Getting stuck behind a Harleytrain

I used love going to Dover on my Yamaha SR 500.
I loved blasting by with my loud Supertramp on a single cylinder 500. Passing 20 or 30 bikes in one shot.
 
Dr. Luxurious said:
this is kind of beside the point but i gots to ask...why do some harley riders insist on riding side by side ?
i was out near creemore yesterday and i lost count of the number of times i saw this...its just plain stupid...if you need to make an evasive maneuver theres nowhere to go ! ive never seen anyone other than harley/cruiser people ride this way ..everyone else rides staggered...is there some reason for it that im missing ??
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They watched CHiPs as kids.
 
Luckily when we approached a small Harley train on Saturday here was a long straight and clear road so they weren't an issue when we went by.. ?
 
Dr. Luxurious said:
this is kind of beside the point but i gots to ask...why do some harley riders insist on riding side by side ?
i was out near creemore yesterday and i lost count of the number of times i saw this...its just plain stupid...if you need to make an evasive maneuver theres nowhere to go ! ive never seen anyone other than harley/cruiser people ride this way ..everyone else rides staggered...is there some reason for it that im missing ??
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Learned from the police. I'm guessing that's where people learn to ride with no gear other than a helmet, too.
 
unL33T said:
Learned from the police. I'm guessing that's where people learn to ride with no gear other than a helmet, too.
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North American police, just to clarify.
 
I find it a little distasteful that we're singling out HD riders as being the only people to have long parade lines causing traffic...seen sport bikes doing it, seen touring bikes doing it, and of course groups of cruisers that aren't brand specific
 
kiwi said:
North American police, just to clarify.
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Like this:
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confundo said:
Or you're competent?

Again, a lot of the people on here who judge cruiser riders but can't ride their sportbike out of a wet paper bag is a little annoying.

A "train" is just a lot of bikes in a row...you can pass them individually, and if you can't pass an HD on a twisty road you can't ride for ****.
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+1. It's amazing how many people judge these cruiser riders, who quite possibly have more riding experience than these kids have actually lived. Riding slow on the streets isn't a sign of a bad rider. I've been riding 30 plus years, and don't find the need to speed on the streets. There is a place for that, it's called the track. Try it, you might realize you are not as fast as you think.
 
While not disputing that there are a lot of poorly ridden sport bikes out there ...

... Hundreds of thousands of kilometers of puttering along slowly on straight roads provides a very limited range of experience.
 
As opposed to an M1 rider on a GSXR, at night, on Rosedale Valley Road?? given the two I prefer the puttering along experience..lol

Brian P said:
While not disputing that there are a lot of poorly ridden sport bikes out there ...

... Hundreds of thousands of kilometers of puttering along slowly on straight roads provides a very limited range of experience.
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Brian P said:
While not disputing that there are a lot of poorly ridden sport bikes out there ...
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I'd say bikes of all kinds are poorly ridden. Funny enough my incidents with poor riders have been on cruisers.. one time a guy pulled out with a young kid (under 16) riding pillion into my lane .. (gave him a stern talking to later.. he didnt say much because he knew he made a bad choice.. Another time, another cruiser pulls out of a road to go the opposite way and swings into the oncoming lane. Can't these guys control their bikes? Lastly some old guy on a std bike nearly rams into me on the Danforth after lane spliting.

It makes sense, as these are the same people that drive a car badly, and that translates to bad riding habits. So thankful I don't have to drive to work for my job. Keeps my stress down.
 
I've seen lot of riders - bike type doesn't matter....
"I know how to ride - I've got 15 years of experience!"

No sir, let me correct you... You have 1 year of experience, 15 times.
They reach a certain level of skill at the end of year 1, and repeat to that point over and over, but don't increase their skill level.
Many of us are always trying to learn and become better riders - advanced riding schools, track schools, asking questions of genuinely better or more experienced riders. That's the way it should be for everyone.
 
BigEvilDoer said:
I've seen lot of riders - bike type doesn't matter....
"I know how to ride - I've got 15 years of experience!"

No sir, let me correct you... You have 1 year of experience, 15 times.
They reach a certain level of skill at the end of year 1, and repeat to that point over and over, but don't increase their skill level.
Many of us are always trying to learn and become better riders - advanced riding schools, track schools, asking questions of genuinely better or more experienced riders. That's the way it should be for everyone.
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Yes, I realized that concept a few years ago when I used to teach snowboarding. This concept plays itself out for just about everything. I take people's "experience" with a grain of salt .
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