Bike down on 16, 23 March

**jrandom** · 23rd March 2008, 22:09

Originally Posted by Biggles08

10/10... 8/10...

OK, I want to know what's up with all this 10/10, riding at 47.8% on alternate Tuesdays but otherwise 8/10 to be safe stuff.

Is there a gauge Kawasakis have that Suzukis don't? Because I sure as hell don't have anything telling me what particular percentage of the 'limit' I'm at. Anyway, what's the 'limit'? You can't just define it as tyre traction and ability to brake and turn and keep yourself on the road, or you might as well be on the track.

All I ever know is, I feel good or I feel bad. If I feel bad, I slow down until I feel good.

The percentage thing seems pretty unquantifiable to me.

**Ixion** · 23rd March 2008, 22:38

It's a qualitative thing, not quantitative

10/10 is (once you stop shaking) " F**k, I don't how I pulled that off and stayed upright. I do NOT want to do that again"
9/10 is " Whoa, that was hard going. I don't think I could take that any faster and stay upright"
8/10 is "Erp, I glad that nothing went wrong there, I think I maybe better slow down"
7/10 is "OK, this is good, I'm in the zone and going well, but still feel relaxed and comfortable. I think I'll turn round and go back and do that again"

and so downward

You know quite well that you are aware when you push too ahrd in a corner. And, conversely.

**jrandom** · 23rd March 2008, 22:49

Originally Posted by Ixion

10/10 is (once you stop shaking) " F**k, I don't how I pulled that off and stayed upright. I do NOT want to do that again"
9/10 is " Whoa, that was hard going. I don't think I could take that any faster and stay upright"
8/10 is "Erp, I glad that nothing went wrong there, I think I maybe better slow down"
7/10 is "OK, this is good, I'm in the zone and going well, but still feel relaxed and comfortable. I think I'll turn round and go back and do that again"

Mm, true, but, f'rinstance, if I keep slowing down, 1/10 becomes a very slow wobbly U-turn on a 250kg motorcycle, which starts getting butt-clenchy again.

It's like Möbius percentages.

Far out, man.

**Motu** · 23rd March 2008, 23:08

It's a personal thing too - it's your 7/10ths and no one else's.And that cruisey 7/10ths of having a good time can suddenly become 12/10ths turning your day to shit.Today I rode slowly....maybe 6/10ths on my personal scale,and I was very aware that it could all go horribly wrong in the blink of an eye.It's what riding a bike is all about....filling in the gaps.I like to run a ride through my mind at the end of the day - there are so many things that could have gone wrong,you pick them up on the replay.....but you never saw them at the time.

**James Deuce** · 23rd March 2008, 23:18

Originally Posted by Edbear

....but either way there are too many bikers hurting and killing themselves all by themselves lately.

No there's not. It's the same as always. We just blather about it far too much. We start off with about 12 threads per bin which eventually get merged so each individual bin ALWAYS starts off looking like some WWII Russian village massacre. Don't give me the lecture about learning from others mistakes either because motorcyclists don't do that as a rule. Some of them say they want to but they're just trying to keep up appearances.

If we stopped obsessing about it and went riding instead we'd all be doing ourselves a favour.

**EnzoYug** · 24th March 2008, 01:21

is real. I almost lost my lane running that lump a bit quick with a group.
Went very wide.

poor rider. suckfull way to go back to work.

**gtr boy** · 24th March 2008, 02:14

Originally Posted by ducatijim

Well if motorcyclists continue to use it as their own personal racetrack, these stupid things will continue to occur. There are good reasons why real race tracks have all the vehicles going the SAME way, and why power/phone poles and fences cannot be found.
Was thru there yesterday and saw many 'temporary' kiwi motorcyclists 'at it'.
Wake up to yourselves.

thats pretty harsh mate,you dont know the facts ,and youve never given it the large???on the streets???
im fully awake too

**The Pastor** · 24th March 2008, 07:43

Originally Posted by gtr boy

thats pretty harsh mate,you dont know the facts ,and youve never given it the large???on the streets???
im fully awake too

fully awake at 3am? Lay off the coffe mate!

**Biggles08** · 24th March 2008, 07:59

Originally Posted by jrandom

Is there a gauge Kawasakis have that Suzukis don't?

yeah mate...it has this little LED scale that transmits to your helmet when your riding too hard on the road...there are some other things Kwakas have that suzuki's don't too...like style, class, speed, reliability and a real high wank factor

hehehehe

**SixPackBack** · 24th March 2008, 08:07

Originally Posted by Biggles08

yeah mate...it has this little LED scale that transmits to your helmet when your riding too hard on the road...there are some other things Kwakas have that suzuki's don't too...like style, class, speed, reliability and a real high wank factor

hehehehe

And lets not forget delusional riders..........

**Biggles08** · 24th March 2008, 08:12

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

And lets not forget delusional riders..........

Who....what??? Who said that??? Come out and fight like a man!

**SixPackBack** · 24th March 2008, 08:18

Originally Posted by Biggles08

Who....what??? Who said that??? Come out and fight like a man!

When you're healed we can fight. The thought of that bag exploding frightens me more than tag wrestling Tonka!

**Edbear** · 24th March 2008, 08:27

Originally Posted by Jim2

No there's not. It's the same as always. We just blather about it far too much. We start of with about 12 threads per bin which eventually get merged so each individual bin ALWAYS starts off looking like some WWII Russian village massacre. Don't give me the lecture about learning from others mistakes either because motorcyclists don't do that as a rule. Some of them say they want to but they're just trying to keep up appearances.

If we stopped obsessing about it and went riding instead we'd all be doing ourselves a favour.

Nothing to do with KB mate, it's just the impression I get from the news.

**James Deuce** · 24th March 2008, 08:27

You've got your biker BinDar on. Turn it off.

**Grahameeboy** · 24th March 2008, 08:28

Originally Posted by Jim2

No there's not. It's the same as always. We just blather about it far too much. We start off with about 12 threads per bin which eventually get merged so each individual bin ALWAYS starts off looking like some WWII Russian village massacre. Don't give me the lecture about learning from others mistakes either because motorcyclists don't do that as a rule. Some of them say they want to but they're just trying to keep up appearances.

If we stopped obsessing about it and went riding instead we'd all be doing ourselves a favour.

You are right Sir Jim...we seem to think we should not have accidents...more people die from smoking and alcohol...but Mum's the word eh ??