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Message started by Dave on 08/23/17 at 12:56:13

Title: I need to be young again!
Post by Dave on 08/23/17 at 12:56:13

If I could just turn the years back a bit! There are some things I would like to learn!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn01WoTJrEg

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn01WoTJrEg[/media]

Title: Re: I need to be young again!
Post by stewmills on 08/23/17 at 13:23:05

Learn?

Who are you kidding. That's exactly how you and MM currently ride through the Dragon!

Title: Re: I need to be young again!
Post by zipidachimp on 08/23/17 at 15:57:54

Marquez' shoulder, not elbow, kisses the asphalt in corners during Moto GP races! I'd like to learn that! 8-)

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Post by LANCER on 08/23/17 at 16:18:55

584B524B4643414A4B4F52220 wrote:

Marquez' shoulder, not elbow, kisses the asphalt in corners during Moto GP races! I'd like to learn that! 8-)

Oh, you mean like I do on the mountain roads ? [ch128526][ch127949][ch128535]

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Post by Gary_in_NJ on 08/23/17 at 17:13:40

I couldn't afford the tires....or the injuries....at any age. I've broken bones racing, it sucks.

Title: Re: I need to be young again!
Post by LANCER on 08/23/17 at 17:38:28

545E5A505B52565F010703330 wrote:

I couldn't afford the tires....or the injuries....at any age. I've broken bones racing, it sucks.

Yes it does, it hurts a LOT, even if not racing.

Title: Re: I need to be young again!
Post by Ruttly on 08/23/17 at 22:43:20

To learn sliding/drifting techniques you start in the dirt then move to pavement , Americas best road racers paid their dues flat tracking. But Dave I think your ship has already sailed , possibly sank by now ;D
Continue to hone your current skills and always ride within your comfort level. As we age heeling from a crash takes twice the time , I have a pain for each and every crash. I used to have a flat track practice bike a Honda 175 twin , totally stripped engine,tank,seat gutted front brakes and worn out Dunlop k70s and crappy stock suspension, barely enough power to get it to slide. That bike taught me so much about sliding & riding a ill handling bike , I wish i still had it , the local PD hated me and that Honda , they never did catch me. Ride Safe !!!

Title: Re: I need to be young again!
Post by IslandRoad on 08/24/17 at 04:18:37

7F58595941542D0 wrote:

... As we age heeling from a crash takes twice the time ...

^ What he said!

I met a biker at work a while ago. He was pushing 70. Had been a biker his whole life. He recently lost control on a dirt road and smashed his leg against a tree. The prognosis wasn't good. He had a leg brace. I bumped into him a couple of times around town. Once, at the post office he was checking out x-rays of his leg. I asked how he was doing. "It's not healing. They reckon it's my age". The sadness in his eyes was heartbreaking.

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Post by jcstokes on 08/24/17 at 04:45:19

It's probably a bit late for us baby boomers, but future generations may be able to grow youthful bits from stem cells. Then again, they may not motorcycle.

Title: Re: I need to be young again!
Post by IslandRoad on 08/24/17 at 06:04:39

Probably electric bikes.