Coming back from Sussex on Friday the M25 produced solid traffic the moment we arrived on it from the M23 planning to follow it around to the M1. As a novice at threading through traffic on a big bike with panniers I cautiously trickled through in 1st gear then noticed a gaggle of bikes built up behind me.Pulling over I let them through to see how it's done. The London bikers just plunge through the gaps around 20 - 30 mph and did not get caught up in slow manouevres or clutch slipping so when a fully kitted Beemer zapped clean through I decided to say damn the torpedoes and give it a go. What a revelation. The cars mostly see you coming better at speed and mostly pull aside. The bike is much easier to ride - I kept it in 2nd at 30mph - and found that with lucky timing you would arrive just before a car restarted and could more easily weave the bike around to get through. All of a sudden it became fun as we ploughed on relentlessly until the M40 came up and we took the Silverstone route home. Thanks for the lesson London bikers - one more skill learned.
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