23-03-13, 09:15 AM
Just another angle on this topic and as always .. all only in my opinion.
As a general rule .. these days I try not to ride with guys on solo bikes .. although I'm on a high performance sidecar outfit and keeping up is not too difficult on 'empty' roads.
However .. in traffic it is of course a very different ball game .. I can't filter anywhere near as much as a solo rider .. so I have to join the tin can queue and bear it :\ .
The strange thing is .. over the years I have noted that I almost always arrive at the 'point of destination' in less than a minute or maybe two after the solo's.
Makes me wonder just how much a solo rider actually gains in time or distance by risking any 'rolling filtering' in traffic that is moving comparatively slowly?
You might also notice that the Big Long Haul Truckers always pass you within minutes after you pull in and stop .. maybe for fuel or whatever .. and then go on to arrive at their 'point' on time
The trick is 'consistency'
Old saying .. 'More haste less speed' :\
Stay Safe
Trev
As a general rule .. these days I try not to ride with guys on solo bikes .. although I'm on a high performance sidecar outfit and keeping up is not too difficult on 'empty' roads.
However .. in traffic it is of course a very different ball game .. I can't filter anywhere near as much as a solo rider .. so I have to join the tin can queue and bear it :\ .
The strange thing is .. over the years I have noted that I almost always arrive at the 'point of destination' in less than a minute or maybe two after the solo's.
Makes me wonder just how much a solo rider actually gains in time or distance by risking any 'rolling filtering' in traffic that is moving comparatively slowly?
You might also notice that the Big Long Haul Truckers always pass you within minutes after you pull in and stop .. maybe for fuel or whatever .. and then go on to arrive at their 'point' on time
The trick is 'consistency' Old saying .. 'More haste less speed' :\
Stay Safe
Trev