Can you stop yourself

[Sensei]

Another group ride to night 25-30 bike's round the mountain to Opunake then onto Normanby RD thou to Normanby Pub for a feed & beer . Ride was crash free again . Followed a Busa round coast road till speed's got above 260k then thought Naaa will slow down & go at a more sedate speed & let rider go on ahead . Very hard for me as I don't like no one getting away from me . There may be light at the end of the corner for me ?? . All the same people come & chat to me when at the Pub .Did ya beat him , how fast did you go , couldn't keep up to you .Seem' s that when in a group ride people tend to ride way faster than they would do if on thier own so can you stop yourself from speeding when doing the group thing

SENSEI

[avgas]

have to agree here, that last KB ride i was on was quite interesting for testing me. As i spent 1/2 the ride being casual riding at speeds i usually do while 'commmuting' then i decided to open up for the 2nd half and have a little fun.
On previous rides i usually boot from word go, when with other riders.
Opening up when your on your own is fun, but usually ends with an off or a ticket.

[XTC]

I voted yes but then that's another reason I got the XT.... 3 years ago on my VFR I probably would have answered NO.

[avgas]

oh what, the biker gang forum closed.
i wanted to act like an asshole.
Damn my reaction times just too slow these days. Im either getting old, or my bionics are failing me - titanium is so yesturday

[madboy]

rolled my first rally car by getting excited catching up to a car in front (considering they start at a 1 min interval my ego was in full swing)... just happened to get to 105% of my ability, misjudged the corner and over we go...

only done one KB ride, knew i didn't have the power to keep up with the big boys, not to mention the skill. left them to it - but gotta admit i nearly offed it early on by getting too close to my limit while following some of the less hardcore.

[Biff]

I know my limits, and like to think I know when to say no. Primarily because I've never really been into high speed rides. I know my limitations, and they're below the limitations of my bike.

I leave the speedsters go off and do their thing, I stroll in mid table, which is quite acceptable thank you.

[Waylander]

On the straights and a few corners I would like to keep up with the main group but I know my limits. (or so I think) If I dont think I can corrner as fast as every one else I'll slow down to a speed I'm more comfortable with.

[Midnight 82]

I ride at my pace no-one else.

[LB]

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[LB]

titanium is so yesturday

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Oh my god....what about my two pair of Dainese Ducati boots with the carbon fibre everywhere and the titanium toe sliders......does that mean I should buy new boots???? (A girl doesn't want to be wearing yesterday's fashions....)
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[**R1**]

Na, i ride prety hard most of the time....funny thing is i seem to restrain myself more in a group than i do by myself.....i love my 7am rides, no cars, no coppers, just lots of corners, when i ride in a group i tend to ride at 7/10ths its just too dodgy to ride 10/10ths ya nver know what some other hero motorcyclsit will do. but in saying all that i dont like to be beaten eitha.

[sels1]

When I first went on KB group rides I was often drawn in to go faster than I would have liked. This had the postitive affect of making me more familiar / confident with my new bike. I was able to follow more experienced riders thru corners etc and it was a good learning experience. However there was a few times I was lucky not to bin it and if I had I would only have myself to blame.
Having a go around Manfield on Track Day (slow class of course) was a good exercise to put this knowledge to use.
However I have now changed from road tyres to adventure/trail type so I will be happy to stay within the manufacturers rating when road riding (which is still fast enough to get tickets/lose licence)Thats my excuse.
Anyway, I have found that in most groups there is usually a few others that go at a speed I am comfortable with and I stick with them.

[750Y]

....funny thing is i seem to restrain myself more in a group than i do by myself.....i love my 7am rides, no cars, no coppers, just lots of corners...

that's exactly the same as me, i ride faster alone & i like to start at 6am.

[bugjuice]

I've realised that I've been too easily succumb to the 'big boys' who know the roads, and I find myself tailing them. I'm on (or near) my edge for a little bit, then I have to almost slap myself out of it and force myself to slow down. I hate feeling like that. I love the ride and the thrill etc, but then I want to see tomorrow too. I don't want to be an irresponsible rider, but I don't want to turn into a granny either! I guess I just have to run 85% of the status que and be thankful for that

[Wonko]

I've realised that I've been too easily succumb to the 'big boys' who know the roads, and I find myself tailing them. I'm on (or near) my edge for a little bit, then I have to almost slap myself out of it and force myself to slow down. I hate feeling like that. I love the ride and the thrill etc, but then I want to see tomorrow too. I don't want to be an irresponsible rider, but I don't want to turn into a granny either! I guess I just have to run 85% of the status que and be thankful for that

I'm in the same boat as you, I like to try to keep up with the likes of the faster riders on most KB rides, but I know my limit's and I back off when I want to. I know I can go harder and faster, but at the end of the day the extra work and effort would make the ride less enjoyable for me.