Maddevill
KNGKAW
I'll have to try that. When I ride dirt it's usually more like... 15 mph single track. Cross rut and ride off a cliff, followed by tumbling down a hill through manzanita and poison oak.....:rofl
Mad
Kneepucks stay in storage - resisting old temptations...
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I'll have to try that. When I ride dirt it's usually more like... 15 mph single track. Cross rut and ride off a cliff, followed by tumbling down a hill through manzanita and poison oak.....:rofl
Mad
Dion, you've got a wife/ kids and a good income. Alan Cunningham has a perfect Trackday van for sale in the classy's for cheap. Buy that, take your bike (or buy a trackbike) and come ride with all us cool kids at the track. You'll think different about street riding after...or, come racing with the REALLY cool kids and look WAY differently at street riding!
Seriously...the road ain't where speed is at anymore. Plus, people may confuse you with Deion Campbell when you introduce yourself!
Seriously...the road ain't where speed is at anymore. Plus, people may confuse you with Deion Campbell when you introduce yourself!
SVsick50
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You know, I rode this weekend with my neighbor who rides a Harley. It’s been years since I’ve ridden the twisties- since 2009/2010 possibly. I was so friggin’ relaxed and chill, but my neighbor was telling me I was going at a good pace. Zero white knuckle moments. I let a couple people pass, a few people let me pass, but my heart rate was so low I even surprised myself (comparing the way I used to scream up and down those hills). It was a great feeling.
Seems like my take on motorcycle riding has changed for the better.
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Climber
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But, what about your street cred at Starbux? 
:laughing
Better to leave them off and avoid temptation with a family depending on you. Schedule a track day or two if you get the bug, the magnitude of greater risk on the street is significant. You could always get a bike that forces you to be more chill, I'm still working at not scraping parts on my Goldwing. :laughing
:laughingBetter to leave them off and avoid temptation with a family depending on you. Schedule a track day or two if you get the bug, the magnitude of greater risk on the street is significant. You could always get a bike that forces you to be more chill, I'm still working at not scraping parts on my Goldwing. :laughing
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SVsick50
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But, what about your street cred at Starbux?
Is the BARF/Starbux thing still a thing?
Schnellbandit
I see 4 lights!
Beware the man with pucks on the street
You might think his brain is in for a treat
As so often what goes around comes around
The man on the street with a puck
In the end is the man who gets fucked.
You might think his brain is in for a treat
As so often what goes around comes around
The man on the street with a puck
In the end is the man who gets fucked.
Would be cool to ride with ya at some point!
clutchslip
Not as fast as I look.
Were you falling?
Knee down doesn't necessary mean anything, I discovered. I remember passing two guys around seven at Sears on the outside. They had knees down. I did not. :laughing
This place is filled with old dudes going way too fast for their significant other's taste, I am pretty-darn-sure. Don't crash and no one will ever know. :wave
Reli
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:laughing :laughing
Maddevill
KNGKAW
Years ago, was riding up 9, following a youngster on a clapped out FZR600. Bald tires, massively leaking fork seals, coathangered on muffler. Kid was a stone cold talent. Rode super good. Had absolutely no idea of what he was doing. All natural. He could drag his knee going in a perfectly straight line.
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OldMadBrit
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On my R1M, my knee pucks don't drag below 50 degrees of lean, telling me that I'm almost at the limit. And that's on race slicks that have come off the warmers at 170F. :thumbup :teeth
There is just no way I would intentionally use that much lean on the street. :wow :x
Every rider I have seen dragging knee on the street is using a compromised riding position to do so. :afm199
There is just no way I would intentionally use that much lean on the street. :wow :x
Every rider I have seen dragging knee on the street is using a compromised riding position to do so. :afm199
Reli
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Hanging off like a monkey, with 100% of their butt off the seat. I've even seen guys with half their outer thigh off the seat. Then they almost highside when they pull themselves back up.
I get it, it's fun to touch down, and newer riders view it as a milestone, but after awhile it's like whatever.
Funniest thing is 20-somethings who go to a trackday and hang off like a monkey to get a photo of an elbow drag for their avatar. Like as if that proves they're fast. Meanwhile a 40-something behind them is about to pass them with less than half their ass off the seat.
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Climber
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But who looked cooler?
:laughing
Shoot, I forgot to check in...did you race Buttonwillow, Steve?
SVsick50
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Guys, I touched my knee down the other day...
...parked, inspecting oil levels.
I have gotten so much slower on the street, I can't even believe it. It's a choice, now. Super relaxed, slow heart rate and just chillin'. I'm like WhoTF is this guy? :laughing
Something similar happened to my BMX riding years ago. What came of it, was I got oddly famous for my creative, unorthodox style and trick inventions. I had a major head injury 4-5 years ago that took two years to recover from (mostly weird emotional issues that I couldn't control). I took that experience and decided I was going to do something different - take what I was good at and expand with lowering consequences, but raising a standard (actually inventing a different standard). It's weird to see kids much younger than me doing tricks I invented over the years.
Seems motorcycle riding has become redefined for me, as well.
...parked, inspecting oil levels.
I have gotten so much slower on the street, I can't even believe it. It's a choice, now. Super relaxed, slow heart rate and just chillin'. I'm like WhoTF is this guy? :laughing
Something similar happened to my BMX riding years ago. What came of it, was I got oddly famous for my creative, unorthodox style and trick inventions. I had a major head injury 4-5 years ago that took two years to recover from (mostly weird emotional issues that I couldn't control). I took that experience and decided I was going to do something different - take what I was good at and expand with lowering consequences, but raising a standard (actually inventing a different standard). It's weird to see kids much younger than me doing tricks I invented over the years.
Seems motorcycle riding has become redefined for me, as well.
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SVsick50
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It was an absolutely horrible experience. I was in a bad circumstance in my life, but the head injury made it unbearable. Daily suicidal ideation, weird impulsive stuff that was so not like me... it’s absolutely the worst emotional trouble I’ve ever been through because I hit my head (real bad, from about 8ft high).
OldMadBrit
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Sadly no, I busted myself up skiing (clavicle, separated shoulder and MCL) so am focusing on recovering my strength and range of motion. Turns out I'm no longer made of rubber - getting old sucks :laughing
Going to just do track days again this yer but will run CODE Race again at Streets of Willows later in the year.
Climber
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Sounds like you went through some degree of what Dave Mira went through, but came out the other side.
Good on you to work though it and get your life back! :thumbup