Re: My experience today

 

Josh wrote:


Yep. If you wanted to get ahead him so badly, you should have accelerated
to the point that he was no longer on your butt. The correct and safe
thing to do would have been to pull over and let him pass. Better yet, you
could have simply let him go first instead of railing past him.

Bikers that use the quickness of their machine to get in front of people
who are in a hurry, and then hold them back, give cagers another reason to
dislike us.

The guy was right.

--
LittleJohn
Madison, AL
(6800 Miles on my FJR in the past three weeks!)

 



That is what I keep thinking also. I wasn't poking along. We were doing 70 +
at times. I do think I initiated the reaction though.

J

 

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:41:32 GMT, "Josh White"


You guys seem to be going WAY out of your way to justify the other
guys behavior. As usual, there's blame enough for everyone to get a
piece, but is what you did enough to justify him tailgating you for 8
miles, close enough that you could reach back and touch his bumper?
Hell no. One wrong move and he's running over you. You may have
started it, but you didn't ask for that much rage. People get offended
in traffic all the time; they need to get over it and move on.

--
Bill

 



Thanks Bill. Being on 2 wheels with traffic means that every action is my
responsobility. That is the only way I can see being safe. I did learn
something out of it. I have a lot of power at my right hand. It is fun to
use. It seems to be addictive to use, and the only place I can use it is
getting up to the speed limit then backing off. I think I will find a track
day and go ride some of the fustration off.

J

 

wrote:


if you're ny/ne, there's a great track in new hampshire that
will teach you to race and holds races. google it up.