Mad Mike
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Maybe SIMS need their own thread. SIMS - can they help you be a better rider?
The Bad Riders of Ontario Thread
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we already have the "I saw you" thread where there are regularly posts like
"to the RECKLESS CRAZY PERSON riding <x make/model> - you made me defecate in my adult diaper with your 20km/h over the speed limit antics!!!! I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY"
let's close this one and not spread the delusions out over multiple threads
"to the RECKLESS CRAZY PERSON riding <x make/model> - you made me defecate in my adult diaper with your 20km/h over the speed limit antics!!!! I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY"
let's close this one and not spread the delusions out over multiple threads
I won't argue with someone who has track experience and shows they know what they're talking about.
I will not back down to an ignorant **** on the other hand with no experience.
I got invited to build a car and be one of the primary drivers irl from a recent iRacing session. What you're saying might happen soon lol
VR is cheaper and more functional than 4k triples. You gotta look through the turns, so a single 16:9 4k screen is as bad as a 1080p 16:9 screen because you can't look through the corners.
I'll get off the sim topic now lol
This thread just keeps on giving. I can’t stop laughing.
I would have laughed but my subscription to that simulator has run out and I'd rather not do it in real life.
I wonder how many of the squids have done a few track days or gone to race school and believe they are invulnerable and entitled to ride like asshats on the roads because they think they are now God’s gift to riding?
One of the most common emails I get from my students is “but I went to review sessions and spent so long on this subject, why is mark so low?”. I have to explain that mere attendance doesn't guarantee anything.
Oh, but that's where you're wrong. Until this point in their lives, mere attendance was sufficient to succeed. Useless system of wankers we have. You can't fail them as that will damage their ego so everybody gets pushed forward regardless of effort or ability.
Not as much in post secondary but I really wish high schools were a bit stricter and tempered these attitudes.
I can't speak for everybody, or get inside everybody's head... but for many I feel that doing even one track day would recalibrate their definition of "fast" and slow down their street riding.
Not all, of course. Some of the most sociopathic riders I ever met definitely had track experience behind them
Riding for the wrong reasons buddy. But kudos to you for catching it and getting off that train.
Looking forward to your return.
whatever! Only person you have to prove **** to is yourself and you already know you can do it. Just hop on and enjoy the ride.
Sure there's a thrill to riding faster but in perspective you know there's a limit somewhere. What do you do when that happens or when you pretty much get close to there?
Luckily i have other reasons to ride, there are different levels of enjoyment to be had besides skill, although I'll agree a minimum amount of skill will help you stay alive on the roads
Luckily i have other reasons to ride, there are different levels of enjoyment to be had besides skill, although I'll agree a minimum amount of skill will help you stay alive on the roads
Lol. I’m the kind of teacher that has met enough kids to judge character well. I’ve just had that reaffirmed.
Sure there's a thrill to riding faster but in perspective you know there's a limit somewhere. What do you do when that happens or when you pretty much get close to there?
Luckily i have other reasons to ride, there are different levels of enjoyment to be had besides skill, although I'll agree a minimum amount of skill will help you stay alive on the roads
If you feel the need to treat the roads like toys for your own amusement or to show off at the expense of others then I think that‘s what this thread is about. I’ve always (in my older age) found it easy to enjoy riding on public roads without acting like a jackass while still enjoying myself. Any trip on the bike is better than one in a car. Got caught in the rain the other day on the bike and even then there’s still a feeling of freedom and the fresh smell of rain etc that you don’t get in a car. About the only thing I don’t like is donning all the gear on a really hot day but that only lasts until the bike gets moving again.
If you need to go balls to the wall on public roads every time you hop on a bike “to test your limits” you need to reevaluate why you’re making poor judgement choices and adjust before it’s the last one you make either on the roads or elsewhere in life.
Lots of “the boomers don’t get it” in this thread. Maybe they do and that’s the point, maybe they have advise to pass on. My first outing on my first bike at 16 I nearly ended up going through the plate glass window of a carpet store when target fixation suddenly became a reality rather than something you read about. Learned an important lesson that day. Acted on it ever since. Watched Evil Knievel do his thing when I was a kid and thought “how hard can that be?” ….turns out its ******* hard, especially in a gravel pit with old doors for ramps but at least I only hurt myself in that situation. Learned another lesson (some things that seem like good ideas aren’t always good ideas). Pretty sure nearly every single rider on this forum has similar stories.
Here Endeth the Lesson…back to the “boomers don’t get it” regular programming.
In my case i think that the reality of being a father and having kids + household that i have to care for puts those ephemeral pleasures in perspective. It's already risky to ride a motorcycle in a lot of aspects... So i don't need to increase the risk in an uncontrolled environment.
Without as many "attachments" it might be more realistic to hunt that thrill as there might not be as much to lose.
I haven't owned a motorcycle without having that responsibility attached so i guess i wouldn't know if theres a change but i've heard of several people putting their helmet down once they became parents. As my wife bluntly put it "don't come back as a vegetable, you either live or you die"
Without as many "attachments" it might be more realistic to hunt that thrill as there might not be as much to lose.
I haven't owned a motorcycle without having that responsibility attached so i guess i wouldn't know if theres a change but i've heard of several people putting their helmet down once they became parents. As my wife bluntly put it "don't come back as a vegetable, you either live or you die"
Kinda surprised this isn't the default mindset for most ppl.
Own up to your mistakes and commit seppuku if your mistakes cause others grave suffering. Not joking.
I told my wife very clearly. If I come home as a vegetable…pull the plug.
I wonder how that works with insurance. If I die she gets X…that still works if she pulls the plug?
I'm assuming no. Check the policy lol
I was gonna hurl myself off a bridge. Where there's will, there's a way for anyone thinking about vegetable scenarios. Luckily never came close to needing to do this while motorcycling but the chance of it happening was very real.
I've mastered singing, cello, powerlifting, and software development. I can tell when a mentor/teacher is bad. Also every student I've had has surpassed me in SMART goals (faster lap times, more efficient runtimes, higher single pulls, etc.)
While I can still learn a ton from other masters, I have learned not all teachers are equal, and many care more about their pride then whether or not they are capable of teaching or if the goals align. Your initial demeaning posts, following with many (false) assumptions, gas lighting, and attempts to bully...well, says a **** ton more about you than me.
None of my posts were trying to change your mind btw, in case you thought I was. A negative feedback loop is the best way to make sure someone does not change their mind.
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Since we already ascertained that your judgement is questionable I’m not at all concerned.
As for the other, I’ve not mastered anything. I’m still learning everyday but some things I’m pretty good at. Therein lies the difference.
Humility grasshopper. Another one of those life lessons.
As for the other, I’ve not mastered anything. I’m still learning everyday but some things I’m pretty good at. Therein lies the difference.
Humility grasshopper. Another one of those life lessons.
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Mastery does not imply perfection, if perfection is even possible. Mastery implies around 10,000 hours of practice. My confidence, commonly mistaken for arrogance or cockiness, are from constantly climbing objectives.
I am humble amongst those who are better than me, and we can easily dive into what objectives can define that as there are many stronger, faster, and better at those subjects I listed, disregarding riding, sim racing, and etc. But who the **** cares about that because we know our mindsets are vastly different and you won't bother trying to understand mine due to both arrogance and ignorance (remember, you fired, I returned and will continue to.) Instead, you stick to gaslighting, bullying, and mimic the behavior of my elementary school days.
Like I said before: how low is your bar?
