Riding with and Passing Motorcycles

I give them room because don't like hitting bikers. The body is usually easy to scrape off the front but the bike is always getting hung up on the chassis.

 

I ride myself and when passing a truck on the bike i give the truck plenty of room.I stay in the left half of the passing lane.

I have had bikers pass me in the truck that are hugging the line about 6 inches from the side of the truck.
Those are the ones that eventually will be a big greasy spot in the road.

 

I try to be aware of where they are but it can be difficult . Bikers should be like other motorists and maintain a steady speed and not be constantly changing lanes .
I once passed 2 bikers that were going about 5 m.p.h. below the speed limit . When I checked my mirror to move back in the right lane I could only see one of them so I stayed in the left lane . For some reason , while one maintained his speed and was about 80 ft. behind me the other decided to speed up and run beside my trailer tandems but out of my view . I barely spotted him and he finally dropped back behind me .

 

Ditto,I always pass with as wide a margin as possible and I hang way back till I can make a fast pass.
I was nearly hit by a blown off recap once and since then I don't like being close to any big rig on my bike.
40 years and 500,000+ miles riding bikes under my belt.

 

I try to give them room but have had a few cut so close in front of me that I can barely see them, I hope they don't screw up, because I won't be able to stop if they have a problem.

 

I ride and drive, more miles on a bike so I can give a bikers view, I myself try to stay in the drivers mirror so I can be seen, when passing a truck I do so quickly big tires scare me blowouts are not fun. then get out in front giving the truck plenty of room behind me knowing he can't stop as fast as I can.

 

Try to "draft"?

Now thats just crazy... maybe if I had a death wish. Being a driver and a motorcycle rider gives me an advantage. I know where NOT to be when it comes to riding with trucks. I think the closer you are, on any side, less likely you'll be seen. Play it safe, give the trucks a wide berth...

 

I drive my truck, I hold my lane position....It's up to them to stay the #### out of my way!

I've ridden motorcycles since the 70's and probably have as much time on two wheels as most here have on 4 and eighteen combined and I have always considered it my job to stay out from under the wheels of the trucks that I'm passing.

I have never thought that it was their job to compensate for whatever mistakes that I might make.

 

I rode professionally in Australia, when passing I go as far away as possible from the truck, mostly cause it minimizes the wind buffering, never drafted, and always been iffy about lane splitting between trucks at the lights as they are wide. Motorbike riders know they are the smallest thing on the road so should drive accordingly