Oki doki, I'll say nothing.Originally Posted by Genie
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Oki doki, I'll say nothing.
The magic is in the rubbing.
you just did...man you is one cheeky old fella
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The magic is in the rubbing.
Thank you for that Mr DMNTD..
The magic is in the rubbing.
Well, it's been a very long time since Monday's short and sweet ride, but, I finally had a wee window open to get out for a quick blat around the countryside.
What a difference in riding. I've been watching Twist of the Wrist (like the throttle control bit) and some american riding school vids.
Good wee bit of homework.
Today's ride was over some really familiar roads just to see how much my riding has improved. Immensely, I've come along in leaps and bounds and some of those corners that the snail overtook me on, well I ran the little fella over! Seriously, this whole body just rode the bike. Every part of me from my toes to the tips of my fingers...rode that bike today. Was absolutley, positively awesomely amazing!!! Blowing my own trumpet here, but hell I'm good.
Settle girl, I know I'm not the world's best but I have come a very long way in a short time. Won't get a chance to get out again until monday but today's wee ride wil keep me going, that bike is my medicine, that bike...well that bike has done more for me than any man, women, child has done in my entire life.
I love my bike
The magic is in the rubbing.
Me and the bike went out to play today. And I mean 'play'. I've got to a point where my riding has got a little boring and I thought it might be appropriate for me to start pushing me and the bike just that little bit more. Oh Wow. What fun. I was using my body to lean us over more and push us around the corner. Removal of chicken strips - maybe? But hey that was so much fun..started to see just what I can do and I like it. I also started to play around with my legs and seeing how the bike responds to my shifts in weight and throwing a leg out wide....interesting and was rather annoyed when it was home time again....next week i shall be out there asap.
Today is also the 6 month anniversary of me becoming a non-smoker and the 3 month anniversary of the purchase of my little black beast. What better way to celebrate than to get out there and push a boundary or two!!! Have been watchign some very educational vids (thanks Mr DMNTD) and today I put some of that into practice. Throttle control...way way easy and so much fun...I thought I had it good before but now...and then next time will be even betterer. This is so much fun and I'm wishing I coudl get my arse off for one of Karel's training days, just got my email from her and she will be having some more in august...hope i can swing it this time round...crossing fingers, legs and toes!!
Well I'm off for some more celebrating...party time tonight so bes ti go get the dress-ups sorted..it's a 'P' party
The magic is in the rubbing.
Forgot to add that I had this really way cool double bubble tinted windscreen put on my bike yesterday and what a difference in riding pleasure...think I may now also be looking at ways to improve my riding pleasure......
Along for the ride...
Its awesome innit?
Just don tmake the fault of thinking you are on a track. there are just too many unexpecteds on the road. Rather focus on getting your technique right for when you hit the track.
try this:
When you go around the corner (at moderate speed), try and balance yourself exactly against the cornering forces, so that you are sitting perched atop the bike in a corner, without having to hang or push against anything. Thats an amazing feeling- being on that kind of harmony with the corner and bike. And try and transition smoothly from balanced lean one side to a balanced lean the other side.
I found that if I open up my inside hip (i.e. push it slightly back at the inside side so that I am sitting slightly skew on the saddle), this allows me to bend my torso over and to the side without twisting my back into a helix, and without having to move my bum too much off the side of the seat. It results in a comfortable, balanced seating position where you feel in control and in harmony.
use it, dont use it....
PS Oh and keep your arms loose and relaxed.
Last edited by R-Soul; 21st May 2010 at 17:06. Reason: PS
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Hey well done Genie, sounds like its got ya good n proper. Anyway when you start "pushing" can be when you start "crashing" so props to ya for doing the training thing.
Me on the other hand learnt the hard way when there wasn't a thing called "training".
At 18 going fanging into a sweeper all crossed up finding I was in a 'I got myself into it but how the hell do I get out of it' sort of hinge in the middle situation on the old Z1000, wasn't the best for the nerves,but it did make life interesting. Bikes have moved on a bit since then and the 'prilia looks after me now and fills in the bits wot I can't do for myself.
. Have fun tonight.
Its knackered!.
Along for the ride...
What P are you going as? Pawn?
The one thing man learns from history is that man does not learn from history
Calvin and Hobbes: The surest sign of intelligent life out there is that it has not tried to contact us.
Its easier to apologise than ask for permission.
Wise words:
Weapons of Mass Acceleration
Profilactic?
The magic is in the rubbing.
now that's a little cheeky.
Not gonna tell ya but hell the pics are good and i had me some laughs. Prefect evening....(well as good as it could be.)
