Are sport bike riders wimps?

[Saki.Girl]

Originally Posted by stefano

Like I said, the gloves make you a little clumsy, I didn't mean to go that fast

lol ya ok thats your story and your sticking to it i know it had nothing to do with the fact how sweet the bike sounds and just twisitng the wrist to feel the power LOL but hey i think it is a law green must go fast once in a while

[yas001]

While I lived in my home country Japan, motorcycle was my main transportation method. Of course we have cars there, but parking costs like NYC, and traffics jam up every where. I was riding everyday even in rain. I found out that ski gear is very effective for riding. As I posted earlier, I put ski pants over regular pants, and wear ski gloves under 40 degree + face mask. Oh yeah, everybody at my work thinks I am driving space shuttle to work. I still wanna ride...

[Ninja_Wendy]

Originally Posted by yas001

While I lived in my home country Japan, motorcycle was my main transportation method. Of course we have cars there, but parking costs like NYC, and traffics jam up every where. I was riding everyday even in rain. I found out that ski gear is very effective for riding. As I posted earlier, I put ski pants over regular pants, and wear ski gloves under 40 degree + face mask. Oh yeah, everybody at my work thinks I am driving space shuttle to work. I still wanna ride...

I look like that when it's hot too. I wear mesh riding pants (with armor), jacket with armor, gloves, boots and a full face helmet (AGATT). One time I got mad because someone didn't say hello to me and then I was like, how the heck are they supposed to know it's me hiding in all this gear. I hadn't had my wheaties that day so I guess I wasn't thinking straight.

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by bennice

You're gonna have to try a lot harder to get anyone Pee'd off, Dave!
No, seriously - interesting take you have on things for sure. Something to think about.

Dang it!

ok....sport bike riders ARE wimps! All of us....I mean YOU are!

nah...I was just thinking about it last night after I had logged off the puter. it occurred to me that it might be more about where we go riding. Often times, I notice that both sporties and cruisers tend to use their bikes to go to meet their buddies and maybe ride a little bit. My friend and I think nothing of doing 300 to 350 miles on a day up in the mountains. Not to mention riding to work. I just think our style is a bit different from the "norm" I see.

[yas001]

It stopped raining here in Raleigh, NC. I ride to work to night definitely!! Oh, one thing you all need to be really careful. When temp on the surface of road is low, your tires don't grasp it very well. You'd better warm up you tire like GP riders do before you scrape you knee on curves, if traffic and your local police allows you. I told you, I come home from work 4am in the morning... who is watching.

Oh, in that way, you can wear your tires evenly... lol.

[Ninja_Wendy]

Originally Posted by NCDave

My wife would love one. She's the coldest woman I know!

Sorry to hear that (I missed a few posts)

[Ninja_Wendy]

Originally Posted by yas001

It stopped raining here in Raleigh, NC. I ride to work to night definitely!! Oh, one thing you all need to be really careful. When temp on the surface of road is low, your tires don't grasp it very well. You'd better warm up you tire like GP riders do before you scrape you knee on curves, if traffic and your local police allows you. I told you, I come home from work 4am in the morning... who is watching.

Oh, in that way, you can wear your tires evenly... lol.

I am not a knee scraper - yet . . .

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Wendy

Sorry to hear that (I missed a few posts)

LOL...yeah, I'd say so!

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Wendy

I am not a knee scraper - yet . . .

Join the club Wendy. I'm not there yet either. Been practicing for two years now, but there's not enough really good curvy roads close by that I've found. I tend to enjoy fast sweepers a lot more too. I did get pretty close in September when I was riding across the Cherahola Skyway by myself. Now that I've watched some of the videos some have posted here, I've got some ideas that I want to try out. I just need to find a good road without too much traffic so try them safely (as much as one can without a close place to do track days!)

