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Old 02-17-2009, 09:33 PM   #21
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Well, if they can't ticket for it anymore it won't make any money either.
You know how they love those fines.
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Old 02-24-2009, 07:42 AM   #22
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Wouldn't matter if I'm on the Busa. I'll just roll over to the stripe, look and shake my head, and move back over into the lane like we did in California.
I used to live in northern CA and I commuted a lot on my motorcycle to work in the Silicon Valley area. Did lots of lane-splitting and never had any problems.

As far as Billy Bob in his truck goes, there are asshole cage drivers everywhere that don't need an excuse like lane-splitting to try to run you off the road. But, given the choice of having my bike overheat or lane-split, I'll take my chances lane-splitting
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Old 02-24-2009, 08:34 AM   #23
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I used to live in northern CA and I commuted a lot on my motorcycle to work in the Silicon Valley area. Did lots of lane-splitting and never had any problems.

As far as Billy Bob in his truck goes, there are asshole cage drivers everywhere that don't need an excuse like lane-splitting to try to run you off the road. But, given the choice of having my bike overheat or lane-split, I'll take my chances lane-splitting
Oh don't get me wrong. It's not an *I'm chicken* thing. It's a *The Busa is too damn wide with the bags to fit down the middle* thing.

With the bags on, my Busa has roughly the same rear cross section as a small car. I'd take out alot of mirrors if I tried to lanesplit.
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Old 02-24-2009, 08:38 AM   #24
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Oh don't get me wrong. It's not an *I'm chicken* thing. It's a *The Busa is too damn wide with the bags to fit down the middle* thing.

With the bags on, my Busa has roughly the same rear cross section as a small car. I'd take out alot of mirrors if I tried to lanesplit.
LOL, not calling you a chicken, but didn't realize you had a Busa Butt

Besides, you can just honk your horn while you're lane-splitting and cars should move to open up more space for you, right?
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Old 02-24-2009, 09:37 AM   #25
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... but didn't realize you had a Busa Butt
You should have recommended this product for the aforementioned 'ill'...

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Old 02-24-2009, 11:41 AM   #26
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That's not baby powder! It's paprika! Aaaaah!
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Old 02-24-2009, 11:59 AM   #27
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You should have recommended this product for the aforementioned 'ill'...

That stuff rocks!
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Old 02-24-2009, 12:39 PM   #28
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That stuff rocks!
Hellyes it does! That's standard fare in my travel bag when I'm touring!
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Old 02-28-2009, 04:51 AM   #29
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kind of nice... but then again, maybe not. in heavy traffic cagers lane change frequently and don't take in enough of what's behind/beside them before moving into another lane. i mostly blame cell phones.
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Old 03-05-2009, 01:01 PM   #30
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well hope it passes for u guys. because lane splitting is the shit!
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