ShawnKing
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Why?
Sorry - I don't understand the question the way you've phrased it.
Agreed and I don't. But I rely on the power of the bike in a situation as described here.
Passing Multiple Cars
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Good advice. I saw this first hand this spring with a new rider and an old veteran who really should've known better. She pulled out, and she had quite a bit of time to complete a safe pass, veteran pulls out behind her. She doesn't actually pass the car, she kind of just rode in the oncoming lane for a time, then changer her mind. Almost takes out veteran whose now riding on her ass, oncoming car, escape route blocked by newbie. He *HONKS* it and safely passes. I just know he was cursing a blue streak over that stunt.
1 minute goes by, newbie pulls out to pass again, this time theirs oncoming traffic, not even a JATO rocket mounted on the bike would've seen her make it. She doesn't pull in (truthfully, I don't know why she even pulled out!)
Screeching of brakes from the car she's passing, howling of brakes from my bike, my passenger is becoming one with me, headlights from the oncoming car a pointed pretty close to middle earth. Not good. I'm witnessing somebody commiting suicide. I guess she realized it was about to hurt BAD and swerved back into her lane. Didn't look, nothing, just came back in pretty as you please.
We gave her so much shit after it was unbelievable. Truthfully, she shouldn't be riding, how she passed a course is beyond me. About 2 weeks after that we were heading out for a day ride and she had the balls to ask if she could tag along. "Sure, so long as you leave 20 minuts AFTER us"
mfletch69
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I make sure the driver directly infront of me sees me by slightly weaving, moving close in on hi left side and then out, etc. My body language is showing him, and everyone else that I am going and I am looking for the same signals from them.
When I make the decision to go though, I "light the candle" - as I like to put it. drop two gears and acheive maximum acceleration (i love that shit)...and I don't let off untill I am by them all. I am usually past the 1st car in front of me in an instant anyway.
When I make the decision to go though, I "light the candle" - as I like to put it. drop two gears and acheive maximum acceleration (i love that shit)...and I don't let off untill I am by them all. I am usually past the 1st car in front of me in an instant anyway.
Tenchi
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Hand signals with fluoro yellow high vis gloves also seems to work pretty well tooDon't forget why they invented horns.HONK HONK HONK
Mac
EDIT: Is this possibly where, "Loud pipes save lives" comes from?
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juniorfjr
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In order to decrease the chance of a cage pulling out while you are passing, ONLY PASS IN NO PASSING ZONES
No really, Radman hit it pretty close. It's our life we have to be worried about, in a crash with a cage, we'll lose.
No really, Radman hit it pretty close. It's our life we have to be worried about, in a crash with a cage, we'll lose.
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Toecutter
What would DoG do?
Yeah, that's it...Compared to most of the traffic I hang out in, this thing IS a top fueler....
Hey, Crash Boy- You're not allowed to give riding advice just yet.... :fuck:
Art FJR
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Sherman,
I think the key phrase above is that he missed the 2 opportunities to pass earlier. The 2nd guy was looking to pass and that is what he was thinking about (and nothing more). Sure there is a bike behind me, but isn't it all about ME?
I have passed multiple cars but all were content to follow each other really closely. I guess that is how cagers bond.
I drop a gear when I see a car ahead of me that obviously needs passing. I drop another gear to pass and I agree with the 5-6k range for rpms. Git 'er done.
The safest answer is .. the guy showed a desire to pass so I think he gets the first chance to do it. He would have to do something such as wave your forward or admit that he can't pass a car (in writing) before you can safely assume that his goal in life is not passing the car ahead of him.
Just my "safety first" 2 cents.
Art
Yeah, I missed his clues. I was in a hurry to get to Lafayette for a XXX-Cheese"Steak" near Purdue from Muncie, then to get home by dark. I got into a rhythm in passing cars as I got to them. And I almost screwed the pooch.
Lesson Learnt.
Ari Rankum
NAFO Karting Champion, 2012
You'd have much more fun if you just used a condom.
You remind me of that guy in all my pr0n.
