Cruisy Night Rides

[dangerous]

hey guys i put some photo's up of the scene and my bike if ur interested, was kinda eerie goin back there, haha, could still see the oil and blood stains on the road, alot of the scrap marks had washed away in the rain the other night tho which was a bit dissappointing,
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbum.jsp?M...mId=6251447238

look... man im fucked if I can work out what you cocked up aye?

[Sparrow_1982]

argh, it's a shame to see you and your bike like that dude, I admired that bike...but not your knee...although I'm sure it's a fine knee....but not at the moment...

yeah man, i hate myself. everytime i go out into the garage and see that bike in that condition... but yeah haha.... as for my knee, i got told it could take upto a year to get proper movement back in it, even then i may still have a limp, my elbow is gonna be a problem to, doc said they removed alot of bone in the joint that had fragmentated so i wont be able to fully extend elbow no more either, i guess it's just a perminent reminder tho to take it easy from now on,

[Sparrow_1982]

look... man im fucked if I can work out what you cocked up aye?

i can tell u, i cocked up with my speed, i was going way too fast, i had a bad mornin and was in one of those moods that i shouldnt have been on a bike in.... which is why i regret it soo much,

[Sparrow_1982]

That'll be a really really nice scar later Scars >> tatoos!

And the bike doesn't look that bad! A bit of ducttape and she'll be right mate.

haha, yeah i wish buddy, the frame is snapped, motor is split open and seized, and i dont think duct tape would hold the foot peg and gearlever in place

[Foobin]

I will stay quite about the Fobin's admission of a near bin enough has been said here already.

I wasn't that close to falling off was I ? only had the back wheel fish tail around for a split second lol

Anyway i was just pushing my boundaries a bit, maybe made a few people uncomfortable, my apologies for that, but im sure everyone has been through the stage.

So yes its cool to point out what shouldn't be done, but there is no need to take everything i say literately, such as "i nearly killed myself on the way back".

[Bren_chch]

In the meantime - do listen to D and the other old timers

ahhhhhh hahahaha OLD TIMER!!!

[Mikkel]

I wasn't that close to falling off was I ? only had the back wheel fish tail around for a split second lol

Anyway i was just pushing my boundaries a bit, maybe made a few people uncomfortable, my apologies for that, but im sure everyone has been through the stage.

So yes its cool to point out what shouldn't be done, but there is no need to take everything i say literately, such as "i nearly killed myself on the way back".

Foobin, you might wanna consider that a significant number of experienced riders have expressed concern about the Wednesday Cruisy Night rides. And I can attest that they are not alway THAT cruisy as well. In that light you might wanna reconsider making light of such statements! As for my opinion, if that matters at all, when riding with a large group is not the time to push your boundaries... You can do that on well known empty roads with a couple of mates or take it to the track.

ahhhhhh hahahaha OLD TIMER!!!

Anyone who's been riding for more than a year is an old timer in my book And no no - there fact that it rhymes with alzheimer is not intentional.
See you tomorrow!

[Foobin]

Foobin, you might wanna consider that a significant number of experienced riders have expressed concern about the Wednesday Cruisy Night rides. And I can attest that they are not alway THAT cruisy as well. In that light you might wanna reconsider making light of such statements! As for my opinion, if that matters at all, when riding with a large group is not the time to push your boundaries... You can do that on well known empty roads with a couple of mates or take it to the track.

Yea, i didn't exactly be all that considerate with the other people on the road on Wednesday night. I was pushing towards my limits and it could have gone bad, sorry for that, got the blood lust lol. But hey, everyone makes mistakes and I'll learn from this one.

[dangerous]

yeah man, i hate myself. everytime i go out into the garage and see that bike in that condition... but yeah haha.... as for my knee, i got told it could take upto a year to get proper movement back in it, even then i may still have a limp, my elbow is gonna be a problem to, doc said they removed alot of bone in the joint that had fragmentated so i wont be able to fully extend elbow no more either, i guess it's just a perminent reminder tho to take it easy from now on,

Yeah Iv been harping on, but thats only cos I would sooner come across as a wanker than watch this sorta thing happen, with any luck some will take in what happened to you and the finel result.

haha, yeah i wish buddy, the frame is snapped, motor is split open and seized, and i dont think duct tape would hold the foot peg and gearlever in place

are you claiming insurance?
If not Im sure it can be straightened up... 4 strokes dont just seize, something may have taken a knock tho and locked up like the gearbox.

everyone makes mistakes and I'll learn from this one.

ahhhhhh hahahaha OLD TIMER!!!

who pulled your chain?

[Transalper]

Summit Rd thoughts and some...
I think the Summit Rd is a test of character and patients as much as actual riding skill.
It is indeed hard to make smooth lines in the places where the road is narrow and has either a rock wall or trees on each side restricting the view ahead. I find myself riding the middle of my lane, staying off the left in case of cyclists or joggers etc and staying away from the white line in case of oncoming traffic too.
I find I can open up on that road a little more closer to Gebbies when the road moves to the Bays side of the hill, or back the other way on the Sumner side of Dyers Pass primarily because you get a better look at some of the corners where the land is more barren. Those parts of the road are still too tight and narrow for me to get carried away with the gas, but at least you get to set up for a few of the corners then.
Here's a bit of a laugh, if you imagine that whole road as it would have been before they ever sealed it then you'd start to imagine the sort of thing I like to seek out and explore regularly.

