Owners of nice bikes who can't ride

[Mikkel]

Then you should do what I do - my guitars follow this pattern: strat-o-like; les-paul-o-like; ovation-o-like ... good excuse for me sounding crap right there and you get more guitars per buck. I DO have a nice classical, a manuel rodriguez, but that must just be broken as it sounds as bad as that others.

Well, I'm with you on the strats - got two of those. And then I got a nice enough acoustic guitar. But I guess there's something wrong with the strings I use - can't seem to get some that work properly

Its On-Topic because give me money and I can deliver you motorbikes and guitars. You can never have enough of either. Ability aside, they give enormous pleasure of possession and sight. They're just beautiful man.
Now, ONLY guitars and motorbike fit the categorary of things you can own for the sake of owning without being a total tosser.

How about a yacht? I'd like to have a nice yacht even if I'm not a proficient sailor. ...and some of them are bloody beautiful as well. Oh, how about MONEY? I'd like to own a lot of money just for the sake of it

[jade]

I didnt read this whole thread but I read some of it
I'd just like to point out that this is the 2nd rs ive owned and I ride it ALOT
I cant ride it to 100 percent of it's potential tho..
In saying that I still want a 750 which I doubt I would ever be able to ride to its full potential.. - I look forward to long distance wheelies tho
the 1098 is what does it for me, but Im not sure if I want to own a thou..
I just dont need that much power on the road y'know ?
the more I ride my bike the more I think my rs has more than enough stonk for the road. I will get a 750...
But I wont ever sell my rs.

[carver]

I didnt read this whole thread but I read some of it
I'd just like to point out that this is the 2nd rs ive owned and I ride it ALOT
I cant ride it to 100 percent of it's potential tho..
In saying that I still want a 750 which I doubt I would ever be able to ride to its full potential.. - I look forward to long distance wheelies tho
the 1098 is what does it for me, but Im not sure if I want to own a thou..
I just dont need that much power on the road y'know ?
the more I ride my bike the more I think my rs has more than enough stonk for the road. I will get a 750...
But I wont ever sell my rs.

yeah, i hear what your saying
i find my bike has enough go for the road when riding solo

[MotoGirl]

I'd just like to point out that this is the 2nd rs ive owned and I ride it ALOT
I cant ride it to 100 percent of it's potential tho..

You'll be strapped to find a dozen people who can ride their bike to its full potential. People are mouthy and exaggerate their riding abilities, and suddenly everyone's a MotoGP racer.

I've got a bike that's so far above my capabilities it's ridiculous, but it's there and it's ready for when I'm ready to ride it. Anyone who has issues with my rationale can go and stick it You bought your bike for your purpose; let me have my bike for mine.

[McJim]

I didnt read this whole thread but I read some of it
I'd just like to point out that this is the 2nd rs ive owned and I ride it ALOT
I cant ride it to 100 percent of it's potential tho..
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Dude - I heard you rode little bastard beyond 100% of it's ability (100%+ is where the rubber no lnger sticks to the road) I can imagine you not needing more than a RS250 for the road - your 250 has more power than my 600 and it's more than enough for me to be happy on the road. Of course my bike is woefully inadequate for the back straight at Puke but then so am I so that's fine.

[MotoGirl]

Consider this:
If our riding is never 100 percent because we’re continuously learning how to ride better, why should anyone own a bike that suits their capabilities today? It’ll only be redundant tomorrow.

[Goblin]

Consider this:
If our riding is never 100 percent because we’re continuously learning how to ride better, why should anyone own a bike that suits their capabilities today? It’ll only be redundant tomorrow.

Going by that theory, yours should last you twenty years or more....but then it would be an old bike...and you cant look good on an old bike now can you.

[MotoGirl]

Going by that theory, yours should last you twenty years or more....but then it would be an old bike...and you cant look good on an old bike now can you.

So you obviously bought your bike brand new too

[Goblin]

Not even ow! But then I dont give a rodent's rectum what anyone thinks/says about me or my bike...I just enjoy riding it.

[kro]

I have a very fast computer, but I still don't know how to program one, which the computer purists would say was like having an R1, and not being able to ride it hard out.

It's all just shit and feathers really, if you can afford a primo ride, but cant scuff the tyres to the outer edges, whoopdee shit,you can still have fun on the damn thing, so go for it, and ignore the "elite".

[The Stranger:Me]

You'll be strapped to find a dozen people who can ride their bike to its full potential.

Often see comments like this and wonder what exactly they mean. Please enlighten me.

Surely no one expects that anyone would use their bike to it's full potential at all times, so the argument would appear to be superfluous.
As to using it's full (power) potential some of the time, hell even a slow old bastard like me will do that from time to time.

[NZsarge]

Often see comments like this and wonder what exactly they mean. Please enlighten me.

Surely no one expects that anyone would use their bike to it's full potential at all times, so the argument would appear to be superfluous.
As to using it's full (power) potential some of the time, hell even a slow old bastard like me will do that from time to time.

From what I heard from the Manawatu crew slow you ai'nt....

[The Stranger:Me]

I have a very fast computer, but I still don't know how to program one, which the computer purists would say was like having an R1, and not being able to ride it hard out.

Excellent analogy - for the opposition. There is little point programming on a fast computer, it can mask inefficient routines, which will run fine on your high speed multi processor grunter, but when put into a real world machine runs like shit.
The only real benefit of a fast machine when programming is compiling.

[MotoGirl]

Often see comments like this and wonder what exactly they mean. Please enlighten me.

Surely no one expects that anyone would use their bike to it's full potential at all times, so the argument would appear to be superfluous.
As to using it's full (power) potential some of the time, hell even a slow old bastard like me will do that from time to time.

Anyone can use parts of their bike to that part's full potential. For example, I can put my side stand up and down or turn my indicators on or off, but that's not saying I ride my bike to it's potential.

I see riding a bike to it's full potential as being simultaneously using the components that make it go and handle (so obviously not the side stand ), and doing it when each component is running at it's full capability.

All I'm suggesting is that a bike's components (or the combination of those components) are far superior to how 99 percent of riders are going to use them.

Full power on the other hand, anyone could use this going in a straight line.

[scorpious]

If your not a serious golfer do you buy the best golf clubs?

no

If your not a serious hockey player do you buy the best hockey gear?

No

So if your not a fast biker why would you buy a fast bike? I have a FXR150 and thats all I need, I dont want to go faster that 140. Why would you want to use all that fuel on a large moter if your not going to use the power that motor can produce. You can have a nice looking bike that has a smaller motor