GREAT !! here we go again.

[MacBusa]

fukkin jurno's publishing shit they know nothin about...

New Page 1RegardGrantKing of Stealth Blingwww.blingpartsaustralia.com.auEdited by: MacBusa at: 26/12/06 13:34

[glen66]

350? I want that mod or at very least, the speedo. lol. Don't worry, just wankers. No one really reads that sort of shit. With those that are against bikes, you can't win and everyone else doesn't care much. Good job by the editor BTW. Glad to see he checked all the 'facts' first.

Mick had good points to make, so did that german guy.

Quote: "I know my brother sets the cruise control of his car on to 200km/h and he has bikes flying past him at 360km/h.'

- What? They must know more than me about the airbox mod. Edited by: glen66 at: 26/12/06 17:14

[aBUSa]

Typical Knee Jerk Reaction, they have even got Doohan to comment in a couple of follow up stories.

One thing is true though, young or inexperienced riders shouldn't be riding 1000cc or more bikes. I wouldnt be surprised if Q Rides doesn't get changed in the near future. May even help the Queensland Insurance situation.

www.gcbulletin.com.au/article/2006/12/23/2483_news.html

www.gcbulletin.com.au/article/2006/12/25/2494_news.html

Shayne

[Gassick]

With the price of petrol and cost of running a car, we all know that there are more bikes on the road and with that comes more and more in-expierenced riders who aren't prepared to go through their apprenticeship of riding small capacity bikes and learn the certain skills required to get on a 1000cc + bike. As a 12yo I rode dirt bikes first and got bored with them after 5 years of continually having to put them on a trailor and then go somewhere to ride. When I got my first road bike I never looked back. My first was a 250 at 17yo, a 500 at 20, a 750 at 25, a 1000 at 32, a 1100 at 37 and now the BUSA at 46. I'm not saying that I'm a fantastic rider! but I am saying that I'm a rider aware of whats going on the road around me and I always ride with-in my capabilities.
THERES MY TWO BOBS WORTH

[MrsTony660]

Well I think they can ban Superbikes all they like but it's not going to stop those with a bit of nowse coming up with a way to (i think this is the correct term) bore out to whatever horsepower. I feel a letter to the editor coming on


Greetings
Trix

There is nothing like a bee in your helmet to test your reflexs and nerves

[fireman73]

Inexperienced riders on high powered machines involved in accidents is always going to be a concern. The unfortunate follow-on is bad publicity for the generally safe motorcycle community. The older we get the more we appreciate the power at our control and as Gassick put it, know our capabilities and stay within them.
Stay Safe.
The Fireman. Its the least I can do, and I like to do the least I can!

[Gazamataz]

Inexperienced riders on bikes with capacity far exceeding the rider's ability is clearly a contributor to crashes and fatalities. However, in my experience, the "pack mentality" also has to share some blame. If somebody in a group ride decides that 200kph is the new speed limit, how many of us will stay behind because we are uncomfortable at that speed?

If the road is straight and clear, I will go with the leader. But on the twisties my strategy is to be embarrassed showing up 10 minutes behind the leaders at the next stop. But I show up with the bike and body in one piece.

I know there are guys out there that don't share my strategy. I met one last month when he wrote off his bike because he was concerned the leader was getting too far ahead. He survived with a little less skin than he had when he started, but I am not sure the lesson was learned.

Gaz

[RaZ80]

I think it also goes in to also knowing what your bike's capabilities as well.

Knowing how the spring setup works over different surface's, how your tyres will handle coming in to a corner at set speed on different surface's, knowing how much weight your carrying & setting your brake distances up with enough room for error & stuff as well.... all comes with riding ;)

The problem for is living long enough to understand all of these things & knowing when & when not to twist that wrist.... "Busa riders always count in three's.... 100, 200, 300"

[rev 01]

Well what would you expect

The latest sport bikes have better power to weight ratio's of anything on the roads........period.

Problem is, a large proportion of the riders are not up to the challenge. They spend 12 months tootling around on a 250 then jump to a Gixxer 1000 or R1 & suddenly they're all Valentino Rossi's. Recipe for disaster.

Anyone who thinks they can "graduate" to a litre bike in 12 months & then exploit the performance limits of the likes of a Gixxer 1000 or similar are misguided. Sadly, they can & do become statistics before they realise they are WAY out of their depth.

I wouldn't say "get them off the roads " though. You don't hear that sort of journalistic clap trap used against super cars like the Porsche GT3, Ferrari's etc all of which can quite comfortably exceed 300 kph.

The way I see it, in the same way that you wouldn't put a minimum hour Cessna pilot in charge of a 747, then why let a rider with 12 momths TOTAL experience throw a leg over something like a Gixxer 1000 ?