Canyon etiquette

[06xbss]

Riding home from work I had something new happen.


Had two riders pass me on the right so they could be ten feet closer to the line of cars we were stuck behind. :think:

What the hell is wrong with people:cussing:

[madvlad]

Street riding just sucks all around. Maybe from California but they forgot they couldn't lane split :lol:

[AOK303]

there is a black r6 that is flying by bikers same lane on purpose, seen him do it twice on i25 and a few others say he has done it on 36 and i70
20mph over same lane someone gonna pay at some point

[madvlad]

Same with some idiot on a yellow/black gixxer by work. He almost hit me on my way to work on my car last week and I bumped into the idiot on my way to lunch again and he was riding like a complete fuckhead

[Clovis]

It's all the people moving to Denver from California... they're driving the cost of housing sky high in Denver.

[Gramps]

Natural Selection will probably catch up with these guys or girls before they are able to be reached by someone to get them on the right track.

I wish there was a way to get these individuals better education to try to keep this to a minimum.

[asp_125]

The Harley riders were just trying to keep their air-cooled motors cooler by moving. :lol:

Seriously, I think Cali riders for the most part, ride pretty well in traffic; they know how to lane split without being jerks. Never had a problem when we rode out there. The asshat types like above exist everywhere. We ran into some "fluff ryder" types in STL, Icon vests and chrome helmets, bouncing off their rev limiters on the freeway.

[madvlad]

I wasn't talking badly btw, just said that cause I know they lane split there. Obviously there will be bad riders everywhere we go.

[Ezzzzy1]

It's all the people moving to Denver from California... they're driving the cost of housing sky high in Denver.

Texans are next....

[UHATEIT]

I guess since the thread is about canyon etiquette, I will chime in with some car issues I had while riding my bike with a group this weekend in the canyons.

On P2P towards Nederland the guys ahead of me passed a car in a straight, no issues just as we normally would and the approaching gold truck whipped out his middle finger to flip the rest of us off as he passed to opposite way, not really happy I guess that some of the riders ahead had merged into traffic to safely pass. Nothing was done wrong, but I dont know what the fuck the driver's problem was.

Later on P2P I was following behind another rider who is also on here, he safely passed a green Isuzu by going into oncoming traffic to safely pass, and when it came my turn to do the same, the asshat in the Isuzu decided to veer his car left across the double yellow like as if to block me or knock me over as I was passing him. Neither I nor the other ride had done anything wrong.

So sometimes its the fucking villagers in the canyons that just don't seem to like us bikers. I try to ride respectfully myself but some of the riders out there I guess give us a bad name, resulting in car/truck drivers not liking us too much.

[Jmetz]

the asshat in the Isuzu decided to veer his car left across the double yellow like as if to block me or knock me over as I was passing him. Neither I nor the other ride had done anything wrong.

I think I found your problem. Passing on a double yellow is generally frowned upon.

[~Barn~]

Frowned upon but totally legit if you use your blinker. :up:

[Gramps]

Frowned upon but totally legit if you use your blinker. :up:


:w00t: Agreed

[UHATEIT]

Sorry that was typed wrong, I meant that the driver merged left across the center yellow line. It wasn't a double yellow at all, it was dashed. Putting his car half way into oncoming traffic and regular traffic was a dick move to block a rider, could easily have tan me out with his mirror

So there was no reason to frown upon anything :)

[Jmetz]

I'm still frowning.

[UHATEIT]

To each their own then. Anyone who rides with me knows I ride pretty timid anyways. I am not aggressive. I actually hate passing cars. SO if I'm going to make the move to pass it'll be where its safe to do so. So I know we weren't in the wrong. Fuck that guy in his Isuzu.

Ride on good sirs :)

[Jmetz]

FROWNING!

[Sully]

The fucking villagers don't like you speeding on their precious canyon roads and scaring them and their grandmothers :lol:

I got flipped the bird by a bicyclist as I was coming down Deer Creek a few weeks ago. He was riding up the canyon and I looked over and there the asshat was,
flipping me the bird for no reason.. wtf.. I was totally riding slow... And on the Season Opener ride, a few of us got flipped the bird by some douche-kabob going the opposite
direction.. I was like wtf was that for??? Granted, I've done some not so innocent stuff on the street, but I try to be respectful to cagers.. as long as they don't try to run me
off the road :rant:

[Lomax]

There are just a bunch of rude and crazy people out there. ride in a manner that should (should mind you LOL:) not piss them off and be careful out there. :up:

Marc

[salsashark]

"douche-kabob"

:lol:

[Sully]

:lol: that was courtesy of DriverDave!

[madvlad]

:lol:

[Slo]

I have my spirited times just like anyone else.... but when around other cagers or bicyclists, I try and be respectful. Unless the occasional cyclists who like to ride 2-3 wide.....

And then you got the minivan doing 5mph over the speed limit, I decide to get around it and get screamed at..... Had a few words with the occupants later, pretty much in a not so nice way of saying, you can speed in a minivan, something built to haul around families at the speed limit, but my 10 over on a sportbike is more dangerous? With a few choice words inserted into that sentence.

[Clovis]

A canyon ride isn't complete without getting the bird from at least a few drivers.

[AOK303]

so i should stop riding with no pants and standing up pointing to my bare ass as i fly by to people?

