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11-02-2011, 11:15am
I think the thing we have to remember here is the point that the writer is trying to make....
I've had mates that have ridden with me on & off over the years that have "all the gear >>> but absolutely NO idea"!!!!
"no idea" about how to ride (in general).... "no idea" how to ride defensively (in high traffic areas; peak hour/agressive car driving traffic, etc).....and probably the biggest "no idea" I've ever witnessed.....how to react in an "emergency" situation!!!
A quick & honest show of hands please of all the riders here that actively PRACTISE their "EMERGENCY" braking procedures, on a REGULAR and ongoing basis.....?!?
Do you REALLY know how your tyres (and bike, AND yourself....for that matter!) are going to react and perform at MAXIMUM braking effort from 60km/h....80km/h....120 km/hr (160km/h
)??!!??
Do you REALLY know how much brake lever input is required to achieve maximum braking effort......WITHOUT losing control of your bike???!!!???
Now throw into the equation a "real-life" situation....with all the many and varied "obstacles" that come with it > > > > > cars / trucks / buses / other bike riders riding with you / pot-holes / road debris / animals / pedestrians / oil-slicks / guard-rails / gutters / ETC; ETC; ETC.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PRACTISE PRACTISE PRACTISE those emergency braking procedures.....it just might save your life the next time you go out for a ride!!!!!!
Finding out for the FIRST TIME in a "real-life" emergency situation how your tyres and your bike AND YOU are going to to react and perform >>>> is definately NOT an ideal scenario (....and more often than not has dire & permanent consequences attached to it)!!!!
I'll never push the "All The Gear; All The Time" stuff down anyones throat, because I believe it comes down to the individuals own personal decision / circumstances / etc.....
"RIDING SKILLS and SITUATIONAL AWARENESS will nearly always save your arse better in an EMERGENCY situation MUCH MORE than $5,000 worth of protective gear"!!!
If anyone here totally disagrees with my quote above......please don't ride anywhere near or around me (....coz I like my riding...like my fun......and like my life)!!!
Let's not kid ourselves......most of us here (well...gen1 riders anyway
) are riding the (arguably) fastest production bike EVER built.....and the question we all need to honestly ask ourselves >>>>> "ARE MY SKILLS UP TO THE TASK AT HAND"?????
ride hard, keep it fun....and keep SAFE,
I've had mates that have ridden with me on & off over the years that have "all the gear >>> but absolutely NO idea"!!!!
"no idea" about how to ride (in general).... "no idea" how to ride defensively (in high traffic areas; peak hour/agressive car driving traffic, etc).....and probably the biggest "no idea" I've ever witnessed.....how to react in an "emergency" situation!!!
A quick & honest show of hands please of all the riders here that actively PRACTISE their "EMERGENCY" braking procedures, on a REGULAR and ongoing basis.....?!?
Do you REALLY know how your tyres (and bike, AND yourself....for that matter!) are going to react and perform at MAXIMUM braking effort from 60km/h....80km/h....120 km/hr (160km/h
)??!!??Do you REALLY know how much brake lever input is required to achieve maximum braking effort......WITHOUT losing control of your bike???!!!???
Now throw into the equation a "real-life" situation....with all the many and varied "obstacles" that come with it > > > > > cars / trucks / buses / other bike riders riding with you / pot-holes / road debris / animals / pedestrians / oil-slicks / guard-rails / gutters / ETC; ETC; ETC.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PRACTISE PRACTISE PRACTISE those emergency braking procedures.....it just might save your life the next time you go out for a ride!!!!!!
Finding out for the FIRST TIME in a "real-life" emergency situation how your tyres and your bike AND YOU are going to to react and perform >>>> is definately NOT an ideal scenario (....and more often than not has dire & permanent consequences attached to it)!!!!
I'll never push the "All The Gear; All The Time" stuff down anyones throat, because I believe it comes down to the individuals own personal decision / circumstances / etc.....
"RIDING SKILLS and SITUATIONAL AWARENESS will nearly always save your arse better in an EMERGENCY situation MUCH MORE than $5,000 worth of protective gear"!!!
If anyone here totally disagrees with my quote above......please don't ride anywhere near or around me (....coz I like my riding...like my fun......and like my life)!!!
Let's not kid ourselves......most of us here (well...gen1 riders anyway
) are riding the (arguably) fastest production bike EVER built.....and the question we all need to honestly ask ourselves >>>>> "ARE MY SKILLS UP TO THE TASK AT HAND"?????ride hard, keep it fun....and keep SAFE,