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RRxtar · 12-05-2014, 10:48 PM

One thing a decade of riding sportbikes on a good chunk of the destination highways of bc (a little faster that I probably should), and quite abit on the track has done for me is made driving those same roads very very boring and frustrating.

And the main difference between driving a car and riding a bike is in a car, you're along for the ride. No matter how much you drive it, you're along for the ride. On a bike, it has to become an extension of yourself. Every little bit of your body is completely controlling the angles of the bike. A good perspective of this is in a corner, a car is trying to fall out of the corner away from the corner, and you're being pulled along with it, where as on a bike, you're aggressively leaning into it and the bike is attacking the corner.

The other change is the concept of speed and nimble maneuverability. When I tell people that at the end of the front straight of Spokane Raceway, Im doing roughly 270km/h, go thru a right kink, downshift 3 gears with a handful of brakes to scrub off nearly 150km/h and then diving into the left 180* carousel at 130-140km/h, roll on the throttle to the point of sliding the rear (on race tires) around, and then do it again in a minute and 40 seconds, they cant even wrap their head around it. And then I tell them honest to god it feels like its in slow motion and I can almost count the petals on the wild flowers on the inside of the turn, see the detail in the surface of the track, feel the cool air with the light breeze, and see the faces of the spectators in the infield... even most racecar drivers don't get it.

When you're on a bike on the street (and by street I mean out of town twisty highways), even at ridiculous speeds, you still maneuver in and out of good/bad pavement, gravel, manhole covers, tar snakes, bumps, and pick your lines. Your tires take up 2 spots about 2 inches wide, and the lane is like 12 feet wide, theres so much maneuvering even just cruising.

And to answer your question: I was super into cars before I was into bikes. Since being into bikes, I have no desire to ever buy a fast car.

12-05-2014, 10:48 PM	#8
RRxtar what manner of phaggotry is this Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kelownafornia Posts: 18,285 Thanked 5,473 Times in 1,814 Posts Failed 205 Times in 120 Posts	One thing a decade of riding sportbikes on a good chunk of the destination highways of bc (a little faster that I probably should), and quite abit on the track has done for me is made driving those same roads very very boring and frustrating. And the main difference between driving a car and riding a bike is in a car, you're along for the ride. No matter how much you drive it, you're along for the ride. On a bike, it has to become an extension of yourself. Every little bit of your body is completely controlling the angles of the bike. A good perspective of this is in a corner, a car is trying to fall out of the corner away from the corner, and you're being pulled along with it, where as on a bike, you're aggressively leaning into it and the bike is attacking the corner. The other change is the concept of speed and nimble maneuverability. When I tell people that at the end of the front straight of Spokane Raceway, Im doing roughly 270km/h, go thru a right kink, downshift 3 gears with a handful of brakes to scrub off nearly 150km/h and then diving into the left 180* carousel at 130-140km/h, roll on the throttle to the point of sliding the rear (on race tires) around, and then do it again in a minute and 40 seconds, they cant even wrap their head around it. And then I tell them honest to god it feels like its in slow motion and I can almost count the petals on the wild flowers on the inside of the turn, see the detail in the surface of the track, feel the cool air with the light breeze, and see the faces of the spectators in the infield... even most racecar drivers don't get it. When you're on a bike on the street (and by street I mean out of town twisty highways), even at ridiculous speeds, you still maneuver in and out of good/bad pavement, gravel, manhole covers, tar snakes, bumps, and pick your lines. Your tires take up 2 spots about 2 inches wide, and the lane is like 12 feet wide, theres so much maneuvering even just cruising. And to answer your question: I was super into cars before I was into bikes. Since being into bikes, I have no desire to ever buy a fast car. __________________ STRENGTHaesthetics