Motorcycle Riders

[3stagevtec]

I generally try to stay near the middle when in traffic, but I just can't see myself splitting lanes in heavy traffic with my Honda Shadow cruiser (not sure if the bike is too big or I just lack the skill).

This is the only bike I have ridden to date, except for the scooter I rode for my practical test..

[Keyser Soze]

^^^^got ya bro, didnt know it was a cruiser you had.
You are correct, those cruisers should really occupy a lane like a car. they really weren't made for lane splitting.

[andres13]

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[zoom rader]

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[Fazeer]

There are no laws that i know of for lane splitting... However, i don't split unless the bike starts to heat up in traffic...

I Always ride like every car wants to kill me and it doesn't keep me frm enjoying my 636...it keeps me safe and drivers give me respect once you ride courteous...trini ppl think that u stealing their spot..encountered that once or twice..

How do you guys deal with the highway crosswinds? I usually ride into the push..i personally hate riding highway..rather country roads..

[Fazeer]

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First pair I bought according to the sizing chart didnt work out too well as the glove seems to be undersized.

Only had them on for 10mins, ended up ordering another pair.

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Pm me if anyone interested

[Kongorealm]

I take my time in between traffic ... I ride in lane once its moving .. If I come up to traffic that is either slowly moving or basically at a stop, I ride slowly between them with my eyes peeled looking for drivers who want to switch lanes without signalling or watching before moving.

I rather be safe than sorry as we hardly have protection ... Most drivers/cagers (not all but majority) don't have respect for riders and as such are not willing to share the road with fellow riders.

[3stagevtec]

I take my time in between traffic ... I ride in lane once its moving .. If I come up to traffic that is either slowly moving or basically at a stop, I ride slowly between them with my eyes peeled looking for drivers who want to switch lanes without signalling or watching before moving.

I rather be safe than sorry as we hardly have protection ... Most drivers/cagers (not all but majority) don't have respect for riders and as such are not willing to share the road with fellow riders.

Yunno, in my experience so far, I have to disagree with this..

I use my MC daily to get to work, that's 46-50 miles riding daily, and the average driver shows me a lot of respect on the road. Most follow me at a safe distance, many ease me up at junctions / allows me to pass safely etc.

I can remember all the exceptions, since they are rare..
-old man overtaking line of traffic that came to an abrupt stop, I was at front of line and he had to pull on to me to rejoin line. The driver behind me slammed on his horn and was cussing out the overtaking driver!
-one speeding individual in point fortin bumpered me, but he was in a rush and was passing everyone, I just gave him space and he went on his way.
-all other incidents involved women either rushing me, or refusing to ease me up.. damn, women drivers can be aggressive!!

One of the 1st upgrades I did to my bike was install better mirrors! The set it came with was horrible..

[Kongorealm]

I ride to work daily or once weather permits and in my experience it has not been as positive as with you. I ride from Arima to POS during peak hour traffic so this is what my statement is based on.

I have been in a minor accident involving a vehicle that was switching lanes without even watching in his mirrors. The driver was not rude and he indicated that he was at fault and that he did not consider to look in his mirrors before proceeding to overtake.

Drivers need to be more aware and on the other hand riders need to ride safely.

Share the road.

[3stagevtec]

I ride to work daily or once weather permits and in my experience it has not been as positive as with you. I ride from Arima to POS during peak hour traffic so this is what my statement is based on.

I have been in a minor accident involving a vehicle that was switching lanes without even watching in his mirrors. The driver was not rude and he indicated that he was at fault and that he did not consider to look in his mirrors before proceeding to overtake.

Drivers need to be more aware and on the other hand riders need to ride safely.

Share the road.

That's the reasoning there! I ride in south, either on quiet roads or Gasparillo - Sando - Creek - Oropouche - Fyzabad etc. I wouldn't want to make that Arima to POS run on a bike! Too much traffic / cars to dance around for me..

