North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

[Aaron_newrider]

Will anyone be going from Town to Westgate this wednesday?

I've been doing rather alot of lane splitting in the last 3 days, but been getting alot of abuse from cagers, and not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. Would be good to follow someone to see what they do.

[TOTO]

Will anyone be going from Town to Westgate this wednesday?

I've been doing rather alot of lane splitting in the last 3 days, but been getting alot of abuse from cagers, and not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. Would be good to follow someone to see what they do.

make sure you do not travel faster than 30km/h faster than the traffic, and cover both brakes and be ready to use them. Saved my arse on a number of occasions.

[MarkH]

Will anyone be going from Town to Westgate this wednesday?

I've been doing rather alot of lane splitting in the last 3 days, but been getting alot of abuse from cagers, and not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. Would be good to follow someone to see what they do.

Are you knocking their mirror off? Cause cagers get annoyed when you do that.

[Danae]

I've been doing rather alot of lane splitting in the last 3 days, but been getting alot of abuse from cagers, and not sure if I'm doing anything wrong.

I haven't had any abuse from cagers yet. Flick your indicator on, only split if the traffic is REALLY SLOW or stopped (motorway) and keep the speed differential down.

Are you switching from lane to lane or riding between the cars? Often cagers don't mind if you're going between them and will sometimes even make way for you (if they see you). If you're riding erratically they can get jumpy.

[fizbin]

Will anyone be going from Town to Westgate this wednesday?

I've been doing rather alot of lane splitting in the last 3 days, but been getting alot of abuse from cagers, and not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. Would be good to follow someone to see what they do.

What time are you heading trough and where are you coming from?
depending on the time i could meet you on my way home.
You shouldn't get any abuse from cars if you split sensably (oh god bad spelling) slow and smooth is the key

[FastBikeGear]

Will anyone be going from Town to Westgate this wednesday?

I've been doing rather alot of lane splitting in the last 3 days, but been getting alot of abuse from cagers, and not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. Would be good to follow someone to see what they do.

It's called a feedback loop. If you get abuse doing it ... don't do it! There is nothing to be gained by annoying cagers. It's also potentially dangerous. I don't do it unless the cars are doing less than 20km/hour.

[Aaron_newrider]

What time are you heading trough and where are you coming from?
depending on the time i could meet you on my way home.
You shouldn't get any abuse from cars if you split sensably (oh god bad spelling) slow and smooth is the key

Will be leaving from Parnell about 6:00 (going home quickly to put on my gear). Probably get on at the Port on-ramp.

I guess to be honest I don't know what splitting sensibly is, as I haven't seen what other people do. Haha - nah I ain't been kicking off peoples wing-mirrors! That would be rather dumb and I may get my leg caught and then crash?


I'm going inbetween the cars - but i've had people moving in my way on purpose I think.... and making it hard for me. SO yeah would be good to follow someone experienced at it

[retro asian]

been getting alot of abuse from cagers,

Don't look at them.

Every morning I casually (and safely) rock up to the front of a line of 15-20 cars.
I don't ever look behind, but just imagine how steamed the cagers are behind me!

[Squiggles]

I'm going inbetween the cars - but i've had people moving in my way on purpose I think.... and making it hard for me. SO yeah would be good to follow someone experienced at it

How long have you actually been riding?

Edit: Search gave the answer.

Learn to walk before you run. With less than a week riding, i really dont want to read another crashed while splitting thread.

[Aaron_newrider]

What shall I do, sit behind traffic going at walking speed on the motorway? Don't think so... Thanks for the opinion though.

[Nagash]

What shall I do, sit behind traffic going at walking speed on the motorway? Don't think so... Thanks for the opinion though.

Well essentially, yes. That's exactly what you should do, for now.

I've never had any abuse from a cager while splitting except for the unfortunate instance when I pulled up to a red light and managed to hit the mirrior or the car infront... that was extremely awkward. But even then they didn't give me any abuse, just odd looks.

Clearly, you're doing something wrong. Nobody else has a clue in the world what you're doing wrong, and apparently neither do you.

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My recommendation, as much or as little as it means,

Attend say, 2 NASS nights. On both nights request low speed handling skills (essential when lane splitting and everyone loves doing it). Propose a slow race on the first night to see how you do against others, and then again on the second night to see how you've improved. Practice in between nights.

That would be the best way to quickly boost your lane splitting ability in my opinion.

One thing you'll quickly learn about your bike in particular... those hyo's are a bitch to steer at low speeds. God knows why.

[fizbin]

Will be leaving from Parnell about 6:00 (going home quickly to put on my gear). Probably get on at the Port on-ramp.
I guess to be honest I don't know what splitting sensibly is, as I haven't seen what other people do. Haha - nah I ain't been kicking off peoples wing-mirrors! That would be rather dumb and I may get my leg caught and then crash?
I'm going inbetween the cars - but i've had people moving in my way on purpose I think.... and making it hard for me. SO yeah would be good to follow someone experienced at it

What shall I do, sit behind traffic going at walking speed on the motorway? Don't think so... Thanks for the opinion though.

Look man you have to start some where. If you are copping abuse from the cagers then you are def doing something wrong. Couple of tip from someone who has ridden (and binned!) a GT205R. As below they are horrible at low speeds. you need to practice this a lot as it is the key to learning to ride your bike. if you can do it slow you will more than likely be able to do it faster. i don't recommend you split until you have had a good couple of months riding under your belt to get your head around your bike.
Remember that cars will drift in the lanes. and the last thing that a car expects is to see a bike come along side it in traffic.

Well essentially, yes. That's exactly what you should do, for now.
I've never had any abuse from a cager while splitting except for the unfortunate instance when I pulled up to a red light and managed to hit the mirror or the car in front... that was extremely awkward. But even then they didn't give me any abuse, just odd looks.
Clearly, you're doing something wrong. Nobody else has a clue in the world what you're doing wrong, and apparently neither do you.
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My recommendation, as much or as little as it means,
Attend say, 2 NASS nights. On both nights request low speed handling skills (essential when lane splitting and everyone loves doing it). Propose a slow race on the first night to see how you do against others, and then again on the second night to see how you've improved. Practice in between nights.
That would be the best way to quickly boost your lane splitting ability in my opinion.
One thing you'll quickly learn about your bike in particular... those hyo's are a bitch to steer at low speeds. God knows why.

i think Josh has said it well. use NASS most of the guys who are helping out now have been doing NASS for 2 years + use the experience of Mark, Richard and Dawn. the most important thing to do though is just show up. Rain or shine don't wuss out because it is raining. NASS will teach you most of the basics that you will need.

[PeteMun]

Hi all, I wont be attending any more until the cops find my bike or I save up for another one

please look out for my 1 seater white 250 hornet with white wheels cheers

[Qkchk:Me]

Hi all, I wont be attending any more until the cops find my bike or I save up for another one

please look out for my 1 seater white 250 hornet with white wheels cheers

Bummer dude. There are thiefing scum out there. Have you put up a post in the General Motorcycle Forum so everyone can keep a lookout for it?

[Ironclaw]

Hi all, I wont be attending any more until the cops find my bike or I save up for another one

please look out for my 1 seater white 250 hornet with white wheels cheers

WTF dude?! Seriously?! that sucks bro - definitely gonna keep putting my disk lock on, even though it probably won't help... At least it's something! Where did it get stolen? from your house?