Guit4rcher
Junior Member
... Is that everyone wants to race/pass me and then slow down. I can't help but wonder if it's an ego thing. Ex: "Gotta be faster than that motorcycle. Look at that chump..." I didn't used to understand why motorcyclists zip around and pass everyone, but I feel FAR safer even as an inexperienced rider doing 80mph+ in surges moving from safe zone to safe zone rather than getting boxed in, getting stuck in blind spot after blind spot, having tow trucks blow right past inches from me when I have a car on the other side, etc. ad nauseam.
Since buying my FZ6 less than a week ago, I've now been cut off more than 6 times on the freeway and today alone I've had 2 cars pull out in front of me in the same parking lot. Today was only the second time I've even ridden it. They really just don't even bother to look at all. You can have all the right-of way you want and it isn't going to undo the damage you'll sustain if you get hit either... I've used the horn on my bike more today than I've used the horn on my car in months. :shakehead:
I fully understand now that it isn't so much the act of riding that's that dangerous, it's the negligence of the car drivers.
To every motorcyclist that has zipped past me in the past and caused me to mutter "Look at this moron..." I am truly sorry. It was 60% jealousy, and 40% utter ignorance.:spank:
Since buying my FZ6 less than a week ago, I've now been cut off more than 6 times on the freeway and today alone I've had 2 cars pull out in front of me in the same parking lot. Today was only the second time I've even ridden it. They really just don't even bother to look at all. You can have all the right-of way you want and it isn't going to undo the damage you'll sustain if you get hit either... I've used the horn on my bike more today than I've used the horn on my car in months. :shakehead:
I fully understand now that it isn't so much the act of riding that's that dangerous, it's the negligence of the car drivers.
To every motorcyclist that has zipped past me in the past and caused me to mutter "Look at this moron..." I am truly sorry. It was 60% jealousy, and 40% utter ignorance.:spank: