Riding has made me a wuss!

[redxblack]

I don't see much good coming from aggressive riding in traffic. Getting a cage pissed off will only make traffic worse. The zen flow/stealth ninja approach is  .

[Spidey]

This is exactly why a necessary part of my commute home is doing wheelies up n' down the main drag in yuppiedom. It's to keep the wussification at bay.  It sounds like someone needs a "we're not role models" ride through the City.    Wheelies, sidewalk-riding, unnecessarily peggin' the rev limiter, pedestrians fleeing for their lives.  Followed by beer.  

That said, there are times to be fast and stupid.  There are times when it ain't worth it.  Being able to distinguish between those two makes you smart, not a wuss.  I've ridden with you when the road gets twisty.  Waving to the kids on your commute isn't slowing you down at all when it matters.  I'm also glad you finally figured out that 90 on the freeway doesn't win any awards.  I'm sick of having to chase down you idiots after we get off the slab cuz you insist on doing 25+ over the speed limit while I putt along at 75.  Anyway you can edjewmacate Enzo and tigre about it as well?

Ya f'n wuss.  

P.S.  Next time, shut off your engine for the blind guy and then light it up again to 8k right as gets in front of you.   

[Fox]

Belle, I think you have develped a sence of respect for youself and the others around you. Not a bad thing in my book. Congratulations.

[ab]

This is exactly why a necessary part of my commute home is doing wheelies up n' down the main drag in yuppiedom. It's to keep the wussification at bay.  It sounds like someone needs a "we're not role models" ride through the City.    Wheelies, sidewalk-riding, unnecessarily peggin' the rev limiter, pedestrians fleeing for their lives.  Followed by beer.  

That said, there are times to be fast and stupid.  There are times when it ain't worth it.  Being able to distinguish between those two makes you smart, not a wuss.  I've ridden with you when the road gets twisty.  Waving to the kids on your commute isn't slowing you down at all when it matters.  I'm also glad you finally figured out that 90 on the freeway doesn't win any awards.  I'm sick of having to chase down you idiots after we get off the slab cuz you insist on doing 25+ over the speed limit while I putt along at 75.  Anyway you can edjewmacate Enzo and tigre about it as well?

Ya f'n wuss.  

P.S.  Next time, shut off your engine for the blind guy and then light it up again to 8k right as gets in front of you.   

have i read this exact post somewhere else? 

[corndog67]

I don't see much good coming from aggressive riding in traffic. Getting a cage pissed off will only make traffic worse. The zen flow/stealth ninja approach is  .

I have to disagree with that statement.   I ride in what I consider a real aggressive manner, especially in traffic.  I'm not an asshole, I just know where I'm going, I make definite moves, I don't hesitate, I don't cut people off and piss them off, but I am very alert to what is going on around me, and I think that is what has kept me alive on the street for 31 years.   

[ab]

I have to disagree with that statement.   I ride in what I consider a real aggressive manner, especially in traffic.  I'm not an asshole, I just know where I'm going, I make definite moves, I don't hesitate, I don't cut people off and piss them off, but I am very alert to what is going on around me, and I think that is what has kept me alive on the street for 31 years.   

finally 

[Porsche Monkey]

But I suppose I still long for that excitement still.  Those of you that race have that wonderful experience that most of us do not have and I suppose the street (city, country, rural)  is where we take it out on until we no longer can.  Track may be the answer but I am sure most of us can not afford to do it as often as we would like simply put.

I didn't mean that you need to ride like a wuss, I love to tear it up on the weekends out in the country. There is a time and place for everything.  I also won't tell you that I don't speed. I do, just not all the time. In my line of work I have to keep my drivers license in tact. 

[mostrobelle]

I have to disagree with that statement.   I ride in what I consider a real aggressive manner, especially in traffic.  I'm not an asshole, I just know where I'm going, I make definite moves, I don't hesitate, I don't cut people off and piss them off, but I am very alert to what is going on around me, and I think that is what has kept me alive on the street for 31 years.   

I wouldn't call that riding "aggressively" necessarily.  But if you're coming into work breathless and sweaty after your commute, you're doin' it wrong. 

And a lot of people here probably think that I ride slowly all the time.  That's not true.  I've gotten faster as I've adopted this mentality--that's what the lap timer says anyway.  And I don't run a lap timer on my commute in case anyone's wondering.   

[mostrobelle]

That's grandMA actually...

And 'Belle...honey...seriously...you missed your calling.  You should write for a moto-rag.  But I've told you that before, lots of times.

you're my biggest fan...    (And I do a little bit of free-lancing now.  Working on my second article.   )

[Duck-Stew]

you're my biggest fan...    (And I do a little bit of free-lancing now.  Working on my second article.   )

*blush*    Keep writin' MB.  Please and not just for me. 

[Duki09]

yeaaaah, but ya know, being a wuss on a motorcycle most likely means you will have less of a chance in becoming a motorcycle rider death statistic

[Sleeper_I]

That's grandMA actually...

And 'Belle...honey...seriously...you missed your calling.  You should write for a moto-rag.  But I've told you that before, lots of times.

My apology Belle.

Thanks for the correction Duck-Stew

All these time reading your write ups I let my assumption ran

Looking forward for more of your write ups 

[mostrobelle]

My apology Belle.

Thanks for the correction Duck-Stew

All these time reading your write ups I let my assumption ran

Looking forward for more of your write ups 

I've been mistaken for a dude in person, too.  Doesn't really bother me, but thanks for the apology.  The GRANDMA comment has me a little bent outta shape though.   

[Rob Hilding]

I've been mistaken for a dude in person, too.  Doesn't really bother me, but thanks for the apology.  The GRANDMA comment has me a little bent outta shape though.   

I'll take my seat cover and grip cozies in yellow, please

[ab]

yeaaaah, but ya know, being a wuss on a motorcycle most likely means you will have less of a chance in becoming a motorcycle rider death statistic

True.  But before completely wuss up   , it is best to pick up another appropriate hobby.  I am going to try bicycling