[horn]

My ride home up Calufornia's 405 on my 2007 Speed Triple.

[video=youtube;0ljERrJTbug]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ljERrJTbug[/video]

 

[Chewie.]

Ain't lane splitting grand. That commute would be unbearable if you couldn't lane split, athough it never ceases to amaze me how many cage drivers seem to be incapable of staying in the centre of their lane.

 

[dandro2321]

man...i couldn't help but be nervous for you. That other seemed like he was flying, too...Also seems like you'd hate riding anywhere else. Lucky.

 

[IGOTTASRT8]

I was hit on the 405 x Wilshire Saturday. Was just cruising in lane #4 and some schmuck clipped my back tire. I guess I should have been in the #1 lane, safer there.

 

[Triplewannabe]

Hard to see how dangerous it really is as you sped it up but passing in the right lanes when the traffic opens up is asking for trouble on a multi lane freeway like the 405 & the 5 you commute on. I too live in LA & commute on the 405 but luckily I work afternoons & only ride from Torrance to LAX & rarely have to split. I can't imagine the focus it must take to do that daily....hopefully your work doesn't wear you out because I know for me I need to be very alert to split for long distances like you do.

 

[Why not Zoidberg?]

Holy shit! That is insane...Glad I live in the sticks...

 

[marka83]

You got clipped lane splitting?

 

[horn]

You have to be super defensive and pretend your invisible. Also helps to glance at people in their rear-view mirrors as you come up on them to see who's paying attention to the road and who's not. And when in doubt, just slow down.

 

[kartl]

That one hell of a ride.... stay safe always.

 

[BUCKET]

Lane splitting skeered me when i was over there.

 

[MrBiff2You]

That is because you aren't supposed to do it in a dodge dart.

Splitting lanes is part of the deal out here. Just have to watch the kooks.

 

[rnexussix]

Worked on a project for a client in Malibu for about 4 month and this was my "daily commute" at the time ...

[video=youtube;CZ4nIndndxk]http://youtu.be/CZ4nIndndxk[/video]

 

[Chewie.]

That is because you aren't supposed to do it in a dodge dart.

Splitting lanes is part of the deal out here. Just have to watch the kooks.

I've been doing it for 40 years, although I don't have occasion to do it very often these days. But when you are doing it regularly you get a sense from the drivers body language when they are going to change lanes. If you don't do it at insane speeds, it is safe enough. Its the cars traveling towards you or at right angles to you that are most likely to kill you.

 

[MrBiff2You]

Agree to agree.

 

[Geeen]

Wow!! Thats some crazy traffic.. This is what traffic looks like in NZ. I up front of this group.

[video=youtube;MmXYJys_cH0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MmXYJys_cH0[/video]

 

[RRD]

I love/hate splitting on the 405. Always feels like you've cheated death when you make it anywhere in one piece.

 

[Joe Houle]

Looks pretty miserable. I particularly like the point where you are right on the cop's ass..good times

 

[Kalonji]

Ah, was the motorcycle cop going after the other biker hauling a$$? Looked so, I was waiting to see him pulled over.

 

[DOC007]

Ah. A sensible people riding on the correct side of the road.
I wrote a car off riding north from Rotorua once. But that's becuase these lovely roads turn to dirt tracks at the drop of a hat*. As if the lazy bloody Kiwis though "Nah, **** it! Can't be arsed"


*And I was driving like a twat.