Knee on ground on public road

[kiwifruit]

look at yourselvs before you judge others i bet you have done something more stupid than that

Never!!

[yungatart]

Guys, learn from those that have been there..... when it goes wrong, and one day it will, you will really regret doing things like that. Trust me, I know.

What he said!
Actually TBH, we don't need another KB funeral - I suggest you leave here before your number is up, and save us all some grief.

[mark247]

Thinking positive i see.

[Skyryder]

Roundabouts are good for getting the knee down.

If they are near a gas station they are also a good place to find diesel being dropped all over the road from recently filled vans and trucks.

Actually I seem to recall that we've had reports on KB of such things causing upsets...

Yep..............its called hands down and the really impressive bit is to get back up without stopping.

Skyryder

[moT]

Yep..............its called hands down and the really impressive bit is to get back up without stopping.

Skyryder

Just Hack it get on that bike and go thru that diesel again and again faster and harder until you dont come off lock up ur breaks on it make sure u let that diesel know that it made a bad choice makeing u come off! when i come off i go back and do it again until i have conqured it it always works, like comeing off on a gravel road now i know how to ride in gravel v well 1. doesnt make you scared of whatever you came off on 2. increases confidence 3.it may seem crazy but it works 4. if you come off more than 5 times retrying sleep on it and do it again tomorrow

[slopster]

Well I guarentee that riding on your wires at cautious speeds is safer than riding hard on good tyres. Riding hard on those tyres is not smart but remember that there was still plenty of tread on the sides.

[moT]

i think this thread had gone down hill since about the middle

[Waylander]

i think this thread had gone down hill since about the middle

Middle? Mate it was toast from the start.

[Deviant Esq]

i admit rideing on the wires is bad but ffs its not the end of the world theres still a lot to go before it pops.

Just because it can keep going a while before it pops does not mean that it's alright to ride on it. Come on, you should know better than that! The tyre is way past its ability to perform the task required of it. The rubber has worn away to leave the canvas, where there is decidedly less traction available. It's only a matter of time before it causes you to crash, even without the tyre popping. Learn from your crash? See below.

Just Hack it get on that bike and go thru that diesel again and again faster and harder until you dont come off lock up ur breaks on it make sure u let that diesel know that it made a bad choice makeing u come off! when i come off i go back and do it again until i have conqured it it always works, like comeing off on a gravel road now i know how to ride in gravel v well 1. doesnt make you scared of whatever you came off on 2. increases confidence 3.it may seem crazy but it works 4. if you come off more than 5 times retrying sleep on it and do it again tomorrow

While it's important to learn from your mistakes, the mentality displayed above is utter stupidity. It doesn't matter how many times you crash your bike and walk away, there is always a very real chance that you will not walk away from a crash, whether you were trying to conquer a problem or not. You should know that. You can't plan every crash. Sooner or later if you're not paying full attention or if your tyres are not up to the job you're asking of them, you'll have a crash you never saw coming. Time to grow up buddy, this is not a game. It could well be your early grave.

Just think about it.

[kevfromcoro]

just read through the whole thread,,and cant beleive some of the coments in here.ie. kiwifruit....motorcycles should be banned......well this is a motorcyle forum,,its our interest ..think you are in the wrong place to go making statements like that....also tom...ie. i have a few ks to go before your back tyre pops......well do u want it to pop? and then one of us will be scrapping you of the road......biking is fun..and a lot of it is about safety...ask an expericianed rider......come on...go and get youself a new tyre.....before it pops.....

[mark247]

just read through the whole thread,,and cant beleive some of the coments in here.ie. kiwifruit....motorcycles should be banned......well this is a motorcyle forum,,its our interest ..think you are in the wrong place to go making statements like that....also tom...ie. i have a few ks to go before your back tyre pops......well do u want it to pop? and then one of us will be scrapping you of the road......biking is fun..and a lot of it is about safety...ask an expericianed rider......come on...go and get youself a new tyre.....before it pops.....

he got a shinko, not really a step up from a bridgestone on the canvas. if you ask me, i think they are made out of clay and stones.

