Cops Like Loud Pipes?
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Las Vegas
Well I think what he did was " Brilliant", He took an Immediate Pro Active Approach to avoiding an accident by letting the errant driver know where he was and that she was about to invade his travel area and would "Ultimately" have to take "Evasive" Action to avoid a collision. "Good Job" and "Good Safe Riding". Take a lesson Certainteed
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Tucson, AZ
So you would have us believe that you have NEVER EVER crossed through someones blind spot. That's pretty handy, how do you manage that? You can pass through a blind spot in a matter of a couple seconds and drivers can make a move during that same couple of seconds. I'd rather they know I'm there while I'm passing through that spot.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Huntsville AL
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 296
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From: Ontario, Canada
Whatever works...
I was at a rally in Canada with about another 50,000 bikes, a group of eight of us were leaving at the end of the day and you had to make your way through pedestrian traffic, no matter how many times I "cracked the pipes" no one payed attention, it wasn't until I used my "little chrome bicycle bell" then it was like the parting of the red seas. A lot of laughter and applause followed, so "whatever works!"
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2007
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I just try not to ride in a blind spot. Sometimes you can not a void it. It is like trying not tailgate someone. People just cut in the gap. I always just tell my wife one day he will die in a wreck. Someone is going wonder why.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Simpson County Kentucky
So you would have us believe that you have NEVER EVER crossed through someones blind spot. That's pretty handy, how do you manage that? You can pass through a blind spot in a matter of a couple seconds and drivers can make a move during that same couple of seconds. I'd rather they know I'm there while I'm passing through that spot.
I don't think for a minute MCRider intended us to believe he never finds himself in a blind spot. Rather, he, like many of us don't stay there at all. Maskedstranger says his pipes are his horn. That's great and absolutely worthless because the pipes won't be heard until you are close enough to get hit in the first place and especially at any highway speed or if the cager has the window up with the stereo on. I would rather rely on focus and skill to save my hide.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
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From: Mount Holly, NC
Well I think what he did was " Brilliant", He took an Immediate Pro Active Approach to avoiding an accident by letting the errant driver know where he was and that she was about to invade his travel area and would "Ultimately" have to take "Evasive" Action to avoid a collision. "Good Job" and "Good Safe Riding". Take a lesson Certainteed
if your pipes are loud, and you are running at cruising speed in someones blind spot, they should be able to hear you because YOUR PIPES ARE ALREADY LOUD.
blipping your throttle requires pulling in the clutch and twisting the throttle. you exchange speed/power for.... noise?
when 3,000 lbs of certain death are bearing down on me i'm getting in the throttle or on the brake. the only noise coming from me is a four-letter word.
don't be passive aggressive. ride your bike like you have sense.