So, a couple days ago I was riding to school. I was doing about 90 in the "passing lane" behind a car. I was going to give him about 6 or 7 seconds to move over, when in that time a minivan gets fed up and whiffs both of us on the rightâ€"and then a beetle going even faster. I can only guess how fast they were going.
It feels like I'm going to offend everyone on the freeway if I don't drive excessively fast. Especially since I'm on a bike and they expect me to be a squid...
And speaking of squids, I encounter one every week. This last time, I was merging at 80 and moved into the fast lane to pass a big rig (two-lane freeway at an on-ramp: those in the fast lane should expect things to slow down a little) and then this dude rockets through between me and the big rig. I watched him weave through traffic before he disappeared out of sight, and he pulled stunts like cutting someone off who was already tailgating a car that was already on its brakes. :o My guess is that they see another motorcyclist and feel the urge to establish their dominance/stupidity.
My speed limiter is usually set for 80, and I try to use the left lane only for passing, but this stuff still happens regularly. (Mein deutsches Vaterland, ich werde Dich vermissen!)
Just a reminder to move over and let these guys pass. Just because you're getting passed (on the left) doesn't mean you're too slow or should try to get away with more speed.
i like it more when someone first tail gates, then hauls ass around you, only get about 10 yards ahead of you and be stuck behind a car you were keeping distance from.
Going the same speed you were, you were just staying back. i always wave to them when I split traffic by them at the next slow down.
So now I'm perfectly centered in the fast lane going 75-80, casually passing slower traffic... light traffic, no one behind me as far as I could see... and then ZOOMâ€"mr. gsxr ghostrider blows by on my LEFT side (between me and the shoulder) like I'm not even moving.
And it's not like he was following me for a while and got fed up by my pace, cause I would have seen him in my mirrors.
Trying to show off to another biker or something? ??? Does this kinda stuff happen to anyone else?
Look how fast I can go in a straight line!!
Yeah, I get that a lot. [roll]
Actually, now that I think about it, I had a CHP breeze by me that exact same way this last weekend.
I'm always impressed by drag-stye WOT superbike riders.
Yeah its common......
I was splitting traffic when all of a sudden I nearly got a GSX-R enema ( looked in my mirror and this dude was coming up FAST!!!!). So i had to get on it and slingshot into an opening in the #1 lane so this dude could fly by. He passes, I glance to my right and coast is clear.... i begin to merge between 1 and 2 to split traffic again........... almost got hit by a blur of a bike Hauling A** between the cars ... not only insane but NOT cool...
You have to be more aggressive when you are riding in traffic. I average 20-30 km more than the speed of traffic. It's too dangerous to be going slow according to Valentino Rossi.