sport bike culture?
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12-12-2009, 10:07 AM
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I dislike to more immature sectors of sportbike culture. Actually that goes for motorcycling culture in general because back when I started on a cruiser there are a lot of immature people in that side of the sport as well who are more concerned with looking cool and the image they are portraying rather than the love of riding.
That being said their are some good parts of the culture. I love going to the Indy MotoGP and being at a place where fans appreciate the raw riding talent those guys have. I like a local spot in the middle of nowhere in Kentucky where sportbike guys stop to talk. Most of them are in full gear and are pretty serious riders. There aren't even any food or drinks sold at this place. It's just a peaceful spot with tables surrounded by spectacular twisties.
I ride because I simply love it. It brings me a lot of peace in my life and relieves stress in a way that nothing else can. I love finding twisty roads and just trying to constanly improve my riding. If anything I actually enjoy the fact that so few people understand this passion for riding. As for the more immature side of the culture I don't like it but I just try to not think about it. I can only affect my own behavior. As long as the idiots of the World don't affect my ability to ride then I'll just choose to ignore them.
That being said their are some good parts of the culture. I love going to the Indy MotoGP and being at a place where fans appreciate the raw riding talent those guys have. I like a local spot in the middle of nowhere in Kentucky where sportbike guys stop to talk. Most of them are in full gear and are pretty serious riders. There aren't even any food or drinks sold at this place. It's just a peaceful spot with tables surrounded by spectacular twisties.
I ride because I simply love it. It brings me a lot of peace in my life and relieves stress in a way that nothing else can. I love finding twisty roads and just trying to constanly improve my riding. If anything I actually enjoy the fact that so few people understand this passion for riding. As for the more immature side of the culture I don't like it but I just try to not think about it. I can only affect my own behavior. As long as the idiots of the World don't affect my ability to ride then I'll just choose to ignore them.
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12-12-2009, 03:28 PM
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Cant stand riding in groups at all .
Do not go on organized big rides with groups.
Yup , allot of the guys in big clubs are a bit weird for me too .
Prefer to just cruise around alone mostly ..
..think that's where the * Lone Rider * thing must have come from ..?
Not that I think they are bad or anything , because I don't , but the weekend only, pocket rocket, 50 klm twisties only riders bug me a bit too ...
They have there way of riding and I respect that , but it chits me when you see there totally perfect bikes , near NOT used , never seen the rain , shiny as leather ***** go blasting by , then 30 min up the road they are all stopped on the side of the road getting ready for the return trip already !!! ...
Hmmm ...
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12-12-2009, 03:55 PM
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12-12-2009, 03:55 PM
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lol, didn't think my lil post would get this much attention. don't get me wrong, i love both sides of it, kinda like i used ta long board and street skate. there were days when i just wanted to thrash, and there where days i just wanted to cruz...and i like group rides. even with my friends who have cars. we have a plan to go to the smoky mountains, camp and drive/ride the whole time this spring. btw, clasic, my cbr is my main mode of transsportaion, rain, sleet, snow, i always go.
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12-12-2009, 04:08 PM
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Johnny mate ..yu kickin **** ...3 pages and going strong ...lol
another thing that we get to see here allot where I live , is the guys that ride on the weekends from Melbourne down to us .. only about 110 klms ...
It is a popular ride for the city slickers to make ....
but ...its chits me when I look at there bikes ....not one bit of bug guts anywhere ...
?? .
.. how the **** do they do it I used to ask myself ??
Well I figured it out .... there are 2 ways to get down to where we live from Melbourne and one is using the old main roads before the freeway went in years ago .. the other is the more open Freeway at high speed ...
So.......most of these buggers must toodle down the old main roads at 60-80kph!! 35-50mph the whole bloody way through the suburbs!! ?? and that way they avoid near all the bugs and chit from the freeways that are out in the open and tend to go through the country side ....
Hmm... how boring
another thing that we get to see here allot where I live , is the guys that ride on the weekends from Melbourne down to us .. only about 110 klms ...
It is a popular ride for the city slickers to make ....
but ...its chits me when I look at there bikes ....not one bit of bug guts anywhere ...
?? ... how the **** do they do it I used to ask myself ??
Well I figured it out .... there are 2 ways to get down to where we live from Melbourne and one is using the old main roads before the freeway went in years ago .. the other is the more open Freeway at high speed ...
So.......most of these buggers must toodle down the old main roads at 60-80kph!! 35-50mph the whole bloody way through the suburbs!! ??
and that way they avoid near all the bugs and chit from the freeways that are out in the open and tend to go through the country side .... Hmm... how boring
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12-14-2009, 09:59 AM
So.......most of these buggers must toodle down the old main roads at 60-80kph!! 35-50mph the whole bloody way through the suburbs!! ?? and that way they avoid near all the bugs and chit from the freeways that are out in the open and tend to go through the country side ....
Hmm... how boring
and that way they avoid near all the bugs and chit from the freeways that are out in the open and tend to go through the country side .... Hmm... how boring