What is your preferred riding style?

[KSGregman]

A few of the comments in this thread http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=18324&page=5 got me thinking about preferred riding styles so I thought I'd ask....

What is your preferred riding style? Up tempo all the time? Challenging the twisties? Racing your friends...showing off at bike night? Over the road rides to see what's out there? Track days only? What is it about your ride that keeps you interested?

I prefer to ride alone....I do have one friend that I enjoy riding with as I trust him. He and I have ridden thousands of miles together and I've never once been left asking "What the fuck is he doing?" in my helmet. Riding friends like that have been the exception rather than the rule for me. I did have another riding friend whom I trusted but he moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. Which sucks...but...it does provide a good excuse to get down to the mountains of Arkansas more often. :rofl:

My preferences have changed over the years....lately I'm drifting more and more towards "the journey is more interesting than the destination" type riding....getting on my bike and going someplace I've not been before...taking the back roads...and EXPLORING.

[OneSickPsycho]

Balls deep... that's my riding style...


I prefer riding at about 75% and under in the twisties... cruising speed up to about 85MPH... Random opening 'er up on deserted straight aways... Destination based riding with and without an agenda... and just going out and getting lost as fuck. Dawn till dusk, only stopping for gas, food, and to piss... all three each stop.

I despise bike nights... sitting around next to your bike is just a waste of time IMHO... I ride to RIDE, not to socialize... that's good for after the ride.

I feel comfortable riding with my old man, my uncles, etc... they take a nice leisurely pace and are all quite competent riders (with hundreds of thousands of miles under their belts)... Sport riding, I find it hard to find people to ride with... Drewpy is my top choice because (at the time) our skills were quite even and our willingness to take chances was on even keel as well. There was another guy, EagleriderDRZ who I liked riding with in Ohio, but I only ever rode with him a couple of times...

[smileyman]

Full gear, full throttle, no regrets!

[tached1000rr]

my style depends on my mood and day of the week it seems, somedays I'm leading the group through our favorite twisties with the confidence of SUPERMAN and somedays I want to simply be at the back of the pack taking it easy, I'm definately not a have to be going balls to the walls on every outing type. I would say I'd fall in the middle of most enjoying a moderate pace.


I don't ride to look good or attract any attention from other, I don't ride to show off, I love to go venture out see a new road and venture down it just to see where it goes.... I'd much rather be riding in some rural area even if by myself vs going to a bike night. I may go to 3-4 bikes nights a year with some friends, I go over to the dragstrip maybe 3-4 times a year, but I mostly want to be up in the mountains just riding.... For example I did 380-390 miles of riding this past Sunday....

[Papa_Complex]

I used to go everywhere at double or more the limit. Then I started to tour more, only wicking it up in the twisties. Now I'm pretty much just a commuter since the sprawl around Toronto has overtaken most of the good local roads, and our racing and stunting law is essentially roadside conviction and punishment. If I need a speed fix, I'll go back to the track.

[Trip]

I like riding twisty country roads in various states of shabbiness including gravel. Stopping at old country stores that have candy on the shelves from the 50s and an old woman slinging burgers in the back. Found some good food that way. Basically in places that would hang tigger from a tree.

[CasterTroy]

Front wheel in the air, bouncing off the rev limiter, going absolutely as hard as I can go for as long as I can take it.

This is also one of the reasons I can’t ride on the street any more….I’m honestly a madman when I get the throttle in my hand and crank the engine. Even riding the RT I HAD to push it to its lean angle limits.

:wtfru:

On a bike I have no self control :tremble:

[KSGregman]

...Stopping at old country stores that have candy on the shelves from the 50s and an old woman slinging burgers in the back. Found some good food that way. Basically in places that would hang tigger from a tree.

I do this a lot too....ride around the Flint Hills stopping in sleepy little "intersection towns" to have lunch at a local mom and pop diner....Emma Chase Cafe in Cottonwood Falls in nice....as is the Flint Hills Cafe in Strong City....lots of little out of the way places to see and experience if you care to stop long enough to check it out. :dthumb:

[racedoll]

Depends on my mood. I do prefer the track because I can feel myself relax there and get into a groove. The street is a hit or miss, either I'm in the groove and riding well or I am not. Those are not very fun times for me.

[Particle Man]

Rubber side down. I have fun no matter how I'm riding, as long as I'm riding.

[Sixxxxer]

I prefer to ride naked.

Oh wait we're talking about Riding Motorcycles?

[Rangerscott]

Shit. I like to put on my robe and wizard hat.

