Keeping up!

[Drew]

Anthony is a better rider than me, I know this from experience on track with him and viewing him from the sidelines.

Most people are no where near as good as him, so I cannot help but wonder at how over thought everyone posting here's riding is.

I pay as little attention to any bike in front of me, as is possible without riding into him. They do not ride like me, and are on different equipment. Shiting myself if they have a moment and I react to their body language, is almost never going to help me.

[Katman]

Shiting myself if they have a moment and I react to their body language, is almost never going to help me.

So if they suddenly react to a hazard on the road that you can't see, you'd ignore the clue they gave you?

[Katman]

Most people are no where near as good as him, so I cannot help but wonder at how over thought everyone posting here's riding is.

Drew, you should go to London and be a motorcycle courier.

If you last 4 years at it you could come back and tell me I over think things.

I bet you wouldn't tell me that though.

I'll be the first to admit that I'd never keep up with Anthony on a track.

We're not talking about track riding here though.

[Deano]

So if they suddenly react to a hazard on the road that you can't see, you'd ignore the clue they gave you?

Agree - Definitely be prepared from body language of the guy ahead of you.

Also, don't rely on their judgement if they are half way round a blind corner (they can see more than you can) and start to overtake a vehicle - it's not an invitation for you to follow - they could be leading you to imminent danger.

There has not been any carnage on the TNR for some considerable time. I trust most of the guys that we ride with, and as Drew says, if you're up the front it is often safer than mid pack with people you don't know.

I like to think the guys are mature enough to ride their own ride and not try to push beyond limits in order to keep up. I always tell younger fellas that turn up to do this.

I'm happy to admit the likes of Drew and Gaz are quicker than me over the Takas - we have a good bunch on the ride and egos are kept in check.

[Mushu]

Drew, you should go to London and be a motorcycle courier.

If you last 4 years at it you could come back and tell me I over think things.

I bet you wouldn't tell me that though.

Does anyone in nz have enough riding experience to be on the road.
I'm not experienced enough to be upset that you throw these comments at me

But you loose a lot of credibility when you wank on the same shit at everyone, Drew is well known to be one of the better riders on KB, and I'm yet to hear anything but your own opinion of your riding.

Much like drew I don't base much of my riding at all on the bike in front, I don't follow their braking points or lines. What I do do is look for signs of him panicking and when I see it I will back right off until I can identify what got him spooked. And i will guarantee that Drew would also take note if he saw a bike in front of him do something unexpected.

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[Katman]

But you loose a lot of credibility when you wank on the same shit at everyone,

Don't talk to me about credibility.

Come back to me when you've been riding a bit longer than a year.

[Deano]

D

I'll be the first to admit that I'd never keep up with Anthony on a track.

We're not talking about track riding here though.

Are you saying you'd keep up with him on the road or just pointing out the difference between the road and track.

[Katman]

Are you saying you'd keep up with him on the road or just pointing out the difference between the road and track.

There's the dickhead coming out in you again Deano.

Who ever said anything about keeping up with him on the road?

I'm saying the road and the track are two totally different environments.

The fact that you'd feel the need to ask the question speak volumes about your intellect.

[Deano]

There's the dickhead coming out in you again Deano.

Who ever said anything about keeping up with him on the road?

I'm saying the road and the track are two totally different environments.

The fact that you'd feel the need to ask the question speak volumes about your intellect.

And here I am trying to understand your point of view and there you go with the bullshit. Good on ya. I've ridden with Anthony on the road and thought you may have too that is all.

Thanks for the reply PM - I won't resort to abuse but I thought you might be more mature actually. I'll leave that to you. I'm going to be the bigger man. I always knew I was to be honest.

[sugilite:Me]

Just for the record, I'm MUCH slower on the road now. Just 2 weekends ago, I was coming down the Rimutakas (1st time in a while) and a guy zooomed past me on an Aprillia, and I just let him go, and was happy to do so
A major milestone for me, never let anyone do that for 30 years.
Am I growing up? Prob not truth be known, just evolving. I better not be slow on the track though, will find out at Taupo this coming Friday/Saturday.
Anthony

[bosslady]

Just for the record, I'm MUCH slower on the road now. Just 2 weekends ago, I was coming down the Rimutakas (1st time in a while) and a guy zooomed past me on an Aprillia, and I just let him go, and was happy to do so
A major milestone for me, never let anyone do that for 30 years.
Am I growing up? Prob not truth be known, just evolving. I better not be slow on the track though, will find out at Taupo this coming Friday/Saturday.
Anthony

don't forget to say hi, there's no way you will not be able to recognise me!

[sugilite:Me]

don't forget to say hi, there's no way you will not be able to recognise me!

Yes, a woman riding around with her fingers stuck in her ears will be hard to miss

[Deano]

Just for the record, I'm MUCH slower on the road now. Just 2 weekends ago, I was coming down the Rimutakas (1st time in a while) and a guy zooomed past me on an Aprillia, and I just let him go, and was happy to do so
A major milestone for me, never let anyone do that for 30 years.
Am I growing up? Prob not truth be known, just evolving. I better not be slow on the track though, will find out at Taupo this coming Friday/Saturday.
Anthony

I don't see any problem with giving it a nudge but staying within your limits. I gave up trying to keep up many years ago - learned the hard way.

[bosslady]

Yes, a woman riding will be hard to miss

fixed for you

[Mushu]

Don't talk to me about credibility.

Come back to me when you've been riding a bit longer than a year.

Go have a look around I guarantee you will find heaps of people who claim to have ridden for decades that can't ride for shit. You can put all the stock you like in time holding a licence.

Kays ridden would be a slightly better indicator of experience but still not even close to a real scale of skill.

You've held a licence for x years, so what my Nana has held her 6f for over 50 years, and really doesn't know anything at all about riding.

A year is quite a long time and given you don't know how often or far I ride let's say, just for a minute, what if I'd spent that year on tour, and what if I raced enduro all my life, or grew up on a farm, and what if I've done every course there is. None of this is actually the case but all of it would have a drastic effect on my current level of skill.
I do hold an Australian bike licence and have done for about 7 years I don't mention it here cos I never did a lot of riding over there on the rd (never owned my own road bike until about a year ago but have owned a couple of trail bikes) so if it's time holding a licence, I've got 7 years of borrowing a bike for a quick ride, but no attempt had been made by me over this time to actually improve, I just enjoyed the odd ride much like most bike owners.

Time in the saddle or kays ridden have very little to do with skill, the content of the ride and analysis of your technique are far bigger factors in skill. I have spent the last year doing the best I can to do these things including taking advice from credible, experienced riders and touring when I can, as well as racking up as many kays as I can find the time to do, what would be the average distance ridden by that average biker in the course of a year. And from looking around the average rider does nothing to analize their riding and as a result would not gain much (or any) skills over the course of that year.



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