Hey thanks for watching! A couple of corrections. 1. weaving will not add heat to tyers this is best done with acceleration and braking. 2. I forgot to mention reaching to the side of the bike can also to reach the fuel tap or choke. Though as all new bikes are now fuel injected far fewer bikes have these compeared to a few years ago. Yes, It's legal! Hoodies and T shirts! recklesspromotions.uk/product-category/spicy110/lanesplit/yesitslegal/
spicy110, weaving will heat the tires a bit, as will anything else which utilizes friction. Acceleration and deceleration will do it more quickly, but weaving will do some. (You’ll see Formula 1 drivers do the same thing when they’re doing low-speed sections behind a pace car while an accident is being cleared.)
Weaving for me is more to do with letting the vehicle in front, or the vehicle in the distance at side roads or other side of the road to know I am there
watched a lot of your vids now ...car driver for 26yrs now got a 125 scooter just got a geared 125 cheap rebuilt it long story 2015 he rode it 2 1/2 yrs got knocked off never rode it since never had an MOT booked next week its nothing exciting taking your advice really im 46yrs old full car licence 22 yrs start small and work up as you say many times,,,,i find it funny when they see a grey heard male take his helmet of to have a chat and explain just how long iv drove for and them being a bleeeep is no excuse ..i might be out of line but iv always treated bikers as children ////. UNPREDICTABLE... drive with caution....anyway thats how i have always treated bikers an weather i ride or drive that is my way of thinking ... just hope i have the same courtesy out there but wishful thinking i guess
My favourite was when I got rear-ended while waiting at a roundabout, "sorry didn't see you". If you don't look forward while approaching a roundabout then I don't know what to say
It happened to me when stationery in traffic. The driver told the Police "He Didn't See Me", I was wearing a Hi Viz jacket !. Wrecked the bike & put me in Hospital . The police didn't prosecute due to "Lack of Evidence. FFS.
oldbiker9 if they say they didn’t see you, then they have just admitted liability. Cagers often don’t pay enough attention as it is and texting while driving has made it even worse.
If you dont ride then you dont know! I always nod to any rider no matter what they ride. I also never ride past a broken down bike without offering assistance, even if all i can do is offer company and moral support - better than just riding by. True not all bikers follow the code but some of us hold it very dear.
Tq-Oblivious i’ve got a Lexmoto Oregon Honest opinion Looks like shit Sounds like shit Fat as fuck But it gets me where i need to go and motors when it wants to 😂 great for my commute to work and back
Drivers not realising how fast a bike accelerates, Filtered up to a light one morning and pulled away when it when green, turns out it was a work colleague who asked me when they arrived "do i always drive so aggressive" in reference to how quickly i got up to speed and i had to explain that even if you barely twist the throttle on a bike it'll out pace a car, they just didn't realise what power/weight ratios are like on even a moderately sized bike let alone something performance
As a car driver I found this interesting. I wasn't aware of the revving engine or swerving back and forward to clean the tyres things both of which do appear as being 'aggressive'. VW Camper drivers always nod or wave and I think that most niche car groups do the same.
In this day and age I nod anything with a carburetor we're a dying breed. Miss the days when u didn't need a computer to fix your own ride just a shade tree.
As we know, all drivers have to pass a theory test before taking their actual test ... I would definitely support all drivers also having to take a CBT too. Mostly so they know first hand, how vulnerable a motorcyclist is.
Couldn't agree more with you. I am 32 and had a few bikes since turning 17 and only just getting round to doing my car test and I like to think I will be a better driver knowing the habits of bikers.
Few drivers understand road signage nevermind what a biker does. Then there's positioning, engine braking, legal non standard exhausts 🤗 safe overtakes off bends etc
Things that bikers do, some drivers don't understand. (And occasionally catches me off guard) Randomly nodding their head about the place and doing odd hand gestures like their tasting a vintage wine. Oh he's vlogging.
Good video thanks. May I add to the horn message: - One hoot is considered by the police and other organisations as aggressive. If you need to attract someones attention; the best thing to do is give two short hoots. This says "Pay attention or I am here look out". I have used this a lot; and two hoots is where for once "more is less"! Hope this helps. Andy Chipling P.S. The other reason a biker will bend down and adjust something under the tank is to turn the petrol off. On old bikes we do turn off the petrol; as older bikes can leak from the carburetor if left on.
im having that leaking carb issue and it makes my fuel mix to rich (spilling out the air filters) and wastes a lot of gas. getting new floats soon and hoping it helps. everything else in there is replaced, clean and, moves freely. also good on you for using "a lot" instead of "alot" or "allot" its too common of a mistake.
Everyone should be made to ride a bike before they can drive a car. As for getting angry when a car driver nearly wipes you out, I liken it to someone waving a loaded shotgun in your face, pulling the trigger and just missing you. Then them wondering why you are so upset.
Perfecto. Rode an RD350 in MO when i was 16 to 18..Mo Had a Motorcycle ONLY license. Mum HATED it , made me live with dad, but im a better person For the decision! Only got a car license when i had to take Beautiful gal to The prom!
The ones who are at fault in collisions frequently say that we "came out of nowhere ." Police should trained to recognize and disregard the legitimacy of this lame, pathetic excuse for bad driving.
I live and ride in California and literally everything is the same. Except we do the left hand 'clutch fingers' wave rather than nodding. That and less rain, more wildfires.
why would you reward them for being on the phone? that's like hey dude nice phone here's a beer. catch! what you want to throw at them is dog shit. (i actually dont drink, dont want to either. too many people die from drunks, and i dont want to be that guy )
With regards to filtering - There is section on driving tests called making progres. It's not just allowed to, or legal, it's a requirement. Part of driving is you have to make progress. Failure to make progress would result in a fail. For motorcyclists, making progress includes using the ability to filter. Car drivers that don't like that and actively try to stop another road user, be it in a car or on a bike, from making progress would just be causing an obstruction and that is unlawful. No one thinks it's a good idea to drive slow in the outside lane on a motorway, block a road by parking up adjacent to another car, or in front of someone else's drive way.
You will *NOT* fail your bike test in the UK if you don't filter. You *WILL* fail your bike test if you filter and then cause someone else to change their speed and/or direction. Filtering on your test is, quite frankly, a stupid thing to do.
@@FuzzyScaredyCat assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/405674/dl25mc-motorcycle-test-report-form.pdf This is the form an examiner will fill in when you take your test. Please note Part B, 21: Judgement: overtaking/filtering. As an example, if you come up to a junction and there is a bike box at the front of lane. You are expected to filter, if it's safe to do so, to the front of the traffic and enter and wait in that box. It would be considered making progress without undue hessitation, part of awareness and planning, and reading road markings. Of course it's up to the examiner to mark up the sheet but they'd be well within their rights to mark you down for any of those items in that example.
@@simonj48 If you're talking about waiting in the Advanced Stop Lines aka Bike Boxes at traffic lights, that's an offense that carries £100 fine and 3 points on your license - which would likely negatively impact your scoring on the test :P Good points about the judgement thing though. What gets me is that judgement is subjective, which is shaky ground when you're getting examined :( Depends on the instructor I guess.
