riding on the painted line!

Hi, i know riding on the painted line between lanes is a big NO NO..but sometimes you just have to..while riding on the painted line, i feel as if the bike is sometimes pushed on to the right or the left side! is this true? i mean..can i know the disadvantages of riding on the painted line as well as precautions when doing it..thanx.
ameer.

what i meant was that when i ride on the painted road..u know the road line like the white markings between the lanes and since there is traffic on both the lanes u take the centre route and u ride on the line, at that time, the bike kind of slips right and left..as if being pushed to the right or left side..its a sort of a jerk that happens..mmm...i hope i am clear now..

NO, I don't know what you mean... I don't ride there... EVER. It's not safe, debris collects there(tires cheap, where you live?), slicker(wet or dry), confusing to people behind ,in front, next to you, a zero, to all except the cop that thank God, will take it upon himself to educate you. Hopefully save'n us all from your immature, dangerous, lack of decernment and judgement. I hope he DUI tests you, impounds your bike, and tells you about the poss.lisc. suspension, insurance rate hike( that w/ ultimatly affects us all,) that you are just begg'n for. Left of center, is a huge ticket, and just try to explain in court, "you were just "ride'n the line" , NOT left of center!!!!Almost anything else is atleast in your own lane... this one is really stupid. Oh, did I mention while your dick'n around... following the little white line- (WOW) Your not paying any where enough awareness, to be ready for the the world we live in.Don't use that BS. about sometimes you have to... If anyone told you... or the little voices inside did... You need to find a new crew to hang w/. The masses are asses. Don't "blend in".

I don't usualy go off like this... unless lives maybe at risk. I hope I helped save yours, my sincere intent.
Clean and free, Ripp'n

not the kind of reply i was hoping for! hahahaaa...
what i meant was that when u ride on that line it just gives u a jerk..i never said i always ride on that line..but when u are changing your lane u have to cross that middle line! hahahahaa!! u are a funny man..anyways..just wanted the disadvantages of riding one that line.i know its against the law..btw.i live in dubai.UAE...
ameer.

riding the line? We call it filtering(UK). When the cars are stuck in traffic why be stuck behind a car? just filter between the gap and avoid minimum contact with the white line cause there isnt much grip there.

mine doesnt jerk, just feel the bike loosing grip every now and then.

EXACTLYYYYYYYY!!!! you hit the nail right on the head! this is what i mean! when stuck in traffic you sometimes just have to ride on the centre between the lanes! and ofcourse we have these painted markers and yes you are right..i feel the grip losing every now and then which gives the feeling of the bike moving right and left..i have no idea what "rippn" understood and fired off! hahahaahaa..

This move isnt illegal here in the UK (at your own risk). I have even followed police through stationary traffic in their pan europeans. Isnt this the reason why I have a bike? I could get back in my car, have my stereo on, heaters or air con on and sit in traffic for 3 hours. Arrive at work stressed before I even start work.

hey ameersak I was in Dubai for work in sept just gone, funny thing was, I was in our location bus and a CBR 600RR in orange just like mine did exactly what we are talking about. filtered through stationary traffic. wasnt you was it? LOL!!! MAN!! when I saw that cbr made me miss my bike. You roads looks nice shame about all that sand must be a bitch to clean off.

hey alte22a! i was in uk (chertsey, london) last week for a business meeting. but i dint quike miss my bike coz it was so cold that i would rather put the heaters on in the car then freeze to death in the cold!!!
anyways..its nice to know that you visited dubai? did u like it? i have a 2006 cbrF red and black. but i really love this orange and black color of yours! too cool..

and yes "Ripp'n", i bought the bike for many reasons but the major one is to filter through the traffic! my work is like half an hour or 40mins from my home, why spend 2hours in traffic to reach in the car! .i am better off filtering though the traffic but ofcourse need to be alot careful!!!
Dear Ripp'n, u were upset for other reasons better known to you!! hahahahahaa

its nice to know you alte22a! ride safe!

A," Riding on the painted line between lanes"..."while riding on the painted line"... "disadvantages while riding on the painted line, as well as precautions while doing it"... 4 times, in 3 sentances. How could I have been... so wrong!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! Please accept my apoligy!!!!!!! I thought you were daytripp'n!!!!!!!!

Filtering, illegal in many states here, How 'bout some wisdom from the death defiers in cali????????


A, Did you notice your writing style is amazingly, much like mine...We are kings, of the 500 word sentance... it's OK, Voodoochyl likes it!!!!!!!!!
Clean and free, Ripp'n

Yeah, on my way to work I ride that line through about 6 miles even thru turns. Being in Cali it's legal so I get to work much faster. As for grip, thats a common sense deal, the lines are usually coated with reflective coating. The speed bumps are even worse, I see people with broken driver side mirrors because they were too close to the line while a biker was coming thru.

Maybe those slips and jerks are a sign to STOP RIDING ON THE CENTRE LINE!!!

(just my thoughts, don't get killed buddy)

One thing we don't take into consideration from the states, People in the UK are MUCH MUCH MUCH better drivers than the states. I was there for 2 weeks abouth a month ago, first time there. Picked up driving on the Left not too bad. Only reason it was easy because the drivers there were such extrordinary drivers compared to the absolute morons we have here in the states. Literally it's a biker's paradise wherever I drove (in a car). When I got back to the states, it was really scary because you have no idea what anyone is going to do ever... people are such insanely awful drivers here, splitting lanes is dangerous... In a better driving environment where bikes are more common, I can see it might not be such a big deal.