[caveman]

I like to ride. I don't care if its down to bike night for an evening of bs'in with buddies and a few beers. Or out for a day trip that ends back at home. I really like the long rides, the ones that take me out for several day where its just me the bike and the open road, and to share the experience with a bud makes it that much more fun.
The trip Gas and I made last summer around Lake Michigan was great. We got to hammer down some miles and rough it, camping off the back of the bikes. Cooked over a camp fire in full leathers in 35° temps at 10 o'clock at night. Rollin over the Might Mac (Macinaw Bridge for you non Michiganders). And cruisin through small towns and stoppin at the local bar for a great local feast.
I hope to make at least one of the rallies this year to meet some of the peeps that I read thoughts and ideas from on here.
But most of all I like making my bike just that, MY BIKE. I like customizing the parts on there and adding this or that to make the experience that much better. I don't think that the majority of the riders nowadays understand the real connection that can be shared to a motorcycle when you put some sweat, time and frustration into it. If you haven't been wrenchin on the bike for one thing or another, be it an oil change or completely rewiring the front fairing for HiDs and losing your mind cause something isn't quite right, you are missing something there that really makes your ride special to you.
Having owned a few rides now two metrics and now my HD, and riden a sport bike(co-workers GSXR 1K) I have an appreciation for all types of riders, and would be glad to ride with just about any of them. If you ride like an asshole, I am good with that, as I can get pretty stupid too. I just will make sure I have plenty of space between myself and said asshole to make sure that they wont affect me.
Riding side by side doesn't bother me as long as I have riden with you a couple of times to get a feel for your style. I am very adaptive and can pretty much accomodate a lot of different styles.
But overall, the worse day on two wheels will ALWAYS be better than the best day on four.

[derf]

Nice leisurely cruise on long sweepers.

But I am looking forward to working on my dirt riding skills this coming summer

[Fleck750]

Mostly just like to wander around when not commuting. Since there are no twisties here, going double the speed limit occasionally eases the stress of life. :D

[wildchild]

over the many years that I've been riding, I've done dirt bikes, sport bikes, cruisers, tour bikes, 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers.

I have yet to find something with a hand clutch and foot shift that I don't truly enjoy.

even the most boring slow paced event you could go to ends up having at least a few highpoints in it.

my faorite would be split between traveling on the bike to places I've never been, and on those days when you need to vent, you grab the bars of something that is meant for dirt. no speed limits, no rules per say, no regrets. give her hell for a few hours.

[dReWpY]

Balls deep... that's my riding style...


I prefer riding at about 75% and under in the twisties... cruising speed up to about 85MPH... Random opening 'er up on deserted straight aways... Destination based riding with and without an agenda... and just going out and getting lost as fuck. Dawn till dusk, only stopping for gas, food, and to piss... all three each stop.

I despise bike nights... sitting around next to your bike is just a waste of time IMHO... I ride to RIDE, not to socialize... that's good for after the ride.

I feel comfortable riding with my old man, my uncles, etc... they take a nice leisurely pace and are all quite competent riders (with hundreds of thousands of miles under their belts)... Sport riding, I find it hard to find people to ride with... Drewpy is my top choice because (at the time) our skills were quite even and our willingness to take chances was on even keel as well. There was another guy, EagleriderDRZ who I liked riding with in Ohio, but I only ever rode with him a couple of times...
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[Riceaholic]

At least 120%...no gear.

[tached1000rr]

At least 120%...no gear.

:lol

[101lifts2]

Track riding on the street.

[101lifts2]

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[askmrjesus]

If I'm not breaking the back end loose, or getting a little squirrelly, I get bored quickly.

Ride fast, take chances.

JC

[Ninjakel]

Seems like track only now...........between Leon and I, we have 1 streetbike ATM, and 2 track sluts.

His tank of a 1k is the streetbike.

[azoomm]

I like bikes.

It's a horrible addiction.

I'll ride anything if you throw me the keys. Well, except for that ape-hanger crap, I don't understand that.

I've met very few bikes I don't like....

[Mr Lefty]

I prefer touring... on or off road... preferably without time constraints

[tached1000rr]

I prefer touring... on or off road... preferably without time constraints

I want to tour as well and I'm looking at a sport touring bike, I'm trying to wait so that I can also keep the CBR but I could get it quicker if I got rid of it. Decisions-decisions, I'm considering a Yamaha FJR 1300, BMW K1200 or 1300 perhaps a busa modified for more comfort, kawasaki concourse, honda st 1300, something within that family bikes

[Mr Lefty]

I want to tour as well and I'm looking at a sport touring bike, I'm trying to wait so that I can also keep the CBR but I could get it quicker if I got rid of it. Decisions-decisions, I'm considering a Yamaha FJR 1300, BMW K1200 or 1300 perhaps a busa modified for more comfort, kawasaki concourse, honda st 1300, something within that family bikes

not to sound Bias... but look at dual sports... you don't have to worry so much about road conditions... and don't have to ALWAYS detour ;)

but then again... can't hit triple digits as easy

[derf]

not to sound Bias... but look at dual sports... you don't have to worry so much about road conditions... and don't have to ALWAYS detour ;)

but then again... can't hit triple digits as easy

Or at all.

