Posted by Lew on May 19, 2008, 2:36 pm
A friend and I rode a little 200 mile loop in the North Georgia
mountains Saturday. Ideal weather, great company, not much traffic -
the perfect day. Along the way, I got a much needed dose of humility.
We were on one of my favorite section of twisties when we got behind a
couple of cruisers, 2 up, slowly meandering through the turns and
enjoying the scenery, oblivious to my need for speed. I was mildly
annoyed while I looked for a chance to get around them.
After successfully passing, I was once again in cornering heaven when 3
sportbikes came blasting around me like I was standing still. My first
reaction was how dangerous and irresponsible it was to pass on a blind
curve like they did. Then, it hit me - they were just as annoyed
behind me as I was behind the cruisers.
What a day! A perfect ride in perfect weather AND a great lesson in
humility.
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Lew
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on May 19, 2008, 4:07 pm
> After successfully passing, I was once again in cornering heaven when 3
> sportbikes came blasting around me like I was standing still. My first
> reaction was how dangerous and irresponsible it was to pass on a blind
> curve like they did. Then, it hit me - they were just as annoyed
> behind me as I was behind the cruisers.
The moral being, check your 6 and pull to the right
as needed.
Posted by .p.jm on May 19, 2008, 4:54 pm
On Mon, 19 May 2008 18:36:40 GMT, Lew
>A friend and I rode a little 200 mile loop in the North Georgia
>mountains Saturday. Ideal weather, great company, not much traffic -
>the perfect day. Along the way, I got a much needed dose of humility.
>We were on one of my favorite section of twisties when we got behind a
>couple of cruisers, 2 up, slowly meandering through the turns and
>enjoying the scenery, oblivious to my need for speed. I was mildly
>annoyed while I looked for a chance to get around them.
>After successfully passing, I was once again in cornering heaven when 3
>sportbikes came blasting around me like I was standing still. My first
>reaction was how dangerous and irresponsible it was to pass on a blind
>curve like they did. Then, it hit me - they were just as annoyed
>behind me as I was behind the cruisers.
>What a day! A perfect ride in perfect weather AND a great lesson in
>humility.
Sounds like a great lesson in how some riders put EVERYONE at
risk, and make all riders look bad.
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Posted by P. Roehling on May 19, 2008, 5:53 pm
> Sounds like a great lesson in how some riders put EVERYONE at
> risk, and make all riders look bad.
Uh, the OP correctly assumed that he was getting in some people's way at
what seemed like a comfortable speed to him, and learned a lesson from same.
(As Rob said: "check your six and pull to the right as needed.")
Good for the OP. He's dealing with reality like a mature adult; exactly as
he's supposed to.
You might think about trying that some time.
Posted by Calgary on May 19, 2008, 6:13 pm
On Mon, 19 May 2008 14:53:30 -0700, "P. Roehling"
>> Sounds like a great lesson in how some riders put EVERYONE at
>> risk, and make all riders look bad.
>Uh, the OP correctly assumed that he was getting in some people's way at
>what seemed like a comfortable speed to him, and learned a lesson from same.
>(As Rob said: "check your six and pull to the right as needed.")
I might add those wanting to pass should wait for a safe opening to do
so. I don't need some squid putting me in jeopardy with an unsafe
pass.
>Good for the OP. He's dealing with reality like a mature adult; exactly as
>he's supposed to.
>You might think about trying that some time.
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> sportbikes came blasting around me like I was standing still. My first
> reaction was how dangerous and irresponsible it was to pass on a blind
> curve like they did. Then, it hit me - they were just as annoyed
> behind me as I was behind the cruisers.