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I'd notice, because I know what tires and profile I like, and I'll know if they're changed. I'll bet a lot of people on this board would be able to say the same thing. I"m not sure what kind of problems I was supposed to imply you'd encounter with different tires front/back - I don't recall...

It's okay as long as you don't care what your bike handles like. The profiles of the front and rear tire are designed to work together for a handling profile as designed by the manufacturer. This goes for the profile/tread as well as the compounds. If you mix brands/profiles then you'll...

European countries typically get around this by *not legalising it*. Instead, it's tolerated, but it's clear that it is the motorcyclist taking the extra risk, so in the event of an accident, the motorcyclist is clearly at fault. That said, after years of lanesplitting through dutch traffic to...

For much if not all of not-north-america, filtering through traffic is half the reason to get a motorcycle, and both riders and drivers alike recognise this.

It's safer to lanesplit than to sit behind a car and wait to get rear-ended by somebody who only sees the car in front of them and not the bike. Happens too often, and is reason enough. A good rule of thumb is not to lanesplit when the traffic is moving at 50kph or faster; you might as well go...

Re: T.O. Reno truck guy - was that a "Go for it" or "don't do it"? No need, they were on the side of his truck. I can get them for you later if you want.

So I'm on the eastbound gardiner on Wednesday after getting some new tires (yay Pro6), and I hit traffic. What do I do? Habit makes me lanesplit, but shortly a guy in a large pickup rolls down the window once we're moving again, and tells me he's a biker too, gives me a huge thumbs up, and...