Oh yeah. Car drivers hate bikes making progress while they are stuck in traffic. Plus some drivers think filtering is illegal and deliberately block you because they are 'doing their bit.'
Many,many car drivers have no interest in mastering their vehicle but are keen to keep up on their bullshit on the phone whilst driving and taking phone calls and texts
The throttle blipping thing nearly ended my biking days before they'd started. Summer 2013 and I finally pass my full bike test and dust off the Bandit I'd had waiting. A few days later, I decide to use it to pick up a parcel a little way away - hop on the motorway and it's nose to tail traffic. So, it's basically my first time filtering, I've been riding all of 2 weeks and I'm out on my Bandit 650. As I'm filtering, traffic starts to pick up to, say, 20-30mph and the two cars in front of me start to converge on each other - "I'm a biker now", I think to myself and decide to give the throttle a good blip to warn them of my presence. Well, to this day I don't really know what happened or what I did - I either didn't depress the clutch, or I slipped, because the next thing I know I'm blowing past the next couple of cars on the back wheel, barely hanging on to the bike. My natural instinct is to grab both brakes, so the bike slams back down and I promptly lock up the front wheel take all the weight off the back and come very close to a high side. It was nothing but dumb luck that I didn't completely stack it, there and then. I promptly slowed down behind a truck in Lane 1, and got some serious abuse from the now-passing cars. My friends now know it as the wheelie-filter.
The blip when filtering, i do.. The stopping if i hit someone i do.. The stopping for bikes at the side of the road i do.. Actually i do all things correctly i think, although not sure if its because i`m on a 125 but i`ve only had one person stop when i`ve broke down.. No idea why they don`t.. Great video as always
Excellent video and explanations. Most bikers like me know these. This video should be given to learner drivers instructors, learners made to watch it to make all drivers aware of bikers different road rules. Thanks for the upload.
It s fun to know that the relationship between bike and car are the same in Quebec (Canada) and UK. Only difference in what you said, here we do a small wave gesture instead of you nod when we pass other biker and we can t filter 😭
I rev'd my bike once at a car going very slowly through a car park. It was a very warm day and I was almost at the designated bike parking so was eager to unzip etc. After getting off my bike a very angry man stormed over and threatened to punch me for daring to rev! Sadly I had switched off my bike cam with the ignition else I'd have his entire tirade for the police. His meek-looking passengers didn't say a word but I bet they were embarrassed. I was wearing my protective gear and helmet but was more worried he'd damage my bike.
Round where I live, attitudes towards filtering are really good. 4/5 times if I’m filtering and someone is too far to the right, for example, they’ll move over to let me through. People don’t look at me like I’m some death junkie even though I’m on a bright green sports bike looking thing that is louder than anything else in the universe. It surprised me because people on the internet had been saying that a lot of car drivers are like that. I’ve only been riding for about a year but I’ve only had one encounter of a driver being slightly annoyed at me for nothing and it wasn’t in the area I live. Thank you, fellow West Midlanders.
7:50 Only issue with this is people love to cut corners. So, i'd much rather stay on the inside. Just incase someone cuts the corner or a tractor, bus lorry ect comes down the other way. But if you can see no one is coming & a junction is up ahead. I'd be on the outside, then if I see a car stopped their. I'd move side to side a little just to make myself more visable. As movement is much better then 1 single light. A loving light catches your eye alot better.
Cars, trucks, and especially SUVs have blind spots at the front left and right so if the driver only briefly checks for cros traffic they have a good chance of not seeing a small bike hidden behind the blind spot. Everyone is in such a hurry and can't spare a couple of seconds to look properly it doesn't surprise me to hear someone say I didn't see him. What they really mean is I wasn't bothered to look properly.
74 superbeetle first car 20 years ago. Still love all vw's. Been driving old mopars since then. Now getting into bikes so I stop for all 3. Really anything with a carburetor gets points in my book in this day and age of computer controlled everything. 85 ramcharger/ 04 VTX
As a car driver, the only thing that annoys me about filtering is when you're in a sporty mood at the front of traffic lights and a biker filters in front only to be slow or late to react to the green.
Interesting as that is one of the things that annoys me, Car drivers leaving the lights on amber and I mean on amber. On a bike I will aim to go at the exact moment it turns green and within 10 feet I am so far ahead of cars I am out your way. But so so many leave on amber before the green even starts to light. This greatly increases the risk of being hit by a red light jumper from the other side and often leave the bike sandwiched between 2 cars. So being early or late here will piss one of us off. Thing is tho the early car is the one breaking the rules not the bike leaving a moment later. A good example of this is at 0:55 in this video here th-cam.com/video/iHvchgd7gbs/w-d-xo.html
@@spicy110 oh yeah that would suck even more. I'm in Aus we don't have the amber pre green. (Always thought that was a weird thing to have) great vids dude and makes me consider getting a bike!
Isn’t putting your foot out in biker code mean that there’s like gravel or sand or something slippery on the road on that side One thing I do love about riding is the brotherhood. You just simply don’t get the same feeling in a car. Even with car communities. Biker brotherhood is like nothing else, and it’s amazing how much the single love of riding unites so many strangers
Hey Spicy, great video!! Have you any experience with the Euro4 Lexmoto ZSB EFI? Thought it may be interesting to hear about the bottom of the range Chinese model. Thanks, keep up the good work!
Monash university in Melbourne did a road accident study on this issue. Their conclusion was that car drivers are only keeping an eye out for other cars. Bikes don't register to them. Unless they have flashing lights and a siren.
Sometimes people are turning the fuel tap underneath the tank on or off etc if they are reaching down on one side of the fuel tank. Or some bikes such as Harley Davidson frequently have a manual 'compression' release button on the engine on one side. You might see them reach down with one hand - and release compression before attempting to start the bike. Also...in my country and State - going down the middle of two lanes of slow moving or stopped traffic is called 'lane splitting',and is also legal. We only call it 'filtering' when a motorcyclist is rapidly and/or erratically jumping/weaving from lane to lane to get through traffic...and it's illegal. Interesting video...Thanks! =)
yay its a day or two since this uped , but we as bikers and car owners (alfistas) do share and wave or salute AND we help aech others , personally ive done it since i can remember do to cost and it have come back several times , and mostly in visiting countrys as we give way to both cars and bikes and they remembered days after and salute you !
