Look at the first two minutes or so of the attached video of one of our local Reno based sports bike club members going down for the second time in as many weeks! A couple of you might remember seeing the same rear fender mounted camera catching me going down on my gixxer last September (low speed, but nevertheless, intimate encounter with gravel on the roadway). Anyway, I have stepped back for a moment or two this season to promise my family that I am going to rethink the stupid, immature and irresponsible aggressive street riding I used to partake in when "caught up in the moment" when out with much more aggressive, younger and experienced riders than me. At close to 65 years old, it’s high time for me to grow up and stop to smell the roses. I used to always feel that I had to be with the front two or three riders during our Sunday rides, but I now realize how immature and dangerous that can be. In doing so, I missed out on many relaxing and scenery enjoying moments along the way, but no more of the “track†type stuff on the street for me. If just one of you out here takes the time to really think about the true meaning of street riding and what it’s all about, things like enjoying good company and safe riding techniques when you’re out there, then this “long winded†thread might be worth reading.
BTW, “Harold†was not wearing proper pant protection (jeans). The last part of this video is a bit graphic, be for warned.
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BTW, “Harold†was not wearing proper pant protection (jeans). The last part of this video is a bit graphic, be for warned.
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