Is anyone on here an average (or worse) rider?

[snorky782]

Having read quite a few threads over the past few months, I'm amazed at some of the stuff being discussed and the level that many of you seem to ride at.

Are you all genuinely this good, or is there a bit of overstating ability going on?

I expect no end of pisstaking now, but it is a genuine question.

[Steve Bass]

I'm fecking brill me. Got scars and everything to prove it....

[mckeann]

i'm crap at wheelies

[mckeann]

my u turns were always a bit ropey too

[mckeann]

never attempted a burnout but dont think i'd be any good at them either

[mckeann]

plus i've crashed 7 times in 7 years so that makes me well below average i'd guess

[Dr Jekyll]

Not crashed, but gave up trying to reach IAM level so obviously not very good.

[neelyp]

I'm utterly pish.

[sc0tt]

Proper st.

Ace at burnouts and could get the front off the ground about 6 inches.

[rufusgti]

Terrible. I used to be ok at off road riding, but found it hard to utilise those skills on the road. I don't do enough to progress to a decent level and am now crap off road as its been so long. Friends get tired of waiting for me and I don't enjoy taking risks. I should give it up but I absolutely love motorbikes.

[clen666]

rufusgti said:

Terrible. I used to be ok at off road riding, but found it hard to utilise those skills on the road. I don't do enough to progress to a decent level and am now crap off road as its been so long. Friends get tired of waiting for me and I don't enjoy taking risks. I should give it up but I absolutely love motorbikes.

Pretty much the same here, except I'm st off road too.

[moanthebairns]

mckeann said:

plus i've crashed 7 times in 7 years so that makes me well below average i'd guess

Crasher!!!

[vanordinaire]

I'm better at being crap than anyone else I know.

[anonymous-user]

Trying to keep up with a couple of locals across the mountain at the TT whilst on my ZZR made me realise both me and my bike should take up knitting instead. Going to buy a Triumph Explorer and try out all the tea/cake shops on the island.

[Rubin215]

I'm an absolute fking riding god.
Knee-down, wheelies, round the outside everything.

I also have a nine-inch penis, a full head of hair and a unicorn.

[s3fella]

I am the Shizzle.


Jokes aside, I suspect the genuinely poor end up injured, dead or just give up!

[Prof Prolapse]

I'd say I'm average on the road, awful on the track.

Getting better all the time though. That's the whole point isn't it?

[Prof Prolapse]

Rubin215 said:

I'm an absolute fking riding god.
Knee-down, wheelies, round the outside everything.

I also have a nine-inch penis, a full head of hair and a unicorn.

That's funny because I heard you had a nine inch unicorn and a hairy penis.

[Johnny50]

I'm pretty much crap at everything bike related!
Maybe once i'm back on a bike i'll improve

[Dannaz]

I would also say I'm an average rider, can ride at a decent pace and negotiate most bends with a decent amount of speed, but I am always learning and try to learn from my riding errors when out. The new bike has helped improve my cornering so much as it has so much front end grip, it allows me to push on but gives enough feedback to tell me I'm pushing my luck.

Never been on track so I'm likely to be sh*t and out of my depth and comfort zone.