L-Plate Rider
I'll second that one Genie. You're sounding about as enthusiastic as I was when I got my 1st bike. Wasn't long before one of those 'boundaries' pushed back & I ended up with a front tyre in the gravel on the wrong side of the road, too fast into a 35km corner and not doing the right thing ( shit myself & looked away from where I should have been looking). I grew up nearby where this happened, but once I'd got the bike back on it's wheels & restarted I realised I could'nt think of how to get home. Big scuff on my helmet when I got it off & once I did remember the way back, ($1000 damage to my bike, new helmet, new jacket) Lucky break, I reckon I got off lightly. This is the one that gets most of us sooner or later. But I learned a valuable lesson, "know your boundaries & stay within them". That was a little bike too so I'd hate for my 1000cc V twin to slap my onto the road.Hey well done Genie, sounds like its got ya good n proper. Anyway when you start "pushing" can be when you start "crashing" so props to ya for doing the training thing.
Me on the other hand learnt the hard way when there wasn't a thing called "training".
At 18 going fanging into a sweeper all crossed up finding I was in a 'I got myself into it but how the hell do I get out of it' sort of hinge in the middle situation on the old Z1000, wasn't the best for the nerves,
That might make me sound like a wuss, but hey now I don't have that 'survival reaction' anymore & can keep looking into the corner & push on the inside bar if things go a bit wrong. Some of the other guys replying to your posts are way more qualified than me to comment, but I'd say you need somewhere around 30 to 40K on the road before an average rider can dominate what Keith Code calls the survival reactions.
On a brighter note, I thought of you the other day when I went on a 950km single day ride in the pissing rain. Brilliant roads, dodgy as hell conditions, you'd have loved it.
take care & remember
' it's all fun & games until dad loses an eye' The Lord Bhudda ( I think)
The magic is in the rubbing.
yeeeha...'tis my lucky day.
Have just put my trusty steed away in the garage....lucky!
Why you may ask...well as the post above mentions one of those corners came along for me. My brain just completely froze...way before the corner...way before i even would have started turning....i just knew i wasnt' going too!!
eeeeeek wet, grotty day....no sunshine, wet road and one of those corners and what happens....Genie's brain shuts down.
Far too much shit going through it and when I needed to use it...I stalled.
'twas a moment that went ever so slow, you know the ones.
I must start at the beginning.
Today I stepped out of my comfort zone. Decided I would join the local bike shop for their little group ride. Well fuck. I'm not the best in groups. never have been, but, i decided to bite the bullet and go make some new friends. It's not that easy you know. some just aren't open to it. Being the only chick amongst 10 fellas is intimidating on it's own, throw in some motorbikes and well, little Miss Genie was not comfortable.
After a wee gifting of spot prizes (I got a t-shirt), we started up our motorcycles. some rather nice ones too. I had me an audience, some little lads from school had shown up and wow, there was Karen and she has a motorbike, I was famous. not. off we rode with waves from the young school lads. Me, i'm trying to be last but some gentlemen decided to let me go first. Not good for me. Intimidation, plus i had the feeling they were watching my arse (as someone else I know has done this) so i was extremely self conscious. breathing....all good, not really.
the ride was familiar roads for me...the Moutere Highway then back through to Mapua, a ride i have done about 3 times a week for the last 4 months. nothing new there...but having 4 or 5 men sitting on my arse...fuck that....please overtake me. My lines were all out, i was so uncomfortble on my bike and i knew i should forget they were there and just ride my ride. I tried but obviously not hard enough.
the corner....i'm surprised i didn't get the shakes afterwards. I completely just did not turn and then there was gravel and a raging river (where did that come from). well, little Miss Genie really rode her bike!!! No freaking way was I going to scratch my bike, no way was I going to drop it, no way was I going to be hurt, I have a party tonight (new halterneck catsuit to wear), no way was I crashing. Hell, i'm a detemined wee lass when I need to be. Just the other day I was having a chat with a friend and we talked about my needing new tryes for my bike and we discussed the chances of me crashing, I answered that "no, i was not going to crash", he told me that was arrogant of me...maybe. But hell, if i can avoid it i will. I kept my bike steady, I kept both of us upright, guided gently through the wobbles, the slides, the flicking of the rear end and stopped safely. The man behind me could not believe I kept it up and he said I did good. No i didn't, i did really bad, that situation should never have happened. I need to be sharper, I need to be more aware, I need to leave the bullshit at home, my brain needs to be focused on my ride not some asshole bullshit that I can't control.
I can't wait until the next group ride....in fact i could go now if i didnt' have a party to go to....next time I won't let intimidation get to me. I need to find my comfort zone when around other riders, those lights in my mirror are ok. It was a moment and I'm thankful for my determination for I couldl be in a hospital bed right. My bike could be broken...I was going about 70k, it could have been nasty. It wasn't, I'm here, I'm fine and I'm thankful. Tomorrow I wil reflect more on this situation and on Monday I shall go ride that road again and I shall do it right.
For now I shall have a spa to warm up and then get ready to go and live.
Life is a journey of learning and I love learning.
Smarty pants... since ages ago
Genie ... it sounds like the "pucker effect" worked ... that is when you suck in from/through ALL body cavitys at the same time ... so you stick to the seat and dont come off. ( this effect often works better with women for some reason ...)
Well done you.
Group rides do have issues that have been raised in other threads ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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