Posted by e on August 1, 2006, 10:53 pm
>EffJay R. Yamaha wrote:
>> e wrote:
>> > i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>>
>> I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a sportbike,
>> you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>> over the fairing, not with your wrists.
>And when you're in really good shape, riding a Ducati 916 in stop and
>go traffic for an hour and a half is a joy, and you're much happier
>than you would've been on, say, a Ducati 750GT.
i had a real cult bike, a honda gb500 and it was a killer in
traffic. some collector waved a buttload of money at me and
off it went.
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on August 1, 2006, 10:42 pm
EffJay R. Yamaha wrote:
> e wrote:
> > i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
> I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a sportbike,
> you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
> over the fairing, not with your wrists.
A place for everything and everything in its place. Just as I loved
riding my Speed Triple on the street (for which it was designed) and
hated it on the racetrack, I loved riding the Ducati 916 on the
racetrack (for which it was designed) and hated it on the street.
Oh, and racing 65-70 sprint races a season pretty much puts you in
"good enough shape" to ride a sport bike. A true race replica is STILL
a poor excuse for a street bike and STILL hurts to ride in stop and go
traffic.
And a TRUE race replica (clip-ons BELOW the level of the seat) has to
be going well over 80mph to ease enough pressure off your wrists to be
comfortable for anything other than 20-30 minutes at a time, unless you
have 36-inch sleeve. In my state, that means whenever you're comfy on
a sportbike on the street, you're also guilty of reckless driving!
Posted by e on August 1, 2006, 10:54 pm
>EffJay R. Yamaha wrote:
>> e wrote:
>> > i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>>
>> I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a sportbike,
>> you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>> over the fairing, not with your wrists.
>A place for everything and everything in its place. Just as I loved
>riding my Speed Triple on the street (for which it was designed) and
>hated it on the racetrack, I loved riding the Ducati 916 on the
>racetrack (for which it was designed) and hated it on the street.
>Oh, and racing 65-70 sprint races a season pretty much puts you in
>"good enough shape" to ride a sport bike. A true race replica is STILL
>a poor excuse for a street bike and STILL hurts to ride in stop and go
>traffic.
>And a TRUE race replica (clip-ons BELOW the level of the seat) has to
>be going well over 80mph to ease enough pressure off your wrists to be
>comfortable for anything other than 20-30 minutes at a time, unless you
>have 36-inch sleeve. In my state, that means whenever you're comfy on
>a sportbike on the street, you're also guilty of reckless driving!
i like strait up bikes for comfort. i like to ride the
twisties and i can still pull it over.
Posted by e on August 1, 2006, 10:52 pm
>e wrote:
>> i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a sportbike,
>you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>over the fairing, not with your wrists.
well, i'm 200 years old with a bad back. my leg muscles are
fine.
Posted by walt peifer on August 2, 2006, 11:56 am
>>
>>e wrote:
>>> i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>>
>>I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a
>>sportbike,
>>you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>>over the fairing, not with your wrists.
>>
>>
> well, i'm 200 years old with a bad back. my leg muscles are
> fine.
read the whole thread from fist post to last at one sitting.
I have to say first while a 250cc of any make can be "adequate" I'd go
bigger so as to not be riding the high side all the time. Second experience
is the great equalizer, it seems as if many of us routinely smoke bigger or
faster bikes because of experience. Finally as to riding style, body type
determines what is the most comfortable, and comfort is the single most
important component of riding safety.
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>> e wrote:
>> > i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>>
>> I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a sportbike,
>> you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>> over the fairing, not with your wrists.
>And when you're in really good shape, riding a Ducati 916 in stop and
>go traffic for an hour and a half is a joy, and you're much happier
>than you would've been on, say, a Ducati 750GT.