Riding In Heavy Rain

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Why is it when riding in heavy rain cars get as close as they can to your back wheel? both yesterday and today I had this, wouldn't care I wasn't crawling, was at speed limit but obviously giving myself a good safety bubble and entering bends and roundabouts a bit slower. Tried just tapping the rear brake to bring the brake light on to get the bint to back off but she took exception to this and got closer still!!! How do you guys deal with this dangerous nonsense? wouldn't care but as soon as I got to a set of lights and began to filter to the front she's on the horn and waving her arms about like a demented ape...loll Dont they realise we are even more vulnerable in the wet and processing lots more information quicker than when in the dry?
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Previously Known As A5tra_G
Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[gallimar]

[Feasty]

[Bendy]

[SW Motech Shop UK]

I think most card drivers dont realise that they are too close. It just doesnt occur to them that they might be a danger to a motorcycle. If someone does it to me i give them a hand gesture. Starts off like a wave but usually ends up a middle finger.
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[Devils Advocate]

[grandmasterbo...]

thats ok if u got hazzards but breaking normally works for me as they allways seem to have a heart attack then take forever to get back to speed

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Lol@ Beanfeast..yer will try the old hand gesture...starting off polite obviously, yer I thought about letting her go past but there wasn't enough room without me having to go into the gutter which I was not prepared to do (to risky).

Dont know why she thought I'd get wet though...I had that covered
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Previously Known As A5tra_G
Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[tvchimp]

i've only got a 50cc, so can't do much speed and have cars on my back end all the time. I've taken to turning around when I stop and glaring at them normally works, that or a hand gesture or sorts.

I've got off the bike once and gone to the window (the light had just turned red, i go through them a lot of the time so i know the lights stop red for about a minute or so). the guy asked me what my problem was. told him i'd put dints in his car if he kept on my back wheel again. suffice to say he followed about 10meters behind me til i turned off somewhere. don't do this if you're a small guy, im not a small guy (not sure if thats a good or bad thing).
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[pits]

[neil.]

I have found that hand gestures and insults tend to just make them angrier and more likely to try stupid things. For example a fool changes lane almost in to me, I brake quickly to save my skin and sound the horn with a sprinkle of thrown in for good measure. He then tries to brake sharply a few times in front of me in an effort to make me go into the back of his car.

I just find riding defensively to work best. Let them be the moron, don't do anything to make the risk higher. As these people are doing these stupid things in the first place, that says a lot about the sort of people they are - people who are not likely to change their ways, but just get angrier/worse when a rider has a pop back at them in retaliation. Ride safe.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

[iooi]

You can also try the magic weave......

Touch the brake, so it lights up and then weave from side to side fast...... Like the rear has locked up....

Tend's to make them stand on their brakes......


But please only try it if you sre sure you can stay on...
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[nowhere.elysium]

Pffft. Amateur.
Try dealing with all of that when your HT leads are so shagged* that your I4 is only firing on two cylinders. Bastard thing zapped me, too...



*read: arcing like you wouldn't believe. Definitely leaving the Bandit in the garage tomorrow, pending new leads...
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[Louise]

Ive not ridden in rain for over a year n half now (winter wise)
Old job was a 5 min walk so didnt bother. Now the rain has started to creep in I ventured out on to the bike to go to an appointment.
Felt very uneasy-first time in the rain for a long time, bends, breaking and a fair few leaves in the road.
I did have some arse up my arse but a few taps on the brake see him back off.
I ride how I ride, if im too slow then the person behind can overtake.
I dont want the thought knowing 'im being pushed to ride harder' because he is being impatient.
After all, if he kisses your arse - your not in the wrong - so im led to beleave.

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Good point about riding your own ride, I agree totally, I kept to a speed I was happy with but the fact they were so close made me uneasy and checking the mirrors more when I should of been concentrating on looking further ahead, guess I got to get used to accepting its gonna happen in bad weather and not let it take over my concentration.
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Previously Known As A5tra_G
Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[craigs23]

I'm um... "between mirrors" on my DRZ and Superfour and I've ridden other bikes without them too.

The strange thing is, without seeing them behind me, tailgaters don't seem to bother me as much.

On my CG last year, they were a bit of a blessing - allowed me to actually see where I was going when they got close enough.

Just ride at your own pace. If they're too close for comfort, let them by.

[Philious]

I hate the rain, had to drop the GS to Dover to get a fork seal done yesterday and it was bucketing down, I had some idiot in a crappy Citroen Saxo in the oncoming lane try and overtake forcing me to the white line or have a head on smash (giving my past accident's I didn't really want to experience that).

Today I finished work and went to pick it up, got soaked on the way back, the tyres feel really twitchy on even the slightest lean when cornering, I've tried to relax and not think about it so I don't snatch the brakes or over compensate.

Some tit in a Bentley Continental decided to first stick right to my arse and I'm on an NSL road doing 65-70 following a 4x4 from a safe distance, then he decided that he was going to overtake us both (narrowly missing oncoming traffic).

Nice to see the knob brigade is out in full force.

I really hoped I'd get a bit used to her in the dry first, I only picked her up on Saturday and I didn't get to spend much time riding as I had my son with me, I'll just have to make do with the deep end.
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Previously; Honda XR125 - Yamaha DT125r - Aprilia Rs125 - Suzuki GS500e, Currently; Kawasaki ZX6R + ZX10R
Theory : Passed 28/7/09 Module 1: Passed 21/09/09 Module 2: Passed 23/09/09

[Stelmer]

I ignore them. I get it all the time on the bike. If it's dark or you are in a tunnel, a backfire works wonders. Especially if it has a nice flame to go with the bang...

I fitted a brakelight switch to the front brake lever so I cannot slam on without the light coming on now.

I get it in the van too. Being one of those who brakes late and has a tendancy to use the gears first, they soon get a fright.

[Louise]

[kenny]

a bit back now was on my way home following our lass in her car, it was raining so i was doing just under 30 and this wanker in a range rover comes flying up my arse goes to over take when it was not safe sounding his horn then cuts right in front of me the fucking idiot, so our lass slams on the brakes and he nearly goes into her then pass her sounding horn again. futher down the road at the lights he's in the next lane winds his window down and starts shouting shit like "who the fuck does the speed limit you wanker" so i shout its fucking raining you moran and i wasnt speeding just for him the prick plus our lass got involved lol giving him the

wheres the f**ing pigs when you need em, how come its never the wankers who drive like there trying to kill someone who get caught
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[Devils Advocate]

[kenny]

yea i know we're turning into big brother.
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KeNNy 100cc peugot speedfight 125cc Honda NSR125R 650cc suzuki SV650R 125cc suzuki GZ125 600cc yamaha YZF-R6

[Mystery]

ken the uk is the most watched country in the world
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[ncrn]

I either attempt to out accelerate someone that insists on riding behind me, or I slow down to force them slower, then out accelerate them back to speed, rinse and repeat till they get it.

I had a fun one recently when stopped at the lights and I hear the sound of a car skidding behind me, I turn back to see a ford fiesta just stop before it comes crashing into me...
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[Ariel Badger]