My friend and I were coming across the DRAGON yesterday, riding north. I was in front, a couple miles before the Calderwood look off, a guy on a moto [or what ever the term is] rides up my buddies rear. We were above the posted speed limit and I heard my buddy scrape more than once. He is riding a 15 Roadglide, me a 14 Streetglide. We pull off at the look off. The guy pulls beside my friend and begins to tell him that he SHOULD PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN HE SEES A BIKE LIKE HIS BEHIND and let them pass. For the record, I have never held up anyone on that road. I have been riding up there before some of these guys were discharged from their dads nut sack. Now to the point. After listening to him for a minute, I made a remark about double yellow lines. He gets off his bike, with full face helmet still on, and starts to push out his chest and the F U old man started. After a good amount of F Us toward me, he puts the visor down and steps toward me. I laughed and turned my back to him. I am an old man, 62, but that was total disrespect for my friend and me. Have fun, ride safe, and let me do the same.

 

He was right, you and your friend were wrong. Ride your own ride; don't force everyone behind you to ride it too. When a faster bike comes up on you, move to the right of the lane and motion them past.

You might not think you were holding anyone up, but clearly you were. Don't care how old you are, don't care how long you've been riding. Common courtesy and rider's etiquette says you let faster traffic past.

 

What a jerk off. Nice way to f- up a nice ride. Someday somewhere he will run his mouth and get what's coming to him. With a helmet on his head even easier. I hope you had a good laugh at that clown afterward. The world is full of stupid people.

 

"05Train", your wrong.
They were going above the posted speed limit as it was. They're not obligated to pull over so some ******* can go faster. He could have passed them if he was in so much of a hurry.

 

He did pass them, and here the guy is whining about it on the Internet.

I'm an *******; I like to ride fast on challenging roads. If you want to sightsee, that's your business. But don't force me to stay behind you when you can clearly see I want to go faster. If your ego's so fragile that you can't handle not being in front, you should probably find another hobby.

It has nothing to do with "obligation", and everything to do with being considerate to other riders.

 

As I stated before. I have never held up another rider. I always get to the right as far as I can and motion them on. I was not in the rear.

 

Good on you. Sounds like your friend was the problem then.

 

Sounds like you handled the situation pretty well except for one thing... never turn your back on some fool whose acting like that. You never know what they are capable of.

And for the record, IMO you probably should have just got over to the right to let the guy pass. Its common courtesy.

 

Regardless of the speed you are riding, if you are holding someone up, move over and let'm go past.

 

i have rode the dragon before if the guy trying to pass he should have flashed his lights or had ***** enough to pass them !!!