OEM bike horns - first upgrade any rider should make. Denali Soundbomb or similar. Horns are fitted at the front of the vehicle (even sirens on emergency vehicles) and face forwards for a reason - that's the direction any hazard is likely to be. Exhausts are at the back of the machine and face backwards. The human visual system works on a lot more than just knowing how far apart car headlights are, therefore knowing how far away the car is simply by how far apart the headlights appear to be. We have 2 eyes for depth perception, which is the same thing as being able to work out distance to some object. Stereoscopic range finders use some of that principle - two independent lenses that are adjusted to bring two images of the same object into coincidence, then take the angle between the two lens systems, apply some trigonometry (usually done by the system, much like our eyes and brain do for us) and bingo! You have the distance. Focusing also plays a part. Using the distance between headlights is also unreliable, as buses/coaches/lorries have much bigger spaces between the headlights. Totally agree on the acceleration point. Most non-bikers, especially if they have NEVER ridden a bike, often have no comprehension of how even a 500/600cc can accelerate. As you say, to get a car that accelerates as fast as many bikes, you have to spend LOTS of money! Lots of interesting points, should make for good discussion ;)
I can 100% understand that car drivers can't tell how fast we are going, but I have to disagree that they can't see us during the day. A bike has roughly the same profile as a human being and you don't see cars regularly plowing through crowds of people (except mustangs). I think its more a matter of the brain eliminating smaller vehicles (than their own, except lorry drivers) from their perception of the road. I've had people look me dead in the eyes as they pull out on me in a car and on a bike.
True to be said about the chopper key or maybe a choke but more likely it’s the fuel tap..on/off or reserve..(always on the left)people back in my day use to turn it off & then back on again..(obviously)..Happy Biking man..✌🏻
"literally make my blood boil". Wow! Congratulations on being an alien 👽 lol. My driving instructor told me to never pull out in front of a motorbike because you can easily misjudge their speed and/or they can change speed quickly without warning.
Thank you for the information. As a car driver it is useful to know how bikers think and why they do some things. As you say if we have a mutual respect for all road users then life on the roads is a lot simpler and safer for all.
What a lovely tour through the Hampshire countryside and yes, I wish car drivers understood bikers a bit more. Where I live, almost everyone pulls out at junctions without even looking, so at least I know that, so I'm forewarned.
Passed by a broken down motorcycle on the way home from just picking up a used R6 from a private seller. I wanted to stop and ask if he was alright, but at the same time I didn't have knowledge or tools to help him even if I wanted to. I didn't know what to do and I just rode by. That ate at my conscience the entire ride home because sometimes all someone needs is just an extra pair of hands - something I can attest to. My justification was: "Oh, I haven't even registered the damn thing yet. What if police came!?", "He could have stolen the bike and title right from me if I pulled over.", "He just ran out of gas, there's a gas station right there." The guy even looked at me as I rev-matched the downshift since the exhaust was loud as hell. Fuck. Needless to say, I gave to a homeless guy at a red light before getting home that day. That was probably selfish of me since looking back at it now, I probably did it due to my conscience being eaten alive. I'm happy I did it nonetheless. But I must say, I still feel guilty about it even now. I'll never do that again, and I hope the guy was okay.
The fact that you were so affected is a clear enough measure of your character. Many people wouldn’t even think of stopping, let alone beat themselves up about their inaction. You’re not obligated to act - it’s a touching thing that you would even consider it. Ride safe. :-)
had an one hour ride today, absolutely lovely and no issues with the cars. Two bicycles though ... tzzz and both elderly ladies, one cut in front of me although she had a huuuge stop sign on the street she was coming from, she was stopped, looking at me and than decided to just, you know, go and the second one, narrow street, parked cars on my side, was coming on the opposite way, a meter and a half from the sidewalk to the point I had to squeeze close to the parked cars on the right. I wonder if a car came instead of me, than what ? Anyhoo, I was going slow in both cases and just amused myself, though I throttle blipped the 1st lady, like she cared ... :)
I'm a new subscriber, I love watching these kind of videos from you. I'm a new rider, really new. And there is a lot of sense spoken in these videos of yours. 👍 Have you thought about doing the lane splitting graphic as a sticker?
Well done - yes, particularly good for those new to the game. When filtering to the head of a queue, I will NEVER go in front of the lead vehicle, but wait behind. I think that it is annoying for the driver, and as remarqued, we can overtake with ease in the right circumstances. Ciarán (50+yrs in 'the game')
It *is* harder to judge a bike's approach speed. Moving laterally across the lane (either by weave or just to the outer edge of the onlookers view of the lane) can massively increase the chance you've been seen, and gives you a bit of room to work with too. 👍
As for the reaching down the side of the bike, old bikes and some newer carberetted bikes have fuel taps. People reaching over the side could be just turning on their fuel.
I would like to learn to ride a bike, thanks for the info. I think the one that contradicts itself is the filtering, as you say bikers want space which I fully understand, yet when filtering and overtaking on small lanes you are then in the cars space, which I find unsafe and risky in my car, I have my space and then a bike invades it!
This is because you don't ride bikes. You are safer out of the way of cars I.e not between them and people have a habit of rear ending you and on a bike that is a much bigger deal. If done correctly they will be near you for maybe 2 seconds and in doing so also remove themselves from being traffic. It's a win all round, it is also legal and defendable in court.
One of the things you see bikers doing that car drivers don't understand is groping down by the engine in the winter. It's keeping your hands warm on the engine case's. I hate creepers, makes me slow down if I'm not sure what they are doing. Which makes then wait even longer
I had a woman turn right in front of me at the last second, I ended up on the pavement to avoid her. Was bloody scary. Had a hi-viz, headlight on and the sun was in front of me and she still didn’t see me.
Well said, although I suspect the primary recipient of this content (car drivers) aren't really watching this. If there's one thing I can't stand from the MCY community though is that bikers who act entitled it's legal. I have the same hatred for pedestrians who walk out in the middle of the road and do so without a care in the world because if you hit them you're at fault. I live in Cali, USA, which is the only state which splitting/filtering is legal, and the amount of bikers who act like assholes about it is too high. Like "I'm allowed to split, so FUCK YOU if you don't move over", and they start honking their horn and shit. Yes, filtering and splitting is legal, but it also needs to be done in a safe and responsible manner, if a cop sees you fucking with people they'll pull you over all the same. Sometimes you're filtering along and you come up to 2 cars which are too close to slide between...there's no point in revving to redline at them, no point in honking, you have no right to do either of those, and I hate when people do, just match their speed until the gap opens and slide on through. I love it when people move over for me to allow me to split, feels great, but I shouldn't expect it, and it's wrong to be mad at drivers if they don't move. I hate that shit.
When I reached down to fiddle with something under my seat it was because there was a fuel tap, I'd always turn the fuel off if I left it unattended. Mainly in the hopes if it got stolen it wouldnt get very far before being ditched.
I was actually in a situation a few months ago where a car driver was right up on my backside with his head lights reflecting off of my right side mirror who just sat there and didnt overtake me dispite having a perfect opportunity to overtake.......until i verbally screamed and i mean screamed "Get the F..k away from me! Back the F..k off!"....next thing i know his headlights where barely seen in my wing mirror. Dont be afraid to shout out if you need to....The car driver will hear you!
People look for gaps not bikes / cars that's how the brain works, weaving (connecting your first subject), breaks up the background and it helps give drivers a perception of your speed. Food for thought!
You're right about creepers, but that applies to cars too... have they seen you... are the going to drive out into the road ?! Also, filtering is illegal in Canada.
