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Mokushi wrote:Skillful?

Stupid springs to my mind...

When it involves a motorcycle and a cliff - is there a difference?

wouldnt want to ride it
wouldnt want to walk it

hell, i was afraid to keep WATCHING it!

wow.

@ofblong: Maybe so. But at least I won't be falling off a cliff any time soon

@RhadamYgg: ... Not really, no XD

Kind of funny as most non motorcycle riders would say something similar to Stupid comes to mind for us just riding a bike.

ofblong wrote:

Mokushi wrote:Skillful?

Stupid springs to my mind...

yes skillful. Stupid comes into play when there are people who are to unwilling to take a chance in life and would rather sit and be a couch potato. Now thats stupid.

I'm with ofblong on this.

Its great to see people get out and utilize their skills. Its not so good to hear people discount them as "stupid".

I definitely wouldn't call them stupid for riding it. Just brave.
As for me, I fear heights. Falling down the sides of mountains is a another fear tied into my fear of heights. Something to do with hiking with the parents as a kid and my mom telling me that if i fell down the mountain to try and slide to a stop and not roll. I wasn't afraid before she said that. lol But yeah, I would never ride it. fear and lack of confidence in my off road skill.

Hmmm, I'm undecided on the skillful vs. stupid point. Even if I had the skill (which i don't at all), I still wouldn't try it, simply because of the absolute lack of a margin for error; a rock that moves when you wouldn't expect it to, loose soil, who knows what could happen. But then, I assume the riders could read the trail really well. Maybe from their point of view, their skills and experience greatly exceeded the potential risk.