Ya know, I think this thread has gotten a little off course. While I was in the shower I thougth about what's been said and I think maybe I overreacted a little to your comments, rob. Maybe I just took it wrong. Or, maybe I'm just a little defensive given how a lot of my threads lately have gone. I dunno... Either way, I'd like to clear this up.
First of all, as I said, you have some good points. Statistically I'm in a bad group, no doubt. I still consider myself as pretty much a novice in sport ridin'. And yes, I'm on one of the best bikes on the planet for sick power and killer handlin' in a single package. You're also right about the fact that I'm settin' it up to be even more insane than it already was when Kawi called it quits and sent it out. With the 16t gearing I'm convinced that every time I ride I'm climbin' onto the most insane production bike on the planet. Maybe not the top end fastest, or the 1/4 mile quickest, but without a doubt the most power to weight ratio, razor's edge respondin' ride there is. I am not arguing with you that this could damned well be a recipe for disaster. You're spot on in sayin' that it is, man.
The thing is, even though I see myself as a rookie and I'm the first to admit I'm not a super skilled rider, I do NOT think I ride in a manner that would classify me as the "worst rider in the world" either, and that's what I felt like you were implyin' with your posts in this thread. Your criteria, which I understood you to be applyin' to me, just don't fit. I'm talkin' about the "worst rider in the world...with too much cash and balls... fastest bike on the planet... no experience" comment. I definitely don't have too much cash, I have less balls that you think when out ridin', I thought the busa was the fastest (
), and I feel like I've got a "little" experience.
Please don't take me wrong. I'm not tryin' to be just another rookie that knows it all. I admit that I'm just scratchin' the surface. I'm not takin' the "Just because I'm new don't mean I can't ride" stance at all. I can't ride very well in my own head. No disillusions on my part there. However, I have learned some things about ridin' over the past few thousand miles. One of the things I learned is that I don't know as much as I thought I did for a while. I really rode way past my abilities for a while, thinkin' I was better than I was. As I roll on the miles and actually learn stuff I realize just how little I did know.
Also, I tend to err on the side of bein' over cautious if I'm in unfamiliar circumstances. If you knew any locals that I ride with they'd tell you the same thing. I got walked on a wet road the other evening by a friend on a TL1000S. I don't have any real experience on wet roads and have no confidence on 'em so I just cruised along and caught up at the stops. Same goes for a road I've never been on before. I'll ease through it the first few times, workin' my pace up as I get familiar with the road.
My whole point here is this. I'm not tryin' to come across as anything more than a rookie, man. I'm just not willin' to accept the title of idiot, moron, or whatever title might fit folks who go balls out no matter what and that fit your criteria for the worlds worst rider. I may not be much, but I certainly think there are worse riders and bigger dangers out there than myself.
With all that said, accept my apologies if I took you wrong, overreacted, just showed my ass, or whatever the case may be. I wasn't lookin' to come across as a know it all a-hole but I think maybe I did. I started to edit my replies but I said what I said so I'll live with it. I just hope this post clears up why I replied like I did.
Peace...
Anywho, I like seeing how you set it up. Love the pics and enjoy seeing you enjoy it. I'm like you BT in the sense that I've got some money to buy a second Busa. I was all pumped up and ready for the '02 SE, but now that I've seen that gunmetal grey '05 LE, I get a hard-on everytime I think of one. I'll start saving up and working a little extra overtime around the first of the year. Looking into buying a new truck sometime in the next couple weeks. Not trying to hijack your thread, but if you've ever seen the 2005 Chevy Avalanche with the "Southern Comfort" custom package on it, you'd know why I'm feenin' right now. Sometime I feel like a crack addict that's been in rehab for only 24hrs...