Your the Guru man Lol. Great sense and understanding for the oneness of all road users. If we all just gave a little thought and respect the highways and byways would be a happier and safer place for us all! Love Peace and Harmony! :-)
one more reason to justify lane filtering is that stopping behind cars in traffic puts considerably more stress on the body of the rider compared to someone just sitting in a car in rush hour traffic. So yeah, it's a possible argument that lane filtering to front instead will put less strain on their body as they have to stand stationary for less time. This straining problem ramps up with the increased weight of your bike.
Throttle blips are also easy access, quicker than finding the horn button ! You want that guy to hear and see you "now" not a second later ! Cars have it easier with easy and quick access the the horn.
where is your horn button located under the seat? most are right next to the throttle and quick/easy to access. i mean if your horn button was under the rear fender, seat, front fender, battery, or anywhere not on the handle bars its a bad design or probably modified.
@@darkshadowsx5949 I can go weeks without using the horn ! My thumb is habituated to use the turn signals. If I decide to use the horn when a car is about to hit me it might be one second to late ! It's about forming habitual reflexes ! If I install a powerful horn I might make it into practice to form a reflex. Right now my thumb is using the turn signals like 1000 times a week vs almost never for the horn. I can do it fine when not in a hurry but only when a wimpy polite beep is called for ! I cannot trust my wimpy horn to save me, so I don't go for it or rely on it. + can you downshift + swerve + emergency brake while your thumb is busy hitting the horn ?
In Thailand, both horn or blip always make people angry. haha Anyway I prefer blip rather than horn since I can adjust the noise base on my wrist while horn has only one static noise level.
I have to reach down the side of my bike to either turn the fuel on, off or onto reserve..... It is an old bike so guess that's why. Love the vids keep em coming, it's great to see some of my riding areas as I live in Portsmouth so just round the corner from you spicy
I don't like when car drivers start tailgating me in a kind of playful, sporty fashion after they see me riding sporty too. They might want to participate in my fun or even want a little race, but for my part, I have to think of what that car does to me if I encounter danger and slam on my brakes. Drivers of fast cars often tend to try and catch us bikers, it seems to be a game for them.
This 'filtering is illegal' thing is widespread. When I used to ride, a few times while filtering I had drivers obviously and deliberately open their door to block my progress. They were 'doing their bit'.
I've been a biker for 40 years and the main reason for me reaching down is my old bikes need the petrol switched on and the carbs have to be tickled ( if the engine is cold).
There is another thing I do which all bikers should do and probably trained to do which is eyeball drivers at junctions I know it can seem aggressive but you know they have seen you I find at roundabouts this is essential.
@@derekdelboytrotter8881 that's lane splitting - filtering is when you go between the cars at a red light to get to the front. And its safer for a bike so you dont get rear ended for 1 and 2 bikes pull off faster that cars do.
@@janetgreenslade9281 if you cross a solid white line weather you're filtering or lane splitting, it's still illegal. I know the difference between the 2, thanks.
@@janetgreenslade9281 I've been riding for 20 years and I'm a professional truck driver, I think I know the rules of the road. I didn't say filtering was illegal, I said crossing a solid white line was illegal. Read the highway code ffs.
Swerve avoiding white arrows in wet on road and bloody speed bumps position 1 2 or 3 doesnt exist on british roads because of speed bumps especially with oncoming traffic using middle of road to avoid the bumps in their 4/4s can be scary sometimes
Another reason a motorcyclist may reach down beneath their tank is to turn off their petcock (fuel line) so that it won't leak gasoline while they're away from their bike.
I don’t think I know any bikers that don’t also drive cars, of course, the opposite is not true, but I bike a lot in town and IME nobody gets too pissed off about me filtering. Although it can be embarrassing slipping up to the front of the queue at the lights and then stalling…. I imagine …
Great video as always I know what you are talking about I drive both cars and bikes I would always try to help anyone in a car or on a motorcycle and I aways give loads of space to motorcycle s and cars great video as always I enjoyed it loads
4:20 my bike's 42yo horn was dead when i got the bike. I revived it and found out mine is actually adjustable. its super loud and now. probably 100 - 115db if you cant hear it your def.
Hey thanks for watching! A couple of corrections.
1. weaving will not add heat to tyers this is best done with acceleration and braking.
2. I forgot to mention reaching to the side of the bike can also to reach the fuel tap or choke.
Though as all new bikes are now fuel injected far fewer bikes have these compeared to a few years ago.
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spicy110, weaving will heat the tires a bit, as will anything else which utilizes friction. Acceleration and deceleration will do it more quickly, but weaving will do some. (You’ll see Formula 1 drivers do the same thing when they’re doing low-speed sections behind a pace car while an accident is being cleared.)
Weaving for me is more to do with letting the vehicle in front, or the vehicle in the distance at side roads or other side of the road to know I am there
My bike also has the choke up on the left grip but I have an idle adjuster down by the petcock, so I fiddle with that at lights from time to time.
Weaving well get the small rock and gravel off your tire
watched a lot of your vids now ...car driver for 26yrs now got a 125 scooter just got a geared 125 cheap rebuilt it long story 2015 he rode it 2 1/2 yrs got knocked off never rode it since never had an MOT booked next week its nothing exciting taking your advice really im 46yrs old full car licence 22 yrs start small and work up as you say many times,,,,i find it funny when they see a grey heard male take his helmet of to have a chat and explain just how long iv drove for and them being a bleeeep is no excuse ..i might be out of line but iv always treated bikers as children ////. UNPREDICTABLE... drive with caution....anyway thats how i have always treated bikers an weather i ride or drive that is my way of thinking ... just hope i have the same courtesy out there but wishful thinking i guess
My favourite was when I got rear-ended while waiting at a roundabout, "sorry didn't see you". If you don't look forward while approaching a roundabout then I don't know what to say
That happened to me at a red light, really sucked
@@janetgreenslade6478 Did your bike get written off?
Same thing happened to my wife
It happened to me when stationery in traffic. The driver told the Police "He Didn't See Me", I was wearing a Hi Viz jacket !. Wrecked the bike & put me in Hospital . The police didn't prosecute due to "Lack of Evidence. FFS.
oldbiker9 if they say they didn’t see you, then they have just admitted liability. Cagers often don’t pay enough attention as it is and texting while driving has made it even worse.
If you dont ride then you dont know! I always nod to any rider no matter what they ride. I also never ride past a broken down bike without offering assistance, even if all i can do is offer company and moral support - better than just riding by. True not all bikers follow the code but some of us hold it very dear.
Good bless you
I nod to you and any other biker i see whether it's a scooter, a 125cc or a 1000cc...
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If only the whole world could be as friendly as two bikers standing in a carpark sheltering from the rain drinkin a brew! :-)
That comment was very touching
Even when I was on a 50cc ped , bigger bikes would almost always nod at me
Bike equality. In another 10 years we will be nodding at cyclists or people on mobility vehicles.
EinkOLED can’t wait till I’m on my 125 so I can nod at 50cc’s😅
Tq-Oblivious i just pass 50cc peds at close to 65/70 on my 125 😂😂
Adam Games must feel nice 😂 I’ve got until June 10th until I can do the same 👍 I’m getting a GSX-R125 what bike you got ?
