Good Riders?

**Aucker** · 9th March 2004, 21:36

What makes a good road rider?

someone who has never come off
someone who has never had a ticket
someone who can pull good stunts
someone who can ride fast but controlled

I reckon i'm a good rider but wouldn't qualify as one going by the list above?

Hmmm, what do u think makes a good rider?

**SPman** · 9th March 2004, 21:44

Originally Posted by Aucker

Hmmm, what do u think makes a good rider?

Ummmm...somone who can bullshit faster than the other riders?

**Motoracer** · 9th March 2004, 21:48

Originally Posted by Aucker

What makes a good road rider?

someone who has never come off
someone who has never had a ticket
someone who can pull good stunts
someone who can ride fast but controlled

I reckon i'm a good rider but wouldn't qualify as one going by the list above?

Hmmm, what do u think makes a good rider?

* Most people come off if they ride long enough. Its the frequency that counts.

*Does that mean good riders have always got to do runners?

*Shit yea, good stunts can easily show how skilled a rider is at controling the bike.

* A fast but safe rider is definetly a good rider I reckon.

**Two Smoker** · 9th March 2004, 21:56

Definately the last two, as Motoracer said, stunts show skill, but being fast and safe is what counts because that shows even more skill and thought processing...

**Motu** · 9th March 2004, 22:17

I'm a bad arse rider - sit on my bike outside plate glass shop windows,hand on hip,tilt the head down....ooooh,yeah baby,that's one cool dude!

**Zed** · 9th March 2004, 22:20

Originally Posted by Aucker

What makes a good road rider?

someone who has never come off
someone who has never had a ticket
someone who can pull good stunts
someone who can ride fast but controlled

I reckon i'm a good rider but wouldn't qualify as one going by the list above?

Hmmm, what do u think makes a good rider?

Aside from the qualifications you've listed (and if anyone can claim all of those they are an expert!) I judge a good rider by how they ride in groups of 2 or more bikes. I find when travelling in a group of good riders there is a common cooperation exercised that requires a level of skill. I have riden with not so good riders who are actually a danger to me & others because they ride irresponsibly and don't seem to have that respect that a good rider displays!

Good 1st thread!

Zed

**Zed** · 9th March 2004, 22:23

Originally Posted by Motu

I'm a bad arse rider - sit on my bike outside plate glass shop windows,hand on hip,tilt the head down....ooooh,yeah baby,that's one cool dude!

...but can you lift up the front wheel as you're pulling away from the onlookers?

**Wonko** · 9th March 2004, 22:24

IMHO a good rider (or driver) is being able to ride within the capabilities of your machine in the conditions your riding in a manor that does not endanger yourself or anyone else excesivly.

eg popping a wheelie at 120 down the southern in rush hour in the middle of a gale may show that you've got good skills (and balls the size of watermelons), but your being a fucktard in regard to other people's safety.

As with comedy, timing is everything.

Ummmm...somone who can bullshit faster than the other riders?

hehehe right on

**merv** · 10th March 2004, 07:43

What about you simply enjoy what you do without messing with other people.

**ManDownUnder** · 10th March 2004, 08:16

The ability to anticipate the requirements of others requires intelligence (seeing what they are doing, deriving their next move based on available evidence blah blah blah)... and with that anticipation comes two very important things

1) Safety. If you know what is goin to happen (or at least have a good idea of what will LIKELY happen) you can avoid the lurking danger... and the PAIN that goes with ti
2) Consideration for others... you can help avoid pissing them off, hurting them, or being hurt by them.

Of course if pissing them off is your goal - you can do that too...

just my 5c...
MDU

**White trash** · 10th March 2004, 15:25

I know a "good" rider who once got his missus to stand by the side of the road for hours while he went back and forth trying to get a clean shot that he could doctor in Photoshop and look like he gets his knee down.

Good rider? Someone who can do a 160mph, one footed, stand up wheelie on his RSV1000 past his mates Porsche boxter. Fucking legend

**aff-man** · 10th March 2004, 15:37

Ride safe ride smart and ride smooth. There is something about a rider who you can't tell where he ends and his machine begins. Where every corner they make looks like they have been practicing for years and have it just right, Who ride that way because they can and not to show off. That is what i think makes a good rider

**Motoracer** · 10th March 2004, 15:47

Originally Posted by White trash

Good rider? Someone who can do a 160mph, one footed, stand up wheelie on his RSV1000 past his mates Porsche boxter. Fucking legend

How about a 140k stoppie on the motorway while overtakeing a Maserati?

**SPman** · 10th March 2004, 16:03

Originally Posted by aff-man

Ride safe ride smart and ride smooth. There is something about a rider who you can't tell where he ends and his machine begins. Where every corner they make looks like they have been practicing for years and have it just right, Who ride that way because they can and not to show off. That is what i think makes a good rider

Yep - a rider who is deceptively fast and makes it look all so effortless - who rides fast but not stupid. They are around, but I'm not one of them!

**bluninja** · 10th March 2004, 22:25

A good rider is one that nobody else has ridden with or seen ride....then they can't say that you aren't....well they can...but they won't really know.

I wonder if Liv in Norway is a good rider? Has anyone seen her ride?

Of course since moving back to Pomgolia I've become a brilliant rider....errrr.....well I would be if I had a bike to ride

No tickets, no accidents, no wheelies, no stoppies.....must take the medication and then go and polish my Volvo