Motorcycle etiquette?

Question

Recently started riding and curious to what is some universal motorcycle etiquette. For instance i was riding solo when I came up to another biker in front of me. I began to get closer at about 1.5 sec behind them in a staggered formation. Is that ok or would that p**s off some bikers. if you can answer that and some other etiquette i should be aware of let me know. thanks

Answer 1

Staying behind in traffic is equivilent to being in a car.Just give room if passing dont share the lane.

Answer 2

I dont consider myself a biker, I am a guy who owns a bike and rides it some for the gas mileage and enjoyment of a scoot occasionally. I tend to just leave the other bike riders alone unless I know them. Im not out to impress anyone. I try to treat other bikes just like cars. Keep to my spot in the lane and dont get too close.

Answer 3

What pisses me off is if some other biker comes and rides right beside me sharing a lane or stops beside me at a light.  I don't know or trust a stranger and his riding ability or degree of flakiness.

Just treat other bikes like you would a car.

Answer 4

Actually, most motorcycle people are pretty social, but they do like their space.  I would stay 2 seconds behind, just my preference.

I find the cruiser crowd (sans HD people, unlees that is what you are riding), don't mind if you ride with them, loosely.  Me, I tend to do my own thing, look at other people's bikes when I stop (this tends to be a compliment), and ask questions pertaining to their bike, and their journeys (it is the trip that is most important, not the bike, except for posers).

Wave if you can, this is an honored tradition when another bike is on the other side of the road, but do not compromise safety.

That ought to do it, be yourself!  I will see you out there!

Answer 5

there are a few laws of 'bike etiquette' but it's something you'll just learn as you go rather then having someone tell you 'look for this and that, and this at that instance, etc etc'

you can please most of the people most of the time, even please some people all the time, but you can never please everyone, everytime.

if they're getting all caught up in what you're doing, they're posers not bikers.... 'being a biker' is about 'being free' which goes both ways, give it and take it.... if they're worrying about you, they're not letting YOU 'be free' so they're not really adhering to this unspoken code, thus they are not real bikers...

a real biker will offer advice when you ask for it, keep his mouth shut the rest, they will NEVER call you out in an attempt to make themselves look better... that is a bully, and in cases such as this, they are posers (posing to be something they're not.... they like the 'badass' image of being a biker, but they want to be 'the best' so they'll do whatever it takes to put you, and everyone else down below them)

simply put, if they're a real biker, they'll move away if they're uncomfterable, and/or just assume you're new and that's the end of it.... if they cop an attitude, you shouldn't be worrying what they think to begin with. **** 'em, just another dip **** with a vheicle who thinks he's king of the road.

Answer 6

light yourself on fire and drive around