Tq-Oblivious i’ve got a Lexmoto Oregon
Honest opinion
Looks like shit
Sounds like shit
Fat as fuck
But it gets me where i need to go and motors when it wants to 😂 great for my commute to work and back
Drivers not realising how fast a bike accelerates, Filtered up to a light one morning and pulled away when it when green, turns out it was a work colleague who asked me when they arrived "do i always drive so aggressive" in reference to how quickly i got up to speed and i had to explain that even if you barely twist the throttle on a bike it'll out pace a car, they just didn't realise what power/weight ratios are like on even a moderately sized bike let alone something performance
True started on a 250 and wife always thinks I'm hot rodding wait till I finish the vtx 1300 I just bought.😈
As a car driver I found this interesting. I wasn't aware of the revving engine or swerving back and forward to clean the tyres things both of which do appear as being 'aggressive'. VW Camper drivers always nod or wave and I think that most niche car groups do the same.
In this day and age I nod anything with a carburetor we're a dying breed. Miss the days when u didn't need a computer to fix your own ride just a shade tree.
All car drivers should have to spend a bit of time on a pushbike or m/bike and it would make them better drivers.
Yeah i recon they should too!
As we know, all drivers have to pass a theory test before taking their actual test ... I would definitely support all drivers also having to take a CBT too. Mostly so they know first hand, how vulnerable a motorcyclist is.
Couldn't agree more with you. I am 32 and had a few bikes since turning 17 and only just getting round to doing my car test and I like to think I will be a better driver knowing the habits of bikers.
maybe a test for cyclist too
who has never ridden a bicycle?
Few drivers understand road signage nevermind what a biker does.
Then there's positioning, engine braking, legal non standard exhausts 🤗 safe overtakes off bends etc
@Bob Sacamano Without braking
@@chrisb_rc my rsv mille you hardly need the brakes just downshift and its like hitting a a wall that fucks people behind you up
@@reasonsvoice8554 my old Vmax was the same man
Things that bikers do, some drivers don't understand. (And occasionally catches me off guard)
Randomly nodding their head about the place and doing odd hand gestures like their tasting a vintage wine.
Oh he's vlogging.
Good video thanks. May I add to the horn message: - One hoot is considered by the police and other organisations as aggressive. If you need to attract someones attention; the best thing to do is give two short hoots. This says "Pay attention or I am here look out". I have used this a lot; and two hoots is where for once "more is less"! Hope this helps. Andy Chipling P.S. The other reason a biker will bend down and adjust something under the tank is to turn the petrol off. On old bikes we do turn off the petrol; as older bikes can leak from the carburetor if left on.
im having that leaking carb issue and it makes my fuel mix to rich (spilling out the air filters) and wastes a lot of gas. getting new floats soon and hoping it helps.
everything else in there is replaced, clean and, moves freely.
also good on you for using "a lot" instead of "alot" or "allot" its too common of a mistake.
Everyone should be made to ride a bike before they can drive a car. As for getting angry when a car driver nearly wipes you out, I liken it to someone waving a loaded shotgun in your face, pulling the trigger and just missing you. Then them wondering why you are so upset.
Perfecto. Rode an RD350 in MO when i was 16 to 18..Mo Had a Motorcycle ONLY license. Mum HATED it , made me live with dad, but im a better person For the decision! Only got a car license when i had to take Beautiful gal to The prom!
Jason Green great analogy.
i think everyone has ridden a bicycle
@@davidjones-vx9ju a motorbike not a push bike
The ones who are at fault in collisions frequently say that we "came out of nowhere ." Police should trained to recognize and disregard the legitimacy of this lame, pathetic excuse for bad driving.
I live and ride in California and literally everything is the same. Except we do the left hand 'clutch fingers' wave rather than nodding. That and less rain, more wildfires.
Fiddling round at the side.... 3 things maybe petrol tap also
Less common nowadays but lots still ride old bikes
My old ZZR has a fuel tap, long live carbs! I always switch the fuel off when I park up etc
When i see a car driver on their phone, i sometimes throw my beer can at theem.
why would you reward them for being on the phone? that's like hey dude nice phone here's a beer. catch!
what you want to throw at them is dog shit.
(i actually dont drink, dont want to either. too many people die from drunks, and i dont want to be that guy )
@@darkshadowsx5949 who the hell carries dogshit with them?
With regards to filtering - There is section on driving tests called making progres. It's not just allowed to, or legal, it's a requirement. Part of driving is you have to make progress. Failure to make progress would result in a fail.
For motorcyclists, making progress includes using the ability to filter. Car drivers that don't like that and actively try to stop another road user, be it in a car or on a bike, from making progress would just be causing an obstruction and that is unlawful.
No one thinks it's a good idea to drive slow in the outside lane on a motorway, block a road by parking up adjacent to another car, or in front of someone else's drive way.
You will *NOT* fail your bike test in the UK if you don't filter. You *WILL* fail your bike test if you filter and then cause someone else to change their speed and/or direction. Filtering on your test is, quite frankly, a stupid thing to do.
@@FuzzyScaredyCat assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/405674/dl25mc-motorcycle-test-report-form.pdf
This is the form an examiner will fill in when you take your test. Please note Part B, 21: Judgement: overtaking/filtering.
As an example, if you come up to a junction and there is a bike box at the front of lane. You are expected to filter, if it's safe to do so, to the front of the traffic and enter and wait in that box. It would be considered making progress without undue hessitation, part of awareness and planning, and reading road markings. Of course it's up to the examiner to mark up the sheet but they'd be well within their rights to mark you down for any of those items in that example.
@@simonj48 If you're talking about waiting in the Advanced Stop Lines aka Bike Boxes at traffic lights, that's an offense that carries £100 fine and 3 points on your license - which would likely negatively impact your scoring on the test :P Good points about the judgement thing though. What gets me is that judgement is subjective, which is shaky ground when you're getting examined :( Depends on the instructor I guess.
Oh yeah. Car drivers hate bikes making progress while they are stuck in traffic. Plus some drivers think filtering is illegal and deliberately block you because they are 'doing their bit.'
Many,many car drivers have no interest in mastering their vehicle but are keen to keep up on their bullshit on the phone whilst driving and taking phone calls and texts
The throttle blipping thing nearly ended my biking days before they'd started. Summer 2013 and I finally pass my full bike test and dust off the Bandit I'd had waiting. A few days later, I decide to use it to pick up a parcel a little way away - hop on the motorway and it's nose to tail traffic.
So, it's basically my first time filtering, I've been riding all of 2 weeks and I'm out on my Bandit 650. As I'm filtering, traffic starts to pick up to, say, 20-30mph and the two cars in front of me start to converge on each other - "I'm a biker now", I think to myself and decide to give the throttle a good blip to warn them of my presence. Well, to this day I don't really know what happened or what I did - I either didn't depress the clutch, or I slipped, because the next thing I know I'm blowing past the next couple of cars on the back wheel, barely hanging on to the bike. My natural instinct is to grab both brakes, so the bike slams back down and I promptly lock up the front wheel take all the weight off the back and come very close to a high side.
