Aggression - WTF?

Originally Posted by plowsie

The things is there could've bin a couple of times i could've crashed or really hurt maself but i felt totally in control.

The fact that you didn't bin the bike counts for a lot.

Instead of looking back thinking what could of happened, look at it as a confidence builder. You've pushed the bike harder than you normally do, and survived. So now riding normally should be more comfortable (less nerve wrecking).

Maybe it's because I'm getting older. I don't find this sort of behaviour acceptable on public roads. Spirited riding - fine. But aggressive riding is self-serving and dangerous. I don't think that the fact that you didn't bin the bike counts for a lot, it counts for nothing.

Originally Posted by Ed

Maybe it's because I'm getting older. I don't find this sort of behaviour acceptable on public roads. Spirited riding - fine. But aggressive riding is self-serving and dangerous. I don't think that the fact that you didn't bin the bike counts for a lot, it counts for nothing.

Surely it counts as a confidence builder.

Eg, wobbling around corners because of a fear of falling off, compared to now known that the bike has been leant over further than previously, and nothing bad happened. Positive re-enforcement. Now back to the speed at which wobbles previously occured, more comfortable riding.

I'm not saying every corner should be taken at light speed, more that when you've pushed the boundaries, so long as the boundaries don't move, you're more comfortable within them.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Baph

Surely it counts as a confidence builder.

Theres confidence and over confidence, continued riding in an agressive manner IMHO is gonig to at some point bite you in the butt and you'll be tasting tarmac. ( probably )

I suspect though being honest everybody has the odd day like that. I know I do sometimes.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Theres confidence and over confidence, continued riding in an agressive manner IMHO is gonig to at some point bite you in the butt and you'll be tasting tarmac. ( probably )

I suspect though being honest everybody has the odd day like that. I know I do sometimes.

I agree completely, and it happens to me too.

Originally Posted by Baph

when you've pushed the boundaries, so long as the boundaries don't move, you're more comfortable within them.

Try riding in the nod... that will slow you down, and it has the advantage of slowing everyone around you down to.

..................only if you look like that in the nod!

Good lord, that pic scared me dan, not what I expected to find! Nearly choked on my digestive!

some mornings i just pin, it, loud fast and nasty..............

not very sociable i know, then other mornings i just tootle in.

and its not down to my particular mood that morning, sometimes just the feel of the bike, or the sound of the engine makes you want to do bad things.

my particualr thing at the moment is doing low floaty wheelies on the power from standstill, that scares the sh*t out of most drivers, but feels sooo sooo good !!!!!!


im a bad bad man

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Baph

The fact that you didn't bin the bike counts for a lot.

Instead of looking back thinking what could of happened, look at it as a confidence builder. You've pushed the bike harder than you normally do, and survived. So now riding normally should be more comfortable (less nerve wrecking).

Looks like you fell for the same trap as I did Baph.

I have been holding my inner "Spelling Nazi" in check recently, but heres an example of miscommunication due to bad spelling.

The word "bin" was used in the original posting.

What was meant was "been", what was communicated was "bin" as in to drop the bike.

Oh stuff it - time for another grammar/spelling thread HERE