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    Changing my dangerous ways

    riding round early this afternoon riding along like a moron again lane splitting in 50 zones and all that stupid crap speeding and so on go round this car and they gave me evils....oh watever look at something else... i think to myself get up to some lights... stopped at the lights....nailed it redlining every gear thinking i am god. flicking it through corners at just plain stupid speeds.

    then i dunno wtf it was but i just looked behind had miles behind me thought time to change my ways...i have no idea what bought about this change.....stomped on the anchors down to just hovering on 50 kph... and rode round 50 kph zones at 50 the whole day yes if traffic was doing 55 or so i hovered there but not the usual 90-110+ lane splitting speeds.....

    i am sure this is a resolve to myself i need to and am going to keep before i either loose my license or kill myself or somebody else because of my dangerous ways....

    thank you to all the people that had told me to just chill and stop playing ghostrider...

    i'm sure i will be much better off for it....

    and ive had my kicks of being a retard on the roads.... it's time to grow up be an adult and respect that the roads are for others too....

    so i am resolving to ride sensibly from now on mainly not speeding but also stopping the weaving in and out of lanes riding down the road standing on my seat....riding down the road with both feet slung out to the same side of the bike doing the can can......

    time to grow up....and i did...all afternoon...

    and i plan to keep doing this....somethings triggered me

    i was always so angry with myself that i rode the way i did and had no self control or patience on the roads...

    now ive woken up and plan to keep it that way...

    i know your probably all going to poke shit at me about this thread go ahead i know what ive been doing up until now was stupid and down right dangerous ....

    Cheers: Mark

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    Nope, no need to poke any shit. I'm pleased to hear that you have suddenly realised that absolute speed isn't always neccessary. Rather its nice to know that you can do it if you need to, but its not always needed.

    I find I rarely exceed the speed limit in built up areas, and its not because of any potential fine. You just don't save much time by pushing the boundaries.

    So good on you.
    Time to ride

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    Woulda thaught having someone you cared about in life would have helped but it didnt.. Can you now understand my wake-up call story?

    Good to hear, hope it sticks.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by FROSTY
    and yet with all the riding and splitting lanes you STILL havent made your way to me.
    Hmm Yellow pages--repo agents .........
    i'm calling you tommorrow .... and going to get ya the check tommorrow at your work or ill drop round when your home...ill ring ya work phone tommorrow and talk to about whens best for you anyways....was going to get hold of you today....but my cellhpone has kicked the bucket so ive lost all my numbers...

    but i have your number in a pm somewhere ill dig it out tommorrow

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    Good to hear Mark, lets hope you actually carry through.

    If I hear any more bullshit about buying a ZX10R and riding down the motorway at 300kmp/h lane splitting I'm going to print this thread out and jam the paper down your throat until you choke to death.

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    Well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion
    Well done.

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    Well said. Subtle but to the point.
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    Arrow Good to hear mark.

    Let your actions now do the talking, its what people will measure you by and allready have been.
    Those who insist on perfect safety, don't have the balls to live in the real world.

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    go mark, go mark, go mark..............damn where is the pom poms when you need them.
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    Damn but that man deserves a DB!

    Hope the attitude holds, you may just get to be as old as I am.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markauckland
    riding round early this afternoon riding along like a moron again lane splitting in 50 zones and all that stupid crap speeding and so on go round this car and they gave me evils....oh watever look at something else... i think to myself get up to some lights... stopped at the lights....nailed it redlining every gear thinking i am god. flicking it through corners at just plain stupid speeds.

    then i dunno wtf it was but i just looked behind had miles behind me thought time to change my ways...i have no idea what bought about this change.....stomped on the anchors down to just hovering on 50 kph... and rode round 50 kph zones at 50 the whole day yes if traffic was doing 55 or so i hovered there but not the usual 90-110+ lane splitting speeds.....

    i am sure this is a resolve to myself i need to and am going to keep before i either loose my license or kill myself or somebody else because of my dangerous ways....

    thank you to all the people that had told me to just chill and stop playing ghostrider...

    i'm sure i will be much better off for it....

    and ive had my kicks of being a retard on the roads.... it's time to grow up be an adult and respect that the roads are for others too....

    so i am resolving to ride sensibly from now on mainly not speeding but also stopping the weaving in and out of lanes riding down the road standing on my seat....riding down the road with both feet slung out to the same side of the bike doing the can can......

    time to grow up....and i did...all afternoon...

    and i plan to keep doing this....somethings triggered me

    i was always so angry with myself that i rode the way i did and had no self control or patience on the roads...

    now ive woken up and plan to keep it that way...

    i know your probably all going to poke shit at me about this thread go ahead i know what ive been doing up until now was stupid and down right dangerous ....

    Cheers: Mark
    Interesting post Mark. The way I see it you have to understand why you were riding so fast in the first place. Could be a lot of reasons. Financial reasons?, inferiority complex? The girl next door say no?, frustrated about something?, if you don’t get it sorted, there is the danger of falling into your bad habits again. Oddly enough a good woman works wonders, and I’m not talking for a good poke here…of course it does help.
    Find a friend you trust and won’t brag, have a chat. If you aren’t happy with that, try writing what bothers you on a peace of paper, read that again in 24 hours, then write some more. We all have our bad days, some are dead now. We don’t want that with you.

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    Well done Mark, we all behave badly at some stage but it takes an honest person to acknowledge the fact and a braver one to state it in print. Good on you for standing up and admitting it!

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    Get a track day bike as a precaution, I understand the pissed-off attitude bringing the monster out when I was young.

    A couple of pretty bad accidents (other people had that I was racing on the street) sorted me out, but it still took a few years before I had even 90% control.
    My wife (girlfriend at the time) has some stories to tell of the idiot chasing someone around town and beating the shit outta them at traffic lights... smashing cars... running other cars off the road etc, I just couldnt help it.

    I got into bike racing, toyed in sky-diving and a few demo derbies, but I still have a small problem even now.

    now, 10 years on... I have a family a mortage and somit to lose... so apart from the odd "door kick" Im fine... I havent hit anyone and have stuck mostly (pretty much)to the laws road rules.

    Good on ya... but be warned, It aint over yet
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    That's good news virgin. Now all that's left is a haircut, getting layed, finding a job and tidying up your room.

    Good boy.

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    Good to see that you have learnt the error in your ways. Now give me 10 Hail Marys, 50 Our Fathers and a bucket of Ice Cream
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    Than facing fearful odds
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