You are on right on the money there Geoff - Old Dog for the Hard Road - & - The
Pup for the Path - as the auld Irish saying goes - in essence it comes down to
experience which in turn enables/empowers a rider to excel and get the maximum
from any given bike - imo and your point surely illustrates that perspective.

 

 

I take it that's a +1 Heuristic

 

+1000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

funny my buddy who's been riding non-stop that last ten years couldn't keep up with me on the way back from th casino and say's I'm just sick. well I take that as a compliment. He's on a



And my carbs are still all messed up.

 

I've put this up before but for the newer members, perhaps this says it...............
THE OLD LADY

SHE SITS QUIETLY, DIGNIFIED IN SILENCE, WAITING…
A PICTURE IN HER NEW COLOURS, PRETTY AS WHATEVER YOU CAN IMAGINE…
IF WE COULD KNOW THE STORIES ONLY SHE COULD TELL
THE DAYS OF YOUTH AND SPEED, LONG RUNS FLYING THROUGH THE MORNING COLD, OR INTO THE LAZY HEAT OF SUNSET, ADVENTURES LOST NOW TO ALL SAVE THOSE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HER THROUGH THE YEARS.
SHE IS OLDER NOW, YET STILL HAS THE POWER TO DRAW YOUNG MEN WHICH WOMEN WOULD PAY A KING’S RANSOM TO POSSESS…..!
SHE WAITS FOR YOU. OR ME, TO WHISPER TO HER GENTLY, BRING HER TO LIFE IN AN INSTANT, AND SUDDENLY IN HER AWAKENING ALL IS NOT AS IT WAS…..
THERE IS A MENACE IN HER STANCE WHICH WARNS AS MANY WOMEN DO,
“MISTREAT OR ABUSE ME AT YOUR PERIL ! “ AND SHE’S THE ONE WHO CAN MAKE IT ALL RIGHT OR WRONG IN A HEARTBEAT, AND YOU WILL PAY DEARLY FOR ANY DISRESPECT.
SHE GROWLS A GENTLE WARNING LIKE A PREDATOR TO HER CUBS, BUT WILL BARK AND RUN AT THE LEAST ENCOURAGEMENT, TO PLACES WHERE LINES ARE BLURRED AND THE WORLD BECOMES A TUNNEL, BATTERED BY SOUND. WHERE AN INSECT HAS THE POWER OF A BULLET,
AND YET WITHIN ALL THE NOISE THERE IS A SILENCE SO PROFOUND THAT ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE CAN DESCRIBE IT.
WE RETURN HER TO HER HOME, TO BE PAMPERED AS ANY WOMAN SHOULD BE, AND CARED FOR AS SHE COOLS WITH MUSICAL TINKLING SOUNDS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, PATIENTLY, SHE WAITS……

ROADRUNNER

The light has come, I scan the sky
The weather clear, the tarmac dry
The road has called, and we must go
To places only we will know….

With rush of wind and angry growl
A somewhat predatory howl
The snick of gears, and brutal drive
We face the road, and come alive

A gentle bend, a lengthy sweep
The tyres are good, the grooves are deep,
She flies and sings the siren song
For here is where we both belong.

For on the edge is where we thrive
And here alone we can despise
The mindless moron changing lanes
Who never fell and felt the pain.

The taxis blunder, bringing death
And cars which struggle so for breath
To climb the hills we fly with ease
Where we are free and find release.

They cannot know who do not ride
The overwhelming sense of pride
Which comes to those who live so free
Who love to run, like she and me.

------

I love my 1000F - you can keep the rest.

 

Pete, 'The Old Lady" had me all welling up.

So very true, but now I feel like a big wuss.

Enough of the emotional stuff, anyone blown off an R1 today?

 

I've met lots of folks who don't know what the CBR1kF is, so I help them form an informed opinion by showing them my tail light.

Plenty of 'what is that?!' looks afterward at the next light from guys on newer bikes, especially squids on 600's with loud pipes (I'm running stock pipes, for stealth. )

 

I don't think it's all about experience either.

I've not got 20 years in the saddle, but there's never been a bike on my regular run that I haven't at least caught up with. Some I've passed and others I've let stay in front because I'd have had to do something pretty inconsiderate to get past.

Of those that have stayed in front, they've ALL slowed me down.

The power we get is all very useable and it comes in fairly low down in the rev range, you don't have to thrash the pants off her to get into the power band.

This makes it a great bike for the real world. Some of these newer bikes look great on paper, but if you only start to get full power/torque at 11,000RPM it's not going to make for a practical ride.

Our 'Old Girls' will pull hard from 4000RPM all the way to the red line and I think this is a big factor in being able to stay with newer bikes, it's all in the delivery of that power. Take it to the track and they loose you, eventually, but I don't have a track in my back yard, so I'll stick with what I got!

 

With you there,Tony

Damn nice pieces of poetry.

The likes of which I've never seen on any other owners' forums, but that's what makes this place special.

I'd like to renew my membership if you all are willing have me

Didn't know Shadow had a soft side

 

Hey Woof, I think we might have to put it to a vote....................

Cheers, SB

And it IS a unique forum, for the better too.