shiphteey wrote on 08/23/09 at 16:44:53:With all due respect, you probably don't know much about what I do, how I ride, etc. It isn't like I just decided to stand up at 170 out of the blue. There was a progression with stability tests, braking tests, etc. I do quite a bit of land speed racing and real world aero testing as well. In the end you and I don't know each other well so you aren't qualified to determine whether or not what I do is 'smart'. I routinely go over 200 mph, one could argue that isn't smart. Suffice to say I may have more experience at 200 than many riders do at 100.
As the old saying goes, "Judge not..."
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You make a valid point; I do not know you or your experience level and it would have been better for me to ask you about those things first, so my apology for that ommision.
That said, when I read something like "
with me barely able to hang on and my helmet choking me", my first impression is that someone is doing something foolish. To me,
regardless of your experience level, if you are
barely able to hang on then your safety is compromised at that point, which is not a good thing.
When reading your post I thought I detected a bit of "brag" from you when you were describing what you did at speed, especially about looking down at the Busa guy, and rightly or wrongly that was a type of "judgment" on my part. Sorry if that offended you, but that was the impression I got when reading it.
I tend to live on the safe side of the line. Part of that is my age but mostly it comes from training and experience; having spent most of my adult working life in military aviation. I have had my share of living on the ragged edge of life and death, and choose to avoid those situations when at all possible. With that as some background on me, that may help you understand why I wrote what I did. Nothing personal, that's just the way I see it.
So, bottom line, please be safe.
I enjoyed seeing the dyno info you posted on your Savage, and look forward to your future posts.