Topic: Deterrents For Tailgaiting D-Bags?

[Operator]

333, you can buy the flint sticks at a camping supply store and just epoxy cement it onto the center stand.

I usually use some rocks or pebbles. In Canada if the police catch you with a pocket full of marbles you can be charged. Normally I just drop a few pebbles off the left side of the bike. If the tailgater thinks #$%* is falling off of your bike they will normally back off. Just don't make it obvious or you may set off some road psycho.

[spdiii]

I know from personal experience that motorists in front of me, can spray windsheild washer solvent and blast me with it at a distance up to 150yds. I think if someone was so-inclined, they could rig a bottle,switch and washer pump to their bike and fill it with their favorite  concoction and have the same effect on tailgaters. Only problem I can see would be the mist drafting back onto you and your bike Seen right off

On a side note, I learned many years ago, not to get within a quarter mile of a  moving garbage truck. They drip,    and the drips partially atomize.  Not pretty. Perhaps motorists could learn not to tailgate by having such an experience, but I would'nt count on it.

[The_Crippler]

Ew.

[tortelvis]

It sucks big time but the only safe option is to let the bastids go by if you can. You ain't gonna win an argument with something 2 or 3 times your size. I have seen this discussed endlessly on other forums and there is no easy answer. Any direct action possible involves an element of risk; is it worth it? Let them by and enjoy your ride! If you MUST throw things marbles explode on impact and leave no fingerprints, unlike steel ball bearings. 

[rustrocket92]

I heard once from a lowrider-guy that if you drag small titanium plates on the ground they make lots of sparks. He said they used to attach them to the bumpers and drag them on the ground.

[greasy j]

Cars and trucks are bigger than you, so it's generally best not to do things to deliberately piss off the people driving them. 

yeah, but we're faster and can get away like nothing.

I lanesplit almost every day. one thing I learned if someone really pisses you off- whack their side mirror with a balled fist. hard downward stroke and it'll pop off and hang there like a severed ear!

[greasy j]

I know from personal experience that motorists in front of me, can spray windsheild washer solvent and blast me with it at a distance up to 150yds. I think if someone was so-inclined, they could rig a bottle,switch and washer pump to their bike and fill it with their favorite  concoction and have the same effect on tailgaters. Only problem I can see would be the mist drafting back onto you and your bike Seen right off

On a side note, I learned many years ago, not to get within a quarter mile of a  moving garbage truck. They drip,    and the drips partially atomize.  Not pretty. Perhaps motorists could learn not to tailgate by having such an experience, but I would'nt count on it.

when I was a little skate punk bastard I had an old beat up datsun. me and friends switched out the washer res/motor with one from a really long car. it shot out super far. turned it sideways, got drunk, pissed in it. drove around squirting kids we didn't like (jock bullies and such) with piss.

I know what you're thinking but I have grown up some since then.

[grumpy]

I definitely do not want to do any damage to the other vehicle. That's just asking for it - BIG TIME.

I'm really liking the center stand thing.

I still want a smoke screen, though  

[greasy j]

I have some of these on my tank. good way to make people feel like ass for driving poorly.

http://www.aerostich.com/yellow-cards.html

[Raul CB750K1]

I lanesplit almost every day. one thing I learned if someone really pisses you off- whack their side mirror with a balled fist. hard downward stroke and it'll pop off and hang there like a severed ear!

I lanesplit everyday too, but I would never damage anybody's car. Lanesplitting here in Madrid is tolerated, is not illegal, but is not legal either. We bike riders take advantage of our low width to get in the narrow space between car and make our way, but that is not a right we have. We are allowed to do it, but it is not a right we have. We have the same right to use the road than the cars, and if the came before me and use their lane, they have the right to do so and I can't justify damaging their cars.

When some car closes down the space between lanes, I either wait until the cars begin moving again, or surround the "offending" car by the other side and get on my way. Usually, it is enough for a car driver to watch somebody on a bike trying to go past his mirror, to step aside and avoid a scratch. And I see many cars making room when they see my headlight through the rearview mirror. I do my share of "uncivilized behaviour" running fast and loud when the traffic is light, it is just fair to behave in other circumstances and help giving the bike community a good name.

[ColinMc]

Not advocating it...but I was once behind a truck that a gallon of paint stripper fell out of the back of, my gold 93 chevy lumina had a very cool looking "custom" paint job after that lol...

