Owners of nice bikes who can't ride

[Goblin]

Old Te Aroha road is shocking for loose stock and effluent just to name one example.

Dont forget the drunken yokels heading home from the pub. :spudguita

[Bonez]

Hmm, ANY COUNTRY ROAD? Old Te Aroha road is shocking for loose stock and effluent just to name one example.

Adds a little danger to riding doesn't it? You do get into a habit of scanning for such dangers after a while. Sure beats staying on the main roads. Riding in a restrained manner does reduce ones chances in having an off though.

[MotoGirl]

Adds a little danger riding doesn't it? You do get into a habit of scanning for such dangers after a while. Sure bets staying on the main roads.

The Kaimais is one main road worthwhile handling

[Bonez]

The Kaimais is one main road worthwhile handling

I am familiar with it. I trust your "restraint" goes out the window when you ride it

[ambler]

I guess it depends what you mean by "can't"... generally I find that the nicer the bike I am on, the more I "can't" ride it - especially when I am the one who paid for it!

[MotoGirl]

I guess it depends what you mean by "can't"... generally I find that the nicer the bike I am on, the more I "can't" ride it - especially when I am the one who paid for it!

Now you're cooking! It's not good destroying something that could've been the deposit on a second house.

[laRIKin]

Ride what ever puts a smile on YOUR face.

It does not really matter if it is a Cruiser, Sports, Duel, Standard, MX or a Tourer.
It does not matter if it is $1500 or a $45000 bike.
As our pockets have different depths and different out going's.

As long as it is safe and reliable to ride.

I'm not going to say what it looks like as there are some good looking RAT bikes out there.

What happened to RAT bikes, I have not seen one for along time?

[saul]

Bollocks.
Since mastering the knee down i have advanced noticeably.
Never before could i brake really hard entering a corner, until i mastered the knee down. Now i can enter corners knee down hard on the brakes.
I find the knee down is a great lean angle gauge.
I've become faster and smoother since mastering the all fathomable knee down.
(^ track riding, such riding is not encouraged on public roads)

Slower on the road, when "knee down at all costs" is involved, maybe... but have you considered the pie flavored; if you've seen me with a knee down its cos i'm going slow to show you some sparks? hence looks slower and less natural, etc etc

Yes quite right, it is after all only proper that when one has mastered the knee down, it is indeed knee down at all costs lol.

Now you have to master knee down not so much to save tity sliders

You rock mr Fruit hehehehehehehe.

[saul]

LOL...so you met Steve(BB2) eh. He's a bastard like that man!

Lol yep + 1 for sure

[saul]

OK, here is exhibit A.

Observe how Chris has left his knee tucked against the fairing, but has actually shifted his central body mass over further and is leaning harder than Nick, who has his knee poking out in best accepted style, but... isn't winning the race...

I'm just sayin'.

Knee out and down does not automatically mean better cornering.

Not that I'm making excuses for myself, mind you. I couldn't possibly ride at anywhere near a proper race pace. But, in my own mind, sitting here at my desk, I am powering sideways out of the hairpin at Phillip Island, knees tucked firmly against the bike and left hand raised in salute to my adoring fans...

*drifts off into a reverie*

Hope peeps are looking at exhibit A its a great shot

[MidnightMike]

Yes, you mentioned you like to let loose up the Kaimais. Has to be one of the more hazardous roads around tho, what with all the traffic, double lanes, heaps of trucks, buses spilling oil and diesel an cowshit all the time....but if that's where you liken your track riding to then all the best of luck.

Definately not one of the more hazardous....

Traffic? - Only during holiday season, and also sometimes during 4:30-6:00pm
Trucks? - Usually, but never more than two or three on a single trip up the matamata side.
Doublelanes? - More allowance for us to overtake etc, and if you take a corner too quickly and need more road, such as in the case of the right handers, it can come in use if necessary.
Buses spilling oil/deisel/cowshit? - Only seen a small truck shit itself halfway up once before, mid corner too, which was a bit of surprise, it made a small mess, but nothing major. Never any cowshit, its the squished possums and boxes of beer you have to keep an eye out for.

Does anyone ever let loose down the Kaimais?

Use to, good for making your tyres all rough and strippy, or whatever you call it, but not much use for anything else, you have to work a lot harder round the corners going downhill too, and theres the odd bump on corner exits on the way down that can be a bit dodgy to say the least. The worst thing would have to be the visibility around 2 of the "55" left handers, as they are closing radius slower vehicles come up reaaally fast if your fanging it down.

Still a mint part of road however, and thats the reason why I used to go up there 3-4 times a week.

LOL...so you met Steve(BB2) eh. He's a bastard like that man!

Forget grinding your pegs, he scrapes through his engine casing!!!!


-Mike

[babyblade250rr]

It seems like a few KB members have issues with those who own a nice bike and can't ride it to its full capacity. Some would consider the bike to be wasted on its owner.

At the end of that day, if someone wants to spend ludicrous amounts of money to mount their V-rod to their wall, good on them. Same goes if they want to own a 1098 and cruise at 90kph. If you want to ride slower, it doesn't dictate that you have to ride a cruiser or something with less power. The bike you buy and what you do with it is your prerogative.

I know I can't ride my RSVR like Valentino but I'm not going to apologise for having the money to afford it. I love the look of my bike and it suits my purpose. What's it to you if I never "master it"?

Totally agree with ya here ms!! hmmm perhaps i'll mount my R6 to the wall, Now that would be coooollllll!!!!

[EJK]

Yep this thread is for you Mr. I-ve-got-the-R6 lol

[McJim]

OK, here is exhibit A.

Observe how Chris has left his knee tucked against the fairing, but has actually shifted his central body mass over further and is leaning harder than Nick, who has his knee poking out in best accepted style, but... isn't winning the race...

Makes my avatar effort look pretty lame eh? Yup - it's the same corner as in my Avatar.

[NUTBAR]

100% agreed...sadly though there are others out there that buy bikes to impress others.
It's not how you ride it,it's the fact that you do!

cant see how i would impress anybody with my bike,
i just like seeing the look on there faces when i slam the pegs down.

takes time to learn your bike, yes i said learn your bike!
as most people know every bike handles different,
i have seen some interesting sites on the road.
people that look way too small or to big for there bikes & yet they ride them like they are part of them.
it takes a lot of kms on the bike to learn what it can do, what you can do.
never give up, just ride!