"I'm such a slow rider" - Yeah right!

[Motoracer]

It's real simple,ride your bike,ride your bike,ride it lots.Don't worry about other people just keep riding and your skill base will improve.Who cares whos faster,Just ride....

If it wasn't for other faster riders, I would have been a slow nana thinking that I was Rossi...

[Kwaka-Kid]

It's real simple,ride your bike,ride your bike,ride it lots.Don't worry about other people just keep riding and your skill base will improve.Who cares whos faster,Just ride....

Exactly! lets all stop talking, and start riding! that way we will get faster, cu! -out ot ride.. wait, a little dark, thats my excuse, wait till tomorrow!

[FROSTY:Me]

Someone hit it on the head earlier. I think if you want to go fast -forgetting silly passes etc then it is neccassary to move your comfort zone up a notch or two.
From My experience I know that if I have a slow first practice its bloody hard to get into the zone for racing.
I think the same applies to road riding . Its your perception of speed -your bodys ability to take in information and transfer it into action.
I know when Im zoned in properly it seems like ive got all the time in the world to react to all or any situation.
If im not I feel behind the bike and way too slow to react to situations

[Skyryder]

It's real simple,ride your bike,ride your bike,ride it lots.Don't worry about other people just keep riding and your skill base will improve.Who cares whos faster,Just ride....

You got if FC. If any rider tries to keep up with someone who knows the road better than themeselves then sure as yellow mustard they will find that custard is the same colour. Get to know the road and then find out what you have got. Learnt that years ago.

Skyryder

[Posh Tourer :P]

You got if FC. If any rider tries to keep up with someone who knows the road better than themeselves then sure as yellow mustard they will find that custard is the same colour. Get to know the road and then find out what you have got. Learnt that years ago.
Skyryder

Unless you wouldnt normally push your limits, or even get close to them. many people will learn to ride, and stay at that level, just because they dont see that they should or need to improve. I'd prefer to follow someone who has the same knowledge of the road as me, but it a better rider. If they are going too much faster, I'll let them go, but if not, I'll watch how they approach things and evaluate it compared to my style and what sort of comfort margins I am prepared to leave myself. Learning by observation, because just with learning by doing, you rarely innovate unless you try to conciously. It is much quicker to pick up tips from others and share advice..

[Sensei]

Thanks 2Smoker back at ya . Hope I to get a chance to rided with you some day . Have'nt riden with a 150cc bike before . Maybe that's the your secret why you are so fast . Or have you repowered it with a RG500 Gramma motor ? & not told anyone yet. Keep up the good work > "An old ace will alway's beat your Pace " Was told to me by my Mentor & riding Buddy he's 50. This guy has alot of respect from all us so call quick rider's here as he is fucken ballistic on any bike he rides, Sensei

[MadDuck]

Well we all know I am the ultimate in slow. Yep there is no refuting it and thats quite ok in my book cos someone has to be

When I am lobbing along at 140kms (yes limit to get licence revoked and walk home) and someone flies past me like they need to be somewhere real quick then so be it! I will never try to keep up and I will never ride the bike beyond my abilities.

Met up with some KBers on Saturday at Wellsford and told them not to wait for me as I am quite happy pottering. The view coming over SH16 looking at the Kaipara was something to take my breathe away. How can you see that going at manic (but controlled I will add) speeds. I guess it depends what you want out of your riding in the end. I ride for enjoyment not to see how fast I can go.

[Kwaka-Kid]

meh - i dont really go for the scenery! but more for the feel of the bike.
I will say Shaede and i did a round of old north and peaks today! woohoo in his new leathers! Even took the gloss off a slider, shit that was some well paced and smooth riding - for a guy with legs shorter then my coffee tables and not the best flexibility man does that bike have to crank right the way over!... and he thinks hes slow?

[Motoracer]

Me on Slob's FZR400, Slob on his XR600, Andrew on his ZXR and BB on his f*cking nice MV Agusta went up north too for a short blat in the late afternoon.

I just have to say, Andrew mate, you'v come a long way from when I first rode with you. You've become so much faster and better, its just great to see. It was really cool seeing you getting your knee down too. That's something I am not used to seeing, as you never even hung off the bike much way back then. Now you are ready to join our lil group of knee down riders (Me, TS, CK and others...)

Another real quick KB rider who isn't talked about much is Slob (my bro). F*ck, on knobblies he was just going hard out! Once he completes the Super Moto conversion, I reckon he's gunna smoke us all (no bull!) in the twisties

[FROSTY:Me]

I had an interesting convo with a mate of mine tonite. He's from the Grahem Crosby era.
He was talking to cros about corners and finding limits -how hard to push and all that racer stuff.
Cros -calm as mind you said-- Well ya see ill go out in practice and push it into a corner till I run off (crash basicly) then I just subtract 5% and ride the corner that hard.
And you guys think we ride hard--sheesh

[Kwaka-Kid]

its great if you can afford to ride like that - as toy learn fast! id love to... I think it was vince sharpe that was hired as a "tyre tester" in aussies wasnt it? go around a track, further and further till they let go etc... wicked experience.

[NordieBoy]

When I am lobbing along at 140kms (yes limit to get licence revoked and walk home) and someone flies past me like they need to be somewhere real quick then so be it! I will never try to keep up and I will never ride the bike beyond my abilities.

I lob along at 110 and if it's a short straight between some nice twisties I may get up to 120.

The bike's only geared for 150 max.

But that's the fun of motards.

You don't have to slow down much.

A bit like the 150cc bikes then but with more power

[Motu]

I had an interesting convo with a mate of mine tonite. He's from the Grahem Crosby era.
He was talking to cros about corners and finding limits -how hard to push and all that racer stuff.
Cros -calm as mind you said-- Well ya see ill go out in practice and push it into a corner till I run off (crash basicly) then I just subtract 5% and ride the corner that hard.
And you guys think we ride hard--sheesh

That's how I used to practice on the dirt track - faster and faster and faster then crash,pick it up and do it again,and again,if I didn't crash at least half a dozen times at practice I reckoned I wasn't pushing hard enough.Come race day and you can get pretty close to the limit - but you don't win if you fall off eh?

[DEATH_INC.]

That's how I used to practice on the dirt track - faster and faster and faster then crash,pick it up and do it again,and again,if I didn't crash at least half a dozen times at practice I reckoned I wasn't pushing hard enough.Come race day and you can get pretty close to the limit - but you don't win if you fall off eh?

Yep,me too!but I often usta forget not to fall off racing....."Win or crash trying" Bob Hannah,No1 supercross rider....

[Mongoose]

Someone hit it on the head earlier. I think if you want to go fast -forgetting silly passes etc then it is neccassary to move your comfort zone up a notch or two.
From My experience I know that if I have a slow first practice its bloody hard to get into the zone for racing.
I think the same applies to road riding . Its your perception of speed -your bodys ability to take in information and transfer it into action.
I know when Im zoned in properly it seems like ive got all the time in the world to react to all or any situation.
If im not I feel behind the bike and way too slow to react to situations

Right you are XJ, watch a prog on telly that more or less backs up your reasoning. It was to do with car racing and the perception people have of a racers reaction time. They managed to prove that a race drivers reaction time was about the same as anyone elses, it was the ability to absorbed information and translate it to action that was so much quicker. For weekend racers this possibley takes a bit of time to dial the mind in.