My MB-5 has the natural smoke screen, just rev the piss out of it and a nice BIG cloud of blue smoke comes out the back. People back off REAL quick when that happens.

Or just do the "breaking the tires in" weave back and forth...people get nervous and back off when you do that too.

 I usually just pull off and let em go by though, not worth the trouble. The best feeling is when they get pulled over further up the road, only happened once but it was freaken awesome.

[sangyo soichiro]

And it can be used to put out a fire too.   

[grumburg]

My 1964 Suzuki T10 is tailgate proof. With 20:1 premix, all I have to do roll on the gas and they backoff about 6 car lengths.

[Retro Rocket]

I was on the back of a mates bike in Sydney when we were completely and intentionally cut off by a taxi, we had to completely lock her up to miss the idiot, after regaining composure my mate kicked his door while lane splitting to get to the front of the traffic at a red light. I looked back over my shoulder and saw a 30 stone maori taxi driver running between the traffic with a hammer......we ran the red light.....

Mick

[BobbyR]

We had some luck with these a while back

[Gordon]

Cars and trucks are bigger than you, so it's generally best not to do things to deliberately piss off the people driving them. 

yeah, but we're faster and can get away like nothing.

I lanesplit almost every day. one thing I learned if someone really pisses you off- whack their side mirror with a balled fist. hard downward stroke and it'll pop off and hang there like a severed ear!

I'd like to see this motorcycle you've built that's faster than a bullet. 

Gotta love that internet bravado!

[bucky katt]

I know from personal experience that motorists in front of me, can spray windsheild washer solvent and blast me with it at a distance up to 150yds. I think if someone was so-inclined, they could rig a bottle,switch and washer pump to their bike and fill it with their favorite  concoction and have the same effect on tailgaters. Only problem I can see would be the mist drafting back onto you and your bike Seen right off

On a side note, I learned many years ago, not to get within a quarter mile of a  moving garbage truck. They drip,    and the drips partially atomize.  Not pretty. Perhaps motorists could learn not to tailgate by having such an experience, but I would'nt count on it.

i keep my rear washer fluid resevoir (with the broken nozzle that points straight back) filled with coke. makes a hell of a mess on windsheilds. on the bike i keep a pocketfull of ".250 ball bearings. i just drop a handfull of those.

[vanaman]

just get a bottle of antifreeze and plumb it into the exhaust before the mufler.   The exhaust should be more than hot enough to Burn/atomize the anti-freeze.

steve

[rustrocket92]

The smoke screen i posted in the video consisted of a 12 pump,a solenoid and a small jet which sprayed fog machine fluid into the header of the car. Thus producing a large white cloud.

[Duke McDukiedook]

Bazooka.

[TwoTired]

Seems like there are lot of aerosol concoctions that could be employed.
Whipped cream could be interesting.

"Yes, officer, he attacked me with whipped cream.  Here is his license number."
Cheese whiz in a pressure can?

Isn't there a water based paint that comes in an aerosol can.  Like they mark construction sites with.
Chemical fire extinguishers shoot powder.  Just fit a 5th exhaust pipe for stealth reasons.

If you are naturally vindictive, there is the insulating expanding foam.  That stuff is he77 to get off of almost everything.  With some luck, the tailgater will use the windshield wipers.

I guess you could get into trouble with those paintball splat things.

I do understand the sentiment about just letting them pass by.  But, that does reward and encourage further bad driving behavior.  I think there is far too much bad behavior on the roadways today, and the police just don't seem to care about it.  There is something to be said for society policing its own behavior.  Police can't be everywhere where bad behavior exists.

I like the Gallagher routine where all drivers have those pistols that shoot suction cup darts.  Then when the police see a vehicle with more than 5 darts stuck to it, they get a ticket for driving stupid.

[rustrocket92]

I say if you are gonna throw something chuck a CINDER-BLOCK with a small anchor attached to it!

[Retro Rocket]

I love it....TT for president....

Mick

[myhondas]

I like the liquid ass stuff.....if there was a way to spray it back at them.... but then, your bike would probably end up smelling bad also....

[BobbyR]

All of this is fun to speculate about, however you can find yourself on the wrong side of the situation. If you were to cause the driver to hit another vehicle, you can be hit with all types of charges. Reckless endangerment comes to mind. I am not saying I do not agree with you all, I have just witnessed to many odd things happen.