Agreed Hugo. I too like ‘making progress’.
As a matter of course, I do my best not to overtake on Zig-Zags, but having said that, watching the video, the only time I had doubts was going past the curtain-sided truck, where from the perspective of the video, I couldn’t see if someone was stood waiting/trying to cross, you doubtless had a better view.
I’d probably have passed that small van with all the high viz on the back doors earlier, and definitely would have pushed in past that silver car that blocked the r/about, just ‘because’.
As for commuting; I did thousands of miles on the two CG125’s I’ve owned, they’re a superb ‘tool’.
However, I’m not sure I’m ‘confident in my own sexuality enough’ to own a scooter. Sorry Griff ????
Despite their obvious advantages, somehow ‘I just can’t’.
The only disadvantage of the smaller bikes was the total lack of respect given by other vehicles.
Having sold a VFR750 one day, I stepped onto my first CG125 the next. What I noticed was; despite riding in exactly the same way, & wearing the same kit, people would pull out in front of me, cut me up, decide to show me how much faster their car was, and generally attempt ‘bully’ me off the road. Unsuccessfully I’ll add.
I find the ‘presence’ a big bike has on the road helps to intimidate the numpties into behaving. They know they can’t ‘duff you up’, it’s the old Health & Safety thing.. if they do misbehave, there will be ‘soon and certain’ consequences. Even if that’s just a pointed look in their direction as you give them the ‘Royal Flypast’.
I bought my Glee rather than an MT07 just because I thought it’d be a far better commuter, but a change of job three years ago means I no longer commute, and I miss it.
Riding daily certainly hones your skills. I’ve noticed a definite change in my ability level.
Simple stuff like man-handling the bike when off it, or trying to back it up whist sat on it to get into a parking spot, are more ‘tricky’. Never mind the other obvious skills like slow riding and doing tight turns.
If I had a journey like yours each morning, it’d definitely be done on a bike, and preferably one which could ‘own the road’.
I found commuting became like an Arcade video game.
I had great fun each day carving a path through the living dead as they sat in their metal boxes listening to Radio Sad.
Nice one pichulec, take care, and enjoy.
