Kaan Wrote:btw, you heard it here first... i trust mike to decide if he feels comfortable going on the ride. If he has too many nerves, isnt comfortable on it yet, etc... I'll still give him the little respect i do now...
i'm just saying i think the squid needs to get some saddle sores.
I don't think its a good idea to go on a 120 mile group ride with less than an hour or two of riding time and no professional instruction. Think back to when we were all learning to drive. None of us went out driving on group cruises after driving a car for one or two hours with only a permit. A bike requires a lot more concentration, motor skills, and awareness to operate safely.
I don't wanna be a hater but if it was one of the younger guys I think people would be saying he shouldn't come out yet. Let's do things right here.
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just an fyi guys, i said push it back a week or two. don't know what you're all still jabbering about. i'm smart enough to not get in over my head.
anyway, got my permit, registered, and attending MSF at the expensive place in manasshole June 16-18.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:i'm smart enough to not get in over my head.
Bikes make you stupid.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
some people are born stupid.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
you never had much sense to begin with
I'm just worse than you.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:Mike Wrote:i'm smart enough to not get in over my head.
Bikes make you stupid. Only if you allow them to. Some people do have that little thing called self control. I realize you're unfamiliar with the concept.
.RJ Wrote:mrbaggio Wrote:I'm down.
But Jay isnt leading and there wont be anyone to look at your bike when we stop for lunch  [/quote]
Just so long as you're not leading it I'm good.
What do I care about people looking at my bike?
Dragon Wrote:Only if you allow them to. Some people do have that little thing called self control. I realize you're unfamiliar with the concept.
You sound like a cranky 4 year old that didnt get their cookies after school when I'm busy and I cant go ride with you.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
mrbaggio Wrote:Just so long as you're not leading it I'm good.
Whatever.
mrbaggio Wrote:What do I care about people looking at my bike?
That was a joke... hence the " "
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:Mike Wrote:i'm smart enough to not get in over my head.
Bikes make you stupid.
i'll rephrase that:
Bikes make it easier to do something stupid. Riding also makes you think that you're safer than you actually are (in my opinion anyway).
"Tear RJ's comments up" day? :wink:
.RJ Wrote:Dragon Wrote:Only if you allow them to. Some people do have that little thing called self control. I realize you're unfamiliar with the concept.
You sound like a cranky 4 year old that didnt get their cookies after school when I'm busy and I cant go ride with you. Just cause I sound like a cranky 4 year old when you're busy doesn't mean I don't have self control when I go out on rides.
Damn you guys.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
My family always beleives in throwing people to the fire. when i got my license, i was instantly to drive my aunt back to Nashville TN (ok ok a week or so later)....
when i got my first bike my dad dragged me out on one of the more dangerous rides ... from one end of the GW parkway to the other... and back... since we lived in Mt. Vernon at the time it was the easiest "ride" to get to... slabs of concrete... the old town section... the dc section... thats not a fun first ride... but you'll find out if its cut out for you.
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Sijray21 Wrote:i'll rephrase that:
Bikes make it easier to do something stupid. Riding also makes you think that you're safer than you actually are (in my opinion anyway).
Someone on HT made an excellent analogy about riding (paraphrasing), 'Riding bikes is more like flying a plane than driving a car. Riding a sportbike is like flying a fighter jet.'
To take it one step further, I've heard more than once on fighter pilot documentaries and the like that a pilot's IQ drops 10 points when he steps in the cockpit. This is because of the fact that you have to be constantly paying attention to (and processing) a lot more things when riding.
So yeah, riding makes you stupid. This is especially unfortunate for those who don't have much IQ to begin with...
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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Required reading should be Twist of the Wrist II.... if you dont have it, its cheap on amazon.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
G.Irish Wrote:So yeah, riding makes you stupid. -5 IQ points for every 100cc......
Evan Wrote:-5 IQ points for every 100cc......
^2 if you have a gixxer
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Evan Wrote:G.Irish Wrote:So yeah, riding makes you stupid. -5 IQ points for every 100cc......
chit! mine is the biggest.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
I've got an e-copy if anybody wants it.
And yes, riding makes you stupid.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
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Mike made the right choice in not coming. Today would have been over a n00bs head in several sections.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
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