250 riders and road rage.

**DarkLord** · 19th January 2009, 15:59

Hi there,

I've had a few episodes of this - mainly on the main motorway heading in to Auckland. I've had wankers in cars sitting close enough for me to turn around and touch them and the other night I had some prick who was so insistent I get out of his way he turned his fucking high-beam lights on. I didn't move of course - I just sat there until he gave up and turned off. I honestly felt like following the car and giving the stupid bastard a hairdryer treatment when he got out.

I'm usually a fairly quiet and patient sort of person but I take no prisoners on the road - I refuse to be pushed around by anyone and I refuse to get out of someone's way who just wants to be intimidating. Call it a character flaw if you will, and I am not beyond admitting to my own faults and problems - but there is just this intense part of me that just refuses to be pushed around when I'm on the road, and I would rather stand firm than give in to someone's over inflated ego who needs to feel big by intimidating a motorcyclist.

My question is to all of you who ride 250cc bikes - most of us don't really have the power to just take off when it comes to situations like that, so how do you find it best to deal with situations like this? Also as many of us are fairly new to riding, has anyone ever had any accidents or near misses they would care to share with us due to car drivers trying to push them around?

Ride safe

Graham.

**slofox** · 19th January 2009, 16:22

I just move over and wave them through....gets rid of them quicksmart...(not on the motorway though, just the highways around here...)

**rachprice** · 19th January 2009, 16:26

I have never had that problem, (guess I don't ride in Auckland) but I suspect I would react the same way

**wbks** · 19th January 2009, 16:27

Well its usually someone from my school driving up my ass complaining about why i wasn't going faster because "bikes can do like 200 why were you only doing 100". Either that or if I'm going normal speed and because 250 IL4's naturally rev really high some dickhead thinks they need to be an unpaid police officer and start flashing his lights at me or beebing the horn as I pass them as if I'm doing 250 naked on the back wheel with a blindfold on simply because the bike sounds fast. Seriously, a 250 riding around town at 8000rpm (which is 100kph in 6th) gets more public and authoritive attention then any thou riding infront of you doing the same speed!

But seeing as there arent any big road rage stories from me on a bike I'll tell you my mates: Was following some fat bitch in a beat up wagon in the rain approaching an intersection(which is a merging lane, no stops involved), he was following her quite close and getting a few evil looks from her and she even slowed down a few times 5 mins earlyer to make it obvious she wasnt liking it but he carried on (maybe he didn't like the stink eye he got so tryed to get some revenge... lol), bike splutters so he looks down to turn the tap from on to reserve... Looks up-Bang! He's on this bitches roof, his bike on the ground with cracked open frame, she starts driving forward and he rolls off the car onto the ground. She even tryed to blame the broken tail lights he noticed she had before hand on him and didn't so much as ask if he was OK afterwards, just whined. I feel sorry for the guy- There was a rather big dent into the gas tank from you know where when he went overboard... Must have hurt. Both at fault I guess but it is a good example of how stupid even subtle road rage could be

**CB ARGH** · 19th January 2009, 17:47

Originally Posted by wbks

...Seriously, a 250 riding around town at 8000rpm (which is 100kph in 6th)...

Really? I wish mine revved that low. I'm at about 9,500rpm... mind you, the sound is great

Anyway, back on topic. I've had a LOT of boy racers pull up to me at a set of traffic lights trying to make me race them, of course I do... and of course the bike wins (who the fuck thinks a stock hatchback with a big bore and a paper ryco POD filter is fast????? yet alone, who tries to race with one???? lol)...

If somebody tries to annoy you, my main advice is to just ignore them and get out of their way. There's no point in agrivating some imature dickhead teen trying to impress the girls in the backseat, that's my job to impress

**wbks** · 19th January 2009, 18:14

I'm on a zxr, so I probably have one or two less front teeth on the sprocket or something

**Paris** · 19th January 2009, 18:17

Mmmm, yup I am amazed at the fact that people seem to see us as magnets (didn't think my backside was that attractive) ... I tend to just stand my ground and keep moving if I can't switch lanes, making sure I have a big gap in front of me in case I need it to move into, maybe there's a market for 'get off my arse' stickers for the backs of 250s

**mattian** · 19th January 2009, 18:21

Originally Posted by wbks

Both at fault I guess but it is a good example of how stupid even subtle road rage could be

sorry not true, it was your mates fault for following too closely and not being able to stop in time.

**The Baron** · 19th January 2009, 18:24

Cars and Bikes don't mix.

You do not have to win every race.

Look after YOU.

Ride safe.

All size bikes get tailgated. Its not just a 250 thing.

I feel better now I have said my bit.

**mattian** · 19th January 2009, 18:26

If you ride a bike then get used to it man. There will always be assholes on the road who like to intimidate others. I used to react very badly to even the smallest kind of bad behaviour towards me on my bike...... then, after some time on the bike you realise there is only one way to survive out there. Calm down, and ride defensively! If that means getting out of the way of some tailgater and letting them go then just take a chill pill and do it........ you are only going to make them feel like a complete moron when you filter to the front of the queue at the next set of lights anyway. I always have a little chuckle to myself when that happens, they always look so pissed off

**mattian** · 19th January 2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by rachprice

I have never had that problem, (guess I don't ride in Auckland) but I suspect I would react the same way

yeah but, you ride an rgv250. If I was in a car I would stay the hell away from all that noise and blue smoke.....hahahhaa

(no disrespect, very cool bikes)

**wbks** · 19th January 2009, 18:42

Originally Posted by mattian

sorry not true, it was your mates fault for following too closely and not being able to stop in time.

Well there could be that slight element that she brake checked him on purpose while he wasn't looking?

**mattian** · 19th January 2009, 18:44

Originally Posted by wbks

Well there could be that slight element that she brake checked him on purpose while he wasn't looking?

ok so, he wasnt looking either...... jesus, he is just an accident waiting to happen. If someone brakes hard in front of you, its your problem if you can't stop in time. So says the law also.

**hospitalfood** · 19th January 2009, 18:50

get your FAL. buy a short shotgun and some buckshot.
next time it happens, shoot the cager dead.
i think the years would pass reasonably fast inside, you would have heaps of support and visitors, and you would be doing the biker community a great service.
people need to know that we are insane killers just waiting for any excuse.

or speed up.

**wbks** · 19th January 2009, 19:02

Originally Posted by mattian

ok so, he wasnt looking either...... jesus, he is just an accident waiting to happen. If someone brakes hard in front of you, its your problem if you can't stop in time. So says the law also.

Well he was turning the fuel tap for .5 secs so id say he'd be fine if it wasn't for her.