SilvrT
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No... ya don't say?....
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yep, I knew that Larry.
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Thanks for the offer Joe ... generally I sound off at that idiot in the mirror ... now if only I could find a way to stop the jerk from repeating everything I say....
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While I agree with what you say for the most part, the one advantage I see to texting versus phoning is that each person can send their text when convenient whereas when you phone someone, it can disrupt something that they are doing or some other "inconvenient" time/place...
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not to worry Brian .... you know me so keep your eyes open as eventually there will be another one LMAO!!!
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That would depend on who read what I said and moreover, who responded (if anyone). In any event, the thread's posts have been removed and if nobody but Don read it, all the better. Sometimes I should just "walk away" from some things.
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... for getting a bit "bent out of shape"
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ya don't want to be changing (or checking) the air filter too often, I can tell ya that! LOL
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look at that... I don't even use the program and I knew how ... (I am so dang smart it makes me sick!)
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try Ctrl + to increase or Ctrl - to decrease
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yep .... and IEY2LIA by TOM
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hahahaha ... near peed muhself on that one!!!
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I think Don missed putting a link in so here's a good one... http://www.muller-godschalk.com/acronyms.html
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Fuzzy ... you just did it yourself!! why didn't you spell it out for those of us who don't know what it means.... HWY = Highway US = United States
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As I read the various threads/posts, I often see words mis-spelled, spaces missing between two words, words that have a couple or more letters reversed and so on. As I get older, it seems that what I know is the correct spelling and/or punctuation just seems to get mixed up as it travels from my brain to my fingers. I usually porof (oops... that should be proof) read what I type and make corrections and when I do, it amazes me how bad this is becoming. Not so mayn (oops... that should be many) years ago my tpying was near perfect. Have "you" noticed this ... (I'll call it "phenomenon") happening aslo?
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Original post... Summary of general consensus ... so... pretty much what I originally felt then.
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so, what is the end result (general consensus) of all of this? Is it.... each rider maintains his/her "track" and if the outside rider, should swing wide, and if the inside rider, should allow more space for the outside rider in front? Using my original example of "intersection3" .... rider #2 should take a wider turn while rider #3 should hold back a bit longer, knowing that rider #2 owns all the space in front..?
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Good one Brian ... I seen that before somewhere ... was probably posted here by somebody. Good point you make too "everyone thinking the same", however, that sometimes covers a lot of "territory" and some things are inevitable to be left out else we'd be talking a lot and not riding LOL
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Good point ... one which I need to practise more as I do think that I oftentimes ride (and even drive my cage) too close to the person in front of me.
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Exactly ! However, this "room to move if required" should be excercised "when required" and not immediately after proceeding from the stop. Consider this ... instead of turning, the group is going straight. Everyone is stopped and staggered, maybe even side-by-side. We all know our "position" (who goes first, then second, etc) so... rider 1 starts out.... then rider 2 (remember, rider 2 is to the right of the lane) and then rider 3 starts out (to the left of rider 2 but behind as in front wheel is back, behind rider 2's rear wheel) but rider 3 might have started a bit faster while at the same time rider 2 slowed and moved to the left .... all of a sudden, both rider 2 and rider 3 are in a near collision situation causing rider 3 to have to take evasive maneuvers. Now, if rider 2 had stayed in their track, nothing would have happened. Now, put this "straight" scenario into a 90 degree Left turn situation and think about how much more of an evasive maneuver is necessary by rider 3. True, rider 2 might have had to avoid some obstacle on the road but that is not the point of this. True, rider 3 should have held off a little longer before proceeding .... but oftentimes when in a group, we all like to stay together and as a group, we like to all get thru the intersection ... together. To hold back too much only opens a hole where some cages are sure to take advantage of LOL. fwiw ... a "group" in this case constitutes 5 or 6 bikes. This is all theoretical but also food for some serious thought.
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Yep... makes sense to me.... stay in your "track" or position.
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Again, none of us were riding abreast ... bike one moves out first... then bike 2 .... then bike 3 , etc, etc As per the pic we were staggered and not abreast. As for what the COP said.... I wonder why it is then when we see them riding together, they are almost always abreast of each other, even seen them taking left and right turns in intersections that way .... well, not quite abreast, #2 front wheel might be even with #1 rear wheel but at least they stayed at a "staggered" position.... #1 to the inside and #2 to the outside. And speaking of riding abreast.... isn't that a big NO-NO??? (always has been in my book) unless you're on parade or something similar (hmmmmm maybe the COPS figgure they are always "on parade" LOL) Like you said.... "Take it for what it's worth and consider the source" LOL
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I've done several 11-hour days on my RSMV with the stock seat. I had to do a bit of "tail-bone" modification to it coz after a couple hours, I would be hurtin .... that helped a lot but I was still stiff and sore after 5 or 6 hours or more .... then I put a back rest on and that made a world of difference. What I realized is that without the backrest, I would slouch a lot and my back and arms were doing all the work while my legs were relaxin. The backrest made me sit up straighter, better posture makes a world of difference. Now, with my Wing and the pegs rather than floor boards and the way the seat is designed, I can't help but sit straight .... and I can pretty much ride all day without any ill effects.
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Well, that's a good idea but doesn't answer my question. With my "scenario" each bike is actually behind the one ahead of it... not beside but if the riders aren't sure of which is the right thing to do, then it could result in one rider hitting the other as per Intersection2 scenario .... rider 3 expects that rider 2 will swing wide .... rider 3 pulls out a bit too soon and all of a sudden rider 2 cuts into rider 3's path, thus cutting rider 3 off and possibly resulting in a collision. While I may be wrong, I have always felt that when riding in a group this way, the outside rider should take the turn wide to prevent such an incident from happening .... and same goes for right-hand turns.
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Here are 2 "mock-up" drawings I did of 4 bikers at an intersection making a left turn. Bike #1 leads out ahead of bike #2 which is then followed by bike #3, etc.... (they aren't side-by-side) Intersection2 shows bike #2 cutting to the inside of the turn. Intersection3 shows bike #2 swinging wide. I feel that the "Intersection3" (swinging wide) example is the correct method because there is little chance of cutting off the path of bike #3 whereas in the first example, bike #3 gets cut off and can be an issue if they are too close to bike #2. Did I explain that clear enuf ? LOL What do ya'll say..?? Intersection2 [ATTACH]61747[/ATTACH] Intersection3 [ATTACH]61748[/ATTACH]