[Ninja_Wendy]

Originally Posted by NCDave

Join the club Wendy. I'm not there yet either. Been practicing for two years now, but there's not enough really good curvy roads close by that I've found. I tend to enjoy fast sweepers a lot more too. I did get pretty close in September when I was riding across the Cherahola Skyway by myself. Now that I've watched some of the videos some have posted here, I've got some ideas that I want to try out. I just need to find a good road without too much traffic so try them safely (as much as one can without a close place to do track days!)

I'd love to do a beginner track day. Especially if they had a women only one. The guys tend to get crazy and show off.

[yas001]

Knee scraping on public traffic is crazy tho.
When I was younger, I taped Coke cans on my knees and was making spark from the can on neighborhood circle. But it was totally nuts...Contrarily, motorcycle police avoids touching their bodies even they lean deeper. It means knee scraping is not safe on public street, I think...

[08Concours14]

Originally Posted by NCDave

Join the club Wendy. I'm not there yet either. Been practicing for two years now, but there's not enough really good curvy roads close by that I've found. I tend to enjoy fast sweepers a lot more too. I did get pretty close in September when I was riding across the Cherahola Skyway by myself. Now that I've watched some of the videos some have posted here, I've got some ideas that I want to try out. I just need to find a good road without too much traffic so try them safely (as much as one can without a close place to do track days!)

If you want to safely practice getting your knee down.......go to a large empty parking lot and to 35-40 mph circles. You can do them easily and all day long.

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by 08Concours14

If you want to safely practice getting your knee down.......go to a large empty parking lot and to 35-40 mph circles. You can do them easily and all day long.

Hey Wendy, we just need to find someplace around here to practice!

[Averitteg]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Wendy

I'd love to do a beginner track day. Especially if they had a women only one. The guys tend to get crazy and show off.

So?! Just go there and show them up! Make their jaws drop...

[Averitteg]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Wendy

I am not a knee scraper - yet . . .

Me neither. The only time that I find a decently curved road, it's busy with traffic...so on some beautiful twisties...the traffic is going like...twenty...so it really blows. Oh well. I'm more of a cruising and enjoying the scenery type of rider.

[V2K_CCTX]

I ride any and all bikes year round!

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by Averitteg

Me neither. The only time that I find a decently curved road, it's busy with traffic...so on some beautiful twisties...the traffic is going like...twenty...so it really blows. Oh well. I'm more of a cruising and enjoying the scenery type of rider.

Usually, my only practice comes on mountain roads when there's not too much traffic around. I have not found a good road in this area that I'm comfortable trusting traffic on to practice going faster through curves. Not to mention that you have to have a number of curves together on a road to get in the "mood" and build up to that knee-scrap.

[Averitteg]

Originally Posted by NCDave

Usually, my only practice comes on mountain roads when there's not too much traffic around. I have not found a good road in this area that I'm comfortable trusting traffic on to practice going faster through curves. Not to mention that you have to have a number of curves together on a road to get in the "mood" and build up to that knee-scrap.

Yeah...I remember the road going to Hanging rock and Grandfather Mountain are nice and twisty for you. You can always try those out one day. I grew up in Randleman, NC. Yeah, unless you head to the mountains, you won't find too many good curvy roads.

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by Averitteg

Yeah...I remember the road going to Hanging rock and Grandfather Mountain are nice and twisty for you. You can always try those out one day. I grew up in Randleman, NC. Yeah, unless you head to the mountains, you won't find too many good curvy roads.

yeah, 221 out of Blowing Rock is pretty tight. There are several roads that lead up to the BRP which are fun and have some tight hairpins.

[Averitteg]

Originally Posted by NCDave

yeah, 221 out of Blowing Rock is pretty tight. There are several roads that lead up to the BRP which are fun and have some tight hairpins.

Yeah, I've only found one road here in California that is fun to ride on...when there isn't any annoying traffic going super slow. My brother though still rides with all of his friends in NC. They go to Highpoint and Greensboro a lot. He was telling me soon that everyone of his friends and their girls will have their own bikes...except for his wife. lol.