Yeah, the thought of leaving the ground on this bike would terrify me. Maybe if it were one of those high speed tracks that they do things like MotoGP on them, where there's like a nice place to slide off and I've got better PPE.
Now that you make me think of it...
It'd be fucking hilarious to get the complete fancy nomex and leather outfit that the professional racers wear, the body armor plastic they wear under it, the pads, the boots, etc... I'm pretty sure the village people would revolt, 'cause I'd be a damned menace before my untimely, and near certain, demise.
We have trees that line the roads, tourists, animals in the road, and roads that take winter damages. Even with all the kit, it'd kill me. That suit isn't gonna do a damned bit of good when ol' Buddha smashes into a fucking pulp truck.
My BMW happily told me that it was made for "Adventure." I was pretty happy with that. It was usable for lots of things. It was also more comfortable. It was still sporty, but I could have just as easily driven it across the Sahara. It was fast enough to scare someone, but not overly aggressive. I want to say it was more forgiving - if that makes any sense?
Make sense but doesn't sound like the bike for me which is disappointing I wanted to someday get a BMW bike and love it but it doesn't sound like I would. Sigh, such is life I guess I'll stick with my R6s. I like things fast enough to do something stupid on as I generally (as the previous story suggested) will find something stupid to do and generally it works out better than that story did. On two wheels I want to be the fastest most maneuverable thing on the road or something close too it.
You know what we call the guys that don't wear gear in my neck of the woods? We call them squids because that is what they will look like when they go down. Always wear a helmet.
I wear boots, leathers, gloves, and helmet. I don't even move it from the driveway into the garage without at least a helmet. I kinda like the gooey bits in my head.
And, don't get me wrong, it's a great bike and it turns a lot of heads. It's just not me. It's more bike than I need. It's also not all that comfortable. It's good at taking corners and going absurdly fast. If you want to be aggressive in every corner and constantly push the bike, I'm sure you'd love it.
That pretty much describes how I like to ride. Good on you for wearing gear. I like you even more now that I know that. Lots of guys seem to think they are above wearing gear and they just are not.
BTW, now that I am home and surgery went well and no one got paralyzed or dead. Cheers Dr. Buddha. May there be many more long years of life for everyone.
That out of the way Hows your night going? Mine is fantastic. Its pretty much the best day ever as you have said many a time. I am even off on a badge awarding spree I am in such a good mood.
I'm having a nightcap with the missus - who's remarkably tonight in that she's having a glass of glogg/glug. It's in the mid-30s, so we started the first fire of the year. The house is pretty much silent, but it was noisy earlier. EH has gone to bed and everyone else long since gone home or on their Saturday night adventure.
I actually kind of like staying home and staying in. I don't really have the energy to go out every night, like I used to. In fact, my ass is headed to sleep sometime soon. The missus would probably like it if I went to bed with her tonight. So, I'll probably do that. She hasn't fallen asleep under her book, so she's not yet ready to trundle off up the stairs. It's getting close.
Well I wish you a good night. My nerves are too raw to sleep at the moment, something I have been doing very little of lately. I'm only averaging about 3 hours a night. It makes me cloudy but today I am so happy I have no worries.
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