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Originally Posted by Lozzo
I suppose I'm a grumpy old git, but I resent being told how to ride and having my riding criticised by anyone who had to have an instructor to teach them to ride on an ER-5 before they did a '2 part bloke following on a BMW' m/cycle test and who now only does about 3K miles a year. When they've got the road experience that I have, only then can they criticise or assess my capability.
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I think that there is little to replace experience and road miles, but (and this is not aimed at anyone in particular) you can only go on what they state their experience to be and form your own view of how appropriate that is (remember DD anyone?). Lack of experience/miles does not mean that somebody IS wrong, but is certainly a view from more limited experience.
FWIW, I am always impressed by the ability of certain members to recognise bikes and issues from the smallest clues; and you can't do that just from book learning.
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
None of the above. People talk a lot of s**t so whatever you hear you have to look into it yourself to find out if it is reliable or not.
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I think that is the nail on the head; read it all and apply your own sense check. Some people repeat advice rather than quoting from experience, but I think they are generally trying to help. People generally learn from mistakes - and giving mistaken advice is part of that process unfortunately.
If you spend much time here you can soon see whose advice can be trusted and whose should be taken with a pinch of salt.