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I still can't get behind riding in the rain, but it looks like in the Yay Area non billionaires have no choice.
Hah, that guy rides on the same highway I do to get to work!
I'm not sure about the Aerostitch comments, but everything else is pretty spot on. I laughed at the tire comment - my tire is so flat in the center now but looks new on the sides. I hit the twisties almost every weekend but 450 miles of freeway/city a week still makes it impossible for me to get the tire to wear evenly.
Even still, if I ever get a job outside of SF, I'm still going to commute on a motorcycle. Sitting in traffic is dumb.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 06, 2016, 12:32:59 PM
Hah, that guy rides on the same highway I do to get to work!
I'm not sure about the Aerostitch comments, but everything else is pretty spot on. I laughed at the tire comment - my tire is so flat in the center now but looks new on the sides. I hit the twisties almost every weekend but 450 miles of freeway/city a week still makes it impossible for me to get the tire to wear evenly.
Even still, if I ever get a job outside of SF, I'm still going to commute on a motorcycle. Sitting in traffic is dumb.
Enjoy one of the few places in North American where you can lane split.
Lol, I saw the same thing and thought maybe Rags wrote it.
Quote from: SVT_Power on May 06, 2016, 12:36:47 PM
Enjoy one of the few places in North American where you can lane split.
And you guise thought I was crazy when I said one of the reasons I didn't want to leave here was the lane splitting.
Quote from: MrH on May 06, 2016, 12:47:02 PM
Lol, I saw the same thing and thought maybe Rags wrote it.
Pfft, 9000 miles after 8 months? Cmon son. :devil: :lol:
Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 06, 2016, 12:55:58 PM
And you guise thought I was crazy when I said one of the reasons I didn't want to leave here was the lane splitting.
Pfft, 9000 miles after 8 months? Cmon son. :devil: :lol:
Lane splitting is such a valuable thing to you because of the ridiculous traffic SF has. If you moved to a city that didn't have such congested roads, then it wouldn't mean nearly as much to you
Quote from: SVT_Power on May 06, 2016, 12:59:56 PM
Lane splitting is such a valuable thing to you because of the ridiculous traffic SF has. If you moved to a city that didn't have such congested roads, then it wouldn't mean nearly as much to you
That's a fair point.
Still though, I'm spoiled by it. I didn't even consider getting a bike in Houston partly because of the SF levels of shitty traffic with no lane splitting (not to mention the even worse drivers there).
Come to Dayton! There's no need to lane split, because there are lanes that you can actually use in front of you :lol:
My current commute is 15 minutes, no freeway.
Yea we got those in Charlotte too, and a back way to everything else. I drive on twisty two lane roads on my commute probably 30-40% of the time
I'll only lane split up to a stoplight. Lanesplitting on the freeway requires faith in the driving skills of other people I just don't have.
Quote from: shp4man on May 06, 2016, 02:13:43 PM
I'll only lane split up to a stoplight. Lanesplitting on the freeway requires faith in the driving skills of other people I just don't have.
I agree
Quote from: shp4man on May 06, 2016, 02:13:43 PM
I'll only lane split up to a stoplight. Lanesplitting on the freeway requires faith in the driving skills of other people I just don't have.
No, it requires you to pay attention and anticipate/predict the moves of other cars.
Yea I used to lane split in NYC when traffic was bad. It's not that bad. Cruiser and sport bike ergonomics def make it more sketch though
I've lanesplit both times I've ridden to LA. It helped shave a couple hours off my trip and wasn't as bad as I expected. I was a little worried since I had side panniers but drivers were a lot kinder than I expected - moving over a little when they saw me coming up.