Experienced bikers

[dizzyblonde]

We have this 'arguement' in my house sooooo often
Dizzyblonde v's Im Indoors-
I have been riding 4 years, no claims, no points, 2 Sv's, crap u turns, cornering, can't see in the dark, rides all year round, hits animals and survives, rides through France and takes everyone to destination even though never done it before, rides all year,considerate, patient etc

or

Ridden for 10 years, had 6 points(now gone) rides a choice of 6 bikes from LC- VRaptor, several accidents, titanium hip, impatient, corners( no chicken strip), wheelies, rides all year round, blah blah blah, did i mention impatient arrogant?

who's more experienced?

More experienced? Technically "Im indoors" I'd say. Who is the better rider? Now that's a different question ... who would I rather insure? Dizzyblonde

Hope that ends all arguments in your house now

Cheers,
Pete

I'm indoors every day for me I've met the bloke!

[dizzyblonde]

Thats how i ended up with Suzy actually, he couldn't afford to insure it a couple of years ago, and I just passed my test.Even being a newbie I managed to get cheaper insurance than him, much to his annoyance. Shouldn't have got all the points should he!!!!
Now I can insure both still cheaper than his Raptor even though he doesn't have the points, its a different catagory i know, but, it would be interesting to find out how much i could insure it for!!!!

Plowsie your not supposed to say that!!!

In my opinion its the rider who has covered the most miles in all seasons, rides skillfully, progressively, safely and confidently.

I dont think length of time holding a licence has any bearing on it.

Depends whether they have a funny walk or not.

36yrs old,29years riding experience{on&off}46 stitches in knee cap as a 9yr old riding pillion on back of my pops{car hit us head on and i shot over the top of it,left with bone sticking out}.11yrs later,hi speed crash on my then rgv 250,hit a load of farmers crud left in middle of road lost control of front end then straight into a tree{not the softest of landings}ended up with neck broken in 2 places and 2 broken arms,laid flat on my back for 9weeks stairing up at the ceiling with a cathater in my c**k. have i got lots of experience or just lots of bad luck?ouch

Intersting point about experience. I've ridden with peeps who ride every day doing lots of miles over many years and are.... how to put this....'safe' riders. I've also been on rideouts with riders with far less time and milage under there belt who have been astonishing riders.

Experience counts yes but natural ability and instinct count a lot too.

I've been on bikes on and off (ouch) for 24 years and am still a cr@p rider in my book.

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

In my opinion its the rider who has covered the most miles in all seasons, rides skillfully, progressively, safely and confidently.

I dont think length of time holding a licence has any bearing on it.

Ride in snow, ice, grit,sun, spring, summer winter etc 12 months a year every year. Thats experience.

EDIT: Forgot to say...on a variety of bikes from a 125 to a blade!

I think people are getting EXP and riding ability mixed up.

For me EXP is through milage SIMPLE (in different conditions - NOT SO SIMPLE). If you have been riding for 8 years doing 1000 miles a year you arn't experienced as a person doing 8000 miles in one year! (especially if the person doing 1000 miles only does it on sunny sundays!)

Thats not to say the person riding for 8 years isnt a 'better/faster' rider.

Ive riden for 3 years and in the last 24 months done 23k miles on my SV, my mate has done about 4k miles in same time, he can keep up with me BUT i think the difference is i know what pushing it will do, i ride within my ability... he doesnt, he just hopes it will be good!

Hope that clears things up for you.