Does your bike bring out the worst in you?
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Been out today in the sunshine on my Aprilia RSV R and it was brilliant. The weather was good, the roads were dry and traffic was ok. All the right ingredients to have a great ride out. The trouble is, is that my bike brings the worst out in me, I sort of morph in a bit of a holigan and that is so not like me. Does your bike do the same?
JT
JT
Biker's Nemesis said:
What do you class as a hooligan? One mans hooligan is another mans pussy.
True. Perhaps hooligan was a bit strong, let's say "enthusiastic". The joy of twisting the throttle and having a lot of fun within your riding ability. Owned other bikes but the Aprilia is by far the best so far. Bit of a drug I am afraid. The very reason I sold my rsv4 factory has nothing to do with bringing out the worst in me, it brought out the best, nothing makes you feel more alive than a modern litre sports bike bouncing off the redline as you cog through the box, but that sickening feeling when you roll it back in the garage after a run out and think holy f
k I hope I haven't been photo graphed by the police this time 
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I love modern sports bikes but it would seem I cannot trust myself to have any self control ( lets be honest there to fast for todays laws) .
k I hope I haven't been photo graphed by the police this time .I love modern sports bikes but it would seem I cannot trust myself to have any self control ( lets be honest there to fast for todays laws) .
Yes, I sold the R1 I'd wanted for so long just because I was getting silly on it (ask Gavia or Hebegeb!) I also sold the Street R as I got busted for pulling a wheelie by the cops and only just held onto my license, I have embraced less focused bikes now and I'm taking it easy for a while, I'm no slower round the corners but the temptation to pin it everywhere and pull wheelies is gone as I only have 70bhp!
I too had an RSV R which had an irresistible sound when being ridden enthusiastically. Now sold but I have a hankering to get another, knowing what the end result could be and how accustomed to speed I had got has stopped me so far!
I once overtook a friend in his car one evening who said he could feel the door card in his Audi A4 vibrating against his arm as I came past. He called me a nutcase, which is fine but he is a complete nutcase himself so this struck home a little.
I once overtook a friend in his car one evening who said he could feel the door card in his Audi A4 vibrating against his arm as I came past. He called me a nutcase, which is fine but he is a complete nutcase himself so this struck home a little.
Its why i don't ride anymore, every time i get on 2 wheels i'm 17 and immortal again. Voices come out the fairing telling me to do bad things. I'm not going to admit anything but getting caught would make the news. I have a problem and abstainance is the only thing that works for me. Even if i get on a 125 I cant help myself, i end up popping the clutch to wheely off every set of lights. It's immature and pathetic but I seem to have no control over it.
My Tuono encourages me to ride like a bit of a tt, probably why I haven't ridden it that much this year. I fking love the bike but as said, sometimes I put it away and realise that my riding was probably slightly frowned upon (not dangerous though, even slow riding can look dangerous to car drivers)
Even my crappy commuter Thundercat does it a little, it gets a bit too tempting to pin it through a few gears and even on an old 600 with about 90bhp left you end up going faster than you should.
Looking forwards to my ZXR400 being finished to see if that is slow enough that I can give it the berries a bit more on the road and not worry so much.
t, probably why I haven't ridden it that much this year. I fking love the bike but as said, sometimes I put it away and realise that my riding was probably slightly frowned upon (not dangerous though, even slow riding can look dangerous to car drivers) Even my crappy commuter Thundercat does it a little, it gets a bit too tempting to pin it through a few gears and even on an old 600 with about 90bhp left you end up going faster than you should.
Looking forwards to my ZXR400 being finished to see if that is slow enough that I can give it the berries a bit more on the road and not worry so much.
Yes yes and have another yes.
Sometimes whilst locking the bike up after a ride and i reflect on what i have just done makes me feel ashamed to be honest, i cannot help it though and no matter what bike it is its always the same r6 = screaming through the box, power wheelies and clutch up 2nd gear wheelies.
Msx125 = traffic light wheelies every damn time.
No self control at all, its not every single ride out but its alot.
Totaly different when driving i am a calm relaxed driver and hardly ever get into situations where im taking the piss.
Sometimes whilst locking the bike up after a ride and i reflect on what i have just done makes me feel ashamed to be honest, i cannot help it though and no matter what bike it is its always the same r6 = screaming through the box, power wheelies and clutch up 2nd gear wheelies.
Msx125 = traffic light wheelies every damn time.
No self control at all, its not every single ride out but its alot.
Totaly different when driving i am a calm relaxed driver and hardly ever get into situations where im taking the piss.
Yes, most definitely.
I've started using the Firestorm to commute into work recently with a new close to home location , dreadful traffic in town and the nice weather.
I swear, I cross my heart, that I set off each trip to and from the office with the best intentions of behaving myself, being considerate and abiding by the generally acceptable rules of the road.
Which lasts until I encounter the first muppet in a car and I realise I don't have to sit quietly and let it wash over me like when I'm in the car... I can just go....
So I do, and the horns don't go back in until I turn off the engine.
I've started using the Firestorm to commute into work recently with a new close to home location , dreadful traffic in town and the nice weather.
I swear, I cross my heart, that I set off each trip to and from the office with the best intentions of behaving myself, being considerate and abiding by the generally acceptable rules of the road.
Which lasts until I encounter the first muppet in a car and I realise I don't have to sit quietly and let it wash over me like when I'm in the car... I can just go....
