Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Originally Posted by cocofireblade
Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Originally Posted by cocofireblade
Originally Posted by The Diva
Lee....
Get a trackday bike,the roads are far too dangerous nowadays as there is too many cars and driving standards have taken a big dip.......you are much more likely to be killed or seriously injured in a road accident..
I stopped riding on the road in 2003 when it became fairly obvious the place is getting more dangerous.....until then i had ridden all of my adult life on the road and ridden bikes since i was 8 years old,it doesn`t matter how skilled you become or what you ride(i am equally at home on a low power commuter or a 200Bhp fully prepped superbike)the danger on the roads is just too much to risk for me now..
I have had some proper high speed step offs on the track and always managed to walk away,but a good friend of mine lost the front end of his R1 at 20mph on diesel on the road and spent 18 months recovering from a smashed hip and badly broken wrist from hitting the kerb....
Don`t want to be a doom brain just my opinion as a professional biker who has probably done a lot more miles than most.....
Good point mate, no matter how good you are on a bike all it takes is for some dopey fuck wit that aint paying attention to pull out in front of you and it could be game over
In what form are you a professional biker mate ? And have you ridden a Superbike? Would love a shot of a fully tricked up bit of kit as closest i've come to that was the last track day i did at Knockhill on my old 1000RR
i totally agree with ALL this...but i also think how much can you wrap yourself up in cotton wool trying not to die?
Statistically i am MORE likely to die falling of the scaffolding than on the bike....
Thats what i kept on saying to my wife and daughter as well
Well everything except the bit about falling of the scaffolding that is!!!!!!!
TBH lindsay didnt want me to sell my other one as she knew how much i had wanted it.... Still seems fine about it....
but i dont know...i keep trying to talk myself out of it but when the sun shines ans theres loads out like today it makes it worse
I know exactly what you mean mate, was quite a sunny day here today and all i could think about was how good it would be to be out on a bike for a cruise around in this nice weather
My wife knew that selling my last bike would be a mistake but as she rightly pointed out im more than a little quick with the right hand whenever i go out on it !! Its just so hard to ride them slowly when you have 160 odd brake horse avaliable at the twist of your wrist !!
Here's what happened me on the way to see the British Superbikes at Knockhill in 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4145222.stm