The right to choose your own line - what do you think?

[Ocean1]

As far as I'm concerned it's no different to overtaking anywhere else, exactly the same rules apply.

So I'd like to apologise in advance to anyone of a different opinion that I may overtake on a corner. In spite of spending some time assessing you’re riding style, competence and predictability I obviously failed to understand that your confidence is so fragile you shouldn’t be on a public road where you’re exposed to *gasp* TRAFFIC. Cue jaws soundtrack.

[Katman]

If you are going to get online and get all up yourself because you fail to get the intent of what others are talking about, don't even bother posting. Read the bloody posts first before making a prize dick of yourself.

You're hardly fit to talk about considerate overtaking.

Your videos show your complete lack of regard for anyone else that shares the road with you.

[beyond]

You're hardly fit to talk about considerate overtaking.

Your videos show your complete lack of regard for anyone else that shares the road with you.

More bullshit. Every person I have overtaken is considered carefully, an assessment made and the overtaking manouevre accomplished with the minimum of fuss and bother and normally a wave to top it off for good measure. If I wasn't riding my bike I would stop and make them a cup of tea just to show there is no hard feelings. You can't do much better than that.

[Katman]

More bullshit. Every person I have overtaken is considered carefully, an assessment made and the overtaking manouevre accomplished with the minimum of fuss and bother and normally a wave to top it off for good measure. If I wasn't riding my bike I would stop and make them a cup of tea just to show there is no hard feelings. You can't do much better than that.

Really?

Post up your videos (the ones you've removed from youtube) and let us all decide.

[beyond]

My videos are still there. BUT, you can't see me waving cos I'm behind the camera.

[Katman]

This one will do.

from Paul Beyond on Vimeo.

[beyond]

This one will do.

from Paul Beyond on Vimeo.

Ya can't help but torture yourself can you? If you recall, riders overtaken in this vid have already told you they never felt unease at my overtakiing. The rest were aware of my presence but of course you wouldn't see their glance in their rear view mirrors from the vid.

BUT... enjoy. The backing tracks are cool

[Banditbandit]

This one will do.

BEYOND - Awesome run man ! I don't know that road, but watching that video was like looking over the front of my Bandit. That's pretty much how I would have done it, and so would a lot of my riding mates.

Nothing wrong with that at all ... except if you'd encountered a policeman ...

[BoristheBiter]

Ya can't help but torture yourself can you? If you recall, riders overtaken in this vid have already told you they never felt unease at my overtakiing. The rest were aware of my presence but of course you wouldn't see their glance in their rear view mirrors from the vid.

BUT... enjoy. The backing tracks are cool

Couldn't say i saw too much wrong with that (like i would know), looks much different when you're on a bike to watching on a camera.
Only thing i could think of is on some of those corners after KK bay is if you meet a car coming the other way like that white Swagon at the begining, but then being on your side of the road wouldn't help much either.

on a side note what editing sofware do you use as i have just got one of the new hd170 cameras. also was that on your head or on the bike? (the cam that is).

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've never seen so much crap on this forum.

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I thought that too. Untill I read your post. NOW I've seen it all. What a fucking dork. Stick to knitting.

[Katman]

Couldn't say i saw too much wrong with that

It's been discussed at length here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...Beyond-GSX1400.

[BoristheBiter]

It's been discussed at length here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...Beyond-GSX1400.

Well as i haven't ridden with him, or don't think i have, i can't comment. all i was saying was it diddn't look all that bad in that vid. sure there were things he did that i wouldn't but that all comes down to each rider.

some people ride slow and some ride fast, some over take in corners and some don't.
it comes down to each person's perception at that given time.

all that other thread show's is who doesn't like who on this site.

[buellbabe]

bla bla bla ...back to the original post...

If the rider had held his line then all good cos the bike coming from behind should give way however in this case it sounds like the rider in front read the situation as "f**king hell there is a maniac coming through, think I will let him get past". Probably a good call to make.

As for passing on bends...my opinion is that if it can be done safely (for ALL concerned) then no harm done but as for overtaking on the inside???? hell no! No way, the road is not a bloody racetrack, that is just wrong wrong wrong.

I have passed other bikes on bends (on the outside, not cramping anyone!) but I only do it if I know its gonna be my last passing opportunity for a long time and I really wanna have an unhibited play on the upcoming road. That said, I tend to sit behind the other bike for a spell cos I want them to be aware that I'm there and my indicator flashing lets them know what I'm planning to do. It ain't rocket science eh?

[duckonin]

As far as I'm concerned it's no different to overtaking anywhere else, exactly the same rules apply.

So I'd like to apologise in advance to anyone of a different opinion that I may overtake on a corner. In spite of spending some time assessing you’re riding style, competence and predictability I obviously failed to understand that your confidence is so fragile you shouldn’t be on a public road where you’re exposed to *gasp* TRAFFIC. Cue jaws soundtrack.

Fuck your a clever buggar to be able to assess a persons 'COMPETENCE & PREDICTABILITY' in a matter of seconds...you may be in the wrong vocation..

[Banditbandit]

It's been discussed at length here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...Beyond-GSX1400.

Yeah ... I read that thread through ... and in that thread everyone enjoyed the video .. except you jumped in with your bullshit comnments and everyone jumped on you .. just like in this thread