Non-competitive crew?

Wolf

Wolf

Experienced, not Skilled
Anyone else here non-competitive? There are so many folks who love trackdays, watching racing, etc, but personally, I'm not all into that. I like to speed safely and push myself in the corners at all that, but I don't feel the need to compete with others.

Am I alone in this? Anyone else like to go fast, but doesn't think that being the "best" is something to strive for?


For me, I'd like to be "good" on 9, but I don't necessarily want/or shoot for being the fastest on the hill. Frankly, when the speeds get high, I start to get scared :wow, and worry about what would happen should I go down. I ride as quick as I feel comfortable with, and I try to push myself to improve, but it's never a competition. :afm199
 
Wolf

Wolf

Experienced, not Skilled
Oh, BTW, being a native Californian now in Texas.... this state is fucking CRAZY! No helmet laws and no lane splitting. WTF M8?? Makes me wonder what the point of even having a bike here is. Shit's FLAT!!!! :x


No hills, no twisties.... this place is frankly uninhabitable. :x
 
Wolf

Wolf

Experienced, not Skilled
No wonder Harleys are so popular around here.... if you don't have to turn, an HD is a great bike. :teeth
 
Gary856

Gary856

Are we having fun yet?
I want to ride well enough so it's fun and safe, but have no desire to get to the next level - competition. That's too much work.
 
NorCalAthlete

NorCalAthlete

O_o
Yeah...Texas's version of twisties was sweepers you could take at about 90-130 mph. Not exactly twisty. Since you're in Austin hit up Sam's Boat and let me know how you like the burgers. If they're as good as they were 4 years ago it's a great spot, especially Friday/Saturday nights.
 
corndog67

corndog67

Pissant Squid
I like to feel like I'm always improving, moving forward. I wasn't really hypercompetitive, but I did enjoy amatuer racing, did it for, more or less, 9 years or so. Pretty sure I wasn't going to make it to the pro class, but I always had fun. If there was some local stuff near me, I wouldn't mind taking a shot at the old guy class (I'm 52 now).

So, yeah, I was always fairly competitive, at least in my own mind.
 
Shinobi

Shinobi

ATGATT
Wolf said:
Oh, BTW, being a native Californian now in Texas.... this state is fucking CRAZY! No helmet laws and no lane splitting. WTF M8?? Makes me wonder what the point of even having a bike here is. Shit's FLAT!!!! :x


No hills, no twisties.... this place is frankly uninhabitable. :x
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Haha. Reminds me of when I went to visit my brother in Oklahoma and he showed me his stretched, lowered, and chromed out swingarm 'busa. Not my style for NorCal, but I'd rock it in Oklahoma.
 
HeatXfer

HeatXfer

Not Erudite, just er
Great post. When I was racing in my early 20's I was barely competitive: I just liked to go as fast as I could. My best time at Sears Point, pre-chicane, was a hard-fought 1:57 and change, hardly a threat to the class leaders.

Yeah passing was pretty fun, when it happened, but mostly it was just a blast to see how far I could push myself. Today it's all about the freedom and a feeling a can't really describe.
 
budman

budman

General Menace
Staff member
Wolf.
Austin is a good spot in Texas.

Myself and a couple Buds hooked up with :chuci Chucci for dinner last year when we went to MotoGP. We are headed out thar again in April. Love to have you join us!!
 
Tydive

Tydive

Rides every day
I'm not competing against anyone else when I ride... But I do like to challenge myself to be smoother, or keep better visual awareness, or be softer on the controls, or take a very clean line etc...

There has to be some good dirt riding in Texas, they have enough of it. :twofinger
 
kangaroo

kangaroo

Well-known member
oh come on, when someone slightly faster than you passes by, no harm trying to keep up and learn something new.
 
Banjoboy

Banjoboy

Get over yerself!!!
I'm w/ you Wolfie, I ain't competitive either; I just seek the Zen flow. :party
kangaroo said:
oh come on, when someone slightly faster than you passes by, no harm trying to keep up and learn something new.
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Yeah, ride'in w/ ff has helped me pick up the pace 'n learn sum, butt I still don't worry 'bout how fast I iz. :p
 
Ironbutt

Ironbutt

Loves the anecdotal
Competition humbles. It makes me dig deep. It makes me smile. I feel like I did something.

My character is stronger for it; it has biceps and pecks now like the Body guard in that famous Bollywood movie. :laughing




Wolf said:
Anyone else here non-competitive? There are so many folks who love trackdays, watching racing, etc, but personally, I'm not all into that. I like to speed safely and push myself in the corners at all that, but I don't feel the need to compete with others.

Am I alone in this? Anyone else like to go fast, but doesn't think that being the "best" is something to strive for?


For me, I'd like to be "good" on 9, but I don't necessarily want/or shoot for being the fastest on the hill. Frankly, when the speeds get high, I start to get scared :wow, and worry about what would happen should I go down. I ride as quick as I feel comfortable with, and I try to push myself to improve, but it's never a competition. :afm199
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stangmx13

stangmx13

not Stan
Wolf said:
Anyone else here non-competitive? There are so many folks who love trackdays, watching racing, etc, but personally, I'm not all into that. I like to speed safely and push myself in the corners at all that, but I don't feel the need to compete with others.
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trackdays arent and shouldnt be competitive. maybe you are slightly competitive with your buddies, but thats your deal. practically the first thing said at every riders meeting at all the trackdays ive been to is "this isnt a race, we are here to have fun". been to one?

for me, motorcycles are about being competitive with myself. i get more enjoyment and fulfillment out of improving my skills than i do beating the other guy at races.
 
russ69

russ69

Backside Slider
Wolf said:
Anyone else here non-competitive?...
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I'm super competitive. I'd race a Radio Flyer if given the chance but I keep that on the track. On the street I'm on cruise and just ride the pace.

Wolf said:
No wonder Harleys are so popular around here.... if you don't have to turn, an HD is a great bike. :teeth
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Harleys are popular everywhere, I'm not sure why.

corndog67 said:
...So, yeah, I was always fairly competitive, at least in my own mind.
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For sure. There may be snow on the roof but there's a fire in the kitchen. Or is it; If it's too hot in the kitchen...oh crap I don't remember.

Shinobi said:
...he showed me his stretched, lowered, and chromed out swingarm 'busa. Not my style for NorCal, but I'd rock it in Oklahoma.
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Ryders got to ride.
 
NoneMoreBlack

NoneMoreBlack

flâneur
Wolf said:
Am I alone in this? Anyone else like to go fast, but doesn't think that being the "best" is something to strive for?
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This is me as well. I have a high-stress job. Riding is to relax. If I am in a mood to push myself, it is for my own edification. I haven't gotten into trackdays yet, but I would only do so for the same purpose.

Plus if you haven't been riding competitively since the age of 6 or so, you're never going to be the best anyway, so what's the point?
 
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