What would you do?

[oldrider]

That guy could have been on home detention for stealing ....."motorcycles".......and you let him go!

My doctor says, I must rest !

[Conquiztador]

Been there. But had the advantage of carrying a MC chain with a handle. And after one swipe over a bonnet the argument never eventuated...

EDIT: Still carry one. Just in case he comes back...

[dipshit]

Who would live in Auckland.

[LBD]

Show him my fake NZ police ID and ask for his drivers license? Given his situation he would have right pooed is pants....

Or take Mc Jims tact and lead of with a carbon fiber reinforced liverpudlian kiss....

Or pull out your book of Morman and offer to share you faith with him?

Or just drop back a good safe distance and keep following him until his paranoia sets in ...

[crazyhorse]

I wouldn't be riding slow enough for any one to follow me that close

[mansell]

Lot of Macho Buillshit in this thread, the gentleman in question was obviously having a bad day and with an attitude like his is likely to get his arse kicked regularly.

I guess when he came out if his vehicle screaming it would be time to deal with it but one thing I recall from my wild youth is if you fight you will probably get hurt so the object is to avoid violence if possible. I must admit though to carrying a rolled up timing chain in the pocket of my leather when I was a teenager and the shock on the face of a driver who odjected to me lane splitting and tried to crush me against the neighbouring car, timing chain versus windscreen..... I'll leave the rest to your imagination

[Pegasus]

I would like to think that I wouldn't get myself into a situation like this.

Yeah right . I had a similar situation a couple of years ago, in my car stopped at lights when prat behind me wanted me to drive into the back of the car in front of me so he could make a free left turn. He didn't like my wave in responce to his repeated tooting of his horn, so followed me through the lights when they changed. I was probably very lucky that when he pulled over behind me, he saw the crazy chick jumping out of her car, and marching toward him, he must have thought it would be a good idea to drive away very quickly.

I vote Deck the Prat.

[Flip]

I might suggest don't get in these situations. Let him go. Take his number and report it to the cops, if he was on home D and the cops get a complaint its their job to follow it up.

If it turns nasty and you are concerned for your safety and you can't get away. Don't get into a fist fight you will only hurt yourself, just do what ever it takes to take him out in such a way he is disabled. A helmut in the hand makes a great weapon. Then call the cops.

A few years ago I was back ended at the Buckle-Tory st lights in Wellington. The plonker who hit me jumped out of his car and came at me at a million miles an hour all full of fists and fuck, I was still trapped under the bike at the time. With help I got out from under the bike and the red haze was just settling in. I just retained enough composure to push 111 on my cell phone at which stage the plonker jumped back in his car and fucked off. Well I had a funny real time conversation with the police emergency center and a short while later they came back with something like 'we have got him he is a disqualified driver and we are charging him careless causing and a whole lot of other things as well'.

[Genie]

I'd hope not to be in this situation but if I ever was...hit him first, hit hard and make sure he doesn't get up!!!

[Big Dave]

Count 1-2-3 Go.

[quickbuck]

And you had to Necro this ol' thread to get that outta your system eh?

I didn't think it was that mad of a dredge... BUT realised we are 2010 now......

For me when I'm out on the bike, I don't go playing silly games with the silly cage drivers..... idiots like that will get their heads smacked in soon enough, and as a rider you don't even have to break a sweet.
A quick twist of the wrist usually sorts them out, and makes them feel real small.

The other day coming into Sanson i caught up to as cue of cars that were doing about 85 ( standard speed for the traffic of late).
There was a while lancer wagon, or equivalent japanese make of cage on the end of the cue.

So I simply went around him at 100 while i was on trailing throttle. Heaps of room, and no traffic on the passing lane coming the other way......

Anyhow, as we all rounded the bend he dropped it back to 3rd, and floored it to overtake me and the car in front of me.... coming into a 50 zone by this point.
Talk about feeling small... Him i mean, I just shrugged my shoulders and thought, "Your Petrol" (not to mention the oil that was being blown in my face).

Now a younger me may have thought "I have to get him back as soon as we get out of town" Thing is why?
As i say, don't play their silly games. Simply not worth it.

If you get somebody following close, remember you have better than 250hp per tonne on most bikes over 250 (and even some 250's), and a darn sight more maneuverable. just get out of their way, and leave them alone.

[Mikkel]

I'd hope not to be in this situation but if I ever was...hit him first, hit hard and make sure he doesn't get up!!!

With the risk of sounding sexist - as a female that is a pretty silly idea. Unless you've received martial training or have the significant upperhand size-wise your odds are crap.

Do a runner instead, its the safer bet. (in this case that would mean don't stop in the first place)

[Genie]

I have been known to fight my way out of a paper bag a number of times....right hook is quite lethal.

I wouldn't want to be in this situation, and would avoid it as much as possible... but if I happened to be ...I'd get in first...hard and fast. And, no matter how big the man....a knee jerk to the crutch still hurts like fuck.

[peasea]

[QUOTE=Genie;1129602363]I have been known to fight my way out of a paper bag a number of times...QUOTE]

Who put it on your head?

[Mikkel]

a knee jerk to the crutch still hurts like fuck.

On the other hand, if you miss or he's a tough cookie you'll just piss him off - and then the gloves come off. I know of a guy who got a kick to the nuts, went absolutely haywire and really fucked over the guy who'd done it. Once the deed had been done he puked from the pain - do not underestimate what adrenaline can do in this regard.