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His wife made him give up his motorbike when they had kids! She'd not appreciate that from me :)
by telesilla 4y ago
His wife made him give up his motorbike when they had kids! She'd not appreciate that from me :)
- hprotagonist 4y agothe track is the safest place to be! everyone's going the same way, the roads are meticulously well maintained, and there are no cops! (I know a few people who exclusively track their bikes now to the point that they're not even plated any more; it's just where they want to go to enjoy the skills, and they've kind of lost interest in road riding entirely)
- serf 4y ago> the track is the safest place to be! everyone's going the same way, the roads are meticulously well maintained, and there are no cops! anecdotal, but in my experience with driving race cars : tracks are pretty far from meticulously well maintained. perhaps meticulously documented; "T12s soft berm had been eroding for years, take a rain line around it.", but rarely meticulously maintained. that said, maybe motorcycles have a different experience?
- hprotagonist 4y agoi think "significantly better maintained than public roads" is sufficient. "meticulous" might be a stretch, but for the most part, track condition is not something you have to worry about to the degree you have to keep an eye out for tar snakes and potholes and oil slicks and whatnot on the road -- and in the event of trouble, you have corner workers who will tell you about it, too!
- tra3 4y agoMotorcycle tracks are a different experience. You walk the track to get rid of debris; identify potential challenges. With no cage around you it’s a different ball game. Its still dangerous but proper gear mitigates some of the risk. I’ve had a couple of low sides on the track with no long term effects.