Somehow I do not seem to be cut off too much by drivers going in the same direction. People coming the other way and trying to make a left turn however seem to unable to gauge the speed of my bike and generally give me fits.

On a three lane street I keep to the middle lane to avoid such problems. On two lane roads I keep the right lane.

However riding the right lane has it's own sets of problems. People coming into the roadway too far from a driveway and expecting you to stop so they can go first. Also people coming on to a limited access highway who believe that you should move from the right lane to the left lane to let them on NOW. Other than that and people in the left lane who suddenly decide to make a right turn very seldom check their right side mirror to see me and I end up having to throw out the anchor.

It is a war out there that we cannot win. However since I took to wearing my 1911 .45 ACP in a very visible holster on my right side and carry three extra magazines on the left side anybody out there knows that I am packing some serious firepower....hence few people from behind me give me any problems.

I am thinking of getting a scabboard for my M-1 Garand in a light tan leather with some of those shiny brass studs. That will really tick off the local cops. I get stopped all the time for visibly wearing a firearm and I carry the pertinent section of the Nevada Revised Statutes with me to explain the law to the local gendarmes. Of course I will not load the Garand whilst on the bike but it takes only a moment to slip in a clip and have some serious firepower.

We have a lot of gang activity hereabouts.

07 Speedmstr, Long Tors, bags, sissy bar and rack, windshield, engine bars, 2 ww lights, 2 fast eddy stickers and a .45 ACP.