Riding 7 out of 10...

[R6_kid:Me]

I'm about to start getting back into things on a GSXR1000K3... i wont have any choice but to ride at 7/10ths or less, good thing i enjoyed it last time i was out riding like that.

The trackday is gonna be a different story though!

[Bonez]

I'm about to start getting back into things on a GSXR1000K3... i wont have any choice but to ride at 7/10ths or less, good thing i enjoyed it last time i was out riding like that.

The trackday is gonna be a different story though!

Insuring the bike this time?

[Bonez]

but he might want my honda....he will teach me how to lean it over onto my elbow though

i geuss i am geting smart

If you read "THE PACE" take particular note of:

Don't hang off in the corners or tuck in on the straights Sitting sedately on the bike looks safer and reduces unwanted attention. It also provides a built-in safety margin.

[ducatilover]

The pace you've 'slowed down' to sounds like a smart pace - THE PACE
Lon gmay it continue and may many more find THE PACE.

a very good read. cheers mate

[ducatilover]

If you read "THE PACE" take particular note of:

Don't hang off in the corners or tuck in on the straights Sitting sedately on the bike looks safer and reduces unwanted attention. It also provides a built-in safety margin.

i hate staying on top of he bike. i feel more comfortable leaning off even when riding normally. although when riding my mates mc22 i stay on top unless going spiritedly

[jrandom]

The trackday is gonna be a different story though!

You mean the bit where you cry fat salty tears into your beer that night because a fat cunt on a GSX1400 went around the outside of you?

[madandy]

Should be compulsory reading.

Maybe you could make it part of your new, softer, less abrasive approach to wising up the masses? People might respond to you more warmly.

FWIW I agree with your apparent agenda, as I see it but your method needs a lot of refining mate.

Anyway - this is ducatilovers thread (& I'm buying a Ducati soon) so back on topic

[Coyote]

I've been trying to force myself in becoming more interested in more sedate bikes. No luck this far. Best I've done so far is liking the XR650, less likely to break the speed limit but more likely to break all the other road rules

I do tend to ride softer, relative to the bike. Quicker than I've ever been, but not pushing my limits and scaring myself.

[Usarka]

Yep, agree with that. I reckon this is what Katman is trying to get riders to realise

his latest message was ride how you like as long as you take responsibility.....


but on topic, good shit. Enjoy the ride, become one with the bike, let it flow. the oh-shit adrenaline moments are bad. i had 1 today and severely smacked my own arse afterwards perversley it made me want to do it again but no, bad!

[n0regret5]

congrats! i've got a workmate who's lost 6 mates in the last year because they all ride like their arses are flaming..

[puddytat]

Ive found Im not interested anymore in setting a fast pace or following a fast biker on roads I dont know,thru corners I cant see around.Unless I feel like it of course. I can take the jibes for being not as much fun as before but thats cause the tracks better.Just wish my mates'd get their shit together then we'd really see.....
Maybe its an age thing, or experiece etc but its got to be good.

[Gaz]

i have slowed down and ride a max of 6 or 7 out of ten. one of my mates is dissapointed because he really liked trying to catch me, but for some reason i cant justify the unneccessary risks of dedicating myself fully and giving peolpe races on the road. am i going soft?

ive looked at my tyres and i havent been leaning it very far. i seem to find pleasure in hanging off and making relatively quick progress instead of going nuts. why the hell would this happen? im becoming a pussy

Good on you. We all need to challenge ourselves, so we don't get bored. the trick is choosing the challenge. I'm guessing that you've realised that you don't get any payoff for these risks...(or you have kids) Find a new challenge. Mine is to become exceptional at <5kmh handling and to only use my brakes for stopping. When I was 18 (a verrry long time ago) my challenge was new speed records. What you need to find is a new skill to outperform your mate with.

[discotex]

If how I ride on the track is 10/10 then I mostly ride 7-8/10 on the road. Of course my 8/10 is slower than many and faster than many.

I enjoy riding at 5/10 level too but only if it's crusing with other people and/or in a good pace rythm.

Personally I've fucked my body enough skiing and mountainbiking to start smashing myself up coming off the bike for no good reason.

Being able to push the limits in a more controlled environment is where it's at for me. If I'm going to crash I'd rather it be on the track any day.

[ducatilover]

What you need to find is a new skill to outperform your mate with.

i know i can out ride him but yeah i should find something else. i went for a ride this morning after reading "the pace" and applied what i could. it was a great ride!

[sugilite:Me]

Should be compulsory reading.

+1, though I'm working on not cutting the full visibility rights. Have been tentatively doing this since babysitting brother in law on his first ride aboard his blackbird, but gave it a serious crack today after reading that article. I was about 98% successful, 25 year old habits don't die overnight it seems.

For those that missed the link....
http://www.canyonchasers.net/reference/the_pace.php