[Ezzzzy1]

Cagers are pussies, or else they would be on motorcycles :devious:

[One-ops]

I get swerved at,flipped off and honked at all the time. This why I love starting early. Risk vs Reward. I like to do my thing with the least amount of drama.
May never meet or ride with most of you because most have a hard time making 0900 start let alone 7 or earlier. Warmer it gets the earlier we start. Plus a found a good happy hour deal to make it to. lol

[Spooph]

As with most things, I think this comes down to scope. Cagers usually don't have the scope of just how fast these bikes are, and what might look like a dangerous pass is in fact perfectly safe from the motorcycle. Another huge issue is the lack of driver's education and ability, as well attention dedicated to driving. As motorcyclists we tend to give 100% since we're so vulnerable, cagers rarely, ever do that. In my group of non-riding friends for instance, I'm the only one who can go through traffic smoothly, without using the brakes, hit mostly green lights and am rarely presented with a situation I wasn't prepared for and have already acted on. Cages just don't get it. Being in a box will do that to your brain...

Having said that, public roads are just that, public, and the idiotic masses are the majority occupants. Do we ride to their level and be bored most of the time, or do we do what we know is reasonable and perpetuate the stereotype? There seems to not be an easy choice...

[GMR]

The Harley riders were just trying to keep their air-cooled motors cooler by moving. :lol:

Seriously, I think Cali riders for the most part, ride pretty well in traffic; they know how to lane split without being jerks. Never had a problem when we rode out there. The asshat types like above exist everywhere. We ran into some "fluff ryder" types in STL, Icon vests and chrome helmets, bouncing off their rev limiters on the freeway.

Is there anything wrong with liking to hit the rev limiter except for shifting too late for power? :confused:

A few days ago, I was riding at the speed of traffic to get on 36. I hit a stop light, and stopped at the corner/behind and to the side of the vehicle in front of me as normal so if anyone doesn't see me at least I don't end up paralyzed from waist down.. dude must have been having a bad day, was scowling at me in his mirror and flipping me off

And I agree with spooph, people don't give credit for how fast or maneuverable a bike is. That, but mostly the whole road attitude of people in the U.S. who have to take everything so personally.

[blaircsf]

Is there anything wrong with liking to hit the rev limiter except for shifting too late for power? :confused:

To me it's just annoying when people do it, there is no need to do it cruising around town. Most of the people doing it aren't accelerating to the rev limiter, they pull the clutch in and wrap it out (on most of my bikes accelerating to the rev limiter means breaking traffic laws). Similar to the cruiser riders with the pipes so loud it's painful to be around. Again you are just annoying people who might take it out on the next person they see riding a motorcycle.

[Redline]

I get swerved at,flipped off and honked at all the time. This why I love starting early. Risk vs Reward. I like to do my thing with the least amount of drama.
May never meet or ride with most of you because most have a hard time making 0900 start let alone 7 or earlier. Warmer it gets the earlier we start. Plus a found a good happy hour deal to make it to. lol

New happy hour spot?? Right on;) I had one of my best alone rides ever last summer when I left the house at 5:30 to hit the mountains, was truly awesome! I love waking up early to do fun shit, but can barely get out of bed when I have to go to work.... weird how that works!

I have put a enormous dent in the sliding rear door of a minivan because the lady was putting me into the shoulder on I70 to C470 so I kicked the shit out of her door until she put her phone down and looked at me! Then she followed me to a stop light and yelled at me for kicking her car and told me her husband rides Harleys and he was going to shoot me in the head. So I showed her my weapon...:0 then she drove away quickly;)

[One-ops]

[QUOTE=Redline;773507]New happy hour spot?? Right on;) I had one of my best alone rides ever last summer when I left the house at 5:30 to hit the mountains, was truly awesome! I love waking up early to do fun shit, but can barely get out of bed when I have to go to work.... weird how that works!

I have put a enormous dent in the sliding rear door of a minivan because the lady was putting me into the shoulder on I70 to C470 so I kicked the shit out of her door until she put her phone down and looked at me! Then she followed me to a stop light and yelled at me for kicking her car and told me her husband rides Harleys and he was going to shoot me in the head. So I showed her my weapon...:0 then she drove away quickly;)[/QUOTE

Yeah it's awesome! Get to the house,out the leathers shower and head up there. Drinks and lunch after riding all morning. Straight magical!

[mdub]

where is this place you write of that has a grt happy hr?

[Slo]

To me it's just annoying when people do it, there is no need to do it cruising around town. Most of the people doing it aren't accelerating to the rev limiter, they pull the clutch in and wrap it out (on most of my bikes accelerating to the rev limiter means breaking traffic laws).

To me, hitting the rev limiter just says "look at me, I have a bike!!", it's actually embarrassing when I'm next to them on my own bike.

[GMR]

Hate all you want, I bought an R6 for a reason and damn it, I will not hold back from the powwerrr!

[Slo]

LOL

[mdub]

yea....just go fuck ur engine up...

[Drama2]

Has anyone ever thought about the car and the people in it when we/us say etiquette. When riding up in the mountains I give the car in front of me the chance to move over and if not then I make sure they see me and I signal. Not every person is able to maneuver their vehicle over safe or not safe. Some people have problems with not sure how far over to move or have depth perception problems or ain and simple dont see us behind and then we pass them like a bat out of hell. I know this has happened to me while driving and it scared the shit out of me. The bottom line is etiquette happens equally, you give to them and they will give back.

[krod]

Street riding just sucks all around. Maybe from California but they forgot they couldn't lane split :lol:

Lane splitting rocks! The rest of California riding sucks though.

[Slo]

Wow... theres a blast from the past! Krod, havent seen you around for years.

[krod]

Still alive and kicking! Miss riding in Colorado. Going to make a trip back this summer and bring the bike.