Riding 7 out of 10...

**woodybee** · 31st March 2008, 19:32

Listen to me you speed craving dudes out there. Your'e given one body in this life, and you are either unlucky enough to be given a spoonful of bad luck on the health front which is deeply hard enough to swallow (believe me!!!), or you look after the body that you have and the spankingly fun things you can do with it without applying speed.

Not wishing to sound hippy here, but if your heart beats that fast, and your eyes are wide open and sweat is pouring down your face and you have the nasty cold feeling that you have just cheated death by a manoeuvre, then believe my friends that is the highest lesson that your body is screaming at you to listen to and learn from, so fucking well listen to it.

The craziest way to get that feeling is to get to grips with a fantastic person and get that heady high when you are shagging your brains out, you can go as fast as you want to get there, and you have to hang onto every breath before you pass out, give it so much as if there was no tommorow, then float on that heady high of unbelivable good times are a coming feeling.

That to me beats the shit out of hanging onto a two wheeled machine that really wants to be your friend and has no intention of killing you.

Yeah sure the speedo cranks it up towards 300kph, in the case of the new MV, then its 312kph. but who the fuck really enjoys that.

Good on yer, if you want to cheat death a few times, but believe me, we're all gonna get there one day, but by speeding towards it, heck your welcome to it.

Me I'm just happy chugging along, peering through my helmet at the wonders of the countryside unfolding in front of me, getting to where I am going, hugging the friends I have when I get there, having shit loads of fun, then riding home, and hugging my bike, when its tucked up safely in the garage, before I put its cover on.

But hey that's me, don't know whats around the corner, but happy to prolong it for as long as possible, and get out there and live the life I love.

Fuck that does sound hippy.

But dude, if your minds telling you to slow down its for good reason.

Live long, shag a lot, and smile like the smile is going to break your face in half

**McDuck** · 31st March 2008, 19:37

Originally Posted by woodybee

Listen to me you speed craving dudes out there. Your'e given one body in this life, and you are either unlucky enough to be given a spoonful of bad luck on the health front which is deeply hard enough to swallow (believe me!!!), or you look after the body that you have and the spankingly fun things you can do with it without applying speed.

Not wishing to sound hippy here, but if your heart beats that fast, and your eyes are wide open and sweat is pouring down your face and you have the nasty cold feeling that you have just cheated death by a manoeuvre, then believe my friends that is the highest lesson that your body is screaming at you to listen to and learn from, so fucking well listen to it.

The craziest way to get that feeling is to get to grips with a fantastic person and get that heady high when you are shagging your brains out, you can go as fast as you want to get there, and you have to hang onto every breath before you pass out, give it so much as if there was no tommorow, then float on that heady high of unbelivable good times are a coming feeling.

That to me beats the shit out of hanging onto a two wheeled machine that really wants to be your friend and has no intention of killing you.

Yeah sure the speedo cranks it up towards 300kph, in the case of the new MV, then its 312kph. but who the fuck really enjoys that.

Good on yer, if you want to cheat death a few times, but believe me, we're all gonna get there one day, but by speeding towards it, heck your welcome to it.

Me I'm just happy chugging along, peering through my helmet at the wonders of the countryside unfolding in front of me, getting to where I am going, hugging the friends I have when I get there, having shit loads of fun, then riding home, and hugging my bike, when its tucked up safely in the garage, before I put its cover on.

But hey that's me, don't know whats around the corner, but happy to prolong it for as long as possible, and get out there and live the life I love.

Fuck that does sound hippy.

But dude, if your minds telling you to slow down its for good reason.

Live long, shag a lot, and smile like the smile is going to break your face in half

did you read the thread?

**scumdog** · 31st March 2008, 19:40

Originally Posted by MidnightMike

Thanks dickhead. I didnt say it was to the point of some of the nutters on here. And theres only been one main overtaking maneuvore that was close to turning really badly, all the rest have been small risky things I have done.

I bet all the binned/dead ones thought exactly the same thing...before they binned.

**McDuck** · 31st March 2008, 19:43

So what is an overtaking maneuvore almost ending baddly? For me it is a maneuvore ending with less than about 80 meters, what is the norm for a 'bad ending'?

**90s** · 1st April 2008, 09:35

People will race on the roads until they wise up. And once sense overcomes the thrill or a little illicit speed, you have to ask who's it for? Godo on Ducatilover for resisiting his friends urges to carry on fast. Ride for pleasure. Its really not a race.

Get those kicks on the track.

**Katman** · 1st April 2008, 09:43

Originally Posted by 90s

Get those kicks on the track.

Precisely. Here's hoping that Trackdays become even more frequent and affordable so there's less motorcyclists with the perceived need to get their 'thrills' on the road.

**90s** · 1st April 2008, 09:43

Originally Posted by madandy

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.

Great find. It sums up the way I have been riding, and also the place etc. of trail braking (many things covered in many ways over many threads here) and puts them all into a fun safe but fast-riding context.

Mods this Pace link should be a sticky.

**Katman** · 1st April 2008, 09:48

Originally Posted by 90s

Mods this Pace link should be a sticky........

On the home page.

**howdamnhard** · 1st April 2008, 09:48

No your not going soft,just getting smarter.

It's called maturity,just ride for the enjoyment not someone else.Riding max out is good for the racetrack not roads.On the riding maxed out leaves no margine for error when things go wrong.

Originally Posted by ducatilover

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

**Katman** · 1st April 2008, 09:50

Originally Posted by Katman

On the home page.

In flashing Neon lights.

**sinfull** · 1st April 2008, 10:02

Originally Posted by Katman

Precisely. Here's hoping that Trackdays become even more frequent and affordable so there's less motorcyclists with the perceived need to get their 'thrills' on the road.

What he said !!!