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Bibio · 11-09-12, 04:49 PM

how do you feel about other people on bikes overtaking you on a bend?

Mr Speirs · 11-09-12, 04:51 PM

Doesn't happen to me...I'm too awesome and quick to be overtaken on a bend.

If it did as long as it was safe and I didn't have to alter my line then all is fair.

11-09-12, 04:55 PM

If they go round me on the other side of the white line, then fair play, they can take their chances.

If they do it on my side I don't think I'd like it all.

I'm more awesome than Mr Speirs.

11-09-12, 04:55 PM

Ashamed.

Or at least that's how I think I'd feel when I picture myself in fallout's shoes.

11-09-12, 05:05 PM

Mhmm, don't think. Any people would respect it really, it would be annoying someone overtaking you, never mind on a bend, plus depends how fast you were going...

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11-09-12, 05:09 PM

Depends if you know them or not.

Someone I didn't know who was doing it in my lane would annoy me, just wait till a straight or use the other lane.

Bibio · 11-09-12, 05:23 PM

what if you have no alternative but to overtake on a bend as the person in front is cracking the throttle open on every straight but going round bends almost upright?

11-09-12, 05:29 PM

Either:

Wait behind them if they're going THAT fast in the straights

Or

Out brake them along the last bit of a straight on a corner you can see round,

Or

Pass them in the other lane.

After all, if they're THAT bad do you really want to run the risk of panicking them mid corner?

DJ123 · 11-09-12, 06:00 PM

point out to them that they need training as clearly they don't get the idea of having 2 wheels.
Personally i would do the same as when a good road has a bunch of cars 10+ in a row and lots of solid white lines. Pull over for a bit, take a breather, give it 5 and get back on the road. Hopefully by that point you've got a good bit of breathing space and they've buggered off

Mr Speirs · 11-09-12, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bibio

what if you have no alternative but to overtake on a bend as the person in front is cracking the throttle open on every straight but going round bends almost upright?

In that case I'd give them a boot on the way past on the inside

11-09-12, 04:49 PM	#1
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,568	bends how do you feel about other people on bikes overtaking you on a bend?

11-09-12, 04:51 PM	#2
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: bends Doesn't happen to me...I'm too awesome and quick to be overtaken on a bend. If it did as long as it was safe and I didn't have to alter my line then all is fair. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

11-09-12, 04:55 PM	#3
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: bends If they go round me on the other side of the white line, then fair play, they can take their chances. If they do it on my side I don't think I'd like it all. I'm more awesome than Mr Speirs.

11-09-12, 04:55 PM	#4
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: bends Ashamed. Or at least that's how I think I'd feel when I picture myself in fallout's shoes.

11-09-12, 05:09 PM	#6
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: bends Depends if you know them or not. Someone I didn't know who was doing it in my lane would annoy me, just wait till a straight or use the other lane.

11-09-12, 05:05 PM	#5
Galviniser Guest Posts: n/a	Mhmm, don't think. Any people would respect it really, it would be annoying someone overtaking you, never mind on a bend, plus depends how fast you were going... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

11-09-12, 05:23 PM	#7
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,568	Re: bends what if you have no alternative but to overtake on a bend as the person in front is cracking the throttle open on every straight but going round bends almost upright?

11-09-12, 05:29 PM	#8
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: bends Either: Wait behind them if they're going THAT fast in the straights Or Out brake them along the last bit of a straight on a corner you can see round, Or Pass them in the other lane. After all, if they're THAT bad do you really want to run the risk of panicking them mid corner?

11-09-12, 06:00 PM	#9
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: bends point out to them that they need training as clearly they don't get the idea of having 2 wheels. Personally i would do the same as when a good road has a bunch of cars 10+ in a row and lots of solid white lines. Pull over for a bit, take a breather, give it 5 and get back on the road. Hopefully by that point you've got a good bit of breathing space and they've buggered off __________________ BMW F800ST

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