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Cath wrote:

2006zx10r wrote:what the fuk is wrong with some people ???

Lots is wrong with some people. That's such a shitty attitude from that R1 dude. I wouldn't ride with him either. I'm careful who I ride with, and in a group situation if I'm not happy with who is riding directly in front of me, or one or two bikes behind, I'll wave people through*, change group position or something, just so I'm riding near those whose skils I trust more.


*(I'll also wave people through if I want to ride at the back, ride with someone else for a change or I'm tired, or whatever - so please don't take this personally if I've ever waved you through - there's lots of reasons I do it, not just the above reason!)

And don't stay behind when you are waved through, even if you are content to just casually follow along.

There are quite a few riders around here that I really feel safe riding around and enjoy riding with them immensely, even when it is at a steady pace. The run up the Oxley provided a couple of moments that could have resulted in a very bad day if we were not riding the pace. The bus that Cath and I encountered cutting the corner and leaving us with one third of a lane to ride in on a 20km/h corner would have wiped us out of we were not able to tip in harder to cut to the inside of the lane. I actually had to tip in harder, stand it up to squeeze past the bus and then throw it over again to finish the corner. After my encounter with the 4wd earlier this year I am so relieved that I don't ride hard on the street anymore and was able to avoid this collision. The other moment I had was hitting loose surface and losing the front, then the rear in a 35km/h corner. Luckily I didn't have it right over and had enough lean angle left to catch it when the tyre hit the better surface. Both incidents had the potential to wreck the weekend (or worse) but neither gave me a fright as I was relaxed and in control the whole time and new I had enough in reserve to handle things that often pop up when you are riding on the street.

Riding solo..Go where you want when you want..You dont have to concur with the "group" as to who goes where..and there is always some one your waiting for and egos to contend with..I know some people like to do group things..Not me baby...........

Each to their own aye snorky, I hear you & had the best of both worlds with the Gingers run lots of pace riding on Sat & Sunday morning then a spirited solo 400K run back to Sydney via the putty........ it was awesome to get a real mix of riding

Good stuff mate ..Great to hear you had a top time

snorky wrote:Riding solo..Go where you want when you want..You dont have to concur with the "group" as to who goes where..and there is always some one your waiting for and egos to contend with..I know some people like to do group things..Not me baby...........

Yeh... spot on there snorky..... I don't mind the group ride if it's to a destination for an organised event etc.... but solo or with one or two similar minded riders is my preferred option too.....

Stay well clear of gsxrs with shinny rims is my tip..!

2006zx10r wrote:Stay well clear of gsxrs with shinny rims is my tip..!

What happened?

squids....!!!