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lnewlf
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All of the above.Passing on the double, especially on lefties is a pretty safe way to pass tho I,ve almost given it up due to the omnipresent fuzz. They always spin and I'm tired of taking off at a buck twenty down a twisty road which sooner or later must work out badly. My personal best in 30 years on two wheels is 22 cars on a long straight all on the far left fog line at no more that 60.wasn't a funeral but sho looked like one.
Art FJR
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It is funny how the details come out as time progresses. Cheesesteak! Why didn't you say? I would have had the high beams on, the hazard lights flashing and I would use the horn liberally. That is why they have the double yellow lines too (so the cagers won't pass). I am not sure why you didn't get a police escort except they might slow you down. Cheesesteaks!
And the thing that really pisses me off is that I just drove through that area in the cage and I was close to an obviously outstanding cheesesteak.
Art
boomerang
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I learned my lesson! On my normal commute route home on IN 10 I was passing a car and an old farm truck. We had just rounded a slow sweeping right hander then a short straight that is marked for passing before a long open sweeping left hander. There is also an intersection about a fourth of the way in between the curves. I knew it was a bad idea to pass before I did it. Just as I was aproching the intersection a car pulled up and stopped. :dribble: Scared the living crap out of me! Thats all it took! I now understand the meaning of patience..you'll live longer.
El Toro
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1. Impatience is never a good emotion when on the road... least of all when on a motorcycle.
2. I wait my turn to pass. There's no place I need to get in such a hurry that I can't pass 'em one at a time - possibly in rapid succession if the opportunity presents itself, but patience is important for safety.
3. When passing, what's likely to come into your lane from side roads, and what's likely to make a full left turn in front of you, are even bigger deals than who might slide into your lane to also pass. I have seen log trucks make left turns into motorcycles who were passing. No fun there.
4. When possible, get the jump as soon as the passing zone presents itself and is clear.
5. The number one cause of accidents is riding with other people. I ride with friends from "back in the day" in the summer, and some of the guys who want to be in the lead will pass anything and everything, without regard to whether anyone else can safely pass or not. Then they'll be unclear about the actual trip map and screw up at the next fork in the road and lose whatever time they gained by the aggressive passing.
6. Personal speed limit? Heck, I just drop a gear or two and nail it. I try to be back within 10 mph over shortly after completing the pass. There's one community here in Middle Tennessee (Hendersonville) that just announced that they will be enforcing for +2 mph over, so we'll see how that goes. I don't have to go through there very often, but I'll be remembering the announcement and watching reports on their status.
2. I wait my turn to pass. There's no place I need to get in such a hurry that I can't pass 'em one at a time - possibly in rapid succession if the opportunity presents itself, but patience is important for safety.
3. When passing, what's likely to come into your lane from side roads, and what's likely to make a full left turn in front of you, are even bigger deals than who might slide into your lane to also pass. I have seen log trucks make left turns into motorcycles who were passing. No fun there.
4. When possible, get the jump as soon as the passing zone presents itself and is clear.
5. The number one cause of accidents is riding with other people. I ride with friends from "back in the day" in the summer, and some of the guys who want to be in the lead will pass anything and everything, without regard to whether anyone else can safely pass or not. Then they'll be unclear about the actual trip map and screw up at the next fork in the road and lose whatever time they gained by the aggressive passing.
6. Personal speed limit? Heck, I just drop a gear or two and nail it. I try to be back within 10 mph over shortly after completing the pass. There's one community here in Middle Tennessee (Hendersonville) that just announced that they will be enforcing for +2 mph over, so we'll see how that goes. I don't have to go through there very often, but I'll be remembering the announcement and watching reports on their status.
I wonder if there is some kind of legal limit for the number of cars you can pass. Terri and I passed over 30 cars at one time on the way to Yosemite
I never broke the speed limit, never crossed a double yellow, and felt real safe doing it. But I was still 5 cars from the front when the draw bridge came up.
I never broke the speed limit, never crossed a double yellow, and felt real safe doing it. But I was still 5 cars from the front when the draw bridge came up.
There's a good article in Motorcyclist on just the subject of what to look for and watch in the mirrors. B)
monk69
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It changes from state to state,check the web for what ever state you're interested in(road rules government).
