Please please SLOW down

**crashe** · 14th May 2005, 21:54

I have been reading the threads today after your rides...

For goodness sake, PLEASE PLEASE SLOW DOWN.

RIDE at your own pace, not someone else's pace.
RIDE your own line into the corner, not someone else's.

PLEASE learn from what happened to Sam/flyin last week.

Lads put your testostrone away.... and ride safely.

I am stuck at home for 8 weeks unable to ride my bike and I do NOT want to read of any more bins and near misses in that time.

Lads go and do a few bike courses on riding your bikes.
But for GODDESS sake stop trying to keep up with the faster riders.

Ride slow and enjoy the ride.

LIVE TO RIDE ANOTHER DAY.

**John** · 14th May 2005, 22:02

Originally Posted by crashe

LIVE TO RIDE ANOTHER DAY.

Thankyou, we need more of this education - not dick driven riding - use your brains people!

I know After my first encounter with a dork cager I realised that I'm not the only one on the road, I dont want to go out and endager mine and others lives, use your bloody heads - its easier, ride like you do by yourself dont try prove yourself to the 'faster' guys, they wont respect you any more if you keep up with them. You want to have a family well keep it rubber side down

**Waylander** · 14th May 2005, 22:04

Agreably people should ride at thier own pace but it's a bit hard when you think that everyone will be riding faster than you. Maybe if we had more slow rides as in nothing over 5 or 10 K's over limit. That way the new riders wont feel presured to go with the guys who spend half thier time on a track. I fell into this trap two and am now without my bike and it's been a few months now. It sucks, binning a bike is not fun but if you can get up and laugh about it isn't that what makes bikers bikers? Yea it sucks when people are hospitalized and worse but being able to laugh at your own mistakes helps to calm down afterwards. Anyway that's just my 2c.

**dveus** · 14th May 2005, 22:04

While I agree mostly with the slow down, riding slowly does not mean you will be safe. Riding within your limits is one thing, but learning to read the road and spot various hazards is I feel a more important point to be pushing. We all like to go fast at times but it is choosing those times that is important.

**T.I.E** · 14th May 2005, 22:05

shit i have to agree.
some learners or beginners are biting off a bit more than they can chew.
hell so are some experienced ones.
ride at your own pace.
enjoy the ride and not the race.
live to ride on new zealand roads.
don't race to die.
keep that to the track.

ok i know it sucks but its the truth guys/gals.

keep it safe and have a great ride ,not race.

**crashe** · 14th May 2005, 22:07

Waylander - Why should it be harder if others are riding faster than you...?

You should only ride to what you are capable of doing.

It is common knowledge that the faster riders will always stop and wait for you to catch up.

**T.I.E** · 14th May 2005, 22:09

Originally Posted by crashe

Waylander - Why should it be harder if others are riding faster than you...?

You should only ride to what you are capable of doing.

It is common knowledge that the faster riders will always stop and wait for you to catch up.

it's probably a male ego trip the less experienced ones are trying to keep up with the experienced ones.
if they can do that so can i.

hey i'm guilty.

but your still right ride at your own pase. no peer pressure now.

**John** · 14th May 2005, 22:10

Originally Posted by Waylander

Agreably people should ride at thier own pace but it's a bit hard when you think that everyone will be riding faster than you. Maybe if we had more slow rides as in nothing over 5 or 10 K's over limit. That way the new riders wont feel presured to go with the guys who spend half thier time on a track. I fell into this trap two and am now without my bike and it's been a few months now. It sucks, binning a bike is not fun but if you can get up and laugh about it isn't that what makes bikers bikers? Yea it sucks when people are hospitalized and worse but being able to laugh at your own mistakes helps to calm down afterwards. Anyway that's just my 2c.

Remeber you werent forced to ride fast mate, you decided to - C4. (sorry blue ZX6R dude

forgot your name) and HDT(??) were having a nice crusie at the back no preasure or anything, setting a limit to the ride wont slow people down, people will still go around 45kmph corners at 100kmph and the newbies will do likewise, I think we need to grow our minds not our egos.

**Ixion** · 14th May 2005, 22:14

Listen to the lady, please lads.

Everybody wants to push their limits. No-one wants to cut back on anyone's fun.

But do it somewhere that you don't end up plastered across the front of an (innocent) cage.

Listen to Mr Bugjuice, and learn to lean the bike . Practice in some car parks, or round and round industrial buildings, so you learn how far you can lean, and what happens when you do go to far. And in that environment if you do off at least you have room to roll.

And remember you don't have to go fast on a bike to have fun

But in the mean time pleas eplease slow down. And by that I don't mena you have to nana along like me. A bit of throttle twisting on clear straight roads is not out of order (apart from the danger from Mr Plod). But don't try to "push" - just let the ride flow along.

And remember also, no-one is going to think any the less of you because you can't get a 250cc to keep up with a 1000cc. So don't try. I ride a 250 (sometimes) and I know perfectly well that it's going to be left in the dust by a sportsbike. So I won't try. Just have fun at my own speed.

And btw, well done those who did bin for getting up and going on. That takes guts.

(Which occasions me to ask - how many experienced riders have a 250cc or less that would be willing to take it out on a "250cc max" run - so young riders can follow an experienced hand on a bike that's not way faster than theirs ?)

**Waylander** · 14th May 2005, 22:16

Originally Posted by crashe

Waylander - Why should it be harder if others are riding faster than you...?

You should only ride to what you are capable to to do.

It is common knowledge that the faster riders will always stop and wait for you to catch up.

I know but it's hard (for me atleast) to turn off that slight competitiveness (is that a word?) I rode down to Wellington and back by myself at night with the only scary bit being an area of new seal with no markings that went straight and no wrecks. Yet a week or two later I bin it becouse I was tryng to keep up with a better rider than me. (there is a compliment for ya JSG) My fault I know I wasn't thinking about what could happen I was thinking about the respect I would have gotten at the end of the ride for being the only one on a cruiser and keeping up with the middle of the pack. That's something I learned for the next time.

**Waylander** · 14th May 2005, 22:20

Anyway I've learned my lesson about keeping up with better riders. I'm young cocky and iggnorant but I do learn. So soon as my bike is running again I will start orginizing some slower paced rides for everybody who doesn't want to be tempted at keeping up with the big boys.

**bugjuice** · 14th May 2005, 22:34

just on the 'slow down' thing, something else to bear in mind - the weather. It's getting cool now, and moisture is sat on the roads and staying in the tyres a bit more too, making the temp harder to keep. You can't be taking corners as fast as you can during the summer, so watch for the changing road conditions and falling temp.
Plus all the rain will wash crap up from the roads, so until that washes off, then it'll be a bit slippery in the wet too.
Just mind out fellow peeps..