Your Bike Your Rules

[Maha]

First question is rhetorical...

Will there ever be a time when the countless opinion's on how to conduct yourself while riding your bike, from people on this site that you don’t know, cease?

Why is it, that an opinion from someone you’ve never met, and most likely won’t ever, be viewed as ‘gospel’ in the mind of the opinion giver?

Is it not just as easy, as getting your bike out when you want to, riding how you want to, and all day if you want to, with whoever you want to ride with, and returning home knowing you’ve had a massive day and can’t wait to do it all again?

[TheDemonLord]

Why is it, that an opinion from someone you’ve never met, and most likely won’t ever, be viewed as ‘gospel’ in the mind of the opinion giver?

Well it depends on the person giving the opionion doesn't it?

If the person is a Judge, then there there is a good chance it will be viewed as gospel
If it was Mr Rossi, then it would be viewed as gospel based on the results he has achieved.

For everyone else - if you could solve that riddle, then maybe the world would be slightly less fucked than it currently is.

[Tazz]

Is it not just as easy, as getting your bike out when you want to, riding how you want to, and all day if you want to, with whoever you want to ride with, and returning home knowing you’ve had a massive day and can’t wait to do it all again?

Only in your opinion...

[Robbo]

As has often been stated "Opinions are like Arseholes" everyone has one but most are just full of shit.
I ignore them and just concentrate on my own when riding. With nearly fifty years of incident free riding
i consider i'm doing something right. I won't go near group rides as they usually have a few idiots amongst
them and prefer to ride solo or with a couple of mates whom i trust.
I have always arrived home safely and look foward to my next ride.
And "No" i don't ride like a nana and love speed.

[Maha]

As has often been stated "Opinions are like Arseholes" everyone has one but most are just full of shit.
I ignore them and just concentrate on my own when riding. With nearly fifty years of incident free riding
i consider i'm doing something right. I won't go near group rides as they usually have a few idiots amongst
them and prefer to ride solo or with a couple of mates whom i trust.
I have always arrived home safely and look forward to my next ride.
And "No" i don't ride like a nana and love speed.

Like the title say Rob, your bike your rules. And that's all that matters really.
Riders have their way of doing things, it's right for them, not always right for those they seem to be preaching to, because... lets face it, everyone is individual, and that is very evident when it comes to riding... YOUR Bike.

[Big Dog]

I think it is a wise man whose mind is open to new ideas but smart enough to show the bad idea's the door.

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[R650R]

Is it not just as easy, as getting your bike out when you want to, riding how you want to, and all day if you want to, with whoever you want to ride with, and returning home knowing you’ve had a massive day and can’t wait to do it all again?

Amen.

FTI and FTW, too many people worry about others thoughts. As long as someone is not being an arsehole (eg gopro themselves giving innocent car drivers the finger) then yes they should ride as fast or slow as they like.
But as a greater community we are always under threat so doing stupid dumb stuff and going silly fast is best doen without an audience or a public post ride debrief on the internet....
There are 7 billion people on this planet, its perfectly natural that some of them will disagree with you, just file them under junkmail.

[EJK]

First question is rhetorical...

Will there ever be a time when the countless opinion's on how to conduct yourself while riding your bike, from people on this site that you don’t know, cease?

Why is it, that an opinion from someone you’ve never met, and most likely won’t ever, be viewed as ‘gospel’ in the mind of the opinion giver?

Is it not just as easy, as getting your bike out when you want to, riding how you want to, and all day if you want to, with whoever you want to ride with, and returning home knowing you’ve had a massive day and can’t wait to do it all again?

Did someone call your Tiger SUV of road bikes? Dual purpose capable bike that never seen off-road.

[Maha]

I think it is a wise man whose mind is open to new ideas but smart enough to show the bad idea's the door.

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True, but some are not matured enough to decipher fact from fiction from some of the advice given on here.

ie: Young chap, been riding four months, had to embarrassingly pick his broken bike up off the road 200 mts after leaving a lunch stop.
When asked how this happened, he had read on KB that dragging the front brakes and doing that unusual slalom bullshit, was the best way to warm things up.

[Laava]

Did someone call your Tiger SUV of road bikes? Dual purpose capable bike that never seen off-road.

Molesworth!!!!!
Does that count? Surely the fords...
btw, Maha, you need to take Mom thru there. It is pretty awesome.

[EJK]

Some are not matured enough to decipher fact from fiction from some of the advice given on here.

ie: Young chap, been riding four months, had to embarrassingly pick his broken bike up off the road 200 mts after leaving a lunch stop.
When asked how this happened, he had read on KB that dragging the front brakes and doing that unusual slalom bullshit, was the best way to warm things up.

Must have received advices from KiwiBiker that chap.

[Maha]

Must have received advices from KiwiBiker that chap.

He did, and no, the Tiger hasn't been likened to an SUV unless that stands for Stunning Ultimate Vehicle. tsssssssssssssssssssh

[Big Dog]

Some are not matured enough to decipher fact from fiction from some of the advice given on here.

ie: Young chap, been riding four months, had to embarrassingly pick his broken bike up off the road 200 mts after leaving a lunch stop.
When asked how this happened, he had read on KB that dragging the front brakes and doing that unusual slalom bullshit, was the best way to warm things up.

Yep. Not all advice is good advice. But then neither is not listening to the opinions of others ever again.
one does need to be critical of the advice before applying it.

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[george formby]

Yep. Not all advice is good advice. But then neither is not listening to the opinions of others ever again.
one does need to be critical of the advice before applying it.

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Yeah. All advice is good advice in one sense. If you use your noggin it does not take long to realise if you have a learned a good thing or a bad thing. And learning is good.
Poor fulla who binned his bike after lunch should have been instantly skeptical of flicking his bike about with the front brake on.

I like a level playing field when out for a run so the rules are simple. Don't cross the centre line and obey the speed limit.. Fits all sizes.

If you want to unleash the beast, go for it. I've never been impressed by a wrist.

[bogan]

This thread needs a poll.

The second question (first answerable one) doesn't make sense because it refers to judgement values from two differing viewpoints.

The last question is predicated on the assumption that 'your bike' is safe under 'your rules', again, possibly not a judgement value shared by both viewpoints referred to.