[3stagevtec]

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[kdere]

I work in the airport and Iive Chag. Traffic to go and from work but I always take the highway instead of the back road which is traffic free. You just need to practice more and get in more seat time. If I leave the airport at 6:30am its traffic straight till I turn off by grand bazaar and it doesn't take me more than 15 mins to reach grand bazaar in that. Everyday you will learn how to maneuver your bike at higher speeds whilst still looking out and being safe. Counter steering comes into play a lot here. I have a friend who bike is always leaning in traffic and he is a lot faster than I am. Any cars on the white line or switching lane always be ready to counter steer and drop lanes in between cars. Its not easy for a novice rider but practice makes perfect and you will learn the fun and essence of riding a motorcycle. Kongorealm I'm sure you see riders doing it on a daily in that same traffic

[Slartibartfast]

Who's dat fren boi Kdere boi dan boi? But yeah, I ride from central to POS everyday. First day I started riding I used to take 45 mins from munroe flyover to the lighthouse. By the time I was done I was making that ride in 30 mins. I recently upgraded to a 600 and now make that ride in about 20 mins in peak morning bumper to bumper traffic. You can ride fast as safe in between traffic but there are some things you absolutely must learn.

1. Most importantly, know how to mash front brakes and keep control. I practice this every time I pull up in front my house. Knowing you braking limit prevents you from panic braking.
2. Many say ride like you are invisible but cagers still react so I say ride predictably. That means if you splitting lanes, stay in between the same two lanes so drivers know which side you are coming from.
3. Learn to counersteer and always be prepared to switch lanes. I get multiple cars pulling on me everyday. I don't rev my engine, blow my horn or slow down and cuss them up unless absolutely necessary. Just countersteer, know where your path is and go around the car. Immediately get back into the position you were in before if possible because chances are cars further up would still be expecting you to pass on that side of them.
4. Once you lean all of this just ride like anyone can pull on you at anytime. Don't ride faster than your ability to stop regardless of the size of your bike engine.

Oh, and dem woman drivers. Even if you do eveything else, they still exist. So ride as though any driver can pull on you at any point in time because a lot of them pull before looking in their rear view. I had a woman pull on me while I was next to her back when I used to ride slow.

I Always ride like every car wants to kill me and it doesn't keep me frm enjoying my 636...

636 you say? Does it happen to be red by chance? I think I saw someone riding east by the light house in port of spain on the red 636 a couple weeks back.

[Fazeer]

I Always ride like every car wants to kill me and it doesn't keep me frm enjoying my 636...

636 you say? Does it happen to be red by chance? I think I saw someone riding east by the light house in port of spain on the red 636 a couple weeks back.

Nah bro..my 636 is blue and grey...and i dont ride to work...

[Slartibartfast]

Ah scene. You should ride that southern highway at night. I have a friend that hit 290 km/h on it a few months ago. I on the other hand barely cross 200

[Fazeer]

Ah scene. You should ride that southern highway at night. I have a friend that hit 290 km/h on it a few months ago. I on the other hand barely cross 200

I live south bro, so i ride highway ever so often...but those crazy fast highway speeds aint my thing...

To each his own...[THUMBS UP SIGN][THUMBS UP SIGN]

[kdere]

Ah scene. You should ride that southern highway at night. I have a friend that hit 290 km/h on it a few months ago. I on the other hand barely cross 200

I live south bro, so i ride highway ever so often...but those crazy fast highway speeds aint my thing...

To each his own...[THUMBS UP SIGN][THUMBS UP SIGN]

Eh ehm... I heard d man made 295/km... Unconfirmed. Lol. But Gazer you never pushed your bike to the limit? Top end speed? Ever?

[Kongorealm]

I work in the airport and Iive Chag. Traffic to go and from work but I always take the highway instead of the back road which is traffic free. You just need to practice more and get in more seat time. If I leave the airport at 6:30am its traffic straight till I turn off by grand bazaar and it doesn't take me more than 15 mins to reach grand bazaar in that. Everyday you will learn how to maneuver your bike at higher speeds whilst still looking out and being safe. Counter steering comes into play a lot here. I have a friend who bike is always leaning in traffic and he is a lot faster than I am. Any cars on the white line or switching lane always be ready to counter steer and drop lanes in between cars. Its not easy for a novice rider but practice makes perfect and you will learn the fun and essence of riding a motorcycle. Kongorealm I'm sure you see riders doing it on a daily in that same traffic

