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Old 01-27-2008 | 02:45 PM
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Best advice I have gotten is do not ride like you drive your car. Don't tailgate, don't stop to close, don't ride behind trucks. And if someone is riding your *** slowdown and make them go around so they do not end up on top of you.

Stay off that front brake below 10mph and do not look at the ground when stopping. And yes put both feet down unless you want to be blown over or get a ticket.
 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 02:56 PM
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MSF sounds cool and all. But us country folk, don't have that as a convenient option.
You can't get more in the country than I am. My question is this: will it be convenient for someone to visit you in the hospital/home because you did not know what to do? If you check around you can find one somewhere you can fit in. Take a MSF course you will be glad you did. As an old timer-44 years riding- this is the only suggestion I will give ya.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 03:26 PM
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Probably best not to "join in" with a group unless invited. If they were going fast enough to pass you they should continue gaining ground (or so one would expect).
When I ride with a group (seldomly), I tend to know the riding habits and abilities of the others. If a stranger joins in it creates an unknown factor that I don't want/need.
Don't think the one finger salute was required though !!
 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 03:41 PM
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No *********

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Old 01-27-2008 | 04:19 PM
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I don't fall in with a group in front of me, I keep my distance or pass if practical. However, I don't really mind riders falling in from behind me as long asthey keep out of my blind spot and don't ride like jag offs that is.
 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 04:34 PM
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i go two feet down with right hand on throttle and two fingers on brake and eyse on rear view til space behind me is stable
 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 04:41 PM
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I don't fall in with a group in front of me, I keep my distance or pass if practical. However, I don't really mind riders falling in from behind me as long asthey keep out of my blind spot and don't ride like jag offs that is.
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My thoughts exactly!

 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 04:59 PM
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When I ride (alone or in a group), I do not like others to join in.

I KNOW the group I ride with and am as safe as anyone can be, but whena strangerjoins that changes things.

Does this new rider have big dick syndrome? Will he just blow past us all up a hill, on a curve with no regard for our lead man?

Will he bob and weave through our group?

Will he ride in my blind spot?

Will he think I will be watching for him? (Our group riding rule on this is you take care of yourself - stay in the other persons vision, give him his space and RESPECT that space, if passing, do your best to pass long and wide to allow anyone joining you to get in, but it is known that passing is the INDIVIDUALS responsibility to do so safely).

You getting the 1 finger salute is wrong and I would say they are dick heads, but my general view is "don't join others" (IMHO).

Aint motorcycling fun? The only individual team sport!! LOL.
I would agree. In fact, I really do not know anyone Itrust enough to follow closely behind. My big fear would be ridng in a formation and just one person making a mistake thattakes down additional motocycles. I tend to ride about 100 yards behind the next nearest cycle, even when cagers pass between us. That way they can suddenly decide to turn and I have to to react.
 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 05:03 PM
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Doesn't sound like he was trying to join them, just happened to be going the same direction on the same route. My opinion. They were dick heads!
 
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Old 01-27-2008 | 08:25 PM
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I've ridden for a conciderable time (although I still can't spell) and thought I knew everything. I got my 1st bike at 16 and I'm 58. I got around to taking the safety course about 10 years ago. I learned a hell of a lot!!! Old school doesn't mean good school. My kids took the safety course 4 years ago and the only person that failed was an long time rider that thought he knew it all already. A safety class and common sense always works.

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