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06-12-2009, 05:19 AM
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Yep, we old guys tend to go on sometimes. Usually because we've been there and know that we only got through it by sheer luck, or by some old guy taking the time to beat some sense into our heads. As Doug is fond of saying, "Young guys should hang out with old guys. Old guys know stuff."
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06-12-2009, 05:27 AM
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Upside Down Super Mod
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Steve.
Yep, we old guys tend to go on sometimes. Usually because we've been there and know that we only got through it by sheer luck, or by some old guy taking the time to beat some sense into our heads. As Doug is fond of saying, "Young guys should hang out with old guys. Old guys know stuff." |
Isn't it something like a full bucket of luck and an empty bucket of experience?
Fill the bucket of experience before the bucket of lucky runs out?
I don't know, I'm too old to remember. I think I have two empty buckets. |
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06-12-2009, 03:47 PM
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Baby Twin
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EnemyAllstar
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Well i think you guys are getting the wrong idea here. I have been riding for 2 years now(not that its alot) and this wasnt a "how to ride a motorcycle course", this was the navys idea(if their gonna ride sports bikes and push it to the limits, lets teach them how to do it the right way) we were doing track exercises, high speed breaking, high speed cornering excercises all sorts of fun crap. This wasnt a pass or fail course, this was take what you can get from this coarse, which i took alot of valueable information away from this. When i fell i was doing a manuever i would never do on the road, I had a blast and learned a leason. And ill throw in one more thing about TARDS( Terrible Accidents and Riders Driving Stupid) if people keep dieing on sports bikes the way they are now, the Navy will secure sports bike for all active duty personel, I aint Bs'n i work with some guy that hear alot from Big Navy and thats an option they will use to save sailors lives.
AND Fuck no the Chicken Didnt win, he may have got his friggin knee down but i got the Whole bike over.
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06-12-2009, 04:00 PM
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No Likey No Spiders
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Originally Posted by EnemyAllstar
Well i think you guys are getting the wrong idea here. I have been riding for 2 years now(not that its alot) and this wasnt a "how to ride a motorcycle course", this was the navys idea(if their gonna ride sports bikes and push it to the limits, lets teach them how to do it the right way) we were doing track exercises, high speed breaking, high speed cornering excercises all sorts of fun crap. This wasnt a pass or fail course, this was take what you can get from this coarse, which i took alot of valueable information away from this. When i fell i was doing a manuever i would never do on the road, I had a blast and learned a leason. And ill throw in one more thing about TARDS( Terrible Accidents and Riders Driving Stupid) if people keep dieing on sports bikes the way they are now, the Navy will secure sports bike for all active duty personel, I aint Bs'n i work with some guy that hear alot from Big Navy and thats an option they will use to save sailors lives.
AND Fuck no the Chicken Didnt win, he may have got his friggin knee down but i got the Whole bike over.
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I'm 100% that I didn't get the wrong idea. No matter what you say regarding what happened you will still be known by the rest of the attendees that day as the guy who crashed. The guy who was the very epitome of the reason that people are having to attend that class.
I'm on Ft Hood. I know the class that you are talking about. I also know the head instructor. We all know that it doesn't teach anyone how to ride a sport bike, or should I say "how to do it the right way". It's simply a post requirement in order to be able to ride. It's not a bad thing but it's not what you are cracking it up to be in the quote above.
We tried to help you out a little bit, not because we didn't understand you but because we've seen you before, a bunch of times. Then one day someone posts up that so and so crashed, or took a friend out in the process bringing two lives to an end and leaving behind families in their wake...........
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06-12-2009, 04:18 PM
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Sold, to the man in the slippers
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and this wasnt a "how to ride a motorcycle course", this was the navys idea(if their gonna ride sports bikes and push it to the limits, lets teach them how to do it the right way)
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So this this little competition, was that you and the super chickens idea... or did the navy coure think it up??
The idea is to learn not compete.. When the competition starts up, testosterone kicks in, we're men it's what we do  and thats when shit hits the fan...
Never tempt fate... It bites
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06-12-2009, 04:37 PM
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Baby Twin
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EnemyAllstar
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Well tell me MR Army what would you recomend For my situation? Take a Super sport bike class in Cali? SELL my bike ? The class was the most comprehensive sport bike instruction i have received thus far. Hell were sceduling track days later this fall curtosy of MWR. Yes i crashed, EVERYONE CRASHES. i wont be doing it again, at least for that reason.
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06-12-2009, 04:50 PM
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Sold, to the man in the slippers
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Who's MR army? 
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Vandriver's Clear Clutch Cover, Pressure Plate, Sprocket cover, Billet Rear Brake Reservoir and Brake Return Spring, Yoshi RS3 SS Bolt on's, +2 Driven Rear Sprocket, Eaglescreens Blue Windlip Screen, Revolution Rotors, Axle Flip Mod, MattTheHat TRE, Bitubo Rear Shock, Rifleman's 1/5th Insert, FP Racing Lever's, Charge Mod, Carrozeria V-Track Wheels, Tribo Seat Cover
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Gap Mod Tray, TopGun Undertail
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06-12-2009, 05:15 PM
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Baby Twin
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EnemyAllstar
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Moto Tiller
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06-12-2009, 05:50 PM
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Que?
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Kamikuza
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I still say crashing on a track day ain't the same as crashing on the road 
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06-12-2009, 06:19 PM
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Baby Twin
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EnemyAllstar
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Ya i had a Buddy E-7 of mine come over a blind hill last week with a stopped school bus on the other side. bike went under the bus he slid off the street, both were fine just a little shaken.
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