho!!! "Move it on over"

[Ender EnZed]

Buzzing, or whatever you call it.

Do you mean "overtaking"?

Is it bad manners to do that to another motorcyclist?

No.

Certainly felt it to me.

I would suggest you HTFU.

[ducatilover]

Good point... better to move over than worry about what they did or didn't do, I am a slow rider, and I get overtaken by bikes a lot, and have overtaken myself. But generally no point stressing about it... rants are good... sometimes tho!!! "Move it on over"

What are ya? A girl?

[superjackal]

Do you mean "overtaking"?



No.



I would suggest you HTFU.

This wasn't simply overtaking, I check my mirrors constantly (you have to on a GN) and this guy came out of nowhere.

[superjackal]

What do you look like in the GNat?

I've said it before, picking on a GN rider is like bullying the little guy in class. One day when I grow up....

Was coming back from trying out a bigger bike but didn't like the ER5 I test-rode. I thought the GS500 I tried last week was superior. There's f-all suitable bikes available in Welly right now.

[Akzle]

you'd rather those dicks were in front of you man... let em go.

[Maha]

I would suggest you HTFU.

And if the vehicle doing the ''overtaking'' was a CAR....the responses thus far would be different.

This sort of thing (last moment overtaking) happens very often on the road. I saw a GN250 get squeezed out at the end of an noth bound overtaking lane by a car lane last week. Rider was shaking his head, as was I. I was heading towards them in the south bound lane, car had its two right wheels just over the double yellows....yeah its a piss off at times, and there are some real wankers out there, just have to be fully aware of whats going on around you I guess.

Akzle's response is on the money........at last.

[oneofsix]

And if the vehicle doing the ''overtaking'' was a CAR....the responses thus far would be different.

This sort of thing (last moment overtaking) happens very often on the road. I saw a GN250 get squeezed out at the end of an noth bound overtaking lane by a car lane last week. Rider was shaking his head, as was I. I was heading towards them in the south bound lane, car had its two right wheels just over the double yellows....yeah its a piss off at times, and there are some wankers out there, just have to be fully aware of whats going on around you I guess.

Yeah and it sounds a bit like the overtaker made no effort to insure they weren't in gnjackals blind spot, wait until they try that on a cage and you will see all the posts.

[Maha]

Yeah and it sounds a bit like the overtaker made no effort to insure they weren't in gnjackals blind spot, wait until they try that on a cage and you will see all the posts.

You're not a real biker, 97.5% of them never make a mistake...its always the other road user.

[superjackal]

And if the vehicle doing the ''overtaking'' was a CAR

This sort of thing (last moment overtaking) happens very often on the road. I saw a GN250 get squeezed out at the end of an noth bound overtaking lane by a car lane last week. Rider was shaking his head, as was I. I was heading towards them in the south bound lane, car had its two right wheels just over the double yellows....yeah its a piss off at times, and there are some real wankers out there, just have to be fully aware of whats going on around you I guess.

Funny you should say that, going north to Kapiti I got squeezed out by a car where the dual goes to one lane at Pukerua Bay. Why overtake a bike at the last minute? I mean, honestly.... what do you gain - 3 metres? What someone posted above is right I guess, it's better these idiots are in front rather than behind you.

[Str8 Jacket]

Funny you should say that, going north to Kapiti I got squeezed out by a car where the dual goes to one lane at Pukerua Bay. Why overtake a bike at the last minute? I mean, honestly.... what do you gain - 3 metres? What someone posted above is right I guess, it's better these idiots are in front rather than behind you.

I think that you may need to learn to be a bit more assertive on your motorsickle..... also make sure that you are constantly aware of what is going on around you and how other road users are driving this may help you avoid or at least not be affected by their behaviour.