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I have seen you riding, from waaaay back when on opo ride. To be honest you were horibble back then. But you have gotten much better now, and, even if it takes god knows how long, you will get passed all these 'demons'Originally Posted by justsomeguy
Gremlin says:
I'll rely on my stunning good looks, to snare myself a traditional women, that cooks cleans, and is dynamite in bed
Gremlin says:
oh hell... I'm fucked
If you would like me to teach you what I know about cornering then I'd be happy to ablige if you think it will help improve your riding.
I am not about proving my self, I am about IMPROVING myself.
Today I'm not the fastest and one of the slowest 250cc bikes out there, however I am eager to learn and love to ride, so one day, I'm certain that i'll be as good as anyone else if not better. But always improving.
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Wow, that's the most proactive thing someone has said to me all month. Sure mate. Pick a road and I'm there.
Sure, let me know which day next week you are free (as I'm busy all this weekend) and we can go play on the roads out around Managawhai and Omaha, where I know of a few special roads, one in particular that will blow your mind.
If there are any other more experienced riders keen to come along and teach us both a thing or two feel free to speak up.
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Cool I like roads that blow my mind. Till date the only ones I know are Cheenic Dwiveat night with no moon, the Opononi Forest road and the hills on the Coro Loop. SH22's ok - though it would be great without the gravel and wildlife.
If anyone wants to come let them PM you.
Probably next weekend 1st/2nd April is better.
We could have a sort of test time trial. How long you can ride without touching the brakes or how long can you maintain a set speed.
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There's nothing wrong with my basic bike control. I know how to judge corners using vanishing points and which lines are meant for the road and which for the track.
Most of my problems arise from a right hand that doesn't like to relax and a brain that likes to follow suit.
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I think that sounds like a good idea so long as you have the whole day to spend riding around and are happy to do so.
Two roads which I ride on a regular basis help with some of the most basic cornering techniques, so we can visit those first. After that we can go have a blat out on a few of the roads around Managawhai to finish the day off.
One of the roads is an extremely twisty hill climb witch near perfect tarseal that will train your lines and teach you to translate the corners. After a few runs up and down it your lines should be smoother.
The other is a long windy road, with near perfect tarseal again, this road will teach you cornering speed that will also help with your lines. Another thing you can imrpove on is hanging off the bike on corners and also how to build and maintain momentum.
Something to look forward to!
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Yes, I was riding a bit quicker than I should of in the wrong places- my fault folks.
Strangely enough I didn't cut too many people off today or go round them on the outside on corners. Only thing was riding too fast for the conditions and mistaking the red light (which was not there last week) for a brake light, very stupid I know........
The ride with Frosty was a lot slower than the ride with you on Sat - the early stages when you, KiwiFruit and I were riding together.
Eh - no.Like you say them "demons" are overpowering you - you need a spiritual cleansing man, it's gotta be YOU in control of the bike!
Lets not get any more people or entities involved.
Good night :spudwave:
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Sure thing 1st or 2nd April it is.
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HAHA roads in mangwhai that will blow your mind....
Muhammad AliOnly a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Who You Calling a Pig
Hey Guys just wana say I really enjoyed last nights ride and look faward to doin a few more and improvin my riding. Can sure learn alot from a group like your selves.
Yep, that's me!
A largely enjoyable ride.
Thanks again QkChk, and I look forward to the night time rides coming up.
Frosty: All good, I just got a little excited through the corners and forgot that it wasn't Pukekohe...
Exploring pastures anew...
.....your time is coming
Hey JSG......I remember last year on a Coro loop and you just flew past me before a bend, quite close and I thought "shit".......I didn't say anything cause that is me, however, I was probably going too slow anywaz.....however, the great thing about you is that you have taken on Frosty Daddy's comments without any complaint.....good on ya JSG.........
frequent infrequenter
what's that going to achieve?
I'd seriously advise against you passing on 'your riding technique' if you can't be safe and hold it together on the road yourself. You obviously have control and constraint issues which I think you really need to address.
And I'm sick of this shit 'i'm the slowest indian' and the 'most dangerous' and 'im still a newb' etc etc bullcrap, cos you've been riding for a lot longer than you make people think. What's really bad tho, is that these newbies are developing and leaving you behind. Now what does that say about you? I've always tried to avoid this confrontation shit, cos it just gets into a slanging match and people take sides, and gang up etc etc. I don't want that. I also don't want you passing on 'skills' to other people.
You continue to overtake on blind corners, you cut in front of people when over taking and narrowly avoid a collision with them, you sit right behind the leader, about 2 feet away, and you just have a distinct lack of consideration for anyone else on the road, be it bike, car, truck etc. Where's the fire? Where's the race?
The quick fix is your attitude. You acknowledge all this, then you just ignore it. And it's not a case of 'Oh, I get on the bike and forget'. Bollocks. People have been telling you the same thing for as long as I can remember. And nothing has changed.
Go back to the real basics. Take your race suit off (you really don't need it yet), keep your butt on the bike (ie - lean the bike, instead of you), stay within your lane (regardless of road or situation), think and watch at least 100m ahead at all times, stay at least 5 seconds off the rear of anyone at any time. There's probably a bit more to add, but for now, just at least think of this.
Oh, and stop passing it off as blarz้.. People are yelling at you for a good reason. Absorb and consume their advice. Some of your replies to others (and probably this), are just oozing with 'I don't give a crap', by avoiding the issue. Take responsibility for the way you ride, and change it. At the end of the day, you are in control (or lack of) the bike and your actions. No one makes the decision but you. Your actions of late (such as last night, blowing a red light on a single lane of roadworks) could have had the most dire consequences. Not just for you, but for everyone around you. Today would be pretty shit to read how you slammed yourself into a cattle truck coming the other way. But that's what we're all expecting. Funerals suck. And no matter how you spell it, there's no 'fun' in them. I don't want to be on a ride where you crash out and possibly take someone with you. I certainly don't want to be going to your funeral either. But this is how you're heading. For Gods sake, wake up and grow up. For everyones sake.
And please don't reply at all to this, if it's some smarmy fob-off comment. I don't want to know. If you're sincere, then everyone else will be.
It's time to take off the jester suit mate, do the right thing before it goes wrong. There's already a fair amount of people that won't go on rides you attend. I, for one, prefer to keep my distance, and watch in terror. I don't want to get tangled up. Just think about it, before you become the raggy ol' sheep no one wants.
And I'd say 'don't take this personally', but that's what I think half the problem is. You don't. People are saying this in hope something upstairs clicks. So read, absorb, think. Then we're all happy riders again
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