The crossing the center line topic...
Now days I too consider the head over the white line (or worse the bike over the white line) to be a bit of a bad habit, and indeed a bit of a lazy way to ride. For me, it was a bad habit I picked up from others I rode with when I was learning.
I eventually noted that I had become so accustom to going faster and using the whole road when I could that it caused me to miss judge and thus feck up the same and similar corners when traffic was actually present.
Now days I mostly try not to make a curvy road too straight and feel I've been forced to cheat if I've had to cross the white line at any time through either too much speed and/or misjudging the apex.

Next week...
I hear murmurings by a few wanting another crack at Duvauchelle.... can we... can we... aye, huh, can we?

[JMemonic]

Yea, i didn't exactly be all that considerate with the other people on the road on Wednesday night. I was pushing towards my limits and it could have gone bad, sorry for that, got the blood lust lol. But hey, everyone makes mistakes and I'll learn from this one.

Now that is the best thing you could have said in my opinion, experience is a great teacher, as is knowing your limitations, the heat of the moment or adrenaline what ever you want to call it can all to often push one over our ability's. Learning to not be tempted into the chase or to push to hard is one of the most important skills to learn, then remember (I admit it I forget sometimes).

[laRIKin]

But I can't blame you for not wanting to get involved when people bins it, I never have been and hope I never will.

You will and then you will understand.
Holding a mates hand, that he is crushing as he is in so much pain.
And you and other mates are scared that he is going to die.

I do however hope that there will be someone around to help you drag the ducati out if you should ever be so unlucky...

He will as he does not ride alone and rides with in him self.
So it will be a accident.

Silly me, I didn't realise it was my responsibility to train every new rider. Just goes to show you never know everything.

It's not I never rode with older riders, just mates.
The trouble is all you younger people do not think, if this goes wrong what will happen.

look... man im fucked if I can work out what you cocked up aye?

i can tell u, i cocked up with my speed, i was going way too fast, i had a bad mornin and was in one of those moods that i shouldnt have been on a bike in.... which is why i regret it soo much,

Once again trying to go to fast to soon.
Sorry Sparrow. not wanting to pick on you.
You have now learnt the hard way and hoping other will learn by your mistake now.

I wasn't that close to falling off was I ? only had the back wheel fish tail around for a split second lol

Sorry that is a near crash, as you lost control.
See you in Hospital if you do not learn by this.

Anyway i was just pushing my boundaries a bit, maybe made a few people uncomfortable, my apologies for that, but im sure everyone has been through the stage.

So yes its cool to point out what shouldn't be done, but there is no need to take everything i say literately, such as "i nearly killed myself on the way back".

Still like the idea of Hospital food?
Think.
What are you doing wrong and do not put other riders out, so they have to go to Hospital to visit you.
OR to go to your funeral.

Yea, i didn't exactly be all that considerate with the other people on the road on Wednesday night. I was pushing towards my limits and it could have gone bad, sorry for that, got the blood lust lol. But hey, everyone makes mistakes and I'll learn from this one.

Good to read.
Top of the class, there is hope for you after all.

Yeah Iv been harping on, but thats only cos I would sooner come across as a wanker than watch this sorta thing happen,

Well I think I have now joined the club by typing this.
And trust me, others are thinking this.

Summit Rd thoughts and some...
I think the Summit Rd is a test of character and patients as much as actual riding skill.

You are right it is called Control.

I think that I have probable said to much.
But FUCK it. I hate going to biker funeral.

You will and then you will understand.
Holding a mates hand, that he is crushing as he is in so much pain.
And you and other mates are scared that he is going to die.

[Deviant Esq]

I know I've said nothing on this thread and really after 68 pages of posts there's still nothing to get too excited about and nothing to entice me a Wednesday night ride. That is because of first hand reports and the posts in this thread, I may sooner rather than later, be helping someone pulling their bike out of ditch - that is not me. I'm not a perfect rider but I must be doing something right as I'm still here 26 years later...

Dispite the many Wednesday Night Rides we've had so far noone's binned. We had nearly 40 bikes turn up, but most still rode at their own pace without trying silly things to keep up, we all made it in one piece and happy, and all made it back again, as we have every week. I think there's been one low speed gravel parking lot spill, but apart from that, nada.

So, you can make your reasoning all you like, but until you've been along a couple of times to see what it's like you're in no position to knock it. Sounds to me like you're just being negative and grumpy for the sake of it. Look at it this way - if they're going to bin anyway, isn't it better to have known them and ridden with them first?

If you're going to be a big negative grump, piss off, don't come. I won't miss that negativity.

[alley cat]

hey guys i put some photo's up of the scene and my bike if ur interested, was kinda eerie goin back there, haha, could still see the oil and blood stains on the road, alot of the scrap marks had washed away in the rain the other night tho which was a bit dissappointing,
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbum.jsp?M...mId=6251447238

Dont worry, chicks dig scars

[karla]

It just occured to me while housecleaning how reassuring it is to read and see that everyone in this group cares about each other. We all have different ways of showing it but at the end of the day no one wants to see anyone get hurt. There wouldn't be group otherwise - and being the completely self-centered woman that I am that would be a BAD thing. Riding in isolation is fun, but riding with others teaches me all sorts of things I can't learn by myself. For a beginner it'a all about having to be humble and admit to knowing just about nothing ... it's all good hey! Hope everyone has an awesome weekend, and travels safely.