How 'bout a little courtesy, fellow biker?

[DingDong]

mebbe no one has said it because many of us don't believe it's true?


........ here endeth the first lesson - sorry - i KNOW i carry on a bit but i've been splitting for a long time and it bothers me when someone wants to decry the entire practice because it's abused by a few hoons ......

I'm not saying dont lane split... every act on a motorcycle is dangerous... depending on how your riding at the time, making a judgement on the abilities of another rider in a dangerous situation is just plain wrong...

[Fub@r]

eg: today was lane splitting away on north western, checked behind me a few times........then I hear a rumble. Nice yellow Ducati behind me plus one more, I found a gap and moved over then tucked in behind them. If your a KB'r hope I didn't hold you up for too long

[James Deuce]

I just wanna say... I'm not against lane splitting, I do it all the time... but I'm against someone getting pissed off cause they want another rider to either ride faster or get outta the way...

OK Jim... so I cant spell... get over it already, and altho you think it's not dangerous... you should have a go at filtering at 70kph...

Look, riding a bike is dangerous.

But for goodness sake, ride your own bike, will you?

[DingDong]

Look, riding a bike is dangerous.

But for goodness sake, ride your own bike, will you?

Shit we dont even have a dissagreement here!? and now your talking to me like I'm a bloody kid... maybe a face2face debate would sort the matter...

I think your come-back is weak... tell you what... you do your thing and I'll do mine... I'll forget the personal attacks OK?

[crazybigal]

If you fuckn lanesplit me and i havnt seen you and you hit me on the left, ill split your head open!!
Im normally to busy watching what the dumb cager in front of me is doing to watch out for people trying to pass me on the left in my lane! about a week ago i had a gold (cow poo yellow) triamph daytona? split me, i thought ok i didt hear or see you and if id moved to the left in my land we would have hit at about 50-60km not nice! So if your going to do it make sure the bike in front knows your there and moves for you before you split him.
If you try and take me out ill follow you home and beat you with your own bike! Take care out there, those cagers are out to get you!!

We were crawling past cars that weren't moving - but point taken. (1) Lane splitting should be done with care at all times and (2) I am not as good at it as I think! [and (3) take a chill pill.]

Will remember this if a similar situation occurs.

CHeers.

[Deano]

Its not WHAT you ride, its HOW you ride it. Last year sometime a GN250 was on one of TRTNR's and as far as im aware the guy riding it was keeping up with, if not in front of the 1000cc guy's. Granted he is/was a very good racer, but just goes to show!...

No no no!! Haven't you learnt that as long as your'e on a GSXR you will beat any other bike on the road ?

[apteryx_haasti]

If you fuckn lanesplit me and i havnt seen you and you hit me on the left, ill split your head open!!
Im normally to busy watching what the dumb cager in front of me is doing to watch out for people trying to pass me on the left in my lane! about a week ago i had a gold (cow poo yellow) triamph daytona? split me, i thought ok i didt hear or see you and if id moved to the left in my land we would have hit at about 50-60km not nice! So if your going to do it make sure the bike in front knows your there and moves for you before you split him.
If you try and take me out ill follow you home and beat you with your own bike! Take care out there, those cagers are out to get you!!

Hmm...your post makes me think perhaps I am using the wrong terminology. I'm talking about riding between the two lines of cars. I don't think there's enough room in this "lane" to pass another bike - whether on the right or left.

If going between the two lanes of cars is not called lane splitting, what is it called? Better get this biker lingo right!

[Colapop]

S'alright mate that's the right words. Crazy may have misinterpreted your post perhaps. Knowing (as little as I do - but having met you) I'd find it hard to believe you were riding agressively or dangerously. If someone is riding in a manner that causes you to be concerned for your safety, then either pass them when it is safe to do so and you have plenty of room or back off and ride safely within the normal lanes of traffic. Sometimes it's not only cagers that are irresponsible and unsafe on the road.

[Drum]

So, it looks like we're all agreed then.

[Fatjim]

Hmm...your post makes me think perhaps I am using the wrong terminology. I'm talking about riding between the two lines of cars. I don't think there's enough room in this "lane" to pass another bike - whether on the right or left.

If going between the two lanes of cars is not called lane splitting, what is it called? Better get this biker lingo right!

Na, crazybigal is one of those wierdos that rides his bike like a car, in a lane.

p/t

[Colapop]

You're an angry man, James...

[crazybigal]

hey i lane split but only low speed and i dont sneek up on other bikes and pass them on their left in their lane, thats just asking to be taken out!
I dont know about you but i ride to survive!

Na, crazybigal is one of those wierdos that rides his bike like a car, in a lane.

p/t

[crazybigal]

riding between 2 lanes of cars is spliting, in theroy you have to be either in the left of the right lane or the right of the left lane dont you.
unless you like riding white lines??

Hmm...your post makes me think perhaps I am using the wrong terminology. I'm talking about riding between the two lines of cars. I don't think there's enough room in this "lane" to pass another bike - whether on the right or left.

If going between the two lanes of cars is not called lane splitting, what is it called? Better get this biker lingo right!

[Gremlin]

in theroy you have to be either in the left of the right lane or the right of the left lane dont you.

and one of those is legal, and one definitely isn't...

Tell you what... all of you that think splitting is really dangerous etc etc yada yada... try sitting in traffic, in the fast lane, it slows, and you flash your brakes a bit, and slow down, on the engine. Then you hear a screech from behind...

you look in the mirrors, and see a car coming up fast. You duck to the left hand side of the lane, and a car pulls up next to you, on the right. Now tell me splitting is more dangerous.

I have split at most speeds, and speed differentials of 70+. As long as you have enough space, and reaction time to react to anything that could happen, I view it as ok, and I have indeed been tested. No accidents yet *touch wood*

Sitting in traffic, I have almost been hit from behind multiple times, had cars move into my space from another lane countless times etc. While splitting, I tend to have a MUCH higher level of concentration... just the way it is.

That said... it doesn't matter if the bike is splitting or not, they could start at any moment. I always take care around other bikes. Pull up behind, rev, and wait. If I end up waiting too long, I'll switch bike lane, and split past, then resume my trip...

[crazybigal]

well your a brave man spliting at 70+ in auckland! hats off to ya!
I was up their not so long ago and people dont know what those funny little orange lights are for on their cars up there! i saw so many cars just switch lanes at random on the southern.

and one of those is legal, and one definitely isn't...

Tell you what... all of you that think splitting is really dangerous etc etc yada yada... try sitting in traffic, in the fast lane, it slows, and you flash your brakes a bit, and slow down, on the engine. Then you hear a screech from behind...

you look in the mirrors, and see a car coming up fast. You duck to the left hand side of the lane, and a car pulls up next to you, on the right. Now tell me splitting is more dangerous.

I have split at most speeds, and speed differentials of 70+. As long as you have enough space, and reaction time to react to anything that could happen, I view it as ok, and I have indeed been tested. No accidents yet *touch wood*

Sitting in traffic, I have almost been hit from behind multiple times, had cars move into my space from another lane countless times etc. While splitting, I tend to have a MUCH higher level of concentration... just the way it is.

That said... it doesn't matter if the bike is splitting or not, they could start at any moment. I always take care around other bikes. Pull up behind, rev, and wait. If I end up waiting too long, I'll switch bike lane, and split past, then resume my trip...