photojoe FSO
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I did warn you to brace yourself
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I just kind of just ride through it on the highway. I live in NJ and highway riding here is comparable to being on a racetrack. Lot's of cars, trucks and bikes constantly cutting each other off while jockeying for position. Local driving is worse, but we're at slower speeds, so easier to make my moves. But yeah, I'm sure a windshield and fork brace would help, although my front end is stock and I dig the wind, but the gusts do throw me around quite a bit at times, especially going head to head with an 18 wheeler at 75 mph, and I admit that I do use the death grip on occasion. You know, holding on for dear life type of thing. I'm 170 lbs. if that means anything.
The HW speed limit here is the pace set by traffic, not the posted limits of between 55-65, and the most popular seems to be 80 for the left lane, 75 for the middle and 65 for the right. I try to hang in the middle lane and keep about 3 car lengths of space in front of me. Cars are always on my arse, but I just let pass me, or move to the right if I have room. Passing lane is worse if I'm riding at 75 MPH. Cars will push you off the road bike or not. You get use to it, but I never compromise the space needed in front of me in case I have to act fast to avoid becoming roadkill. To hell with who's behind me trying to push me out of the lane.
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