Who is 90TLZ?

[riffer]

1990s Ducati 900 SS.

An absolute lane-splitting god!

Cheeers
for making my trip in to work this morning a much better ride than normal.

Phew - I only just kept up with you... :sweatdrop

[jrandom]

Well, his name's Luke, he lives in Petone, and he obviously likes the bike, because he's had it for seven years... :whistle:

[riffer]

Well, his name's Luke, he lives in Petone, and he obviously likes the bike, because he's had it for seven years... :whistle:

He obviously knows the bike well.

I won't say how fast we were lanesplitting but let's just say we would have copped more than the fine for illegal overtaking...

try half to three-quarter throttle in third gear in sections.

[jrandom]

He obviously knows the bike well.

I won't say how fast we were lanesplitting but let's just say we would have copped more than the fine for illegal overtaking...

try half to three-quarter throttle in third gear in sections.

This was on the motorway, right?

I do hope it wasn't through *stopped* traffic.

[Blakamin]

Early 80's or late 80's??
And C6, he was only goin that quick to get rid of the drag your yammy musta been creating :Pokey:

[riffer]

This was on the motorway, right?

I do hope it wasn't through *stopped* traffic.

Traffic doing 80-90km/hr.

I couldn't keep up as I was getting a wee attack of the "what-if's"

[riffer]

Early 80's or late 80's??
And C6, he was only goin that quick to get rid of the drag your yammy musta been creating :Pokey:

Probably early to mid 90's. None of the nicely sculpted plastic on it - nice straight-edged fibreglass.

TBH most of the time all I saw was his tail light and back tyre... :not:

[manuboy]

A(nother) temporary citizen??? :no:

[jrandom]

Hmmm. I'm a bit dubious about the high-speed lanesplitting thing. Sounds like you indulged the testosterone a bit there, celticno6... the speed differential wouldn't be any more than what I do through stopped traffic most days, and the chance of a screw-up is probably related to the speed differential, but the total amount of energy in the system should something go awry is rather exponentially *more*. Limbs strewn across the tarmac, etc. Also, fast traffic is more slushy; the cars shift around more unpredictably. Stopped traffic, they don't. Much.

An accident while one was doing, say, 40-50 through stopped traffic would likely involve an impact at 20-30, with consequent bruising, maybe a broken collarbone or ankle, etc. That's why I'm not so worried about filtering at lower speeds. Worst-case risk isn't particularly awful.

I don't really think filtering takes terribly much skill (based on the fact that I filter quite fast, and I surely can't be a very skilled rider - it just doesn't seem very hard); it just takes either balls and stupidity, or balls and an ability to calculate and accept risk.

[jrandom]

Probably early to mid 90's. None of the nicely sculpted plastic on it - nice straight-edged fibreglass.

It's registered as a 1990 model. Current owner bought it as a Jap import in 1997.

[riffer]

Hmmm. I'm a bit dubious about the high-speed lanesplitting thing. Sounds like you indulged the testosterone a bit there, celticno6 ... I don't really think filtering takes terribly much skill (based on the fact that I filter quite fast, and I surely can't be a very skilled rider - it just doesn't seem very hard); it just takes either balls and stupidity, or balls and an ability to calculate and accept risk.

Agreed, and agreed.

It was one of those things that started out at 40 km/hr and steadily progressed.

I backed off when I started to feel "the fear".

Obviously a legacy of the June crash I guess. It amazes me that people can actually get through traffic that quickly.

I guess we were both lucky that the BDC's were more awake than usual today.

But you are right. One wrong move and you mince.

I wonder what it is that makes me do things like that sometimes... <_<

[jrandom]

I backed off when I started to feel "the fear".

It's been my observation that The Fear is an excellent warning about the current limits of one's abilities. Pushing through it in the appropriate environments is the way to get faster, of course, but when I get it, I start riding all jerky. I'd probably be fine concentration-wise on a track. But not in traffic. I don't like The Pain. And if you ignore The Fear on the road, The Pain is often a-comin'.


It amazes me that people can actually get through traffic that quickly.

Weeeeelll... like I said, I don't think it takes much skill. F'rinstance, and I'd better put my asbestos longjohns on before saying this, I think most of us would be capable of replicating the Black Prince's famous Peripherique run, if we were on the right bike, in the right mood and we'd had enough sleep the night before. We just don't like the odds, so we don't do it.


I wonder what it is that makes me do things like that sometimes...

Yeah. I do it too. I guess it's a 'yee haw' thing. Can't describe it more than that, really. But you gotta have some 'yee haw' moments now and then, or your willy will drop off.

[manuboy]

But you are right. One wrong move and you mince.

A little off topic, but i was yappin to Kickaha last night, and he has this saying i like - dunno if he copyrighted it but i THINK (at least as far as i can remember) it goes like


It's easier to think you're fast on the road than find out you're slow on the track.

I like it. So simple yet it sums up every boy racer / weekend road racer (including myself) i've ever met..... :bye: