Damn cages

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Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:19 pm

I had no less than THREE cages try to muscle for position against me on the rotary near here, in 30 seconds. It's a 1 lane rotary, and big. Not these dinky 15 mph ones that I seem to find in the rest of the area. I'm just glad traffic was slowed way down due to people not knowing what the "fudge" right of way was and I could easily out maneuver them. I could KICK one car if I had wanted to. Almost did too, but the pre-pubesent middle-school girl driving probably would have started to cry. After she took off her oversized sunglasses... On an OVER CAST, DARK DAY.

Oh, and THEN it started to rain. I'm blaming that on them too, even though it's not their fault, and I knew it was raining intermitedly throughout the day. I've never been so aggrevated to fast before on a ride. Though at that speed, it was like "just "procreating" hit me, I dare you. The bike will drop, I'll get up and call the cops and get a free bike (minus $500)". Never been so glad I was ATG before.

I need a louder horn...

matthew5656 · Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:52 pm

Just take ten deep breaths, Ninja.....relax....breath in....................and then breath out....

Feel better?

Usually when I am annoyed with cars and the idiots they contain, I simply find a way to pass them as quickly as possible, and then hope the next mobb of cages I approach won't be as careless as the pack I previously left behind. Some days you just gotta ride it out.... or just kick a few door panels in.......

ceemes · #3 Unread post by **ceemes** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:06 pm

matthew5656 wrote:Jor just kick a few door panels in.......

been there, done that back in my courier days. A fellow courier use to ride with hefty ball bearings in a sack....if a cage got too close to his tail and wouldn't back off, he'd sling a handful over his should and onto their windshield. Not exactly legal, but back then we of the mind, you did what you had to do to survive and make a buck or two.

Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:04 am

matthew5656 wrote:or just kick a few door panels in.......

I almost did on one of them. Figured it wouldn't be worth the visit from the police.

#5 Unread post by **Wrider** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:35 am

Ninja Geoff wrote:
matthew5656 wrote:or just kick a few door panels in.......
I almost did on one of them. Figured it wouldn't be worth the visit from the police.

Oh come on... Police visits are always fun! "Ummm no officer, I haven't even been out riding today!"
"The engine is hot because I hadn't started it in a few days, wanted to make sure the battery was charged so I let it idle a little!"
"The paint on my boot, yeah, funny story, so I'm stunting down the track and some guy gets in the way, his helmet will never be whole again!"

Anyway, glad you have more self restraint than I do!
Wrider

Brackstone · Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:33 am

Ninja Geoff wrote:
matthew5656 wrote:or just kick a few door panels in.......
I almost did on one of them. Figured it wouldn't be worth the visit from the police.

As a fellow ninja you should just pull some strings and get Chuck Norris to ride Pillon. Then have him roundhouse kick the car out of the circle since he's a cop nobody will question it

Anyway you show much more restraint than me, I'd hate it if people kept pushing me and fighting me for a lane position. I had someone earlier today run a stop sign at 35 MPH, I wasn't very close so it wasn't a big deal I figured they were in a rush.

Then when I get behind them they put put the rest of the way doing like 10 MPH under the speed limit until I started honkin at him like a mad man. Man that drives me crazy.

jonnythan · #7 Unread post by **jonnythan** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:10 am

I lay on my horn when necessary.

It's loud, and it works

matthew5656 · Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:59 pm

jonnythan wrote:I lay on my horn when necessary.

It's loud, and it works

That's a very good idea and smart tool to have! Especially for a state like NY.... My bike practically sounds non-existent compared to car horns. I would waste too much time initiating the horn that's not loud instead of dodging or preventing a hazardous situation. .

#9 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:01 pm

matthew5656 wrote:
jonnythan wrote:I lay on my horn when necessary.

It's loud, and it works
That's a very good idea and smart tool to have! Especially for a state like NY.... My bike practically sounds non-existent compared to car horns. I would waste too much time initiating the horn that's not loud instead of dodging or preventing a hazardous situation. .

Get a pair of these and you won't go un-noticed anymore...

By rivco...

ofblong · #10 Unread post by **ofblong** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:24 pm

Ninja Geoff wrote:
matthew5656 wrote:or just kick a few door panels in.......
I almost did on one of them. Figured it wouldn't be worth the visit from the police.

in america the police wont do anything about you kicking someones vehicle because it would be the cages fault you had to do it. My bro-in-law has done it more than once to get away from an idiot who has tried to run him over and it was his way of "getting away" from the idiot.