Passing Pirates feedback

[Grumbler]

Got this from my bud who sometimes rides with the ALR post in Apache Jct, AZ.

Hey! Thanks for the link to the article. Prolly make some waves when I ask around
and then show this article (about pirates not letting faster bikes by).

My regular ridin buds usually let the faster ones pass, but most of the others are clueless
or down right rude - don't know why.
 
When I'm way ahead of those HD assholes in the twisties, I'd let the sportsbike pass when
they're nipping on my ass. When we have a break or at a spot to meet afterwards those
asshole HD riders would comment on how the sportsbikes were behind them for a long
period of time and then roar pass them flipping them off.

Told them just give them room to pass and all of us riders be on our merry way. Wink
 
It's embarrassing when I sit in a same room with the sportsriders and the assholes (myself)
when the episode happened prior to our stop. All of us eyeing each other.

At times I just go outside, alone, look for a nice spot to smoke some weed and  mellow out
for the rest of the day.

[atadaskew]

He had me at weed.

 

[atypical1]

He had me at weed.

 

 

Seriously, that's the only part of the post that I really understood...

james

[Gsam]

 

[Grumbler]

I think my friend might have been stoned when he wrote that.  

[atadaskew]

I think my friend might have been stoned when he wrote that.  

He's not really helping his case!

[XLR8]

Seriously, and nothing against the OP (Grumbler) but I just never get the endless drama surrounding this BS. Is it really that hard to ride down the road and get around a few bikes? Sure, when there's a huge line of anything in front of you it can be difficult at times but eventually it works out.  

[Rude_Rydah]

I always ride high, it helps me focus more than when I'm drunk.

And when I'm drunk, I have a bad habit of throwing empties at Harley riders when I pass them on the inside of a corner.

I never give feedback to people I pass.

[bubba zanetti]

When I come up behind a slow line of Pirates, I rejoice. As the slow speed allows me to do a few lines of Bolivian Marching Powder right off the tank bag. The subsequent rush allows me to pass under any circumstance and then mellow out for the rest of my ride.

[XLR8]

When I come up behind a slow line of Pirates, I rejoice. As the slow speed allows me to do a few lines of Bolivian Marching Powder right off the tank bag. The subsequent rush allows me to pass under any circumstance and then mellow out for the rest of my ride.

 

[Grumbler]

Is it really that hard to ride down the road and get around a few bikes?

I personally haven't had any issues with pirates myself. It would definitely depend on where we live and the type of roads we do.

During one episode, was northbound on US-95 out of New Meadows, and we had to leapfrog a 18 GoldWings with some pulling trailers, a couple with sidehacks, and a handful of trike conversions.

They were moving along at a good clip, but were an eyesore so we absolutely had to pass them all.

While in Cali in August of 2006, was behind a cage tailgating a slow red fullsize 4x4 Dodge pickup on Hwy 152 btw Gilroy and Watsonville.
Due to oncoming traffic, blind curves, and no space btw cage and truck, it wasn't until we hit a short downhill straight when I passed the cage only to see the woman in the slow truck stomp on the gas - she didn't want me to pass her.

We were coming upon a blind left curve, and I barely had enough room to get by that truck.

It goes without saying that there's plenty of motorists and motorcyclists out there that simply hate being passed. They'll even go as far as to put us into mortal danger regardless of how slow they are with a bunch of other vehicles queued-up behind them.

Then there's those RVs hogging the far left of their lane which makes it more difficult to see oncoming traffic while trying to pass them.

[Brad1445]

You should be embarrassed, but not because your not with the "cool kids"

[crashtech]

Do it all the time....pass harley's that is. I love it when they TRY to not let me pass. There is NO way a 1000 pound bike that does not handle well is going to not let me by. I am coming around after 2 minutes, on his left of right does not matter. I will still never forget the time one thought he would "ride my ass" after I passed him. He over shot a turn (not hard to do on a turd) and ran off into the grass, Damn I still ROTFLMAO on that one. For goodness sake we are much better handling bikes so just be nice and let us by. We will get around, you do not have the machinery to give a challenge.

[Paintman]

In a few weeks here the rally crowd will hit and all the fav spots will have traffic moving at 40 mph . when i ride if we run into a group we take a break let them get way ahead then we ride. i have had people try and do the Nascar block LOL and would try and use as much of the rd as they can. But to no avail if i get annoyed i will be by them before they can realize what has happened and its always get the same dumb look . I always try to be courteous when i ride Im 50 now LOl i can still hold my own with the Sport bike kids mainly by Virtue of experience.My opinion is that is they want to Push thier non handling bikes past thier limits then its thier call i know what i can do and im not worried. so for a few weeks out of the yr i can play nice . all i wana do is enjoy my ride and thats easy as they fade in my mirror.

[BrookR1]

On a trip through the OC there were a couple of HD riders that tried to keep up with me while I split the carpool lane. After two miles, a lady pillion on one of the Harleys got skeered and they fell back. A saw her signaling to her gorilla to slow down.

I wasn't even on my Duc...I was on a lowly Honda Shadow.  

[Bogie]

When I come up behind a slow line of Pirates, I rejoice. As the slow speed allows me to do a few lines of Bolivian Marching Powder right off the tank bag. The subsequent rush allows me to pass under any circumstance and then mellow out for the rest of my ride.

 

We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hasseled by the man...and we wanna get loaded!

[Baz]

I almost always, add extra throttle while passing.

[county]

I think the Cocaine references are ok as long as we are talking moderation while riding.

[Rude_Rydah]

Hey!  What's moderate to me might be an 8 Ball to you!

Back on topic, the Tour De France has started and I don't see any Harley escort bikes, wanna know why?  Because they can't keep up and they can't be expected to finish the course within -10% of the leader's time.

[highside]

Seriously, and nothing against the OP (Grumbler) but I just never get the endless drama surrounding this BS. Is it really that hard to ride down the road and get around a few bikes? Sure, when there's a huge line of anything in front of you it can be difficult at times but eventually it works out.  

I have had the occiassional slow-moving (and I mean SLOW, like holding up cages slow) actively attempt to prevent me from passing. in the end it still isn't too difficult to get around, but its still pretty immature and aggravating. For the most part the local riders, be they pirate or otherwise, tend to make every allowance to allow faster riders pass.

Now, out local contingent of ball-less he-bitches who drive mini-vans and Subarus, that's an entirely different story, and i could be persuaded to vote in favor of making those people into soap for the homeless.