How would UKRM rate this chap's filtering style? I reckon it's a tad extreme. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr Space in shed where NSR125 used to be Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
Looks OK to me. How fast did his speedo show? 50kmh? There are 3 types of drivers when filtering. 1. They do not know you exist (the worst, they move over after you have passed) 2. They purposely get in your way to slow you down. 3. They mover over for you (the best)
Looks like me on the A1 by Team Valley in the morning ;-) Actually, that had my bum clenching watching that.
Well I would be a lot more circumspect when it comes to filtering near lorries than he is. As it's Japan then the bike and rider will be a lot smaller than the typical European hence the greater willingness to squeeze through gaps. I was trying to work out if it was Tokyo but I could see any of the road signs to get even a hint. However if you have to get about in a city then you do need to be able to filter in those sorts of conditions and you do get attuned to the visual cues as to what the traffic is doing / might do. Not sure I've ever been that quick but on one or two of my faster commutes I'm sure you'd be a bit wary as to my riding tactics.
In uk.rec.motorcycles, Dan L belched forth and ejected the following: Heh, reminds me of the approach to the Blackwall tunnel
Topping 120kmh in places, clipped a couple of lories, wind pushed the camera back slightly in last section but needles off the scale. Maybe there were a couple of blue lights under the front.
The first bit had me in mind of joining the M4 elevated section from the A4. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr Space in shed where NSR125 used to be Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
Dan L said... He's a bit uncompromising with his filtering style, I'll give him that. If there was an off the bike shot I'd expect to see a top-box with "On hire from Hexagon Motorcycles" on the back of it.
Most of it had me in mind of getting off and walking, tbh. I don't do city traffic, Oi be a rural boiker.
I think French drivers are great the way they sometimes drift over to crowd another car if they see a bike filtering. One thing I always hope for is that the cunts who move over to stop bikes filtering get so stressed they suffer a heart attack. They've so obviously lost control of their senses that they're not fit to be in control of a car.
IKWYM Mate. I haven't done hardly any night / traffic / wet / freezing riding. Leaving Alexandra Palace at 5.00pmm the other week involved a subtle combination of 4 factors, plus I had 2 newly qualified BAB's with me. Fun?, hmm.... Challenging?, certainly. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr Space in shed where NSR125 used to be Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
Heh, or "Addison Lee", "Courier Systems" et al -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr Space in shed where NSR125 used to be Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11
I had two of the cunts this week! I was filtering and a car pulled out to stop me filtering and at the same time a **** coming in the opposite direction moved over to the centre in a pincer movement. I also had someone wind down their window at the front of a set of lights and shout; "Why don't you wait your turn like the rest of us!" I couldn't think of a response so I just showed him how fast a bike can pull away from the lights. Cunts the lot of them.
I didn't think it was that bad when the traffic was heavy (ie cars side by side.) I would've pulled into the lanes more when undertaking to expect the cunts to move into the clear lane. A tad fast also, there's always the risk someone will open their door to empty the ashtray.
In uk.rec.motorcycles, Linger belched forth and ejected the following: "Why don't you **** off and mind your own business"
