Another acceleration question...

[Sharif]

Does it seem like the rest of the world is in slow motion when on the FJR? Especially pulling away from lights, I keep willing the people in front of me to accelerate already!

 

[bramfrank]

It's just you. Stop taking those Amphetamines.

 

[wfooshee]

I'm like that in my company truck, a 4-cyl S10 that can't get out of its own way, much less on the FJR. I keep wondering if people really just think that much slower.

"hey . . . . . . . . . .. it's . . . . . . . . . . . green . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . should . . . . . . . probably . . . . . . . . go . . . . . soon"

 

[Barry 07 FJR1300AE]

Totally agree with you, I always wanna get in front when I am on the FJR.

 

[RadioHowie]

Here in the state of "my sister is my child's mother, and probably my cousin, too" if you are #6 in line at a red light, you'll be there for another cycle. Almost always takes up an entire green-yellow-red cycle to simply get 5 cars across an intersection.

Too many folks paying more attention to their corrupted DNA and/or cellphones, to notice when the 4 cars in front of them have actually moved.

Of course, the FJR, and most any bike, does greatly blur space and time when compared to a cage at a red light.

 

[Patriot]

I've learned finding a wormhole is an advantage...

 

[chrisflock]

I've learned finding a wormhole is an advantage...

A proper 1-2 up shift will create the wormhole for you...

 

[Lionswings]

It's not just you! I don't like rding behind someone even if they are doing the speed limit (or a little more)! And what REALLY pisses me off is when I ride up to the only twisties within an hour from me and theres some jackass on a HD doing 35 in a 35 corner! What the hell!?!?! Don't they know that means double?

 

[LgFJR]

The only good thing about the God forsaken state of Kaleefornia is, you can white line to the front at lights......yes, and I do just about every one'em..........and when it turns green the cars just fade out in the mirrors......it's not just you.......all ahead warp speed..........

 

[FiveG]

It ain't just on the Feejer. Here in Collect-a-Cut, drivers are too busy texting, sexting, e-mailing, changing radio stations, or doing whatever the heck they are doing instead of Job One: driving the damn car! When you toot the horn to remind them that they really should move along, you tend to get glares, at best. Hell, this morning I was riding my bicycle and stopped behind a car at a light and had the same thing -- but no horn to blast at them. Problem on the Feejer (or any bike) is that you're far more aware of the environment than in a cage, so the inconsideration and self-centeredness of other drivers is even more apparent.

But, once you're free of them . . .

 

[fjrchooser]

I noticed while in Europe many years ago that everyone tended to leave a light packed together like a train and then picked up their spacing once well underway.

The cutoff point for traffic flow was usually well after the light had changed and already-on-the-move cross traffic about to broadside the next vehicle that didn't yield.

Say what you will about the French but they really know how to maximize traffic flow.

 

[boomerang]

Totally agree with you, I always wanna get in front when I am on the FJR.

That's because the FJR is a leader not a follower.

 

[2wheeldrift]

Totally agree with you, I always wanna get in front when I am on the FJR.

That's because the FJR is a leader not a follower.

I think most blokes that ride [ well certain bikes maybe ] are leaders in one way or another.