Post by wotavidone on Nov 30, 2008 18:43:59 GMT -5
That's it, the annual Flinders Touring Motorcycle Association toy run has been and gone.
The highlight of the doing the "90 mile" for me is the sprint through Germein Gorge on my SR.
Which brings me to a question - am I turning into a Grumpy Old Man?
It seems to me that every year some plonker on a sports bike takes advantage of the obscene rear wheel horsepower under his command to blast past me on the straight leading into the first corner, than proceeds to hold me up on every bend as he tip toes his way through 5 miles of premier twisties. It happened again this year, a bloke on a Hyabusa overtook me then proceeded to give me every opportunity to ride up his exhaust pipes on the next 15 corners. On the brakes when ideally I'd be on the throttle with a shit eating grin, and the toe of my boot gently skimming the blacktop.
So back to my question. Was I being a grumpy old man when I told him at the next stop that I was sick of hearing about how fast his bike goes in a straight line and he shouldn't buy a fast bike if he can't ride the f@#$%ng thing around corners? Was I being a touch contentious when I proclaimed I was sick of running up the arses of sports bike riders who can only go hard in a straight line?
Maybe I should mellow out a bit.
Mick
The highlight of the doing the "90 mile" for me is the sprint through Germein Gorge on my SR.
Which brings me to a question - am I turning into a Grumpy Old Man?
It seems to me that every year some plonker on a sports bike takes advantage of the obscene rear wheel horsepower under his command to blast past me on the straight leading into the first corner, than proceeds to hold me up on every bend as he tip toes his way through 5 miles of premier twisties. It happened again this year, a bloke on a Hyabusa overtook me then proceeded to give me every opportunity to ride up his exhaust pipes on the next 15 corners. On the brakes when ideally I'd be on the throttle with a shit eating grin, and the toe of my boot gently skimming the blacktop.
So back to my question. Was I being a grumpy old man when I told him at the next stop that I was sick of hearing about how fast his bike goes in a straight line and he shouldn't buy a fast bike if he can't ride the f@#$%ng thing around corners? Was I being a touch contentious when I proclaimed I was sick of running up the arses of sports bike riders who can only go hard in a straight line?
Maybe I should mellow out a bit.
Mick