It was nothing but dumb luck that I didn't completely stack it, there and then. I promptly slowed down behind a truck in Lane 1, and got some serious abuse from the now-passing cars.
My friends now know it as the wheelie-filter.
yea ok
The blip when filtering, i do.. The stopping if i hit someone i do.. The stopping for bikes at the side of the road i do.. Actually i do all things correctly i think, although not sure if its because i`m on a 125 but i`ve only had one person stop when i`ve broke down.. No idea why they don`t.. Great video as always
Excellent video and explanations. Most bikers like me know these. This video should be given to learner drivers instructors, learners made to watch it to make all drivers aware of bikers different road rules. Thanks for the upload.
I've tried revving my bike while filtering, but in my little 125, no one hears me anyways. So I've learned to use my horn when needed XD
Enigma4you same problem unless I redline lmao XD what 125 u got?
@@aidenmullett8876 I've got a Kymco K-pipe. Fun little bike and looks meaner than it actually is.
I have an EXTREMELY loud horn and a loud exhaust. Double whammy 😁
It s fun to know that the relationship between bike and car are the same in Quebec (Canada) and UK.
Only difference in what you said, here we do a small wave gesture instead of you nod when we pass other biker and we can t filter 😭
I rev'd my bike once at a car going very slowly through a car park. It was a very warm day and I was almost at the designated bike parking so was eager to unzip etc. After getting off my bike a very angry man stormed over and threatened to punch me for daring to rev! Sadly I had switched off my bike cam with the ignition else I'd have his entire tirade for the police. His meek-looking passengers didn't say a word but I bet they were embarrassed. I was wearing my protective gear and helmet but was more worried he'd damage my bike.
Round where I live, attitudes towards filtering are really good. 4/5 times if I’m filtering and someone is too far to the right, for example, they’ll move over to let me through. People don’t look at me like I’m some death junkie even though I’m on a bright green sports bike looking thing that is louder than anything else in the universe. It surprised me because people on the internet had been saying that a lot of car drivers are like that. I’ve only been riding for about a year but I’ve only had one encounter of a driver being slightly annoyed at me for nothing and it wasn’t in the area I live. Thank you, fellow West Midlanders.
You live in the midlands it's a big biking area so people probably all know someone who rides. 🙂
7:50 Only issue with this is people love to cut corners. So, i'd much rather stay on the inside. Just incase someone cuts the corner or a tractor, bus lorry ect comes down the other way. But if you can see no one is coming & a junction is up ahead. I'd be on the outside, then if I see a car stopped their. I'd move side to side a little just to make myself more visable. As movement is much better then 1 single light. A loving light catches your eye alot better.
Cars, trucks, and especially SUVs have blind spots at the front left and right so if the driver only briefly checks for cros traffic they have a good chance of not seeing a small bike hidden behind the blind spot. Everyone is in such a hurry and can't spare a couple of seconds to look properly it doesn't surprise me to hear someone say I didn't see him. What they really mean is I wasn't bothered to look properly.
Yep that's the having understanding for each other I mentioned. But it also requires both parties to so there part.
As a motorcyclist I acknowledge other riders, as a former Beetle owner I understand that camaraderie that you spoke about.
A few cars have the same user connection
can't think of a word to describe it lol
74 superbeetle first car 20 years ago. Still love all vw's. Been driving old mopars since then. Now getting into bikes so I stop for all 3. Really anything with a carburetor gets points in my book in this day and age of computer controlled everything. 85 ramcharger/ 04 VTX
As a car driver, the only thing that annoys me about filtering is when you're in a sporty mood at the front of traffic lights and a biker filters in front only to be slow or late to react to the green.
Interesting as that is one of the things that annoys me, Car drivers leaving the lights on amber and I mean on amber. On a bike I will aim to go at the exact moment it turns green and within 10 feet I am so far ahead of cars I am out your way. But so so many leave on amber before the green even starts to light. This greatly increases the risk of being hit by a red light jumper from the other side and often leave the bike sandwiched between 2 cars.
So being early or late here will piss one of us off. Thing is tho the early car is the one breaking the rules not the bike leaving a moment later.
A good example of this is at 0:55 in this video here th-cam.com/video/iHvchgd7gbs/w-d-xo.html
@@spicy110 oh yeah that would suck even more. I'm in Aus we don't have the amber pre green. (Always thought that was a weird thing to have) great vids dude and makes me consider getting a bike!
Fiddling on the left side when I was motorcycling there was a fuel tap. Also a setting for reserve setting. Honda N250 Superdream 1982
Note the pinned comment you scrolled past 👍
spicy110 yes now I see it. Thanks
Isn’t putting your foot out in biker code mean that there’s like gravel or sand or something slippery on the road on that side
One thing I do love about riding is the brotherhood.
You just simply don’t get the same feeling in a car. Even with car communities. Biker brotherhood is like nothing else, and it’s amazing how much the single love of riding unites so many strangers
Drive an old mopar or vw we will welcome you.
Hey Spicy, great video!! Have you any experience with the Euro4 Lexmoto ZSB EFI? Thought it may be interesting to hear about the bottom of the range Chinese model. Thanks, keep up the good work!
Monash university in Melbourne did a road accident study on this issue. Their conclusion was that car drivers are only keeping an eye out for other cars. Bikes don't register to them. Unless they have flashing lights and a siren.
We rev to make downshifts smoother too. Most people think we are showing off.
Vital to not have that chain tugging and getting tight/slack spots
Sometimes people are turning the fuel tap underneath the tank on or off etc if they are reaching down on one side of the fuel tank.
Or some bikes such as Harley Davidson frequently have a manual 'compression' release button on the engine on one side.
You might see them reach down with one hand - and release compression before attempting to start the bike.
Also...in my country and State - going down the middle of two lanes of slow moving or stopped traffic is called 'lane splitting',and is also legal.
We only call it 'filtering' when a motorcyclist is rapidly and/or erratically jumping/weaving from lane to lane to get through traffic...and it's illegal.
Interesting video...Thanks! =)
lane splitting used to be legal in California some years ago : doesn't it exist any more ?
@@JCF69700 I believe since August 2016 - 'lane splitting' has been legal in California.
Watching a few of these scenes again coz i was too busy taking in the wonderful views of hayling island,
I'm from the other side of the road but West and East has a lot in common great video!
When I reach down under the tank it's to check that my hidden stash hasn't fallen out.
yay its a day or two since this uped , but we as bikers and car owners (alfistas) do share and wave or salute AND we help aech others , personally ive done it since i can remember do to cost and it have come back several times , and mostly in visiting countrys as we give way to both cars and bikes and they remembered days after and salute you !
OEM bike horns - first upgrade any rider should make. Denali Soundbomb or similar. Horns are fitted at the front of the vehicle (even sirens on emergency vehicles) and face forwards for a reason - that's the direction any hazard is likely to be. Exhausts are at the back of the machine and face backwards.
