dangerousbrothers
stranger
Reged: 16/01/2009
Posts: 9
|
|
Am I being completely paranoid or is the new mature Superbike going too far. I rate JP as one of the four best bike magazine writers in my 30 years of reading said publications, but, whoah boy, I assume you wrote the line about knee down or not? Without the funds for track days the local roads are the playground for knee down action and while I agree there is no need for it, you have in the past done loads of how to bits and I do recall this has been a topic, do it right, it's safe enough. So take the tits away by all means if you must, but don't make us feel guilty about knee down pleasures... and you do seem to have a lot of not quite slider down piccys this month... see you have made me miserable now. Centrefold, old pictures, the avenue PB went down, do something new and original...new technology bits, or just use it for more pics of the group test, how about a few pages of the sort of bikes not usually in the mag, that will make us laugh, sooner see a pic of your desk than an old one I've got in the roof. I love you all really and Al my GSXR brakes still work, cheers
|
FastBikerBoy
veteran
Reged: 08/11/2006
Posts: 1479
Loc: Norfolk, UK - Police State
|
|
Told 'ya....... thin end of the wedge.
--------------------
FBB
|
KwH
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/11/2006
Posts: 1896
Loc: Carmarthen, Dyfed
|
|
Quote:
Without the funds for track days the local roads are the playground for knee down action and while I agree there is no need for it, you have in the past done loads of how to bits and I do recall this has been a topic, do it right, it's safe enough.
There's a time and a place. Bimbling round a shellgrip roundabout on an industrial estate on a sunny Sunday dragging your knee is obviously pointless, but also mostly pretty harmless in the great scheme of things. Knee down (proper knee-down, not riding around bolt upright assuming gibbon-like poses just to get knee on tarmac) up the Cat and Fiddle is suicidally (and possibly murderously) stupid on a whole number of levels. It seems that any time anybody writes a 'How-to' guide for any of these sort of activities (Wheelies, stoppies, knee-down antics), they are automatically assumed to be in favour of demonstrating them in rush hour traffic, and it also seems that any time somebody writes an article pointing out that knee-down round blind corners is only going to end one way and not a very good way at that is assumed to be a terminal killjoy.
I'm sure that occasionally the people making those polar opposite assumptions are bang on the money, but it can't be often. Who is going to employ a hack to write for a motorcycle magazine who is utterly allergic to fun? And conversely, how many mags will want to employ a road tester with a death wish for very long?
--------------------
Ken Haylock
http://www.cix.co.uk/~kwh
"Ride what you like, how you like, as often as you like; but always take responsibilty for your actions." - Anonymous Zen Guru
"Obviously all I'll care about is if it's good for wheelies (i.e. fluffs up my meagre skills), and what free gift they give on the launch." - Anonymous Moto-Journalism Guru
|
chappers
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 31/12/2006
Posts: 6701
Loc: Mind your own business
|
|
Quote:
how many mags will want to employ a road tester with a death wish for very long?
Fastbikes if their BS was to be believed, Remember that junkie Jimarillo (obviously only my oppinion for legal reasons) fucking ididot.
Who can forget the mini moto and bottle of Vodka test a more stupid test could never be concived(barring Top Gear). basicly the guy got pissed on a bottle and tried riding around an indoor London track.
--------------------
Say what you think and think what you say.
|
makka
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/05/2007
Posts: 2866
Loc: Jungle, Near Byron Bay, Austra...
|
|
Or you could try seeing how many acid tabs you could take and still drive from the center of London to the outskirts without hitting anything.
--------------------
makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Never confuse who you are with what you do.
Makka
Zeitgeist
|
chappers
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 31/12/2006
Posts: 6701
Loc: Mind your own business
|
|
I managed two Red Hearts in the Fog on a Commando to get a spanner to fix a leaking Rad. That was a funny incident. 
--------------------
Say what you think and think what you say.
|
makka
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/05/2007
Posts: 2866
Loc: Jungle, Near Byron Bay, Austra...
|
|
I'm not telling you my story 'cos Ken and all the secret police on here would have a fit.
It's amazing what you can do twisted beyond all recognition when you have to though innit?
--------------------
makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Never confuse who you are with what you do.
Makka
Zeitgeist
|
Brigadoon
old hand
Reged: 24/09/2008
Posts: 932
Loc: Down and to the right a bit...
|
|
Hmmmm a heartstopping 15mph in mothers old Nissan 300zx after several 'smokes' many years ago...
Did you know road signs etc come alive and dance after midnight, and those cats eyes? Sheesh! I still have nightmares... 
Although, I did manage an award winning, perfect parallel parking EVER!! 1" from kerb and 5" from cars at the front and back - apparently it took an hour to accomplish though (I woke a neighbour, the music was a tad loud  )
--------------------
|
chappers
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 31/12/2006
Posts: 6701
Loc: Mind your own business
|
|
....................................... 
--------------------
Say what you think and think what you say.
|
FastBikerBoy
veteran
Reged: 08/11/2006
Posts: 1479
Loc: Norfolk, UK - Police State
|
|
Late 70s/early 80s, a couple of mates and I regularly used to 'drive' home about 5 miles in his old Triumph Herald from our favourite lonely Norfolk coast spliff smoking spot in the early hours.
What made it so side splitting was it was always in top gear with no throttle. We used to literally chug the whole way home in hysterics. 
Those were the days, never saw a copper other than between 3 & 4 on a Sunday afternoon. If we got caught riding the old field bike on the road we'd get a good talking to and a clip round the ear.
Nowadays you'd be on camera, arrested and given a holiday to Spain, while some overpaid social worker would explain how it's all society's fault that I was a fucking hooligan. [/rant]
--------------------
FBB
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
