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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1447656" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>Racing is all good.</p><p></p><p> I wouldn’t choose a nearly 700 lb mega sport touring pig rig for my ride, but we all do crazy things. I happen to know some people that take stupidly fat 500 lb. ADV bikes down slippery, snotty trails, just to see if they can get through (guilty!). And sometimes we fail, somewhat catastrophically.</p><p></p><p>My problem is with the people that think that, what you do on a track directly translates to what you can do on the street. Every time we have a get-together, there is always someone that over-cooks it, and usually with a bad result. Why even do that? Is the stroke to your ego that important that you are willing to trash your bike.</p><p></p><p>Now other riders have differing levels of risk tolerance. I’ll be the first to admit that I ride a whole shit-ton faster than I used to. But then there are a lot of times that the little voice in my brain tells me to back-off. Take it easy. Ride again tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1447656, member: 3828"] Racing is all good. I wouldn’t choose a nearly 700 lb mega sport touring pig rig for my ride, but we all do crazy things. I happen to know some people that take stupidly fat 500 lb. ADV bikes down slippery, snotty trails, just to see if they can get through (guilty!). And sometimes we fail, somewhat catastrophically. My problem is with the people that think that, what you do on a track directly translates to what you can do on the street. Every time we have a get-together, there is always someone that over-cooks it, and usually with a bad result. Why even do that? Is the stroke to your ego that important that you are willing to trash your bike. Now other riders have differing levels of risk tolerance. I’ll be the first to admit that I ride a whole shit-ton faster than I used to. But then there are a lot of times that the little voice in my brain tells me to back-off. Take it easy. Ride again tomorrow. [/QUOTE]
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