Strengths/Weaknesses

[racedoll]

I wasn't exactly sure where to put this, so admins you can move if necessary.

I was talking with someone earlier today and wondered..

what are your strengths and weaknesses? street and track?

[karl_1052]

Slow on the street, slow on the track

[tached1000rr]

Weaknesses: Kryptonite, not trusting me, no track experience yet, and I'm a punk-bitch.

strengths: I'm a legend in my own mind, you can only hope to contain me.

Just messing with ya Racedoll.

[racedoll]

Weaknesses: Kryptonite, not trusting me, no track experience yet, and I'm a punk-bitch.

strengths: I'm a legend in my own mind, you can only hope to contain me.

Just messing with ya Racedoll.

Yeah. I know you are joking... Superman.

[marko138]

Slow on the street, slow on the track
Same here. And I'm not getting any younger.


Weakness: My form isn't great, and I dont trust my tires enough. I'm afraid of crashing....again.

Strength: :idk:

[NONE_too_SOFT]

confidence and overconfidence mostly, in that order.

[Trip]

street: body position

track: I don't have a track bike

[Ninjakel]

Slow on the street, slow on the track
:lol: I'm right there with you

[JoJoYZF]

Not trusting my tires and not riding twisty roads enough to get better at body positioning and such.

[Dave]

im fast at the bar but im slow in bed ;)

[shmike]

Street: Strength & weakness are the same. I'm overly cautious. I notice every little bad situation, driver error, little old lady, etc. I'd rather be on the track.

Track:
Strength is tight / technical stuff.
I'm good on the brakes and can overtake coming into a turn pretty easily.

Weakness is the long boring turns or the really fast trust your knee on the ground at 140mph stuff (especially if there is a bump or surface change mid-turn).
Occasionally, my overtaking on the brakes will lead to poor drive exiting the corner. I've been working on that this year.

[dReWpY]

street:
weakness riding too fast for the condtions at hand or pushing the limits for a public road way. that being said i tend to brake to early and dont carry enough corner speed
strength: comfortable in almost any situation esp. limited traction/ less then ideal road conditions. not talking about race pace here, just everyday riding and the things you face when you come over a rise and BAM there is a fucking backhoe in the road, just alot of road miles experience in a short time over alot of conditions

track: not enough time to really know, but i am sure its being too early on the brakes

[Cutty72]

Strength: buell 1125R. Weakness: the rider

[OneSickPsycho]

street:
weakness riding too fast for the condtions at hand or pushing the limits for a public road way. that being said i tend to brake to early and dont carry enough corner speed
strength: comfortable in almost any situation esp. limited traction/ less then ideal road conditions. not talking about race pace here, just everyday riding and the things you face when you come over a rise and BAM there is a fucking backhoe in the road, just alot of road miles experience in a short time over alot of conditions

track: not enough time to really know, but i am sure its being too early on the brakes


I can attest for all of the above... Except the backhoe was me... The gravel in WV was you.

Me... Strength - I often question my abilities which USUALLY keeps my stupidity in check. Weakness - never been to the track, my fatness, and m stupidity.

[dReWpY]

dont think i didnt about shit myself when i saw the backhoe... you just didnt have a front row seat to you dodging it

[Antwanny]

Me... Strength - I often question my abilities which USUALLY keeps my stupidity in check. Weakness - never been to the track, my fatness, and m stupidity.[/QUOTE]

same minus fatness

[racedoll]

street: body position

track: I don't have a track bike

You don't need a track bike to go to the track.

[Mr Lefty]

Street : weakness... not as smooth as I could be through corners, body position, full control of the bike...
Strength... very cautious and extremely defensive rider (thanks ADD).

Track: never been

[the chi]

Street Strengths - situational awareness
Weaknesses - wanting to go faster than I comfortably should, fear of blind turns

Track Strengths - body positioning, tho I can still improve and a desire to improve and learn from the instructors
Weaknesses - not trusting my tires and pushing too hard on occasion (I managed to scrape my tail section on the last track day, with my knee down and didnt crash, NO IDEA how I pulled that off, but I was having so much fun draggin knee I just kept doing it, I guess sometimes I can act like a guy :lol:)

[Amber Lamps]

Street Strengths; experience, lack of panic button, cool head on the bike, good internal dialog, confidence, lack of peer pressure button, I know the difference between the street and the track, trust/familiarization with both my bike and my tires .

Street Weaknesses; could be faster, I tend to stay in my "comfort zone" and don't really push myself to step out of it, lack of patience with other riders, I sometimes lose focus, I tend to be snotty to curb squirrels which lowers my pussy getting potential.

Well, it's been awhile but,

Track Strengths; very good at interpreting the information the bike is giving me, good momentum, fearless, good set-up skills (for me anyway)

Track Weaknesses; body position, target fixation, getting around slower riders, weight, height, demeanor, money!!! Gave it up too easily!!!

[OreoGaborio]

Weakness: I SUCK on the brakes going into T6 at Loudon

Strength: I KICK ASS on the brakes going into T1 at Loudon

Funny they're both lefts :P but the similarities end there. Though it is interesting how my strengths & weaknesses change depending on the corner/environment, although very few people actually realize it. You'd have to be racing against me to find out where I'm fast & where I'm slow.

[MILK]

Parking lots are my weakness!! :lol:

[tached1000rr]

Parking lots are my weakness!! :lol:

My wife's too! She is good to go once rolling but being that she is short, parking lots are not her friend.

[Amber Lamps]

Parking lots are my weakness!! :lol:

Your :boobs: are my newest weakness!!!:lol: Hey, when I go to the Gap again, can I stay at your house?:drool:

[karl_1052]

Your :boobs: are my newest weakness!!!:lol: Hey, when I go to the Gap again, can I stay at your house?:drool:

Are you talking deals gap or this gap?
http://urbanwurkz.com/loblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/the-gap1.jpg

NSFW

[Cutty72]

Weakness: I SUCK on the brakes going into T6 at Loudon

Strength: I KICK ASS on the brakes going into T1 at Loudon

Funny they're both lefts :P but the similarities end there. Though it is interesting how my strengths & weaknesses change depending on the corner/environment, although very few people actually realize it. You'd have to be racing against me to find out where I'm fast & where I'm slow.

yeah, I suck on the brakes on the track too... used to the massive engine braking on the big twin.