0
![Not allowed!](http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/images/buttons/down_dis.png)
![Not allowed!](http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/images/buttons/up_dis.png)
I'm betting most responses will have to do with the track making the street unexciting, or the fact that there's only so much time and money for motorcycles, with racing being expensive.
I'm still waiting for a V-Strom class in LRRS.
You're right, I think he's talking 1000.
Still, pretty confident it'll fit somewhere.
Would be unique, I'd give you that.
Indeed I am talking about a 1000. I think it would be cool to have a race class for a strom. It could be LWVS or HWVS. The difference is that you would have to run full luggage, i.e. Top box and panniers for the HWVS class
In all seriousness though I don't think I have the funds to do both street and track and that is the limiting reagent.
This shouldn't even be a discussion. What's the name of this board? We all ride and know how much fun "street" riding is and how much fun track days are. You can be hurt doing either one or both. Just ride smart.
It seems like those who become track-only probably saw their motorcycle as a toy they would set time aside to 'go out and ride'. Rides where the primary intention is to find fun roads and push limits. And maybe that becomes too risky or boring after trying the track (I wouldn't know...yet). But it's a different experience when you treat the motorcycle as your daily vehicle. I think by doing that, you learn to enjoy different moments. And I don't mean you have to force yourself to enjoy it as if it's some acquired taste. I'm not trying to sell abstinence by pretending it's fun. I guess there's different challenges to daily-riding. It's probably closer to trials riding than it is sheer high-rev adrenaline.
nedirtriders.com
This is my exact view as of last summer. My bike is my toy and have fun on it. Now that I have experienced track days and more recently racing, street riding is boring now. I think we can all understand how it was to drive a car the first few years after getting our license but now I don't really have the same excitement to drive anymore. Just my .02
Last edited by Tas; 10-19-15 at 08:19 PM.
2004 SV650
1979 GS 850GN
2005 Tt-r125
NEMRR #246 - Woodcraft / Armour Bodies / Hindle Exhaust / Central Mass Powersports
Because they took the lights off the bike? Its hard to find a place to park without having a kickstand?
2013 ZX6R-636
My only mode of transportation was a motorcycle, 24/7/365 for 5+ years. I didn't own a car. It was great and had its place.
Now, I'd rather drink my coffee and listen to LB on WAAF. I
Central Mass Powersports #123
1000rr, zx10r, rmz450, RE classic, r6, S4Rs, xr123, sv650(2), cr250 and a box truck that leaks power steering fluid.
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2020 BMW R1250GS Adventure Exclusive
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
Greg Hill is the god damn man
I listen to NPR on the way home, take that - sucka.
Central Mass Powersports #123
1000rr, zx10r, rmz450, RE classic, r6, S4Rs, xr123, sv650(2), cr250 and a box truck that leaks power steering fluid.
I'm amazed to read those hacks still have a show. It was terrible 10 years ago. Can't imagine what it's become now.
Central Mass Powersports #123
1000rr, zx10r, rmz450, RE classic, r6, S4Rs, xr123, sv650(2), cr250 and a box truck that leaks power steering fluid.
Hahahaha, you too?
I'll listen to AAF maybe two or three times a year... then it's back to NPR or Toucher & Rich if I wanna get a bit of a sports fix on my way to work. Unfortunately I'm pulling into the parking lot by 6:30 so I don't get their prime content. Just the boring crap they spew out in the first half hour.
Last edited by OreoGaborio; 10-22-15 at 09:42 AM.
-Pete LRRS/CCS #81 - ECK Racing, TonysTrackDays
GMD Computrack Boston | Pine Motorparts/PBE Specialists | Phoenix Graphics | Woodcraft | MTag-Pirelli | OnTrack Media
The Garage: '03 Tuono | '06 SV650
#1 reason racers stop riding on the street: so they can go onto a local interwebz forum and pontificate about it.
Zip-Tie Alley Racing
LRRS/CCS #103
PPS | Dunlop | Boston Moto | Woodcraft & Armour Bodies | 35 Motorsports | Pit Bull | K&N
Troof!
It's like people who stop riding on the street somehow think that is an achievement.
I stopped riding dirt. Am I happy about it? Hell no. I miss it.
I stopped racing. Do I get preachy about how everyone should? Nope. Do I miss it? Hell yes.
I also started riding more on the street, but in a different way. Adv riding, cross country, moto-camping, etc.
If street riding isn't for you anymore, great. I can see racing/track riding as a complete replacement for riding too fast on the street, but not as a replacement for street riding altogether.
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2020 BMW R1250GS Adventure Exclusive
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
I'm reminded of the old "factors in a crash" section of the MSF Beginner Rider Course that they used to have in the handbook... (seen here on page 8: http://www.ridesafewi.com/materials/...7_2chpters.pdf). It's got four categories of factors that lead to a crash.... Rider, Equipment, Environment, Other Traffic.
The way I see it, my environment does not directly affect my risk nearly as much as how I ride WITHIN that environment as that is the one that's most under my control.
Street, Track, Dirt, whatever; Yes there are obvious differences with each, but ultimately there isn't really all THAT much difference in total risk between them if you simply adjust how you ride. The risks only change form and shift from one factor to the other. Reduce external risk (environment) and riders will only increase their own internal risk by changing how they ride as well as how much risk they're willing to accept.
Last edited by OreoGaborio; 10-22-15 at 10:49 AM.
-Pete LRRS/CCS #81 - ECK Racing, TonysTrackDays
GMD Computrack Boston | Pine Motorparts/PBE Specialists | Phoenix Graphics | Woodcraft | MTag-Pirelli | OnTrack Media
The Garage: '03 Tuono | '06 SV650