Originally Posted by Blackbonnie
He may have been mad at you because you frightened him. People can overreact at times. The thing is with L plates people assume you are inexperienced and react accordingly.
As Scotty said with a bigger bike you can assert yourself more and people treat you slightly differently (sometimes! :P)
Personally if hopping round cars in traffic I make a point of always just flipping a hand to the driver as a thank you. When I'm in the car I always feel it's a nice touch if a biker does it.
BB