The human visual system works on a lot more than just knowing how far apart car headlights are, therefore knowing how far away the car is simply by how far apart the headlights appear to be. We have 2 eyes for depth perception, which is the same thing as being able to work out distance to some object. Stereoscopic range finders use some of that principle - two independent lenses that are adjusted to bring two images of the same object into coincidence, then take the angle between the two lens systems, apply some trigonometry (usually done by the system, much like our eyes and brain do for us) and bingo! You have the distance. Focusing also plays a part. Using the distance between headlights is also unreliable, as buses/coaches/lorries have much bigger spaces between the headlights.
Totally agree on the acceleration point. Most non-bikers, especially if they have NEVER ridden a bike, often have no comprehension of how even a 500/600cc can accelerate. As you say, to get a car that accelerates as fast as many bikes, you have to spend LOTS of money!
Lots of interesting points, should make for good discussion ;)
I can 100% understand that car drivers can't tell how fast we are going, but I have to disagree that they can't see us during the day. A bike has roughly the same profile as a human being and you don't see cars regularly plowing through crowds of people (except mustangs). I think its more a matter of the brain eliminating smaller vehicles (than their own, except lorry drivers) from their perception of the road. I've had people look me dead in the eyes as they pull out on me in a car and on a bike.
Yeah that's happened to me loads, I agree with you!
True to be said about the chopper key or maybe a choke but more likely it’s the fuel tap..on/off or reserve..(always on the left)people back in my day use to turn it off & then back on again..(obviously)..Happy Biking man..✌🏻
"literally make my blood boil". Wow! Congratulations on being an alien 👽 lol. My driving instructor told me to never pull out in front of a motorbike because you can easily misjudge their speed and/or they can change speed quickly without warning.
Thank you for the information. As a car driver it is useful to know how bikers think and why they do some things. As you say if we have a mutual respect for all road users then life on the roads is a lot simpler and safer for all.
What a lovely tour through the Hampshire countryside and yes, I wish car drivers understood bikers a bit more.
Where I live, almost everyone pulls out at junctions without even looking, so at least I know that, so I'm forewarned.
awesome video dude keep the good work up been watching since the 125 days and you made a lot of good points in this video
Good video, good attitude, safe riding bro have fun :-)
Passed by a broken down motorcycle on the way home from just picking up a used R6 from a private seller. I wanted to stop and ask if he was alright, but at the same time I didn't have knowledge or tools to help him even if I wanted to. I didn't know what to do and I just rode by. That ate at my conscience the entire ride home because sometimes all someone needs is just an extra pair of hands - something I can attest to. My justification was: "Oh, I haven't even registered the damn thing yet. What if police came!?", "He could have stolen the bike and title right from me if I pulled over.", "He just ran out of gas, there's a gas station right there." The guy even looked at me as I rev-matched the downshift since the exhaust was loud as hell. Fuck.
Needless to say, I gave to a homeless guy at a red light before getting home that day. That was probably selfish of me since looking back at it now, I probably did it due to my conscience being eaten alive. I'm happy I did it nonetheless. But I must say, I still feel guilty about it even now. I'll never do that again, and I hope the guy was okay.
The fact that you were so affected is a clear enough measure of your character. Many people wouldn’t even think of stopping, let alone beat themselves up about their inaction. You’re not obligated to act - it’s a touching thing that you would even consider it.
Ride safe. :-)
had an one hour ride today, absolutely lovely and no issues with the cars. Two bicycles though ... tzzz and both elderly ladies, one cut in front of me although she had a huuuge stop sign on the street she was coming from, she was stopped, looking at me and than decided to just, you know, go and the second one, narrow street, parked cars on my side, was coming on the opposite way, a meter and a half from the sidewalk to the point I had to squeeze close to the parked cars on the right. I wonder if a car came instead of me, than what ? Anyhoo, I was going slow in both cases and just amused myself, though I throttle blipped the 1st lady, like she cared ... :)
I'm a new subscriber, I love watching these kind of videos from you. I'm a new rider, really new. And there is a lot of sense spoken in these videos of yours. 👍 Have you thought about doing the lane splitting graphic as a sticker?
Well done - yes, particularly good for those new to the game. When filtering to the head of a queue, I will NEVER go in front of the lead vehicle, but wait behind. I think that it is annoying for the driver, and as remarqued, we can overtake with ease in the right circumstances. Ciarán (50+yrs in 'the game')
Nice video! And a good analysis of the (sometimes) strained relationship between bikers and car drivers.
Thanks
It *is* harder to judge a bike's approach speed. Moving laterally across the lane (either by weave or just to the outer edge of the onlookers view of the lane) can massively increase the chance you've been seen, and gives you a bit of room to work with too. 👍
I weave back and forth because its fun. And it may help my avoiding deer 🦌 emergency swerve.
Thanks for the insight, ride safe brother!
As for the reaching down the side of the bike, old bikes and some newer carberetted bikes have fuel taps. People reaching over the side could be just turning on their fuel.
I would like to learn to ride a bike, thanks for the info. I think the one that contradicts itself is the filtering, as you say bikers want space which I fully understand, yet when filtering and overtaking on small lanes you are then in the cars space, which I find unsafe and risky in my car, I have my space and then a bike invades it!
This is because you don't ride bikes. You are safer out of the way of cars I.e not between them and people have a habit of rear ending you and on a bike that is a much bigger deal. If done correctly they will be near you for maybe 2 seconds and in doing so also remove themselves from being traffic. It's a win all round, it is also legal and defendable in court.
One of the things you see bikers doing that car drivers don't understand is groping down by the engine in the winter. It's keeping your hands warm on the engine case's.
I hate creepers, makes me slow down if I'm not sure what they are doing. Which makes then wait even longer
Yep that is a defo hands down moment. And totally that is what they don't get you creepy you will probably wait longer or until you bully your way in.
Part of the reason I ride a BMW is because I have rhynoids in my hands and it came with heared grips.
AIM for the creeper and they SHOULD back up.
I had a woman turn right in front of me at the last second, I ended up on the pavement to avoid her. Was bloody scary. Had a hi-viz, headlight on and the sun was in front of me and she still didn’t see me.
Well said, although I suspect the primary recipient of this content (car drivers) aren't really watching this.
If there's one thing I can't stand from the MCY community though is that bikers who act entitled it's legal. I have the same hatred for pedestrians who walk out in the middle of the road and do so without a care in the world because if you hit them you're at fault. I live in Cali, USA, which is the only state which splitting/filtering is legal, and the amount of bikers who act like assholes about it is too high. Like "I'm allowed to split, so FUCK YOU if you don't move over", and they start honking their horn and shit. Yes, filtering and splitting is legal, but it also needs to be done in a safe and responsible manner, if a cop sees you fucking with people they'll pull you over all the same. Sometimes you're filtering along and you come up to 2 cars which are too close to slide between...there's no point in revving to redline at them, no point in honking, you have no right to do either of those, and I hate when people do, just match their speed until the gap opens and slide on through.
I love it when people move over for me to allow me to split, feels great, but I shouldn't expect it, and it's wrong to be mad at drivers if they don't move. I hate that shit.
Great video mate lets just hope that loads of car driver watch it and not just bikers ;) Hopefully it will educate a few people, Stay safe all!
