Does everyone know how to ride this?

No Worries · 02-06-2010, 02:04 PM

And I thought nobody read my posts. I don't post on too many threads since I don't buy a new bike every year, or even every decade. I haven't done a mod since I installed new shocks years ago. My helmet's 6 years old, and my leathers are older. Plus, I'm not half as clever or funny as the other posters.

As for riding, I haven't been on a track since 1984, and I parked my dirt bike on the side of my garage in 1992. My wife doesn't like me to ride on the interstate, and the mountain passes are snow-covered or closed for the winter. I used to ride up deserted Clear Creek to the ghost town of Central City. But then they put gambling in there, and now the road is full of tour buses and drunks. So Lookout Mountain isn't the greatest, but it's all I have.

I can't believe I'll be 60 in two months. I started riding after the "Never brake with the front brake" generation, and before the "Never brake with the rear brake" generation. My generation was "Never brake in a turn." Of course, they're all wrong. Whoever gave trail-braking that name also screwed up. Many people think it means braking with the rear brake as when you are on a dirt trail. Too bad they didn't call it "Corner braking" or something else.

But it's never to late to learn. I just started leaning off the bike several years ago. Now I lean on every stinking curve. If it drives the riders behind me nuts, so much the better.

02-06-2010, 02:04 PM	#33
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	And I thought nobody read my posts. I don't post on too many threads since I don't buy a new bike every year, or even every decade. I haven't done a mod since I installed new shocks years ago. My helmet's 6 years old, and my leathers are older. Plus, I'm not half as clever or funny as the other posters. As for riding, I haven't been on a track since 1984, and I parked my dirt bike on the side of my garage in 1992. My wife doesn't like me to ride on the interstate, and the mountain passes are snow-covered or closed for the winter. I used to ride up deserted Clear Creek to the ghost town of Central City. But then they put gambling in there, and now the road is full of tour buses and drunks. So Lookout Mountain isn't the greatest, but it's all I have. I can't believe I'll be 60 in two months. I started riding after the "Never brake with the front brake" generation, and before the "Never brake with the rear brake" generation. My generation was "Never brake in a turn." Of course, they're all wrong. Whoever gave trail-braking that name also screwed up. Many people think it means braking with the rear brake as when you are on a dirt trail. Too bad they didn't call it "Corner braking" or something else. But it's never to late to learn. I just started leaning off the bike several years ago. Now I lean on every stinking curve. If it drives the riders behind me nuts, so much the better.