Makes sense to me!

He was thinking. He didn't want to hit you but really wanted to get in front of you, so he wouldn't have to pass you later. When he couldn't and then passed you, like all cagers he was overcome by the power of his steel cage and the glory of his fine horn and had to act. His initial concern for you was fleeting, in truth, it was only for the mess you and your bike would make on his bumper.