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  3. Riding Buddy?

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    Dont think I will join any more rides. Went on one tonight and there were just too many cowboys out there turning the ride into a bloody testosterone fuelled pissing contest. I think I will go back to riding on my own. Stay safe and enjoy.

     

    Hi, yes its a sad fact of life, you get a bunch of people thinking that they are all Rossi (even though they have sh!t skills) and they treat the road as a racetrack. They put themselves and other road users in a situation that is too dangerous. That's why I only like to ride in a small group and who don't egg each other on. A proper rider knows when and where to ride and knows how to control their urges. I've gone on enough large groups rides (even not so large) to put me off riding with people I don't know for life.

     

    Like I said the invitation is still there just send a PM and you're welcome to ride with us. I'm also teaching a newbie how to and how not to ride, so it's possibly a good time to ride with us as we are going at a moderately slower pace. I get a satisfaction knowing that I taught a newbie how to ride safe and ride properly without endangering themselves and others.

  5. Riding Buddy?

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    I did the complete loop from Hornsby to Wiseman Ferry, cross the river and ended on the Old Road at the Pie in the Sky on sunday. Mind you we did take our convertible for a leisurely drive and a nice picnic besides the river.

     

    Due to the wind on saturday, there was alot of twigs and leaves left on the road. This should clear up for your run next sunday. 

     

     

  8. The Barriers To Improvement

    in Articles by Keith

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    I like to thanks Keith techniques from me avoiding a low side on the weekend. It was a very windy day and I was going around a blind corner, a small tree branch lay across the entire road. It was a thin (no more than 2 inchs thick) long branch. There was no way to avoid the branch, rather than applying front brake (most likely crash), I mange to eye the thinest part of the branch, ease off the throttle (which stands the bike) and apply the throttle again and countersteering. As I was relax and not gripping the bars with a death drip my front tyre still slid about 30-40cm over the branch, I just let my bike did what it naturally did and not try to fight it. 

     

    I stopped up the road and moved the branch off the road and had a dirty great smile on my face knowing that the outcome could have been different if I didn't read Keith book.

     

    Thanks mate.

     

     

  9. Riding Buddy?

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    Hey guys, I am desperately searching for decent riding buddies! I have been on many rides with guys before but have hated it due to them turning the ride into a race (hmmmmm pissing competition) and I have either had to pull out and go it alone, or else I have pushed myself beyond my limits to keep up and increased my risk of an accident. I dont want to ride the roads like they are a race track (thats what track days are for). I live in Windsor NSW Australia. Any recommendations or offers out there? sad.gif

    Your welcome to join us (if you don't mind riding with Italian motorcyles). I've gone on a few large group rides and alot of people get pushed beyond their ability - at least someone will crash. We ride in a smaller group 4-6 riders and do no push each other to go faster etc. Its not worth doing that and loose your license or loose a friend. Riding in a smaller group at least we know each ones ability and riding style.

     

     

     

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