Following/passing trucks.

[k1w1nzl]

I wouldn't expect anything less from someone with a ride like yours

if you are driving what I think you are driving and have been doing it long enough (before the pipes) you probably put me into a few ditches...and no, not bad riding...I was running

[LB]

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I agree that this sort of stuff is simply instinct to a lot of us longer-term riders, but Jim2's right - we have a lot of learners on this site too, and if this post (or one like it) helps one of them avoid some damage then that's got to be good!

The thing I don't like about following trucks or vans (as well as all the above) is that I can't see the road in front of them cos they block the view. At least with following a car you can generally see through the back and front windscreen to the road ahead, to get an idea of what's going on.
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[oldrider]

Jackrat, I actually agree with everything you said in your post except the water"spray". Perhaps it was you who anonymously called me a wanker. OK so I'm a wanker but it doesn't change the fact that water spray off large vehicles (trucks and trailers) is a danger to other road users, especially motorcyclists. Cheers John.

[bane]

This is true. A truck going the opposite way lost a sheet of flat-iron on a windy day. Flat iron took the head clean off a passing motorcyclist. The head and iron went one way and the headless biker and bike rode on passed another stationary truck waiting to turn off the road. The bike just went on until it crashed.

Drum roll please... and the award for gruesome story of the week goes to...

[oldrider]

I apologise for any offence caused by comments on tyre spray and the subject is now closed as far as I am concerned. I do not want to fight with people I want to be friends with.
I have failed to make my point adequately. As Homer would say Cheers John.

[Lou Girardin]

You really don't want to be alongside when a truck tyre goes pop. I was on an on-ramp one afternoon when a passing truck on the m/way blew a tyre, it was like a grenade had gone off complete with a large cloud of tyre pieces, dirt, etc flying around. Bloody woke me up it did.

[Flyingpony]

You really don't want to be alongside when a truck tyre goes pop. I was on an on-ramp one afternoon when a passing truck on the m/way blew a tyre, it was like a grenade had gone off complete with a large cloud of tyre pieces, dirt, etc flying around. Bloody woke me up it did.

2nd that.

Was in car park with a multi-lane 60km road 20m away. Rubbish truck went passed and blew its front tyre. Driver kept it under control, but effectively blocked that lane for 30 minutes while waiting for repair (impromptu early lunch it was).

The pop is very loud and can easily make people jump.