So I do, and the horns don't go back in until I turn off the engine.
Jazoli said:
Yes, I sold the R1 I'd wanted for so long just because I was getting silly on it (ask Gavia or Hebegeb!) I also sold the Street R as I got busted for pulling a wheelie by the cops and only just held onto my license, I have embraced less focused bikes now and I'm taking it easy for a while, I'm no slower round the corners but the temptation to pin it everywhere and pull wheelies is gone as I only have 70bhp!
Yes, I've been lucky to date, but I started riding late in life compared to many and the trackdays / racing piece has done nothing to slow me down on the road. Time and a place seems to have worked out well so far and I'm more restrained in 30 / 40 limits than I am in the car. NSLs and newly restricted 50s are fair game though, but they are in the car too. I have ridden bikes for forty years and currently have a cherished RSV Mille which has addictive grunt but to really wring its neck on the road is suicidal so I aiways hold back to a cetain extent.
By nature I am cautious and certainly not impulsive but I know if ever I was to be reunited with any of the Yamaha LC two strokes I owned especially the tuned 350 YPVS then all caution would be thrown to the wind.
These bikes are impossible to ride at anything but full throttle, the addictive surge of acceleration as they hit the powerband, slick changes through perfect ratios, the steering lightening as the front wheel skims the road and their racebike sound erase any sensible thoughts.
Back then it seemed only lunatics bought these bikes, not true, it was the bike that possessed the rider, normally sensible bikers turned into speed addicts within minutes of sitting on them.
Thing was they were not really that powerful but that meant you could give them a good thrashing, reaching their limits without venturing far into three figure speeds. Far more satisfying than keeping a 200mph bike reined in.
By nature I am cautious and certainly not impulsive but I know if ever I was to be reunited with any of the Yamaha LC two strokes I owned especially the tuned 350 YPVS then all caution would be thrown to the wind.
These bikes are impossible to ride at anything but full throttle, the addictive surge of acceleration as they hit the powerband, slick changes through perfect ratios, the steering lightening as the front wheel skims the road and their racebike sound erase any sensible thoughts.
Back then it seemed only lunatics bought these bikes, not true, it was the bike that possessed the rider, normally sensible bikers turned into speed addicts within minutes of sitting on them.
Thing was they were not really that powerful but that meant you could give them a good thrashing, reaching their limits without venturing far into three figure speeds. Far more satisfying than keeping a 200mph bike reined in.
Gavia said:
NSLs and newly restricted 50s are fair game though, but they are in the car too.
Agreed - and also to a certain extent the 60s that have gone to 40s. I've found that I can remain very focussed on keeping litrebike speeds and behaviour legal, the only bike that ever "made" me ride like a t
t was my CRF450R supermoto, which was made worse by it sticking out like a sore thumb, having a very loud pipe and being of very dubious road legality (I couldn't tell if I was speeding anyway as it had no speedo), so if I'd been stopped for anything at all they'd then have looked at the bike and thrown the book at me. I sold it. MGZTV8 said:
I know some of you will find this very amusing but out of all my bikes it's the Honda Grom / MSX 125 that brings out the worst in me.
Anyone who's owned or ridden one will understand what I mean.
The KR1 is the smallest thing I own but you HAVE to end up ringing its nick on the B roads , most of the time with my friend on his RGV which doesnt help at all..The 250, with me anyway, is far more dangerous the bigger bike, you can take it easier on those ...The KR is just loopy..The 350 isnt much better but at least has some torque and a much more laid back riding position.
podman said:
The smaller the bike, the more they encourage you to ride like a dick...
The KR1 is the smallest thing I own but you HAVE to end up ringing its nick on the B roads , most of the time with my friend on his RGV which doesnt help at all..The 250, with me anyway, is far more dangerous the bigger bike, you can take it easier on those ...The KR is just loopy..The 350 isnt much better but at least has some torque and a much more laid back riding position.
I'd go with this too. I was a helmet on my 800 triple but my Aprilia 1100 has so much torque you just don't as much... But when you do it's definitely faster more quickly The KR1 is the smallest thing I own but you HAVE to end up ringing its nick on the B roads , most of the time with my friend on his RGV which doesnt help at all..The 250, with me anyway, is far more dangerous the bigger bike, you can take it easier on those ...The KR is just loopy..The 350 isnt much better but at least has some torque and a much more laid back riding position.
Birky_41 said:
I'd go with this too. I was a helmet on my 800 triple but my Aprilia 1100 has so much torque you just don't as much... But when you do it's definitely faster more quickly
I would disagree for my circumstances, regardless of bike I ride smooth and fast and try not to take to many dangerous decisions when barrelling into blind bends or overtaking , Its the sheer speed you can achieve after exiting a bend on a litre sports bike that's the problem, corner entry/ corner and exit speed are all equal depending the bike is capable . I am of course in denial and no this, there is nothing better than than pinning a litre sports bike and relying on the anti wheelie to just keep the wheel slightly off the ground as you fire through the quick shifter reaching itv news at 10 speeds
I can enter corners just as fast on this and have fun pinning the throttle but the max speed is way down, yes I could still get a ban but I would be very unlucky to go to jail .
Out with the tool !
In with the new .
Yes I still have my 1290r super duke but these super naked beet the s
t out of you after and upto 130 so that helps in the self restraint PS. can anyone tell me how my photo bucket is still working
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