Scooter boy
Because in the right circumstances, 150 falls inside my tolerance for risk - just as 100 is over it under certain circumstances.Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ
Put another way: if doing 100 on a given stretch of road carries a similar risk to doing 150 on another stretch of road, what is wrong with doing 150, assuming you'd do 100 on the first?
Or are you saying that there is no road on New Zealand where you'd feel comfortable doing 150?
Forum whore
So, you ride a 1000cc bike because .... ? Tui moment here.
In fact parts of our roading system were designed for speeds of 100mph (mph, not kph).
And, compared to the roads of 40 years ago, when the speed limit was 90kph (actually, 55mph) but always exceeded, the roads are superb. Certainly the improvement in the roads exceeds an extra 5kph.
There's nothing wrong with the roads, ride to the conditions.
Certainly, sometimes 150kph is unsafe. Sometimes 100kph is unsafe , too. Sometimes even 50kph is unsafe.
The wise rider judges correct what is an appropriate speed . If 150 is appropriate, it is appropriate, there is no "raising of the odds"
Cyborg Biker
If this is your attitude then i do actually hope you both loose your licence before you kill your self or worse, kill someone else. I have lost to many friends who thought the were bullet proof on the open road...
why do i ride a 1000cc? I liked the colour....
Scooter boy
Okay, let's break this down, attack it rationally.
Life is risky. One can die from falling down stairs, swallowing food the wrong way, or from walking into a tree while talking on a cellphone. A friend of mine who frequents this board broke his leg falling from a stationary motorcycle.
Obviously, risk is analog, not binary. Something isn't "safe" or "risky", it's "acceptably risky" or "too risky".
So, it becomes a matter of where you draw the line for risk. In a fit of imagination, let's call this personal risk limit the "risk limit."
If two speeds pose an identical risk (say, 50km/h in Auckland traffic, and 150km/h on the expressway near Hamilton), and the former falls within my risk limit, then they should be equally acceptable (notwithstanding legal issues, like loss of points on license or fines - we're talking physical safety here).
It looks to me like you've picked 100km/h as some kind of magical number, at which point you give up on rational risk analysis & just lump it in the "too fast" basket. This is irrational, says bad things about your ability to assess risk in general, and sadly indicates that you've become a victim of the speed NAZIs propaganda.
Why not just repaint your old ride?why do i ride a 1000cc? I liked the colour....
Down with bouncing!
I gave you green rep for your reason to buy the thou. More people should put as much thought into the purchase of their bikes as you did..If this is your attitude then i do actually hope you both loose your licence before you kill your self or worse, kill someone else. I have lost to many friends who thought the were bullet proof on the open road...
why do i ride a 1000cc? I liked the colour....
But wholeheartly disagree with your first comment. I can't be seen to outright condone speeding. Riding at pace however is an experience that will result in a wider smile than the one before everytime. You must know yourself how "slow" 150km/hr is on a thou on a sunny sunday afternoon where noone is around and the conditions allow for it.
Scooter boy
Why not? (On a related note - did you know this forum doesn't allow posts that are less than 10 characters long?)
Hooligan!
Ouuuuch and ooouch dude. as TLD says dont worry about the motor for now , just focus on getting everything else fixed and get her back on the road.
WM
Wellyman
Down with bouncing!
because I am a law abiding honest citizen who is setting an example for the younger generation.
And I am on 90 points so speeding is evil.
ps. yes I did know that
Scooter boy
... who will no doubt grow up thinking that 100km/h is the magic happy safe speed - if you travel at or under 100, the cutesy crash pixies will save your life when you arse off, but if you travel over 100, the horrible spiky paraplegia demons will get you the moment your attention wanders.
If you want to be a role model for the younger generation, teach them to think for themselves! Riding according to the conditions (be it at 50 or 150) is just one application of the principle of intellectual independence.
Down with bouncing!
holy shit. you wear out your dictionary with that post?
Forum whore
Hm. And how, pray tell , did you get thsoe 90 points ?
Scooter boy
Seems like your abit of a dickhead to me
Scooter boy
I think some of your so called advice is good though what makes you think its ok to degrade someone? fair enough these a time in place everyone knows that, so since when was it your moral duty to act like a cuntSTABLE he was seeking advice as a learning rider not for some knob to insult his riding.Young dumb and full of cum...
150km on the open road and you call that safe???? WTF are you smoking... In my eyes you simply broke the law... and you paid for with the loss of your bike and nearly the loss of your life...
howeverI'm not going to ream you out every one else has done that for me for sure... But I am glad to see you saying its a wake up call...
First thing:
Learn the quirks of any bike before you go mad on it. It took me a week before I took my baby out on the open road... and a month before I was comfortable to take a pillion... (though weather had something to do with the delay... errr) But I was learning the bike, what it could do, what it couldn't do... the way the brakes worked, the throttle, how the bike was setup, ie suspension, gears... ie between 1st and second the gear change is clunky but fine for the rest, something I have to be aware of when
Each bike has its own quirks, from the way it handles to where the frack is the horn. You can have to exactly the same models and setups and both those bikes will handle ever so differently might not be much but it will be noticable. So if you rebuild it wont be the same bike as such.
You want to go fast, then please do it on the race track, there are heaps of race days.. heck join a club, learn to do it properly and safely and heck as stated else where the 150km would be considered as slow. But you will learn how to handle your machine.
Scooter boy
Mate I think you have some very valid points. Keep it up its interesting to read. lol
Down with bouncing!
its not my fault really. Blame suzuki.
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