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Road riding for pleasure - what pleasure?

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frenchuk

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John, I hope for you you have fun with your new steed!
Tracks are sure fun sure and I'd love to have a go, but they're like strong double sided tape. So people who say go on track and you'll learn about the limits of your bike, well that's bollocks, you can't lean as much in the real world. So there w;;v
 
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roXXo

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Keep an open mind.

Try it all.

Trackdays are great fun.
 
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AlexBlack

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Nope...

Sorry Cyclops, oh great fisherman of the forum.... I'm not biting on that one... hahahaha


If I were I could hark on about the fact that you can already walk on over 95% of the ROW but they want all of them but if I did that then I would be taking your bait..........D'oh....bugger.....



Anyway, as far as tracks go, I just wondered if the Bird was too heavy, big and a tad wallowy for the track and do you end up getting embarrased by guys on 600's???
 
ianrobbo1

ianrobbo1

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depends on the track/rider, darnt say owt else as you might think I'm taking the piss!! :dunno:
 
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ianrobbo1 said:
depends on the track/rider, darnt say owt else as you might think I'm taking the piss!! :dunno:
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Can you remember that long ago?
 
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D.S.

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frenchuk said:
So people who say go on track and you'll learn about the limits of your bike, well that's bollocks, you can't lean as much in the real world. So there w;;v
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Not often I disagree with you Pierre, but thats bollox. You can lean as much in the real world
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whether you want to or not is another question!
What is indisputable is that the track is a safer place to discover your and your bike's limits.

Roxxo
I did competitive MotoX for 4 seasons at National level, but too old and too unfit for the serious off road stuff. I'll be getting summat a bit more versatile next year to accompany the Gixer, so may well try a bit of soft core Green Lane stuff :beer:
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frenchuk

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DIRTY SANCHEZ said:
Not often I disagree with you Pierre, but thats bollox. You can lean as much in the real world whether you want to or not is another question!
What is indisputable is that the track is a safer place to discover your and your bike's limits.
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Shit man, you were supposed to bite the bait, not the serious stuff!!! I know what you mean, but in my opinion track is still a 'privileged' environment, with much less stuff likely to go wrong - stuff that hit you, shit on the road, shit road, crap visibility, and for all that you need to learn road riding as observation is mostly built with experience.
 
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roXXo

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Good man DS. I know from your previous posts that you'd done a bit of rough :lol:

My little XR is great. It's slow, underpowered but so user friendly. I can pootle around on the back roads, nip down farm tracks and the bike is so light that when I fall off, it is so easy to pick up.
I break into a sweat now just thinking about the struggles I had off roading on my Tenere and the fall offs.

I do understand where you are coming from re road riding though but with the right mental attitude on the day, anywhere can be great.
Even empty blacktop under an Iberian sun :}

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frenchuk said:
I know what you mean, but in my opinion track is still a 'privileged' environment, with much less stuff likely to go wrong - stuff that hit you, shit on the road, shit road, crap visibility, and for all that you need to learn road riding as observation is mostly built with experience.
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I totally agree Pierre & that is my point. I don't want to "have to" consider all those aspects if I'm riding uniquely for pleasure. I've done all that mate over 23 years. Now, I just wanna go out with my mates and/or g/f and enjoy. Thing is, in the UK, there are so many obstacles that it's no longer enjoyable on the road for me, yet, I love road riding in France & Spain and don't crave for a track when I'm riding there.
Anyway, we still haven't had that Ace Cafe breaky and I leave to ride the Great Ocean Road in Australia next week, so looks like it'll be freakin Christmas before we get together mon ami!

Roxxo
I have to admit that weight is the only thing about the 950 that concerns me, so may well give the 650 Adventure a try or even the 650 Paris-Dakar job before deciding. The 950 SM looks interesting too.
 
gerryc

gerryc

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You lot want to get your arses up north to scotland managed a few good runs this year when I was at home and the roads and scenery were feckin brilliant. Plod obliged by staying in their places and easy to avoid. If your not too gay and afraid of a bit of rain there are excellent roads and biker friendly places to go to.
I've managed to sort out the traction issues in the wet by simply attaching a handy pillion.
I'd be happy to show y'all some of the best roads Scotland has to offer (so long as I'm not getting burnt in the dessert at the time).

I'd love to get to the continent but being so far away makes it a bit of treck requiring longer than I usually have to get to and back.

I've been to quite a few different countries and most just make me glad I live where I do and ride the roads I can.
 
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gerryc said:
You lot want to get your arses up north to scotland managed a few good runs this year when I was at home and the roads and scenery were feckin brilliant. Plod obliged by staying in their places and easy to avoid. If your not too gay and afraid of a bit of rain there are excellent roads and biker friendly places to go to.
I've managed to sort out the traction issues in the wet by simply attaching a handy pillion.
I'd be happy to show y'all some of the best roads Scotland has to offer (so long as I'm not getting burnt in the dessert at the time).

I'd love to get to the continent but being so far away makes it a bit of treck requiring longer than I usually have to get to and back.

I've been to quite a few different countries and most just make me glad I live where I do and ride the roads I can.
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Thanks Gerry, but I must be gay then! :B As I've said, I can be in sunny Malaga by the time it takes me to get to not so sunny Scotland, and TBH I've done that and got the wet t-shirt everytime, so no thanks. :beer:
 
ianrobbo1

ianrobbo1

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to be totally honest, if I had the dosh to go to Scotland or Spain it would be Spain every time, two reasons, first the weather, and second the attitude of the constabulary regarding bikes and bikers!! both country's have some beautiful roads and very friendly people, :bow:
 
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frenchuk

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Gerry :yo: Did 2 weeks of biking beginning of September in your beautiful country of Scotland, Kyntire, north west, Sky, Harris and Lewis, Appleton... amazing scenery, people made us feel so welcome, and food, especially seafood... just beautiful - and in two weeks we had only 1 hour of 'sustained' rain and about 3 or 4 light showers. Well happy :bow:
 
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