Your best and worst riding skill

[HondaJon]

worst bit: tight right handers, my brain doesn't do right handers; cant stay left long enough and usually turn in too soon. :bang:

Try this. Don't turn in until you're almost level with the apex. Should keep you from drifting on right-handers. HTH.

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[4_4_2]

Don't turn in until you're almost level with the apex. HTH.

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Cheers, I know the theory but my brain overrides me every time, what Keith Code calls SR's kick in I guess?

 

[4_4_2]

good thread actually, in a self blowing trumpet sort of way but irrespective of our best and worst riding the main issue is always going to be other people. Just filled up the fazer earlier and heard the sickening sound of plastic, fibreglass and metal sliding down the road. The blade rider was overtaking on a junction whena young lady slowed, indicated late and turned across him. Thankfully he was fine but the blade was not so good.

That is indeed a sickening sound, which I have witnessed a couple of times now, luckily not me falling off I hasten to add. Glad the guy was Ok, the plastics can be replaced!:-0)

 

[Crazy Train]

good thread actually, in a self blowing trumpet sort of way but irrespective of our best and worst riding the main issue is always going to be other people. Just filled up the fazer earlier and heard the sickening sound of plastic, fibreglass and metal sliding down the road. The blade rider was overtaking on a junction whena young lady slowed, indicated late and turned across him. Thankfully he was fine but the blade was not so good.

WHY IS IT ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WITHOUT FAIL WHY WHY WHY!!!!!!!
:bang::bang::bang:
:cry::cry:

And as if more proof were needed, this is the first vid i found on youtube, and the driver happens to be... well you can guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzPLHM27bMY

AND ANOTHER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN48za-o0VQ

Maybe there is something scientific about this phenomenon, maybe you folks can work it out. I had a very minor accident many years ago, and my brother had a big accident more recently. The same strange phenomenon applies to both of them. A story a workmate told me only this week, same thing.

 

[Wolfie]

The blade rider was overtaking on a junction whena young lady slowed, indicated late and turned across him. Thankfully he was fine but the blade was not so good.

what a twat, overtaking on a junction. Now his bike is smashed to fuck because he is a twat.:bang::bang:

 

[4_4_2]

I did think much the same actually, and just past the junction is a fuel station so again not a good place. The driver did say it was all her fault though as she slowed, and indicated as she turned, obviously without looking, but when called for a witness statement I shall just say what I know and heard.

We beat the bike straight enough to ride home and I followed him to make sure he was okay. The outcome is, Roof Boxer lids are shit, chinese reasets bed well, fibreglass seat units make lots of noise o the road, Blade fairings crack in all sorts of places, magnetic tank bags escape at times like this, tanks dent when the throttle housing hits them, and it is possible to lose the RS grip and not be able to find it.

Sounds like an expensive lesson in junction craft!

 

[fivetide]

Best - must be falling off by now. Keep getting up again at least!

I like making progress shall we say, not too bad, but by no means brilliant. I think I am a cautious rider generally but I do ride all weathers etc so when the sun does come out I find myself getting frustrated behind power rangers that have huge chicken strips on their rear tyre.

That said, I am also one of those holier than thou types tutting at stupid overtaking or high speed filtering. Cracking at low speed stuff myself though.

My weak point has to be riding in the wet. Especially at the moment, I don't trust the ST's.

5t.

 

[NicG]

I don't trust the ST's.

Funny that, I don't either and I've not been able to work out why. No "moments" or anything, just feel like there could be. It's an odd one :dunno:

 

[fivetide]

Funny that, I don't either and I've not been able to work out why. No "moments" or anything, just feel like there could be. It's an odd one :dunno:

I've had a couple of slips, especially coming down the box where the rear has wagged. Never happened with the Michelin Pilots and I haven't changed my style so has to be the tyres.

Better in the dry than the Michelin but IMHO not so stable when wet.

5t.

 

[Murt]

My Best... Slow control and manoeuvring. Only because I have to show it a lot for training.

Worst bit.. I'm a wuss in the damp/wet. had a nasty off after rain a few years ago, slightest bit of a jiggle and I'm slowing down by at least 20%.
I KNOW the tyres are better than I think, but it's a mental thing. Strange thing is, if it's actually raining heavily, I'm ok :dunno::dunno:

Murt.

 

[ScottyUK]

Best - dunno. Maybe "throttle sense". I always seem to be able to roll off at the right time to hit the speed limit change/camera etc at exactly the speed I intended. Not a very exciting thing to be good at though.

Worst - getting too familiar with the close confines on riding in London traffic everyday. Familiarity means that the "safety bubble" I maintain is a lot smaller than it should be. This means sometimes when out of town I'll do things that in the City are normal but out on the country roads they could be considered a bit close.

 

[Flymo01]

Best - I'm not too shabby at throwing my leg over it when I get on.....

Worst - The rest is a constant learning curve!

 

[Wolfie]

I think the best riding feature of my comprehensive repertoire is the ability to talk about how good a rider I am and to teach other people what THEY should be doing by telling them.

The worst is probably riding too slow all the time with an inability to ride in groups as a result.

slow bwahahahaha feck off valentino.

and the inability of group riding is called self preservation, due to the number of shit riders like me out there.

 

[gleni]

slow bwahahahaha feck off valentino.

and the inability of group riding is called self preservation, due to the number of shit riders like me out there.

Well I will agree with that one Wolfie!!!! Yep shit rider!

As for me:
Worst: riding the 125 for a month now and enjoying riding in the wet but dont go very fast round corners as the roads are shite. Only had one dry day, since I could ride, on dry roads and loved it.


Best: Don't really know! Enjoying the freedom of the bike and trying to stay upright rather than sliding along the ground. Which nearly happened on Monday night coming round the hairpin on our lane, front tyre went on mud, gave me a fright but made up straighten her up pretty sharpish. Worst still it was first time out on my own without Paddy.

:dunno:

 

[Wolfie]

Well I will agree with that one Wolfie!!!! Yep shit rider!

As for me:
Worst: riding the 125 for a month now and enjoying riding in the wet but dont go very fast round corners as the roads are shite. Only had one dry day, since I could ride, on dry roads and loved it.


Best: Don't really know! Enjoying the freedom of the bike and trying to stay upright rather than sliding along the ground. Which nearly happened on Monday night coming round the hairpin on our lane, front tyre went on mud, gave me a fright but made up straighten her up pretty sharpish. Worst still it was first time out on my own without Paddy.

:dunno:

you would of look feckin silly trying to pick it up on your own pushing on the footpeg arms above head and still the bike would be laying there@tu*:-0)

 

[gleni]

you would of look feckin silly trying to pick it up on your own pushing on the footpeg arms above head and still the bike would be laying there@tu*:-0)

You said yourself that you were a shit rider.......I only agreed! Thought it was the proper thing to do to keep you happy:wank:

If it was the CB500 I would totally agree with you!!!!!!!

 

[Wolfie]

You said yourself that you were a shit rider.......I only agreed! Thought it was the proper thing to do to keep you happy:wank:

If it was the CB500 I would totally agree with you!!!!!!!

borrox, dr would be the same. little you 1ft high on the hairpin bike above you = no change of getting it up again

 

[gleni]

The baby, baby DR is a little dream, maybe a little different with the DRZ400!!!!! Now she is a beauty!!!!

 

[gypsy]

If i had dropped mine on that bend the bastard would still be there:-0)

 

[Wolfie]

If i had dropped mine on that bend the bastard would still be there:-0)

nah, the tiger would of towed it away