I'm sorry if it came off I was trying to be a teacher. I disagreed with his statement, nothing against him personally, and provided the tools I myself am using.Originally Posted by MetaLord 9
I'm sorry if it came off I was trying to be a teacher. I disagreed with his statement, nothing against him personally, and provided the tools I myself am using.
"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame" - Benjamin Franklin
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Where is that coming from? How many times have I said I'm a noob? How many times have others reiterated that fact?
Its old man.
"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame" - Benjamin Franklin
My advice; start slow, stay in the back of the group and find a rider slightly faster than you to follow. Focus on your technique and talk to riders at the stops. Have fun but also take it seriously if you want to improve.
I followed Bueller and Arley for a while when I moved out here 7 years ago, and I still do. ;-). Always trying to improve!
2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200
04 R1... it looked fast for a reason (gone)
Bugkiller, did you bring a hypermotard and a supermoto to IMI last fall?
There's a guy that used to visit that place (I can't remember his name) who helped me out a ton when I first got to Colorado last year.
Doc, riding IS my physical therapy.
Nope. Had my R1 up there a couple of times, that's it.
2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200
04 R1... it looked fast for a reason (gone)
Ok. Gotta find this guy and let him know I'm alive.
Doc, riding IS my physical therapy.
This is why you shouldn't have told someone who isn't new to riding that they aren't qualified to give advice - in the dickest way possible. And I'm a pretty nice fella, but you sir need to get over yourself before you earn any respect.
Holy crap, that's him!
Alright, drop it.
Doc, riding IS my physical therapy.
^^
When are we going to dick around on your mini? Got a MRI appointment tomorrow for my back, but I'm rather free this weekend.
My first real track friend.
My second real track ene-err friend was Bueller. Then Matty, then ponytail guy. Darn, I was getting pretty fast before I ate dirt and crushed my shoulder!
Can't wait to get out there again
Doc, riding IS my physical therapy.
Oh man that's cute. I think we're good for Saturday, pending UHaul trailer rental heh.
When are we going to dick around on your mini? Got a MRI appointment tomorrow for my back, but I'm rather free this weekend.
Doc, riding IS my physical therapy.
Vellos is right tho...he's sweeter than a basket of kittens!
"When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
Those are pretty tasty, aren't they?
Doc, riding IS my physical therapy.
Delish!
"When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
<~~~~~~ Got the name for a reason, but as I progressed it was from riding with and learning from the more experienced riders here. That doesn't necessarily mean the fastest riders. Some are MRA guys, some are just long time street guys, but all have a wealth of experience and are smart when they ride. Real life experience, as Bueller said, is where you learn. Watching videos and reading books didn't do anything for me. Having someone follow me and then allowing me to follow them at my pace made for large gains in my abilities.
Liberty never came from government. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of government power, not the increase of it. Woodrow Wilson, September 9th, 1912
"The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude."
Lines and braking points ALWAYS make a difference (between staying in your lane or heading into a tree).The lines and braking points may be different depending on speed and/or bike, but they're still important.
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
I concur fully with Bueller (imagine that!) on that one. While it's good to read all the books and watch all the videos you can, nothing beats real world experience on as wide a variety of roads and in as wide a variety of road and weather conditions as possible. Preferrably with an experienced rider to help. While trackday schools DO help, realize that they are TRACK oriented, and generally don't deal with broken/sandy/gravelly/dusty road conditions, decreasing-radius blind corners, rain, snow, blind corners, wild game, idiots in your lane, or any combination of the above. Yes, you do learn bike positioning, body positioning, lines, braking points, etc., but it is in an artificial environment, much easier than the street environment. While classes are always good, they often give a false sense of superiority. For the street, there's no substitute for experience.
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
ahh the pony tail boys...good to see you getting back out there manthen ponytail guy.
Can't wait to get out there again
if you use your brakes on the street to that extent...you should probably get to the track...just saying...
^My point exactly. If someone who's a "noob" wants to learn canyons and they're having to pay attention to braking points then 1. they're over their head and 2. they're using the throttle in the straights and the kickstand in the corners (I'm an expert on this...don't argue).
Oh lawds just saw that. Got a genuine laugh out of that!
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