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Who is a good rider?
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:24 pm
by Dirtytoes
how can i know if someone is a good rider?
the only way i know right now is to look at the edge/side of the tires to see how far(& how much) the bike has been leaned.
are there any other ways?
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:53 pm
by Shiv
The chicken strips aren't necessarily an indication of a good rider, or not in the way I'm thinking of.
Cause you can be a mighty aggressive "O Ring" and have thin chickenstrips. I might have respect for you in that aspect but I wouldn't consider them a good rider.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:38 pm
by Mag7C
When they can make a rolling stop so well that even the cops would have a hard time spotting it.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:40 pm
by sapaul
Why not quantify for us what you think a good rider should be?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:14 am
by Wizzard
Mag7C wrote:When they can make a rolling stop so well that even the cops would have a hard time spotting it.
Well , I got that one down .................
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:01 am
by 9000white
why not worry about your own skills instead of staring at somebody's dam tires??????/
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:14 am
by ronboskz650sr
Rossi is a good rider...you can just tell.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:53 am
by Jamers!
ride with em, thats how you can know. If they look sloppy and or make many mistakes, probably not a very experenced/good rider. Simple enough
JWF
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:45 am
by Lion_Lady
I know some signs of a BAD rider:
> Duck walking into or away from a stop. Also known as 'landing gear' or outrigging.
> Braking IN a turn.
> Putting the bike in neutral at red lights.
> "Tacking" around a curve... series of corrections instead of a single smooth line.
P
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:58 am
by cb360
Lion_Lady wrote:> Putting the bike in neutral at red lights.
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You must not live near any of the giant intersections I occasionally sit through
There's some three or four minute four-way lights around here. I understand the concept behind leaving it in gear and usually do... but not when I'm gonna be there for a while and totally surrounded by a wall of non-moving cars.