Penalised for trying to help

**Bonez** · 27th December 2007, 19:20

I voted for the first option and I'm a ginga. Some threads just go on and on and on.....................................and achieve fuck all.

Edit- Maybe this should be moved to rants and raves.

**dangerous** · 27th December 2007, 19:48

Originally Posted by Bonez

I voted for the first option and I'm a ginga.

Hello Mr Bonez, welcome to GA (Ginga's Anonymous) you have taken the 1st step in recovery to becoming a non ginga, pleas have a seat...

Over 100 votes, and I would have thought more would have voted for option 4... nice going people.

**sunhuntin** · 27th December 2007, 19:50

Originally Posted by dangerous

Hello Mr Bonez, welcome to GA (Ginga's Anonymous) you have taken the 1st step in recovery to becoming a non ginga, pleas have a seat...

Over 100 votes, and I would have thought more would have voted for option 4... nice going people.

nothin wrong with gingas... they go grey quite nicely. [just wait 20 years, dangerous, and youll see what i mean!]

**chanceyy** · 27th December 2007, 19:51

Originally Posted by Bonez

I voted for the first option and I'm a ginga. Some threads just go on and on and on.....................................and achieve fuck all.

Edit- Maybe this should be moved to rants and raves.

Originally Posted by dangerous

Hello Mr Bonez, welcome to GA (Ginga's Anonymous) you have taken the 1st step in recovery to becoming a non ginga, pleas have a seat...

.. we have two opposite ends of the red headed ginga personality .. one laid back the other fiery .. dunno if its an age thing or not .. guess time will tell to see if the fiery one will mellow with age

**dangerous** · 27th December 2007, 19:53

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

nothin wrong with gingas... they go grey quite nicely. [just wait 20 years, dangerous, and youll see what i mean!]

AHHHH HA.. you used to be one ya old girl

Im onto you, and ummm. damn it I dont need to wait 20yrs

Originally Posted by chanceyy

.. we have two opposite ends of the red headed ginga personality .. one laid back the other fiery .. dunno if its an age thing or not .. guess time will tell to see if the fiery one will mellow with age

Hell yeah Im way laid back... you wana see me rark up, sounds like Bonze needs a chill pill

*gota get in 1st round here

**chanceyy** · 27th December 2007, 20:02

Originally Posted by dangerous

Hell yeah Im way laid back... you wana see me rark up, sounds like Bonze needs a chill pill

hmm errr

right .. & do we need a poll to put that theory to the test ..

ahh no I think not .. you need the chill pill hon

btw .. go do them dishes ..

**Bonez** · 27th December 2007, 20:05

Originally Posted by dangerous

*gota get in 1st round here

Bit late on that one I feel.

You for got matchstick in the rep

**chanceyy** · 27th December 2007, 20:06

Originally Posted by Bonez

Bit late on that one I feel.

I concur

.. but nice try D

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 28th December 2007, 09:18

Originally Posted by dangerous

I earned myself a red infractment

I like red, its brighter than green.

I agree with your statement about keeping on your side, and not just your wheels but also your head when in a corner...

I will admit I have on a couple of corners that I have miss read and when the camber is wrong, I don't know the road, very tigh and I can't twist my head that far round, or I just plain fucked up, blah blah blah... I have accidentally cut the corner... I have never gone out of my way to do that tho... and I am usually kicking myself afterwards when I do...

**dangerous** · 28th December 2007, 09:26

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

I like red, its brighter than green.

I agree with your statement about keeping on your side, and not just your wheels but also your head when in a corner...

I will admit I have on a couple of corners that I have miss read and when the camber is wrong, I don't know the road, very tigh and I can't twist my head that far round, or I just plain fucked up, blah blah blah... I have accidentally cut the corner... I have never gone out of my way to do that tho... and I am usually kicking myself afterwards when I do...

Yeah , we can only but work on the accidentally corners, hell we all do that... but getting back to the wend night thread the people I mentioned this to were doing it delibatly, and when I asked why they say "cos I can see thers no one comming"

But it goes further than that, what about those behind you? what about the debri/pot hole that you can now only go one way to avoid insted of having two escape routs? what about the obstickle that you DIDNT see?

cutting the corner once becomes twice becomes three times, becomes bad habbit becomes complacent becomes *splat*
This is more what I am trying to avoid, yeah Ive said that already but hell so what

**cruza** · 28th December 2007, 09:54

Think your on the right track D, maybe a little heavy handed but with the best intentions. So is there anyone else making a bacon and egg pie today or just me?? , think oab started something here, he who bins must bring b&e pie the next wed..........?.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 28th December 2007, 10:08

Originally Posted by cowpoos

where as they should be focusing on the middle line for sighting and vanishing points

Thats what I do... most corners I have fucked up on are on roads that are unmarked and my eye most likely natuarally finds the next thing for a vanishing point... and thats te right hand side of the road...

I admitt I do try and draw an imaginary centre line and try to use that as my vanishing points... but I have a short attention span and sometimes I forget...

whats the conversation about again

**dangerous** · 28th December 2007, 10:30

Originally Posted by cruza

Think your on the right track D, maybe a little heavy handed but with the best intentions.

And that just might be it, I teach how I learnt... with a strap, cain, wooden spoon and being over powering, well you get what Im saying... its todays young people that have a problem with me cos they are brought up so soft ya not allowd to raise ya voice in case thay cry, the GVT say they must be wraped up in cotton wool but... so how else do you get a point through?

**Trudes** · 28th December 2007, 15:15

Or generation Yn (whine)

**timg** · 28th December 2007, 18:05

Keep on doing your thing D. I'll listern

I've been riding small trailies on and off for 30 years - self tought and probably full of bad habits, but I ride conservatively on the road. Going 10/10ths on the road leaves no lattitude for error. The track is for going hard out on, not the road (would love to try bucket racing, looks like cheap fun!

) On getting my latest and biggest bike I thought I'd get a bit of training so attended a couple of rider "development" days. Turned out just to be an excuse for a fang around a track

with bugger all "development". Sure I picked up a few tips by talking to folks and learned a bit by trial and error, but good advice seems hard to come by. Tried to get on an advanced riding course but the buggers keep cancelling or changing the dates

Hopefully MYGXF's training day will come off. Cheers.