the car behind is kissing my butt

[singbike]

in singapore,it is very common to see a car "kissing" a motorbike's butt,while the car can simply overtake the bike from the other lane.sometimes,the lane beside the car is clear,no car no bike,just nothing.but it just keep tailing the bike in front.I don't really know what on earth are these drivers are thinking,are they trying to signal the bike in front to move to aside so that it can overtake without bother to change lane?do they ever think of what happen if the bike break suddenly because of something lying on the road?

guys,is such situation happens in your area as well?
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[pwntifex]

We call it 'tailgating' here, and it happens all the time.
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[Sephiroth]

Mr. Brake is always helpful is such situations .

[V2]

mr killswitch is better

[hmmmnz]

best bet is to move over. especially if you are on a scooter and can't out run them.
then when you get to traffic lights, slip past them in the gap..
and if you are feeling really game(im not recomending this) kick their car
i doubt it'll teach the braindead drivers a lesson, but it feels good
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[ColdInsomnia]

Yeah, just let idiot drivers fly past you if they want to.

Just make sure you give them a nice friendly wave as you pass them whilst filtering through the traffic 5 minutes later.
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[BorderHooner]

never suffered it tbh altho my bro was being tailed by a disco when on his CG with L plates during a ride, so I let my bro overtake me and I played with the disco.

[V2]

aww cmon, theres nothing better than shooting flames across their bonnet!

[Itchy]

you do realise he lives in a totalitarian state don't you? , kicking a car = crime people WILL report you and you'll be sent to prison and have a government sponsored public beating for your troubles.

not flushing the bog / washing hands etc

Its often wondered how the singie government catches people its a modern day take on Sharia law , a witness is all that is needed ,

such that all citizens there are government informers , generally out of spite , read up That Singie girl with bad teeth , who became a porn star , in the UK nobody' give a damn , but no they had to go tell her parents.
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[Reppyboyo]

I get them now & then.

I usually just end up going around 10mph until they get the point to back off.

[ncrn]

[V2]

its been covered before, killswitch off wait until exhaust is nice and full of petrol fumes, killswitch back on, voila, big bang, sometimes some flames, (helps if you have a leaky exhaust to let air in)

[mistergixer]

I'm guessing the traffic laws are different in Singapore (duuurr) but over here if you are on a motorway/dual carriageway and the inside lane is clear you should move over to allow traffic to pass you.
It's rules 116 & 238 in the highway code, not that anyone ever pays any bloody attention to it, bane of my life, bloody idiots etc etc mutter mumble etc

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[stinkwheel]

Giving the handlebars a little shake makes the back end of the bike wobble about. To the car driver it looks like you are about to lose control and fall off, this usually makes them back off a bit.

[Itchy]

or just fit a huge 60 litre top box which is about as aerodynamic as a house brick , I didn't notice it meself but with a top box on the back everybody said the rear skips around alot as if I was going at high speed (NTV gets unstable @ 110mph and the rear skips about), not that I notice the slow speed stuff.
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[steveh]

flash my brake light, if that fails, hold it on, if that fails, slow down a little to make the gap infront bigger, if that fails brake hard but just enought to make the bike squat, if there not going to pass and ther just out to anoy, pull over and let them go on there way, hopefully they will plow into a stone wall on the next bend not harming anyone else apart from themselfs.

often a turn around and an evil stare works for me.


or let them pass, then pass yourself taking there wingmirror with you.
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[MarkJ]

My order of preference:

Killswitch backfire
Turn around and stare at them
Wobble the bars
Brake lights

My fav for the killswitch backfire goes as follows:
If they're tailgating, start gradually slowing down and looking around the bike really confused, like it's running out of petrol and start pretending to fiddle with the fuel tap or something. This gets them even closer than before (not recommended though). As they're really close, do a killswitch backfire making sure you twist & release the throttle while the engine is cut out. With the driver being so close and a bit more narked than before they don't expect a huge backfire, and they promptly shit themselves and give you a huge gap With you looking around the bike they think there's something wrong with it and don't come anywhere near you again

Bonus points for doing it in echo-ey places like tunnels and roads with walls either side.

[St0rmer66]

Do you have to be going fairly fast or need a certain amount of revs for this backfire thing?

Will it work on any bike?
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[MarkJ]

Reasonable revs, not loads though. It only works on carb'd bikes though. If your bike doesn't have a killswitch you can apparently do it with the key too

[St0rmer66]

[MarkJ]

Kind of... Here's a guide I did for someone:

Get some reasonable revs, about 4 or 5k does it and back off the throttle completely.
Kill the engine with the killswitch and blip the throttle (hold it open longer for a louder bang).
Let the throttle return to its resting position.
Flip the killswitch back to its ON position.
Et voila, one backfire. Sounds best in tunnels and areas with high buildings/walls.

Letting the throttle return to totally off is important. If you turn the engine back on with some throttle open you'll lurch forward. Most unsettling

Edit: You can backfire fine without twisting the throttle at all, and just letting it roll along, but this takes longer and doesn't make the bang as loud.

[St0rmer66]

Putting the throttle back to normal will have to be done anyway, the killswitch is on the right hand side, otherwise I'd have to use my left hand and lean over .
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[steveh]

[zaknafien]

I find a backfire usually does the trick nicely, it's surprising how many boy racers don't want to go near the jet of flame heading for the bonnet.
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