Motorcycle Week

[Irrigation Guy]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

I have 220,000 miles all over the USA and Canada on bikes with my bride of 45 years. Never rode with a group. Always ride in the right or left "Rut". If you ride in the Center of your lane...you will be riding on a Hump..and the OIL patch...where the oil drips from cars and trucks land..don't want to be there. You always want to ride on clean pavement.

This "Oily" condition is particularly noted when riding into a toll booth. I figure my Allotment of "Time" is at the limit..SO I have QUIT riding. I am 70 NB

PS: Picture a watermellon tossed out of a car at 60...

Was following some bikes last night and this ride in the tire tracks thing came to mind. What I noticed, is a car or truck only has a little bit that sticks out beyond the tire(mirror mostly), a motorcycle has basically half of its overall width sticking out beyond the tire. On some bikes this is a considerable amount of bike and distance toward oncoming traffic.

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by LocalRealtor

Was following some bikes last night and this ride in the tire tracks thing came to mind. What I noticed, is a car or truck only has a little bit that sticks out beyond the tire(mirror mostly), a motorcycle has basically half of its overall width sticking out beyond the tire. On some bikes this is a considerable amount to bike and distance toward oncoming traffic.

My procedure was this: I would ride in the left rut. ALWAYS keepng an eye on oncoming traffic. If someone coming toward me was leaning toward my lane...I would switch over to my Right rut ..ie..using judgment if I thought there was ANY problem at all...then back to the left rut after the offending car passed.

The reason for staying in the left rut to begin with...is to show your headlight to oncoming traffic...you are behind a car. You want the oncoming traffic to SEE that there is a motorcycle behind the car.

We had many enjoyable thousands of miles..and sights of our Great Country....Very few close calls.......but it only takes ONE..On a motorcycle. NB