If you've never been to the UK, if for nothing else, go for the driver's paradise, it's incredible.

Thanks Ocelaris! But us bikers here in the Uk still considerate a dangerous place to ride. People on Phones, playing with their sat Navs etc etc. You have to be pretty much on the ball all the time. Did you see the range of bikes on our roads? England I think are the biggest sports bike buyers in Europe. For some strange reason we love our sports bike. The amount of people I see on R1, R6, CBR blades and 600, GSXR, Ninja and even ducati and Aprilla all commuting to work. Its mad!!! Even in this weather(even talking about my self). The nice-est thing of all is when you see other bikers is that it doesnt matter what they ride we are all very couteous to each other. In summer when you filter your way to the front of the traffic lights you and meet another biker there you exchange a few words, "Nice bike whats it like to ride?". I always get to work happy, chirpy and early. Its all good. Apart from the white line when its wet.

ameersak: hey goretex will keep you pretty warm and dry. i normally ride with just a T-shirt underneath. But I think Dubai is way to hot to ride. With those nutters out there I am not going out with just a T-shirt on.

In rippn's defense, nowhere in your original post did you mention that you were lane splitting, only that you were riding the painted line. I was confused also that is why I did not post a reply. So, just a friendly suggestion, I would review my question before I post. I would agree with you that rippn is an entertaining guy. I personally thing he should write a novel. About what? I have no idea but I would definately buy it.

I did notice that there were alot of sport bikes, I saw maybe 1 or 2 Harleys at all... Great! Lots of bikes we don't have here, alot of the same basic bikes, but more naked bikes too. Here 3/4s of all bikes are Cruiser style, harley... I haven't seen a sport bike rider commuting to work ever that I recall, maybe 1 or 2 ducati riders, but never a honda spot bike...

If you've never experienced both countries, it's just simply amazing, If you put an American in the UK, they'd think everybody was a fool and they'd take over the entire highway swerving and hooting and hollering like they just won the world series. It's like walking into a country where animals aren't afraid of people because they've never had contact with them. You can't Imagine what a Hummer driver would do to your roads... I sometimes think about the seemingly innocent "shire" when a Yank Tank is bearing down on me... I mean it's a 500 pound bike versus a 9000 pound Hummer H2... May I point you to this wonderful website while I'm spouting off...

http://www.fuh2.com -an entire website dedicated to people flicking off hummer H2s...


The bigger the car, the smaller the frontal lobe and/or phallic item... I would say 95% of Americans have never sat on a motorcycle, so they think they can tailgate, and treat them like a car, trying to out run/corner etc... The number of regular bike riders in America is so miniscule, you could ride for days and never see a bike... When we were in London it was like 60/40 or 70/30 cars to bike/scooters/mopeds/bicycles ratio. Even on the highway we saw tons of bikes... Just have 1 shot of some UK bikes when we were in London:

to answer your Q the reason it feels thats way is the road is not as flat as it looks all the way across when you pav a road you only pav one lane at a time and no one takes the time to time to get what they call the loop perfect so there for one lane is just a touch higher than the other plus when they paint the stripes on the road they get one layer of paint then a layer of very hot melted plastic with very tiny pieces of glass mixed in sprayed over the paint so its kinda thick to

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Maybe those slips and jerks are a sign to STOP RIDING ON THE CENTRE LINE!!!

Have you ever rode the center line in stop and go tarffic? You would be surprissed at how much room is in there. I live in SoCal and most poeple give you plenty of space and so far I have only had one close call in 19 years of riding.

When filtering you dont have to actually ride on the white lines. If drivers give you room then there is plenty of space so that you dont have to ride on the line and risk loosing grip. But isnt this what biking is all about? a bit more risk, a bit more fun and a bit different from driving? There are always risk in life, bikers I assume are less boring than the rest.

alt i love that color scheme on the bike, i live splitting lanes, even when theyre moving!

I pulled over a few biker cops today on the highway. I was making sure they weren't loitering on the shoulder... They thanked me for not speeding. I thanked them for pulling idiot drivers over.

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ORIGINAL: JZHALES

alt i love that color scheme on the bike, i live splitting lanes, even when theyre moving!

Thanks JZHALES, when I had it stolen I was comtemplating the telefonica movistar color scheme, I thought for a long time. In the end I went back to Orange Honda wings. I dont like the US tribal versions.

I lane split (filtering) in moving traffic too, but depends on my mood and weather.

Sometimes I wish I could filter between cars... traffic here in the DC Metro area sucks, all the time... Those painted lines can get very slick, I try to stay away from them as much as possible.

MDFF

While lane splitting is illegal here in Illinois..... I consider it creative passing and lane use..... traffic sucks all through the suburbs unless you are on a bike.
Then you have a lane on the left, another one between the soccer moms, and two on the right.... and that's just counting the ones that the cars won't fit through.

If that means I'll make it to work in half the time, without speeding, and with a great adrenaline rush to wake me up.... hell yea!

FF97, You are kind, you wouldn't believe how many have posted..."What the hell did he just say!!!!..." I will be glad to autograph wour copy... thanks for your encouragement. Now, if I could only spell... Clean and free, Ripp'n