r/motorcycles • u/Debt-DPloi ‘23 Z900RS • 3h ago
Im glad he saved it
This was a few weeks ago. I was chilling at a gas station and saw this big group 20+ come in and talked to 2 of them asking what it’s about and it was just a group page. I asked if I can join when they go up but since I don’t know them well I stayed at the far back. What’s crazy is I told myself I would never ride in big groups for reasons of different rider skill levels and this reinforced my reasoning. We made a stop later on and asked if the guy was ok and he said yes and was blaming it on road conditions but on the video the road is completely fine. I actually gave a big gap between us before this incident because on every corner they were counter leaning and significantly slowing down. Also there was another 4 motorcyclist behind me unrelated to the group that’s why I looked to my right. I would have pointed out the skill gap but I don’t know the person well enough and I was not down to get a whole group against me due to unknown egos. They seemed like very nice people though but I don’t want to be that back seat driver but I wish I still let one of the guys know but didn’t. Later on when we kept going I tried to stay in the middle of the pack and break off on a different road because I don’t want to risk seeing an actual crash. My only regret was not letting someone else know and I hope that all the group got home safe.
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u/ashvalerides 3h ago
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u/ChillWithTraction 3h ago
The guy filming almost became the subject of the video by not paying attention to oncoming traffic. Good job on the driver giving him space.
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u/Debt-DPloi ‘23 Z900RS 3h ago
I didn’t cross the double yellow but fisheye makes it seem like I did. I did move to the right after checking my right that the person behind me also slowed down.
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u/UmpireDry316 3h ago
He explained that it was on purpose, since there were 4 more motorcycles behind him so he was probably trying to make space to not get rear ended.
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u/sabre_rider 3h ago
That’s the point to stop and take a break.
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u/Debt-DPloi ‘23 Z900RS 3h ago
We actually stop half a mile up and were stopped for a good 3-5 minutes but I did wish I really said something to other group members which I regret not doing.
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u/Itsbadmmmmkay 2013 1199 Panigale S 14m ago
Why did you feel compelled to say something? It's not your place. he's not your friend. It's not your group. Your opinion in that scenario isnt worth much. Your initial instincts were correct in letting it go. You did the right thing.
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u/BOLOYOO 3h ago
That's insane... He must have literally 0 experience, at least with this bike.
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u/Debt-DPloi ‘23 Z900RS 3h ago
The good thing was he was last of the slow group but the bad thing is if he had crashed I wouldn’t know if the big group would know. That’s why I plan to stay with groups I could count with one hand.
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u/SkullDump KTM 990SM 2h ago
Another video proving my point that some people shouldn’t be allowed on the road.
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u/boomercrusher 3h ago
There was a slight curve