[moT]

EVERYONE I HAVE A NEW TYRE NOW!! IT WAS CHANGED THAT DAY and yes i do think rideing on a tyre like that is bad but how else are u supossed to get to a bike shop without great expence

[jahrasti]

EVERYONE I HAVE A NEW TYRE NOW!! IT WAS CHANGED THAT DAY and yes i do think rideing on a tyre like that is bad but how else are u supossed to get to a bike shop without great expence

Oh I don't know, possibly change it before it gets to that condition perhaps?

[Reckless]

i admit rideing on the wires is bad but ffs its not the end of the world theres still a lot to go before it pops.

Wrong- there is no way you can know how long before one of the steels puncture the tube or you ride over a sharp stone exactly in the worst spot. And the tyre goes bang!

i still believe getting ur knee down is stil harmless fun

It is! right place, right time, but you'll look like a right wally doin it around the local roundabout

sorry to to guys who had there cry in this forum you are allowed to express your opinions,

Typical can do no wrong attitude that kills people. No one here is "crying" they are trying to save you, or some innocent bystander some pain.

look at yourselvs before you judge others i bet you have done something more stupid than that

To judge yourself by the supidity of others is just crazy!! By saying I'm stupid but others are more stupid only makes you "stupid". Don't you wanna be better than that.

There ya go! I've broken only one reply of yours down to try and get you to see that your approach is very wrong.

Just Hack it get on that bike and go thru that diesel again and again faster and harder until you dont come off lock up ur breaks on it make sure u let that diesel know that it made a bad choice makeing u come off! when i come off i go back and do it again until i have conqured it it always works, like comeing off on a gravel road now i know how to ride in gravel v well 1. doesnt make you scared of whatever you came off on 2. increases confidence 3.it may seem crazy but it works 4. if you come off more than 5 times retrying sleep on it and do it again tomorrow

Mate that smacks of a rider who has no idea!
Its crazy statements like "teach that diesel" and "when I come off I do it again" that are making people react the way they are here!

Can't you tell when your bike steps out!
Can't you tell when it starts to loose traction!
Can't you push it till it gets loose! than a bit more into a slide! but not fall off!
Why do you say above that you have to fall off 5 times then sleep on it!
You don't have to fall off to push the boundry's!

You just don't seem to get it Tom. Between the sick looking tyre and the gung-ho comments you are creating your own image. And don't come over with this don't judge us before you meet us crap we are judging you on what you say here and now! I'm not one of these 80k riders either, I just wrote the VTR1000 off at 190k on the local loop. Probably why I'm a bit antsy about this as I still have a bit of whiplash after 7 months although I'm MX-ing and on the Z1 again. So take it from someone that knows!!

Mark 247! 10 points for sticking up for your mate. And you probably don't ride like him. But you owe it to him not to encourage or defend this attitude or you will have to shoulder some of the responsability when he hurts himself.

Tom you will be pleased to know thats my last effort. I have waisted enough of my break/work time trying to get the point through. I will unsubsribe to this thread now, so good luck, ride fast, but safe, like the rest of us. CYA

[moT]

Mate that smacks of a rider who has no idea!
Its crazy statements like "teach that diesel" and "when I come off I do it again" that are making people react the way they are here!

Can't you tell when your bike steps out!
Can't you tell when it starts to loose traction!
Can't you push it till it gets loose! than a bit more into a slide! but not fall off!
Why do you say above that you have to fall off 5 times then sleep on it!
You don't have to fall off to push the boundry's!

You just don't seem to get it Tom. Between the sick looking tyre and the gung-ho comments you are creating your own image. And don't come over with this don't judge us before you meet us crap we are judging you on what you say here and now! I'm not one of these 80k riders either, I just wrote the VTR1000 off at 190k on the local loop. Probably why I'm a bit antsy about this as I still have a bit of whiplash after 7 months although I'm MX-ing and on the Z1 again. So take it from someone that knows!!

Mark 247! 10 points for sticking up for your mate. And you probably don't ride like him. But you owe it to him not to encourage or defend this attitude or you will have to shoulder some of the responsability when he hurts himself.

Tom you will be pleased to know thats my last effort. I have waisted enough of my break/work time trying to get the point through. I will unsubsribe to this thread now, so good luck, ride fast, but safe, like the rest of us. CYA

you have obviously never seen me at the track and what do you know?