Far out the ride home this afternoon was fun!
Got on the motorway at the city and was following the cars, only to find the queue was backed up way further than normal (under the bridges and stuff). It was absolutely chocka.
Cautiously lanesplit between the cars, and there's a sign saying the motorway is closed after the Waterview/Gt. North Rd offramp!!!
No wonder it's so busy. Oh well, that's my turnoff...
Locked my back wheel up for a second when a white van decided to change lanes in front of me, but I was going slow enough to stop in time. That was the first time I've locked either of my brakes in traffic.
There were a few other bikers out there too, I guess the traffic congestion kinda squeezed all the bikers out of the traffic flow or something? More than I usually see.
Gt. North rd was totally blocked as well, worse than usual, because all the traffic was getting off at Waterview and heading towards Henderson I guess along Gt. North rd.
I let one biker go ahead of me, he seemed pretty keen. So I was lanesplitting carefully at my own speed, and there was this white car up ahead that was mostly in the left lane, but the guy was half in the right lane too (2 lane road). I guess maybe the previous biker had lanesplit past him and he'd decided he didn't want any other bikers going past.
No worries, I just went past him on the other side...![]()
I guess I would've liked to pull the fingers at him, but I was too busy concentrating on riding. Oh well, I guess being stuck in traffic is bad enough punishment...![]()
On Rata st, going towards Titirangi, a guy on what might've been a blue R6 caught up with me, and maybe there was another biker behind us too.
So I was kinda leading a couple of bikers for a bit lanesplitting (or holding them up...). Not that I was racing, just leading as in at the front of a group. I was being very cautious.
Was any of you other guys out there this afternoon?
I think I'm kinda a bit high from surviving the small rear wheel lock up, and getting past that car, and getting home safely ahead of all the traffic, and riding with some other bikers for a bit.
Oh, and from an electrical theory test going well today at uni.
Take care out there today folks, the traffic is craaazy (on the NW motorway and Gt North rd).
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