The best post I have ever read on Kiwibiker.

[doc]

and he deserves every one.

I do feel a little sorry for him though cause I wouldnt want to ever post again after a homerun like that one. Oh the pressure.

I think you deserve many for starting this thread drawing it to everyones attention. Sort of putting SM in his place, the guy is harmless, sort of needs Adult supervision before he posts tho. Maybe they could appoint a moderator to supervise some of them on here.

[cowboyz]

nah. I just saw something I liked. Been disillusioned lately with the lack of repect for the road and what appears to be bullshit apon bullshit posts. I am genuinely moved with slowpokes post and felt it would be a real shame to have it lost in a thread where others never got to see it.

[Goblin]

...the guy is harmless...

When he's not on the road.

[yod]

Sort of putting SM in his place, the guy is harmless,

judging by the way he likes to portray his riding and his attitude, he sounds like he could be far from harmless on the road unfortunately,

hope i never have the misfortune to share the same bit of tarmac as him

[Meanie]

hope i never have the misfortune to share the same bit of tarmac as him

It wouldnt be for long if you did come across him, hed pass you round the outside doing twice the speed cause hes twice the man and hed have his knee down too
You would be so impressed you would quiver in his mighty wake
All Hail Skiddy

[yod]

It wouldnt be for long if you did come across him, hed pass you round the outside doing twice the speed cause hes twice the man and hed have his knee down too
You would be so impressed you would quiver in his mighty wake
All Hail Skiddy

and he'd no doubt have 70% in reserve......

[Meanie]

and he'd no doubt have 70% in reserve......

at least...............

[EJK]

86 Blings on a single post (and still counting)

A record? lol

BTW damn, I cannot agree more to that post

[RDJ]

As time has passed I get the impression that the ratio of good sense to crap is in a rather rapid decline.

Not to go off topic, but this is what has happened. As sillier - and sometimes nastier - comments predominate, people look elsewhere for sensible and couth riding info. And so it goes... not sure we can reverse it.

[James Deuce]

FFS, Mark needs advice and encouragement not yet more derision.

Everyone is all for "giving the n00bs the learn" but when a difficult one comes along you all go feral and pack hunt.

Slowpoke's post was a classy attempt to chip away at the invincible armour.

[dipshit]

I've found by now that I can identify the newbies that have what it takes for the long haul. And those that haven't.

I've also noticed a recurring theme in the tributes to well-known KB members that have killed themselves while riding...


"There's some great footage of Bruce and his big cheeky grin as he races, does burnouts on the grass, wheelies etc. Then he hops on his roadbike and does some unrefined wheelies and stoppies on the road. He's about 18 in the video, but he hasn't changed in the years since (except for pulling better wheelies and stoppies!)"


"Not only did Daryl like showing off on his bike but off as well."


"then Dan pulling out when we were taking a shorter route heading thru backroads he get onto a straight and put it up on one wheel and man.....that still remains to this day the best ever wheelie i had seen....
perfectly balanced and i mean perfectly...went along for a good 500 metre with the numberplate about 2 inches off the ground...no more no less for the whole frikking wheelie....same angle the whole way.... plate 2 inches off the ground perfectly consistent for 500 metres , the rest of us couldnt believe it...talk to him after...oh yeah...was nothing much...."


They really did seem to enjoy living it up as the hero for their mates.

[yod]

FFS, Mark needs advice and encouragement

flogging a dead horse

[slowpoke]

and he deserves every one.

I do feel a little sorry for him though cause I wouldnt want to ever post again after a homerun like that one. Oh the pressure.

Haha, pressure? I didn't even think of that....until now, D'OH! Nah, it's not pleasant to talk about but it's better than saying nothing.

Sometimes when you're sitting quietly under a tree somewhere reflecting on a good ride you tell yourself that this is how it should have been....but for some stupid, careless or just plain unlucky fraction of a second that fucked everything up.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no frikkin' saint, even with a moniker like mine I still know where the gear lever and throttle are on an R1....and on occasion I've even been known to use them, er, just don't look at my lap times ok? Even after being involved in some life defining or (god forbid, ending) moment you still have those eye widening, sphincter puckering moments yourself that are the nature of the world we live in...you can't control everything, much as you might try.

I think the difference is that you don't just shrug off your own lack of concentration, the thing that you should have seen, or the thing you shouldn't have done, you get angry at yourself. The names I've called myself under my helmet on occasion would have a sailor reaching for his notebook and pencil.

I dunno. To use a poker anology you've just got to try and not be "all in" on any of the hands you play. Leave it such that it's never "game over" when things don't go as you assume they will.

Anyway, that's well and truly enough sermonising from me, the soap box has been put way, waaaay back in the cupboard and Reverend Rantalot has left the building. Please send all donations to the address at the bottom of your screen, apparently God needs a knew Learjet......

[ynot slow]

FFS, Mark needs advice and encouragement not yet more derision.

Everyone is all for "giving the n00bs the learn" but when a difficult one comes along you all go feral and pack hunt.

Slowpoke's post was a classy attempt to chip away at the invincible armour.

No disagreement from me re SMneeding advice,don't we all.

But it seems Mark doesn't take said advice on board.

I mean no disrespect to the guys he mentions,but and a big BUT,when guys like quasi and others say these guys are not the best role models to look up to regarding their riding,I take heed of it.Sure they might be able to pull wheelies etc on the track or closed circuits etc,but doing it on the road can be asking for trouble,i.e cops and other vehicles.This is the part Mark can't seem to grasp,DO IT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.The road aint the place for a guy,many here say isn't a shit hot rider,and on the road you have too many variables that can go wrong.At least on the track if you pull the wheel up,and lose control,maybe all you do is scuff the bike,on the road you may take out me or your family.

[MSTRS:Me]

FFS, Mark needs advice and encouragement not yet more derision.

Everyone is all for "giving the n00bs the learn" but when a difficult one comes along you all go feral and pack hunt.

Yes. Needs. He has done since he joined KB, and possibly before that too. But in all the time he has been here, how many times has he taken on board the advice? I'd hazard a guess and say "Not once" and in fact, he not only refuses and fails to do so, he is proud of that fact. Admittedly, his is an extreme case, and his OTT posts on here are probably just as good at getting the safety message across to others (I hope) as is the advice that abounds here. One guy who is out of step with reality is no reason to stop helping others.
In SM's case though, heap on the scorn etc when he deserves it, BUT don't fail to congratulate if he gets something right.