Anyway, thats a good selection of sport touring bikes and straight touring bikes. So0me of the bigger dualsports would probably fit into your range too, the larger GS's, Triumph tiger, KTM 990's, all are comfy and have plenty of power on tap

[Triple]

I was reminded today why I've never owned a cruiser. A buddy from work bought a VTX1300 last week, but he doesn't have his endorsement (because he hasn't ridden since the late 80's). He asked me to ride it 80-ish miles from the dealer to his house.

Dog slow, brakes felt like wood, handled like a waterbed, vibrations put my hands to sleep, seating position made my ass hurt, etc. Once I made the necessary mental adjustments, however, I started enjoying myself nonetheless. Surefire way to make yourself feel like a GP hero, though: jump straight onto your sportbike after a morning aboard a big twin. My Triumph has never felt so fast, light, and smooth...

[Gas Man]

Yeah but the VTX is a bland ride. My BIL use to own one... it was blah... like most metric cruisers of that stature.

[Amorok]

As long as there's not a lot of traffic I'm cool with anything. I'll ride anything pretty much anywhere, even the bland metric cruisers. I've never done a trackday, but if I could get my hands on the track time, a bike that was worth it and a little upgrade in gear I'd wear it out.

[Triple]

Yeah but the VTX is a bland ride. My BIL use to own one... it was blah... like most metric cruisers of that stature.

Though smaller, the handling of my cousin's Sportster Custom felt very similar to me. I just don't like the overall vagueness of a cruiser, though I'm sure I could get used to it with more saddle time.

I spent a day aboard a Virago 1100 a few years ago, and it handled the best of the three. It felt much faster than the Harley or Honda, too.

[Mr Lefty]

Though smaller, the handling of my cousin's Sportster Custom felt very similar to me. I just don't like the overall vagueness of a cruiser, though I'm sure I could get used to it with more saddle time.

I spent a day aboard a Virago 1100 a few years ago, and it handled the best of the three. It felt much faster than the Harley or Honda, too.


that's the deal for me... it's not a knock on the people that ride them... they're just not for me...

[Gas Man]

And there is even a big difference between HD's of yesteryear and more recently in the past 4-5 years.

[Switch]

Sexy style.

[derf]

And there is even a big difference between HD's of yesteryear and more recently in the past 4-5 years.

Why do you even bother? You are outnumbered here, its like you are a field mouse in a box full of hungry snakes and you keep trying to talk your way out of being eaten. You lost this argument, you just didn't realize it yet.

HD is an inferior bike, just learn to deal with it, and that small penis of yours too.
:rockwoot:

[Gas Man]

Hey just because my penis is small doesn't have anything to do with my bike being inferior. It's actually a superior bike to make up for my lacking in the pant region. GET IT RIGHT! :lol

[Trip]

Yeah but the VTX is a bland ride. My BIL use to own one... it was blah... like most metric cruisers of that stature.

All cruisers are blah.

[derf]

Hey just because my penis is small doesn't have anything to do with my bike being inferior. It's actually a superior bike to make up for my lacking in the pant region. GET IT RIGHT! :lol


yeh your dresser does sorta resemble an indian bike once in a while

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GQrNR2iABwc/SqZlKjkR-wI/AAAAAAAAHAs/iryHEZJDJRE/s1600/motorcycle%2Bbike%2Bon%2Bhead%2Bindia.jpg

[Triple]

And there is even a big difference between HD's of yesteryear and more recently in the past 4-5 years.

My cousin's Sportster was a first-year rubber mounted model. I don't think they've changed much since then.

I've always heard praise for cruisers' low-speed stability because of their very low centers of gravity. I can putt along at 0.5 mph aboard my Triumph or Suzuki and feel stable; anything below 5 mph on a cruiser and the front end is wobbling all over the place.

Tell you what, though: aboard the VTX on Saturday, every other motorcyclist I passed waved at me. That never happens when I'm on one of my bikes. Damn arrogant sportbike hooligans!

[Mr Lefty]

All cruisers are blah.

THIS (of the ones I've ridden)