Hmmmm. Why?

[Breed777]

hmmmph, nice to see that you only tend to speed where pedestrians /kids and built up traffic is........imo the worst place to do it..........then bleat on wondering why people ride at over 100.....where imo I beleive there are far less hazards......hypocritical much ?!

If you did'nt move left to let me past i'd pass you like that too! I hardly use my indicators for passing either.....never for a bike, I expect other bikers to give me room as cars and trucks seem to manage to do......if a bikes coming up from behind,give up some of your massive lane and let him pass.....

I was doing 100 and i was far enough left that he had plenty of room to get round without coming within 2ft of me ....
I do 60 in town casue thats the speed the flow of traffic is doing.... if its just me I do 50...
And you dont use your indicators when you pass? law abiding huh. hypocritical much ?!

[Breed777]

I'm sure the intention of the law was to require newbies to stick to 70kph zones or less to build up their confidence, before braving it on the big bad open road.

Im sure it is... point is I was doing 100, and quite safely.... reagrdless of a yellow L plate there is no need for a rider to fly past at 130 within 2 ft of me.
Its purely reckless and the guy was just trying to be cool and show off to a newer rider.

[Ragingrob]

He was probably on his learners too who knows!

Yes bikers can be dicks just like any other individual. Had someone pass me on the inside in my own lane on the motorway the other day when it was moderately busy just cause they felt like it.

[Breed777]

He was probably on his learners too who knows!

Yes bikers can be dicks just like any other individual. Had someone pass me on the inside in my own lane on the motorway the other day when it was moderately busy just cause they felt like it.

Sadly if you had of pulled left it probably would of been you thar bore the brunt of any injuries. Its the same with the drunk drivers. They tend to be relaxed at the time of a crash and its the people they hit that in fact take the full force.

[rosie631]

I generally ride at 120. Not comfortable doing too much more than that.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

That is true...I guess being a learner, already 30km/hr over what I am meant to be doing kinda sucks that people fly past you like your holding up traffic...specially when if the gimp had off crashed Id be the one that would be first on the scene to deal with him... (I had this happen once in a car.... passed doing 150.... and about 2km down the road found the car upside down...scared the shit out of me)

You will find on the bike once you get your confidence and all, you will happily just sit above the speed of the flowing traffic... you will also find that you won't need to slow down for a hell of a lot of the corners where cage drivers are... this alone can appear that the bike was travelling alot faster than you think but in reality it wasn't really... (but again some do...)

I know on one particular road I travel a bit there is only 2 corners where I have to slow down too under the 100kph to get round... one is a sharp 90 degree and I can do it at 70-75... (well once or twice I have most of the time I get stuck behind a cage doing 45... ) the second goes over a rise and is blind till you are near on it... and I even though I know where the road goes... it just my nemesis corner... mutter mutter mutter

Now I have had people comment asking what speed I was doing as thought I was flying... but I was cruising at 105 and they were doing 95 but slowing down for 99% of the corners... (personally I am not sure why its a nice open wide road... and they should in theory be able to keep up...

I'm sure the intention of the law was to require newbies to stick to 70kph zones or less to build up their confidence, before braving it on the big bad open road.

The law came to be when the open road speed limit was only 80kph... when the open road speed limit was upped to 100kph in the mid 80's the 70kph learner rule didn't get up dated to coincide, we now have a 30kph speed difference when it only use to be 10...

nOOb cage drivers should also have some speed limit cause I have seen some bloody shocking done by knobs...

[Bend-it]

I don't get the point of this thread...

You decide what speed you want to ride at, and let others decide what speed they want to ride at. If they're coming up from behind you, then move left and let them pass.

If they want to ride at 130, then what is it to you? Just stay at your comfortable 100 and carry on...

Ohhh I forget... it's KB on the interweeb...

Did you or he wave?

[firefighter]

I was doing 100 and i was far enough left that he had plenty of room to get round without coming within 2ft of me ....
I do 60 in town casue thats the speed the flow of traffic is doing.... if its just me I do 50...
And you dont use your indicators when you pass? law abiding huh. hypocritical much ?!

Huh? Show me where I mention being law abiding...........ya wally

I do use indicators to pass when it's more than one vehicle .....othertimes it's not usually ncessary as they've moved over or so quick it's not necessary......I make a judgement call.....i'm not obsessed with the rulebook......

As for the mentioned incident.....well yeah the guy was a douche about it.....no arguement here......

For the record I generally do give learners more space and wouldn't pass an L-plater like that....

[BuckBuck#1]

The only limits are the one's you set yourself.

There are laws though ... ignore them and it may cost. Not just in monetary values either ...

…Anyone who has ridden with me might have noticed that I give myself a lot of room between my bike and the traffic in front. I want to have a buffer zone if I have to stop suddenly, especially if someone is right up close behind. In an extreme case, I have been known to slow right up, move left and wave the tailgater through. I would rather have them in front than sitting on my arse. Much safer gone.

I'm sure the intention of the law was to require newbies to stick to 70kph zones or less to build up their confidence, before braving it on the big bad open road.

I agree with the comments above.

It was very rare that, on my Learners, I rode above the 70kph limit. Why? Because like Deano says, it takes time to build up confidence.

If and when we want to go faster than the limit imposed, ask yourself:

'Do I have the confidence to emergency brake from 70kph, 80kph, 90kph, 100kph and 100+kph?'

How you get that confidence and where you practise, with a Mentor, may help in answering the question.

Good Luck and Ride Safe

[yungatart]

You happily ride at 100 kph (which is 30 kph over your speed limit) but are unhappy about others riding 30 kph over their limit of 100 kph.

Bit hypocritical, don't you think?

[Bend-it]

For the record I generally do give learners more space and wouldn't pass an L-plater like that....

Pahh!! If you don't want a scare, drive a hummer... Scares toughen you up...

I always pass learners with 4cm elbow-room, doing at least twice their speed, on half their number of wheels. Makes them stronger in the long run...

[been_there]

What would "Chopper Reid" say about this:
HTFU

[rosie631]

What would "Chopper Reid" say about this:
HTFU

Exactly

10 char

[tigertim20]

I personally ride however I am comfortable, and that changes on the same road every day. Some roads, which I know well, and am aware of conditions etc, I often go through at 130-140, I dont look at the speedo, I judge by 'feel' if that makes sense. I 'feel' the bike, and am aware of my surroundings, other days, on the same road, I might do 90, or 80 if its pissing down and Im in no hurry.
Basically I have a habit of not looking at the speedo, and just riding as I feel comfortable, yeah I know, bad habit not looking at the speedo, but that is how I ride. And in doing so, when I am pulled over, I just accept the ticket. I chose to speed, I chose to risk a ticket, so I accept the ticket. thats just how I do it.
my 2 cents

[hang0ver]

Maybe you should avoid the GSXR line of bikes for your road riding future? Any of the 600-above would be wasted on you.