i think i have to disagree with the fast cars wont prepare you for bikes argument a bit here. while its true that the car has a far greater contact patch than the bike, the car also weighs about 7-9 times as much as your average SS bike. also, the camber angle on a cars tires is fixed which means that depending on the setup you are either comprimising your ability to accelerate and brake or the ability to corner. not so on a bike, bike tires are rounded and ought to have the same amount of contact straight up as it would leaned over. another point is that in driving a fast car in corners one has to be very aware of weight shift, let off the throttle mid corner in an FF or RR car and see what happens to you! shits just as important on a bike. and my last little bit here is on concentration, as one who has operated many many different types of vehicles i find the level nessesary to safely operate my bike about the same as what i use in one of my fast cars, or a plane, or when i was driving tanks.
btw, im basing this rant on my Shelby Daytona, and NSX. both of which are manuals and feature no traction control, abs, or any other form of driver assistance whatsoever as i believe that the driver should be what makes a car fast, not some computer
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Originally Posted by Mistress Maygin
My friend who was teaching me the basics (shifting, placement of stuff, etc) was showing me on his bike, a CBR 1000. I wasn't going to ride it at all, but he wanted me to pull it up off the kick stand and OMG I damn near died.
I am WAY too small for a 1000. My ex's 600 wasn't as bad, but still not great. So, this lil girl is definitely sticking to a little 250 or 500 at the most for now.
Man, I wish the 70 was street legal 
God, I'm such a pussy. |
M&M, how tall are you? im assuming this was a newer cbr1000 and not one from the late 80s or 90s? modern litres really arent that much bigger than 600s