Man i expect rude and unsafe behaviour from cages but another Bike???

Going into town, at the worst spot at that(overpass with 5 different lights) i see a bagger comeing up on my rear like he's trying to catch me.
I get to the light and leave my usual safety zone of more then a bike length but less than a car for an escape route.
Im in the middle of the lane with the bike angled slightly to give it more of an eye catching profile as usual.
Bagger rolls up beside me to my left, pauses for a second, looks at the bike then looks at me and says "HI".
Barely enough room between me and the center line for him to get through. Then rolls on up ahead 'in front of me' right behind the car almost wheel to bumper.
This pretty much cuts off any of my foreward escape routes and im thinking "What the he!!?"
He's now angled across the lane, front wheel to car bumper with his right rear bag a foot in front of mine. Really irked me and made me want to knock the idjit off his bike. Invaded MY lane space and cut off my escape routes. And NO i did'nt make any movement to let him think he could come foreward let alone pass me and cut in front of me while stopped at a red light.

Needless to say when the light switched and i had room i moved to another lane and got away from this nimrod. Just kept thinking what was THAT dude thinking.
Bad enough the cages try to kill you at least once when crossing the overpass, now other bikers are trying to get you killed.

Stupid people are not limited to 4 wheels.  But chances are he will not be riding long.  One way or another...

Yeah, "Expect the unexpected".
Just really irked me as i expected the guy to have some manners and common sense.

I was 'rideing light' myself, just a denim jacket, gloves and a helmet. Light as i get, it was nice n toasty. He had a 3/4 helmet and that was it. No gloves, no jacket, just a t-shirt.
Course i seen about half a dozen baggers(harleys) and everyone of them had that stupid Naiz novelty helmet and a t-shirt, usualy with the sleeves cut off rideing yesterday. Nose in the air and no wave...lol
This guy was was on a kawi... i think. I didnt pay much attention to the bike. When im on the overpass around those lights my eyeballs are all over the mirrors and everything around me. I have a bullseye on my back everytime i cross that overpass it seems ...lol

I kinda figured he was either new or a harley purist. Seemed real eager to catch up to me and get a look at the bike. (Had a Harley guy walk halfway across the wal-mart parking lot turn around and walk back to check out the bike and ask questions the day before...lol)

It was good in the end anyway. He got hung up behind the cages at the next light and i just rolled on the throttle and made her burble as i passed him in the next lane...lol

Wolfman, he did say "Hi".

Wolfman wrote on 05/07/11 at 21:35:48:


Then you would have been lowering yourself to his level.

Motorcycling IS a very Darwinian pastime...

Was the guy local or "tourist"? Seems like a lot of folks down there forget to pack their common sense when they pack their bags. btw, don't you have a big rally coming up in Springfield real soon? How does that work out???

Theres a Big classic car show this weekend in eldorado springs. Their adding bikes this year so THAT should be interesting.
Not sure what else is comeing up here soon in springfield. The goldwingers had planned on moveing their annual meet to springfield and did for a couple of years. But the MO roads kind of put em off and i 'THINK' they moved it somewhere else last year.

Be a bunch of small rallies like the toys for tots(winter) and such. I dont keep up on them to much. Kinda remember something about a big bike show at the springfield fair grounds but dont remember when.

I cant tell the tourists from the local garage ornaments usualy around here. I see a couple of regs bopping around then on nice weekends the places gets loaded. I44 through the edge of town and old route 66 goes through the middle of town(marshfield) so nice weekends see a LOT of bikes here.
ME i just ride all the time and wave, get dirty looks and looks like im crazy(winter time rideing and carrying a grill on the back...lol).
Im the only thumper ive seen down here, 99% are kawi or harley baggers. Most in their Nazi(harleys) or half helmets(harleys and kawis) and t-shirts.
They ever hit the pavement at 70 mph they will learn to wear more. Road Rash SUCKS!

Ride like you expect them to do the unexpected Kristenann because sure as god made lil green apples they will do something Stupid.
I try to control my area at lights. Angle a bit at stops for a bigger profile from the rear and kinda block the lane by staying close to the middle. Just enough room in front for an escape route but not enough for some nimrod(USUALY in a cage) to not try and pull over in front of me. They still try. Head on a swivel watching the sideroads and driveways. Ones i hate the most are the ones that give no signal and cut across 3 lanes of traffic right in front of you. I dont lay back either. I roll on the throttle and get right up beside any cages im next to right beside the window. Some still dont see you or ignore you all together. Especialy mini vans!

Some doofuss ran a light in springfield yesterday and led the law dogs on a two county chase at a 140 mph before he ate turf. To bad, looked like a nice bike. Squid lived with minor injuries so darwinism didnt work that time.