Lane splitting is safe. - Page 2

**nomadtom69** · 08-04-2011, 10:01 PM

looks like he forgot to blow his horn and granny did not see him

rickyboy · 08-04-2011, 10:51 PM

Not a chance in hell you'll catch me doing that,......at any speed.

cactusjack · 08-04-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

How not to Lane Split.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dc2_1312385792

That brings back some not-so-fond memories.

Bull Durham · 08-04-2011, 11:23 PM

Yeah, riding like that is when I was young and dumb.

Lane splitting to me now is going 10 miles an hour, in stopped traffic jam situations.

ponch · 08-05-2011, 11:04 PM

I wouldn't do it here. Too many lane hogs and CFs.

hammer · 08-06-2011, 12:46 AM

I have done it...years ago. Never again. Has anyone come up front and personal with a west coast mirror?

wiz · 08-09-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

I was in San Francisco a year or so back for a week. I saw a lot of lane splitting, but it was mostly guys on KLRs and Sportsters. I didn't see many full dressers attempting it.

My thoughts exactly - my bike is too fat for me to want to try to squeeze between idiots in cars. :) With a narrow bike and done with care it should not be a problem but a Nomad may not be the perfect LA commute bike.

**jestephens** · 08-09-2011, 06:47 PM

Ever head of Frisco-style chopper?

They don't have the Fat rear tires and long rakes of "traditional" choppers.
Narrow bikes with short rakes can lane-share and make quick U-turns.
http://www.californiachoppers.com/history.html

So even if it IS legal, make sure you have the right bike.

IMHO, the forces of a side crash might be less fatal, but it would seem the occurence of a collision would be much more likely. So I don't necessarily draw the same conclusion of lane sharing being a safer alternative.
I've already replaced the horns on my Vaquero to make sure the lane drifter next to me knows I don't share and don't play well with others!

Just recently someone posted a suggestion of increasing your following distance to 3 seconds instead of 2. THAT SOUNDS SAFE!

Dave · 08-09-2011, 06:59 PM

I do it on my Ultra all the time.

ponch · 08-09-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

I do it on my Ultra all the time.

Cops do to.

cactusjack · 08-09-2011, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ponch

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Originally Posted by Dave

I do it on my Ultra all the time.

Cops do to.

That's not all they do. I see motor officers exiting the freeway on the off-ramp, then turning before the surface street and riding on the sidewalk across the overpass, then get back on the freeway. I'd get a ticket if I tried that.

ponch · 08-09-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponch

Cops do to.

That's not all they do. I see motor officers exiting the freeway on the off-ramp, then turning before the surface street and riding on the sidewalk across the overpass, then get back on the freeway. I'd get a ticket if I tried that.

My point was, if a HD could do it, a Nomad should be able to...

crazy8smokey · 08-11-2011, 12:59 AM

I did it in the duck before, people didn't like it

I do it in the nomad, & guess what ?... people didn't like it

foztex · 08-15-2011, 08:21 PM

Drivers out here in Lubbock can barely share a lane with themselves; that is, many demonstrate difficulty keeping their car/truck positioned within a given lane or in the lane at all.

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Bull Durham Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA area Posts: 785	Lane splitting is safe. Yeah, riding like that is when I was young and dumb. Lane splitting to me now is going 10 miles an hour, in stopped traffic jam situations. __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad VBA #1608 KZR #25622
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08-06-2011, 12:46 AM	#21
hammer Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,329	Lane splitting is safe. I have done it...years ago. Never again. Has anyone come up front and personal with a west coast mirror? __________________ Hammer aka CrocHammer KawaNow#00988, VROC#26389, VR#2202 Abbotsford, BC, Canada 2006 Black Nomad
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08-09-2011, 06:47 PM	#23
jestephens Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fairview Heights, IL (StLouis) Posts: 1,601	Lane splitting is safe. Ever head of Frisco-style chopper? They don't have the Fat rear tires and long rakes of "traditional" choppers. Narrow bikes with short rakes can lane-share and make quick U-turns. http://www.californiachoppers.com/history.html So even if it IS legal, make sure you have the right bike. IMHO, the forces of a side crash might be less fatal, but it would seem the occurence of a collision would be much more likely. So I don't necessarily draw the same conclusion of lane sharing being a safer alternative. I've already replaced the horns on my Vaquero to make sure the lane drifter next to me knows I don't share and don't play well with others! Just recently someone posted a suggestion of increasing your following distance to 3 seconds instead of 2. THAT SOUNDS SAFE! __________________ Jay Stephens, Former National Vice President (2013-2015) 2006 Yamaha FJR1300 formerly 2011 Vaquero- Black formerly 2005 Nomad - black/silver
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08-09-2011, 06:59 PM	#24
Dave Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Itchycoo Park Posts: 3,422	Lane splitting is safe. I do it on my Ultra all the time.
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crazy8smokey Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 85	Lane splitting is safe. I did it in the duck before, people didn't like it I do it in the nomad, & guess what ?... people didn't like it __________________ Race it, break it,fix it repeat...
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08-15-2011, 08:21 PM	#29
foztex Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 407	Lane splitting is safe. Drivers out here in Lubbock can barely share a lane with themselves; that is, many demonstrate difficulty keeping their car/truck positioned within a given lane or in the lane at all.
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