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I noticed on a recent ride: people passing on the left and right of slower bikes and people riding continually on the right hand side of fire trails forcing faster bikes to only be able to pass on the left.

I like to ride to the left incase another vehicle/bike comes the other way and to allow bikes to pass only on my right just like the road.
 

 Is there a Passing Etiquette???

Dont know if there is an etiquette? But im the same as you in that i try and stay left as much as possible. And find it works well for me, especialy with blokes who ride with me a lot who get to know my ways and always pass me on the right and wait till the right becomes avalible to make their pass. As a ride leader who manages to drift back through the pack between regroups. When im passing a slower rider, i try and pass on the right and roll out of the throttle as you do. Can be difficult though with people who love the left, right and middle of the track though. Also when i pass Nath, i will use what ever side is avalible and dont roll out of the throttle. However this hasnt happened yet!
Al

When the doors open, i just go for it "Left or Right"  ;D ;D
 I make sure it's safe and gentle crack on the throttle!!!

The big problem is a lot of ppl seem to think the right side of a track is the best line to use, I have come up to those riders & let them know that I'm there, you get to know that those riders are happy to stay there, so I then wiz past them on the left, I think it's good to remind riders to keep left as much as possible at the riders briefing.

 Have ya noticed that a lot of ppl drive in the right lane, they must think the right lane flows better because it's a passing lane, I usually get a much better run in the left lane because every body wants to be in the right one ;D

Yes , you only get a gentle spray of rocks in ya face when Pete pass,s as opposed to a hammering of rocks.Very safe indeed

There is an easy solution to the rocks in the face problem!!!






Ride faster so you dont get overtaken!  ;)

Not always the case!!
I remember at last years Holbrook ride, one Nathan S passing me " Mind you i wasn't exactly going slow" and in a flash i saw him departing the track on the RHS, and from there on i think he may of slowed down a tad. ;D ;D

yes that's right Sean 'SAFETY FIRST" that's why i always wear my Orange Flouro Safety Vest !!

Interesting conversation gents. Left is always best is what I was told. That said, in the interests of both the passer and the passee it is sometimes necessary to throw this all out the window. Slow or fast downhills or uphills sometimes lead to situations where its better to do what is safest for all. On open trail stay left and let the heavy handed have their way.

Ride faster  hmmm ,pucker pucker pucker pucker does come to mind when one rides to fast there young georgey  :D ;D :D ;D

MMMMMM more like a safety pink fluoro G banger

I remember that well!!  I passed you on the right in all the rocks and logs then 2 corners later a left hand turn, turned back on itself more than i expected and i overshot it, then i got things back under control and sat behind you Pete eating dust untill i got put on a corner and saw Seano go cart wheeling through a bog hole and land on his head!!  ;D  ;D

Yeah I remember that,it hurt too :-[ > :(
the moral of this story is dont pass seano on either side he,s very unpridictable and might just crash into you ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D

I remember that corner another george jetson moment pucker,pucker

no one said an you can't use elbows I find that works
or just push them

I will beat P-air to it, and suggest "Air Horns"
I know they work when his past me!
Al

There's nothing like 110db Twin Air horns

thats the trick you connect the hose to your pucker valve ;D ;D ;D

Mount the Horns on your Radiator shrouds, and mount the Comp beside one of them. Remember to use a Relay to run the Horns Via the Battery.

Please keep in mind that it could be dangerous for us old fellas, the thought of a big Mack truck coming up behind us, could stop our ticker from ticking ;D

You will be right Frankie, you probly still wont hear it?
Al

I don't know about that AL, those air horns are bloody loud ;D

If it doesn't stop ya ticker, I reckon it will make ya hair stand straight up, or do some dirties in ya pants ;D

Just spent a day on a hypermotard between florence and siena pass left, right in a corner over crests even coppers anything works :)

Alex - That sounds like something I would really enjoy. What else are you up to over there?

I find it best to blast past at full noise on a nice easy track or road, showering your victim in rocks. Really show em who's boss. Then fall off at the next corner or small log. It really drives your point home.  ::)

Spent a few days driving round corsica coupla days on scooters in Rome cinque Terre at the moment another week to look around towards venice

You globetrotter you!  Enjoy your trip.

Ci vediamo.

TRAIL RIDERS WORST NIGHTMARE , you reckon these guys would have missed each other if they both stayed left  .....

Blind corners are just like buying a lottery ticket you either win or yopu lose .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAWrIY5Yj78&sns=fb

Not a good example Zeb, no left Or right line on that narrow track, but bloody scary tho.