Do you ride with fear? - Page 9 - SV650.org

yorkie_chris · 23-06-12, 01:50 PM

Went to Lancaster last night on the teflon-tyred XJ900.

More rain than I've seen in years, force 8 winds. Back roads going through puddles up to the axles. Getting blown all over the place in between the artics and the BMW idiots on the motorway. On 3 cylinders at one point...

Fear, nah. First time I've actually enjoyed being on a bike in months...

23-06-12, 03:54 PM

Missy, it's true. I am currently paranoid about road surface. Never ever used to be. In fact I used to love going over potholes and bouncing on uneven roads

it's that off that messed with my head so badly. I just need to get it into my head that this was a freak accident (combo of wet, manhole, pothole) and my bike is NOT going to topple over every five minutes! Gosh if that was the case every biker would be down at least once a day lol roads are by enlarge dreadful.

23-06-12, 04:03 PM

Squid I can't say I agree. It's one thing accepting that riding may be dangerous but until you have a serious close call, you can never really know how it must feel.

Geodude · 23-06-12, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Went to Lancaster last night on the teflon-tyred XJ900.

More rain than I've seen in years, force 8 winds. Back roads going through puddles up to the axles. Getting blown all over the place in between the artics and the BMW idiots on the motorway. On 3 cylinders at one point...

Fear, nah. First time I've actually enjoyed being on a bike in months...

Respect

Geodude · 23-06-12, 04:25 PM

60mph corner, wet road, drain cover, slip, flip, weeee, bounce, roll, ouch, crack, ouch, crack, can someone get me out of this hedge please

Came off bike few years back mid corner 50-60mph due to inexperience and drain cover fixation ended up over the top of the bike, flew through the air and bounced and slid and landed upside down in a hedge about a foot away from a concrete block and telephone pole and about ten feet away from a low bridge eek. Two broken ribs and a knackered wrist quite lucky really. As soon as i could get back on bike without pain spoiling my concentration i was back out. Why because i love my bike.

Balky001 · 23-06-12, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Went to Lancaster last night on the teflon-tyred XJ900.

More rain than I've seen in years, force 8 winds. Back roads going through puddles up to the axles. Getting blown all over the place in between the artics and the BMW idiots on the motorway. On 3 cylinders at one point...

Fear, nah. First time I've actually enjoyed being on a bike in months...

Yeah, sounds fun. That's confidence mate.

Sid Squid · 23-06-12, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agy

Squid I can't say I agree.

You have a democratic right to be as wrong as you like

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TSM · 23-06-12, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

You have a democratic right to be as wrong as you like

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fight fight fight, agy looks like she would win, im putting my money on her

Sid Squid · 23-06-12, 08:37 PM

Safe in the knowledge I won't be folllowed I would quickly ride away along a gravelly potholed road.

That would make it a draw.

TSM · 23-06-12, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Safe in the knowledge I won't be folllowed I would quickly ride away along a gravelly potholed road.

That would make it a draw.

take the easy way out

23-06-12, 01:50 PM	#81
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Do you ride with fear? Went to Lancaster last night on the teflon-tyred XJ900. More rain than I've seen in years, force 8 winds. Back roads going through puddles up to the axles. Getting blown all over the place in between the artics and the BMW idiots on the motorway. On 3 cylinders at one point... Fear, nah. First time I've actually enjoyed being on a bike in months... __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

23-06-12, 03:54 PM	#82
agy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Do you ride with fear? Missy, it's true. I am currently paranoid about road surface. Never ever used to be. In fact I used to love going over potholes and bouncing on uneven roads it's that off that messed with my head so badly. I just need to get it into my head that this was a freak accident (combo of wet, manhole, pothole) and my bike is NOT going to topple over every five minutes! Gosh if that was the case every biker would be down at least once a day lol roads are by enlarge dreadful.

23-06-12, 04:03 PM	#83
agy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Do you ride with fear? Squid I can't say I agree. It's one thing accepting that riding may be dangerous but until you have a serious close call, you can never really know how it must feel.

23-06-12, 04:25 PM	#85
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,669	Re: Do you ride with fear? 60mph corner, wet road, drain cover, slip, flip, weeee, bounce, roll, ouch, crack, ouch, crack, can someone get me out of this hedge please Came off bike few years back mid corner 50-60mph due to inexperience and drain cover fixation ended up over the top of the bike, flew through the air and bounced and slid and landed upside down in a hedge about a foot away from a concrete block and telephone pole and about ten feet away from a low bridge eek. Two broken ribs and a knackered wrist quite lucky really. As soon as i could get back on bike without pain spoiling my concentration i was back out. Why because i love my bike. __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

23-06-12, 08:37 PM	#89
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Do you ride with fear? Safe in the knowledge I won't be folllowed I would quickly ride away along a gravelly potholed road. That would make it a draw. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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