Best thing is on a cold day stopping at a red light in neutral with your hands on the engine 😂😂😂
Just get oxford heated grips.
EinkOLED i could but then i have to fit them and spend money 😂 my warm engine is free
When I reached down to fiddle with something under my seat it was because there was a fuel tap, I'd always turn the fuel off if I left it unattended. Mainly in the hopes if it got stolen it wouldnt get very far before being ditched.
in the US we put our foot out to point out debris and obstructions in the road. would be easier than the wave sometimes!
I don't even ride yet and I know for a fact that most drivers aren't looking out for motorcycles, pulling out in front of them and such
I was actually in a situation a few months ago where a car driver was right up on my backside with his head lights reflecting off of my right side mirror who just sat there and didnt overtake me dispite having a perfect opportunity to overtake.......until i verbally screamed and i mean screamed "Get the F..k away from me! Back the F..k off!"....next thing i know his headlights where barely seen in my wing mirror.
Dont be afraid to shout out if you need to....The car driver will hear you!
People look for gaps not bikes / cars that's how the brain works, weaving (connecting your first subject), breaks up the background and it helps give drivers a perception of your speed. Food for thought!
Bikers also fiddle around under the gas tank to turn the fuel taps on and off or to switch to reserve.
i stand up on the footpegs when i have to fart
hahaha! I've done that when it won't come out, good little turbo too!
You forgot one about reaching on the side as my old cruiser has an on/off/res gascock. I have to turn mine on before starting and off when parking.
You're right about creepers, but that applies to cars too... have they seen you... are the going to drive out into the road ?! Also, filtering is illegal in Canada.
Your the Guru man Lol. Great sense and understanding for the oneness of all road users. If we all just gave a little thought and respect the highways and byways would be a happier and safer place for us all! Love Peace and Harmony! :-)
one more reason to justify lane filtering is that stopping behind cars in traffic puts considerably more stress on the body of the rider compared to someone just sitting in a car in rush hour traffic. So yeah, it's a possible argument that lane filtering to front instead will put less strain on their body as they have to stand stationary for less time. This straining problem ramps up with the increased weight of your bike.
Good vid and well said on a lot of point and nicely put across 👍
Throttle blips are also easy access, quicker than finding the horn button !
You want that guy to hear and see you "now" not a second later !
Cars have it easier with easy and quick access the the horn.
where is your horn button located under the seat? most are right next to the throttle and quick/easy to access.
i mean if your horn button was under the rear fender, seat, front fender, battery, or anywhere not on the handle bars its a bad design or probably modified.
@@darkshadowsx5949 I can go weeks without using the horn !
My thumb is habituated to use the turn signals.
If I decide to use the horn when a car is about to hit me it might be one second to late !
It's about forming habitual reflexes !
If I install a powerful horn I might make it into practice to form a reflex.
Right now my thumb is using the turn signals like 1000 times a week vs almost never for the horn.
I can do it fine when not in a hurry but only when a wimpy polite beep is called for !
I cannot trust my wimpy horn to save me, so I don't go for it or rely on it.
+ can you downshift + swerve + emergency brake while your thumb is busy hitting the horn ?
In Thailand, both horn or blip always make people angry. haha
Anyway I prefer blip rather than horn since I can adjust the noise base on my wrist while horn has only one static noise level.
I have to reach down the side of my bike to either turn the fuel on, off or onto reserve..... It is an old bike so guess that's why. Love the vids keep em coming, it's great to see some of my riding areas as I live in Portsmouth so just round the corner from you spicy
You mean it's worth having👍
@@fuckgoogle8857 yes deffo I love my bike, its old but honda so built very well
I don't like when car drivers start tailgating me in a kind of playful, sporty fashion after they see me riding sporty too. They might want to participate in my fun or even want a little race, but for my part, I have to think of what that car does to me if I encounter danger and slam on my brakes. Drivers of fast cars often tend to try and catch us bikers, it seems to be a game for them.
Beautiful weather on hayling
This 'filtering is illegal' thing is widespread. When I used to ride, a few times while filtering I had drivers obviously and deliberately open their door to block my progress. They were 'doing their bit'.
Great Vid Spicy, all so true, hope a few car drivers watch this
I've been a biker for 40 years and the main reason for me reaching down is my old bikes need the petrol switched on and the carbs have to be tickled ( if the engine is cold).
Spicy wats your opinion on the ktm duke?
My Mum has an old VW camper and if she see's another one on the road the drivers always wave and smile to each other.
My first car was 74 bug. 20 years ago still love all vw's.
You forgot the recognised signals to other bikers warning of speed traps, police cars etc.!!😉
messing around under the tank, also could include turning on the petrol or the hidden kill switch
There is another thing I do which all bikers should do and probably trained to do which is eyeball drivers at junctions I know it can seem aggressive but you know they have seen you I find at roundabouts this is essential.
Yes 100% i mentioned that in my hazard perception video.
Filtering is legal....but has to be done in a safe and controlled manner.
Also, its illegal to do it on solid white lines or solid double white lines but you see many bikers still doing it.
@@derekdelboytrotter8881 that's lane splitting - filtering is when you go between the cars at a red light to get to the front. And its safer for a bike so you dont get rear ended for 1 and 2 bikes pull off faster that cars do.
@@janetgreenslade9281 if you cross a solid white line weather you're filtering or lane splitting, it's still illegal. I know the difference between the 2, thanks.
@@derekdelboytrotter8881 no it's not illegal at all, obviously you ain't ever rode!! FILTERING IS LEGAL!
@@janetgreenslade9281 I've been riding for 20 years and I'm a professional truck driver, I think I know the rules of the road. I didn't say filtering was illegal, I said crossing a solid white line was illegal. Read the highway code ffs.
Filtering in the UK is supposed to be when traffic is stationary or slow moving.
As a car driver thanks for this vid.
I drive a car also, it's definitely a lot harder to judge the speed of a motorcycle depending on the angle you can see them.
Swerve avoiding white arrows in wet on road and bloody speed bumps position 1 2 or 3 doesnt exist on british roads because of speed bumps especially with oncoming traffic using middle of road to avoid the bumps in their 4/4s can be scary sometimes
Your right, Bali you peep, in Australia a couple of medium extra revs is better😉👍
Another reason a motorcyclist may reach down beneath their tank is to turn off their petcock (fuel line) so that it won't leak gasoline while they're away from their bike.
I don’t think I know any bikers that don’t also drive cars, of course, the opposite is not true, but I bike a lot in town and IME nobody gets too pissed off about me filtering. Although it can be embarrassing slipping up to the front of the queue at the lights and then stalling…. I imagine …
Great video as always I know what you are talking about I drive both cars and bikes I would always try to help anyone in a car or on a motorcycle and I aways give loads of space to motorcycle s and cars great video as always I enjoyed it loads
4:20 my bike's 42yo horn was dead when i got the bike. I revived it and found out mine is actually adjustable. its super loud and now. probably 100 - 115db
if you cant hear it your def.
Love your attitude, mate good vid thanks
Great video Spicy 👍🏼