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Posted by Uncle Vic on August 28, 2008, 6:05 pm
> One day a Hardley Ableson rider showed up, and he just had to park
> *Harley-style", backing into the space.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but given the usual crown of the road and the fact
that most 800 pound Harleys don't have a reverse gear, I don't blame him.
I made that mistake once - heading in to a downhill parking space with my
Nomad, and nearly dropped it trying to duck walk it out.
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Uncle Vic
04 Kawasaki Nomad 1500
92 Honda Nighthawk 750
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Posted by Timberwoof on August 29, 2008, 12:41 am
>
> > One day a Hardley Ableson rider showed up, and he just had to park
> > *Harley-style", backing into the space.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but given the usual crown of the road and the fact
> that most 800 pound Harleys don't have a reverse gear, I don't blame him.
> I made that mistake once - heading in to a downhill parking space with my
> Nomad, and nearly dropped it trying to duck walk it out.
What's wrong with backing into a space? I always back my BFM1100[1] into
curbside spaces. I'd hate to back out into traffic!
[1] BFM stands for something witty and clever.
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Timberwoof <me at timberwoof dot com>
faq: http://www.timberwoof.com/motorcycle/faq.shtml
Ten Steps to Fascism: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html
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Posted by . on August 29, 2008, 1:41 am
wrote:
> What's wrong with backing into a space? I always back my BFM1100[1] into
> curbside spaces. I'd hate to back out into traffic!
In this case, it was diagonal parking, not parallel. In order to back
into this diagonal motorcycles-only space, the Hardley rider rode on
the wrong side of the road, opposing oncoming traffic.
If he'd been coming from the other direction, he would have to make a
more-than-90 degree left turn across the lane and would have probably
gone into the opposite lane, before duck walking the motorcycle
backwards.
Oncoming drivers would have no idea of what in hell he was trying to
do.
Once in the stall, he was parked leaning the wrong way, and taking up
enough space for four motorcycles parked the way we intended the space
to be used.
When he exited the stall, he was opposing oncoming traffic again, and
if he wanted to go back the way he'd come from, he would have to make
a more-than-90 degree right turn, probably going into the wrong lane.
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Posted by . on August 29, 2008, 2:03 am
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but given the usual crown of the road and the fa=
ct
> that most 800 pound Harleys don't have a reverse gear, I don't blame him.=
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> I made that mistake once - heading in to a downhill parking space with my
> Nomad, and nearly dropped it trying to duck walk it out.
What you say makes a lot of sense when you're parking a heavy
motorcycle in a parallel parking space on a crowned road.
But car drivers don't know what the hell the rider is doing when he
approaches the parking space, signalling a right turn, and then
suddenly swings left in front of a car, preparatory to some silly-
looking duck walking.
It's more important to the Hardley rider to make a grand exit, anyway.
It is nobler in his mind to go blasting out of a parking space than to
enter it gracefully.
Parking ordinances are up to the individual municipality in
California, but some towns demand that one of the motorcycle's tires
be touching the curb when parked.
LAPD's Hollywood Division officers would try to insert a card between
the tire and the curb to determine the legality of the sidewalk
commando's parking efforts.
They hassled the bikers clear off Hollywood Boulevard and they had to
park around the corner...
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Posted by Timberwoof on August 29, 2008, 4:07 am
In article
>
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but given the usual crown of the road and the fact
> > that most 800 pound Harleys don't have a reverse gear, I don't blame him. ?
> > I made that mistake once - heading in to a downhill parking space with my
> > Nomad, and nearly dropped it trying to duck walk it out.
>
> What you say makes a lot of sense when you're parking a heavy
> motorcycle in a parallel parking space on a crowned road.
>
> But car drivers don't know what the hell the rider is doing when he
> approaches the parking space, signalling a right turn, and then
> suddenly swings left in front of a car, preparatory to some silly-
> looking duck walking.
Car drivers don't know what a *car* is doing when the driver stops right
next to the parking space, turns on the turn signals his intent to get
into the space, advances to be even with the next car, and then lights
up the backup lights.
I did that once, and the idjit behind me immediately followed me to next
to the space I wanted to get into. As I was in reverse, I had twisted
around to face the back of the car so I could see where I was going. I
saw the car right there behind me, so I just waited until he figured out
what I was up to, honked at me a lot, got a break in traffic, and pulled
around me.
On my bike I once approached a bunch of motorcycle spaces where I wanted
to park. As there was car traffic behind me, I turned on my turn signal,
stopped, pointed at the bikes, advanced a bit, then started my
backing-in maneuver only to notice that Mister Dumbshit in the car
behind me had, of course, pulled up to within a few feet of me. Since he
blocked my path into the spot I wanted, I stopped. Honk all you want,
asshat. If you can't figure out what I'm trying to do, then you deserve
a bewildering life.
> It's more important to the Hardley rider to make a grand exit, anyway.
> It is nobler in his mind to go blasting out of a parking space than to
> enter it gracefully.
To me it's more important to be able to get out of the space without
having to heave my BFM1100 six feet up a crowned road than to please
someone who sets standards for how others should park their motorcycles.
> Parking ordinances are up to the individual municipality in
> California, but some towns demand that one of the motorcycle's tires
> be touching the curb when parked.
>
> LAPD's Hollywood Division officers would try to insert a card between
> the tire and the curb to determine the legality of the sidewalk
> commando's parking efforts.
>
> They hassled the bikers clear off Hollywood Boulevard and they had to
> park around the corner...
The tire-to-curb law is a PITA for bikes with center stands. I used to
have mine calibrated: Back the bike up to the curb, then pull forward so
a spot on the pavement that was just in front of that big sticky-outy
thing on the left side of the bike is now just behind it. Park the bike
on the side stand, then heave up on the center. I'd usually get the tire
in contact with the curb but not upset the center stand.
--
Timberwoof <me at timberwoof dot com>
faq: http://www.timberwoof.com/motorcycle/faq.shtml
Ten Steps to Fascism: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html
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