First big biker to annoy me!

MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Karma :

Filtering to work this morning, non-moving traffic to both my left and my right. An SV650 (May have been a 1000) joined onto my road and was shortly right behind me, revving away like a good'un. Now I was making steady progress, filtering at around 20mph, a speed I felt safe at, and I had no intention of filtering quicker than I was comfortable with.

However, as much as I wanted to pull over to let him past, there were simply no gaps being created, due to traffic not moving. After maybe 3/4 minutes, a gap became available, I pulled in, and this biker went past. As he did overtake though, he's giving me all these hand movements, shaking his head, giving me body language as if to say "FFS". He then proceeded to filter at, what must have been at least 50mph. If someone pulled out on him, it would have been impossible for him to stop. Made me so angry though! Evil or Very Mad

JeffT · Crazy Courier Joined: 05 May 2004 Karma :

just be safe in the knowledge you are going to live significantly longer than they are.

You did the right thing, never ride beyond your own limits.

kevsterjw · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Karma :

you did the right thing mate. Darwinism will prevail. I was pissed off yesterday when a biker blocked me in a car park right behind me making a "T" shape with my bike and his. Had to drag the rear of the bike round so i could get out.

kath600 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Karma :

Nolongerhere · Trackday Trickster Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

tintin · Traffic Copper Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Karma :

....OK, but next time you park badly don't complain if someone knocks your bike over!
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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I wouldn't damage the bike but if i had a pen and paper handy i'd leave them a note.

As for the filterer, i've seen a few like that. They ride like they are in a computer game. Sooner or later it will be game over.
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zx636 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

I filter every day commuting to and from work. I find it easier to let whoever is behind me ride there own bike. I have enough to concern myself about. where possible I leave that little bit extra room for other filterers but at the end of the day I come 1st and if someone following me wants to be stupid its up to them.

Just ride and filter how you feel comfortable, dont get rushed or pushed into doing something you would normally avoid.

minesweeper · Whoah there! Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

I drive down the a23 to get to and from work and seen some insane filtering on it, including a cb500 that got his knee down overtaking a lorry to avoid a speed camera Shocked

I filter at sensible speeds, been overtaken by alot of ped riders driving like lunatics, dont know what peeps have such an urge to die!

matt

MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Karma :

Thanks guys. If you were on a 'big' bike and had a Honda Cub courier or a Ped behind you whilst filtering in heavy traffic, would you let them pass? I did once, let them go in front, and they were just so slow, starting holding me up! Rolling Eyes

TOM M · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Karma :

You were right to just ride at your own pace Thumbs Up

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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

Yer but if he is in a computer game what about the respawn point he will have to do it all over again unless he saves mid way.

Rolling Eyes

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muddycoffee · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Karma :

I can assure you It wasn't me. You did the right thing, and the guy was a tosser. I never filter at more than 20 myself, even when I am able to use a Bus/Cycle/Taxi/Motorcycle lane, because you just can't trust people not to suddenly lurch across you onto a drive or forecourt. It last happend to me in 1989 but since then I've been lucky, and I'm touching wood, and when I'm at work I touch metal ( engineers touch metal not wood )

About 14 years ago my mate was Driving a GPz550 down the centre of one of sheffield's congested ring roads, which is an extremely wide one with 2 lines of stood cars and a huge gap in between for a motorcycle to filter past. When a twisted old codger took umbridge and tried to block his way, he swerved out of his line in an effort to block the centre up to stop bikes going past. My mate managed to still squeeze through the gap, but his footpeg scratched the bottom of the door on this ageing mini metro. What happened next was a 2 year long legal battle, which caused my mate to have his no claims bonus suspended, until the old man's solicitor resigned from the case because it was stupid. And he tried to take up the case by himself, but was just laughed off.
It turned out that the old man was already pissed off because he was commuting 50 miles each day to visit his rapidly fading terminally ill wife in hospital. It's really difficult to imagine what is in other people's heads, and that's only one more reason why you have to be extremely cautious these days.
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