Maybe this is Hell - having to read every word of a never ending debate between cassina and other forum members.
Please stop.
I just indicate right and go for it, what's the problem here?
I tend to overtake for a few reasons - the first is that it's normally safer to be well ahead of modestly skilled riders. Second, I prefer to have a wider field of view. It is also possible to spend some much time fixating on the born again on his $30,000 Hardly that you miss the other dangers ahead. Finally, I don't like it when the pinch point ends up meaning you have a car on your back wheel. I don't like being followed closely by cars, it's never going to end well for the biker.
As for going to fast on the road - that's impossible. There isn't a bike on the market that can hit NZ's ultrahigh speed limit.
What is interesting is the differing perceptions of what constitutes a large enough space to pass. I'm of the view that, so long as you can walk through a gap, and so long as there is no overlap of lines for a couple of bike lengths, then it's a valid overtaking gap. At road speeds, there is always a huge margin of traction and space in order to complete an overtake if you're properly planned and have even a little skill. Leaning on another bike mid corner is fine if the other rider has skill and you've raced with him. Best not to do that to some animal on a Hardly who can't ride in a straight line.
It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.
The group you slagged off, by reference, was the Harley crew. This shows bias towards cruiser riders in general, which sets the tone anyway. As Berries pointed out, your road, your view, not for us to comment. The way you describe it may be very different to how another rider would see it.
No shortage of opinionated keyboard warriors on KB, so once one of the village idiots weighs in on a topic, with their own bias...well, you know this train is going off the tracks so it becomes harder to derive any positive stuff.
Seeing how I live in the district where your described scenario took place, and I know which bit of road you're referring to, it becomes a case of you either use forward observation and a bit of power to make progress or you decide to hold back on account of the low skilled rider in front. No shame in choosing to hold back. Bit hard for the KB crew to form a group opinion that falls in line with this as my outlook is too simple. Can you guess what I do yet?
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