Lol @novice though

I have made that port of spain run through heavy traffic riding overly fast (like a mad man) on many occasions but that doesn't mean I'm riding like a pro or safe lol

I have done it many times ... Yes counter steering is truly amazing and makes the bike agile but that is not the point I was making. Don't get me wrong I know how to handle my bike very good if I do say so myself however is it safe to be riding through rush hour traffic at 70-80km/h between vehicles ... My personal opinion is No, it is not safe and I won't recommend it. That doesn't mean that I haven't done it lol I have been riding for over 9 years with plenty seat time so I don't think novice is the question here but experience and knowledge that life and limb is more precious than taking unnecessary risks. Anyone ever opened a door on you and you had to lean your bike in between to cars and barely make and switch back to avoid hitting another lane of traffic? What about vehicles switching lanes abruptly without signalling or watching to see if a biker is coming...especially taxis, they start to switch lanes before properly looking behind. I have been a culprit of not looking behind and switching lanes while driving my car and I am a rider so imagine ppl who are not aware.

If you ride 'fast' through bumper to bumper traffic and think its safe then by all means bro you can continue ... I ride fast when the risk is not as high. I enjoy the hell out of my bike and tires lol (little to no chicken strips) but to each his own as I say ... Let's ride safe ... That's the message especially for the new riders

[kdere]

Kongorealm the novice statement wasn't for you but generalized. If you realized I didn't quote you but only inserted your name because of the route you take to work in reference to the question about you seeing other riders. Next time I'll specify, and ofc I have had cars pull on me and open doors on me etc. If I hadn't then I wouldn't be riding, but as slartiblast said we have practiced and learnt ways to maneuver around the situations once chances allow it instead of hard breaking. Trust me our group trains, and I mean train hard. Together. We don't just ride we train to perfect all our skills. Solo riding only get you that far. When you get together as a group and take the country roads and highways together and learn from each other everything becomes quite easy. And chicken strips only measure how low you can go not how fast your are. I know some men with no chicken strips bit always last and need to be waited on continuously

[Kongorealm]

^yes country rides are the bomb especially when riding in groups .. Its the bomb! Haven't been on one in a while though

Yes we all learn to maneuver through traffic and situations ... Its part of riding

I want all riders to be aware and safe and realize that riding is a risk but enjoyable and although we can't eliminate the risks we take every time we start our engines, we can reduce the risks exponentially by riding safe

4 wheels move the body but 2 wheels move the soul

Keep safe my brother

[kdere]

Same to you bro! Hopefully we can all meet up and ride sometime

[cacasplat3]

having some fun last sunday....made a couple leisurely sighting laps, but the bike developed a small problem and by the time it was sorted i was out of light

[3stagevtec]

having some fun last sunday....made a couple leisurely sighting laps, but the bike developed a small problem and by the time it was sorted i was out of light

That looks like so much fun! Would really be a great way to develop riding skills!

[carholics]

Can someone help me located a honda cbr125 bike my number is 3921361

[Slartibartfast]

I hada get some trail practice. That rsmping thing look like fun.

[zoom rader]

One thing I learned is that loud performance exhaust saves lifes.
It's amazing when you riding through traffic and cars pull to the side to let you pass when they hear your exhaust.

[Kongorealm]

One thing I learned is that loud performance exhaust saves lifes.
It's amazing when you riding through traffic and cars pull to the side to let you pass when they hear your exhaust.

This is sooooo true ... Can't stress this enough loo

[3stagevtec]

Bleh, I prefer a nice mellow tone.. Can't stand loud exhausts on motorbikes.. My headlight always being on + a lil defensive riding is enough for me. I've never split lanes in traffic (wide cruiser) so it doesn't bother me as much.

[Keyser Soze]

having some fun last sunday....made a couple leisurely sighting laps, but the bike developed a small problem and by the time it was sorted i was out of light

where was this cacasplat?
man the most fun you can have right now on a bike has got to be off roading....(where's the like button)

[kdere]

I wanna ride the dirt bike :'( where is this magical place? And is it available to the public? BTW...loud pipes does save lives. When my exhaust was free flow cars used to be scrambling to get out of my way when lane splitting or riding hard, now that I stuffed the exhaust I'm still pretty loud but not as effective