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interesting thread, driver/ road user perceptions.
general public do sometimes have the 'oh its a funny bike' attitude when Im on the folder, but more than what they see you on, they percieve the way your riding it too.
Can you crank it on the Brommie?
because on my S/S Birdy I can crank it hard and get a good speed with the 72" gear and fast rollling baloon tyres, this means same reactions as any other bike for me.
slightly less speed than your other bikes could mean they have more time to see what your riding, hence then leaving you less room, because perception is that foldys are ridden by people in suits going round the corner and not any distance.
actually though, where I am positioned on the road relative to both the vehicle (whatever it is) in front and behind is all Im bothered about through road features.
most of the time moving past traffic streams of vehicles anyway because after all, the car is dead anyway.
keep it up.