Wait, so you are all about promoting rider safety while treating a road with huge dropoffs like a racetrack while riding the dy on blind corners and pulling wheelies onto the wrong side of the road? Ok, got it.
I've had this argument before and I'm not incredibly excited to get into it again. But, I don't want to just ignore you.
I am indeed about providing a point-of-view to the riding community to ultimately sway motorcyclists to be better and safer riders. I do this because I never had that point of view to experience when I was starting to ride, and I feel as though I could have benefited greatly from something similar. I am not, however, your typical gear nazi or safety preacher. I do not hate those who do not wear proper gear or insist on learning (or sometimes not getting the chance to learn) by making their own mistakes.
I have been called a squid before, and just now by you, and I will be called one again no matter what I do. Some consider me a squid just because I ride on the street instead of strictly on tracks. I, literally, can't please everyone nor do I expect to.
You're correct when you say the road has dropoffs, but are jumping to conclusions when stating that I was "riding the dy [double yellow] on blind corners" -- I don't do that. I'd appreciate it if you didn't just spew out memorized lines [insults] at me. Have a little respect for yourself and your opinions.
I did do that wheelie into the wrong lane...that's totally my bad I got too excited. I'd add that it was clear of traffic and safely executed but that'd be a waste of time. Oh wait...shit.
Finally, I wasn't treating the road like a race track. I never commit to late-braking all the turns, or getting so low in a turn that I won't have any room to adjust if something were to surprise me, which happens a lot on public roads and does not happen all that much on track. I tend to treat public roads the same way Nick Ienatsch describes treating them in his technique "The Pace". The Pace is a street riding technique that not only keeps street riders alive, but thoroughly entertained as well. You should read it before you start nailing me to the cross just because I am going a bit faster than you would think is safe. Seriously, though...check it out:
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_0911_the_pace_nick_ienatsch/
Anyway, like I said I'm not here to argue. I truly do care about the safety of the riding community and I hope you get to know me a bit better. Fun, gear and a conscious effort to keep "The Pace" on public roads sometimes appears to be dangerous, but it's the reliance on the rider's experience and ability to react that rarely gets taken into account.
I ain't mad'atcha, and if you still think I'm a squid... :hail
