Re: What Is The Right Next Motorcycle For Me?

 nospamplease@address.invalid says...

However did he say that it was a 172?  "A Cessna" covers a lot of
territory, from the 150 to the Bamboo Bomber to the Tweety Bird to the
Citation bizjets.

 wrote:


Yeah, but would she bend the axle?
--
Futility Man

 Datesfat Chicks wrote:
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| > I have not gone nor do I plan to go 150+ MPH on a motorcycle.
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| You have heard it before "Ride your own ride." It's good advice and
| keeps most of us safe.
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Agree.  WERA instructor advised that even in racing it is you and your
equipment against the track - not you against other riders (they are only
yardsticks) - adding that if somebody passes you whilst doing your best he
may have better equipment so one can only crash if one tries to keep up.  My
150+ was almost accidental or at least unintentional - the product of
inattention - which is the root cause of most crashes.  Going tooo fast tooo
easily is a problem with quasi-racer bikes. My hog gives me lots of warning
<g>.

 
OTOH, on a bike designed to do 150 (or way more), assuming nice empty
roads and a degree of common sense, what's the issue? As ever, it
comes down to road, vehicle and weather conditions. There are times
when doing 30mph is lunatically dangerous and when doing 150mph is
perfectly safe.

 [ OTOH, on a bike designed to do 150 (or way more), assuming nice empty
[ roads and a degree of common sense, what's the issue? As ever, it
[ comes down to road, vehicle and weather conditions. There are times
[ when doing 30mph is lunatically dangerous and when doing 150mph is
[ perfectly safe.

If the tires are properly inflated and if someone hasn't left anything on
the road and if ......
But, you have a point.  I never had a crash going really fast.  It's lack of
attention or doing something silly like chasing squirrels or trying to see
how fast one can make a corner.