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    Smile we all have off days

    you all no the days where you wish you had just stayed in bed

    what would be your day where you wished you had just done that.
    mine is manfeild open days only managed to ride home from one out of 6 my lesson learned i carnt ride lol:slap:
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    Every day I have to go to this suck office and work with these suck people!! Grrrr!! And I can't go and have a beer!! GGrrrr more!! (C*nt of a day today)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Colapop
    Every day I have to go to this suck office and work with these suck people!! Grrrr!! And I can't go and have a beer!! GGrrrr more!! (C*nt of a day today)
    And every day I just read about you lucky bastards that have to go that suck office and work with those suck people GRRR And I can go and have a beer but there are only suck people to go and have a beer with!

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    shit mate, i've hade it home from both my manfield track days, and that was 600km each time.

    perhaps you should just take it down a few notches in the future? I generally start in the medium group to get used to the track, and then have fang at the end of the day.
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    You know I you'd have a boss who owned the business I worked for and he would tell me constantly that his life was 'hard'. When it bought his yatch it was 'hard' work that paid for it... When he bought his 15 acre weekend getaway, it was 'hard' work that paid for it. He told me so often how hard his life was and that money was everything. No it's not but life is a whole lot less h'hard' to bear when someone isn't rubbing your face in it! (AND I don't have a bike to ride off my troubles on)
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    Quote Originally Posted by gareth_d

    perhaps you should just take it down a few notches in the future? I generally start in the medium group to get used to the track, and then have fang at the end of the day.
    very good point my first open day i took my rgv and wanted to go in the slow group and was told no as i ride a rgv but then i think my ego gets the better of me and bang i hit the ground i think in future i will just watch then i can ride home
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    if you dont crash... you're not trying hard enough!
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    You were doing it

    Quote Originally Posted by bladez
    you all no the days where you wish you had just stayed in bed

    what would be your day where you wished you had just done that.
    mine is manfeild open days only managed to ride home from one out of 6 my lesson learned i carnt ride lol:slap:
    I am assumimg you never to got to ride home due to whoopsies? Some times we have to learn to go slower to go faster in controll, don't be so hard on yourself and get back out there and prove me write!

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    well i can ride slow as a rg150 can prove its just the going fast in control i have probs hmmmm think i might get lessons or a bike that handles
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    Quote Originally Posted by bladez
    you all no the days where you wish you had just stayed in bed

    what would be your day where you wished you had just done that.
    mine is manfeild open days only managed to ride home from one out of 6 my lesson learned i carnt ride lol:slap:
    sounds like you need a suzuki
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    Given the short comings of my riding style, it doesn't matter what I'm riding till I've got my shit in one sock.

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    At least you have the balls to go fast enough to crash regularly, that's worthy of some respect. Here are some thoughts on how to avoid more pain:

    Buy a bike that handles better. I don't know anything about how you are crashing, but you will find that bikes have moved on a lot in the last 14 years.

    Get some good advice on things like tyres, tyre pressures, suspension set up.

    Get someone who doesn't crash and is faster than you to show you the way around the track. Copy his lines, braking points, corner speeds etc. Always easier to follow than to lead.

    Get a suzuki.
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