Re: [ST] Bike or Rider?

["Joel Ashman" <ashmite@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have to lean towards the rider.  I personally am not very confident in my 
cornering abilities, allthough, with info from this group on suspension 
settings for weight/skill, I was able to add 10 MPH to my cornering in a 
particular cloverleaf turn on the way home.

I have to embarassingly admit to having my a$$ handed to me by a 1200 Trophy 
in the corners on a ride one time at the Thunder in the Valley ralley in 
Johnstown PA.  I know my bike is capable of scrapping the pegs, but the only 
time I ever did that was on an SV650 when I was going through a cloverleaf 
at a safe clip, only to have a deer jump out in front of me.  I was able to 
roll off the throttle and cut to the inside, missing the deer, but scrapping 
the feelers.

I'm not really sure which scared me more! ;)

--Joel





From:  "Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject:  [ST] Bike or Rider?
Date:  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:19:51 -0500
I just saw a classified add for a race bike for sale.  It was touting how 
the bike was a champion with all "x" amount of pole starts, race wins, etc.  
It got me thinking.  As great as that all sounds, and no doubt the bike is 
preped as good as it can be, it's still all the rider.  The bike can't win 
that all on it's own.  It needs a rider.  And that's not all.  It needs a 
rider who can utilize that top notch bike to it's fullest or beyond.

It reminded me of these golf club ads touting extra distance and strokes off 
your game.  Sure a club design can add 50 yards to your game, but if you 
suck (like I do) your slice will only go that 50 yards further into the 
trees. :-)

I think that goes the same for motorcycles.  All that technology and setup 
isn't gonna do a lick of good unless you're able to use it properly, right?

So, bike or rider?  I thinks it's a mixture of both.

Rich
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