factorypilot
25-03-2008, 23:39
wanted to give some advice but not sure what to write ...so my rendition of sun screen...........by baz lerman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OojsLDYr7RY&feature=related
Enjoy the power and beauty of your gixer; oh never mind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your gixer until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of your bike and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous it really looked….You’re not as fast as you
imagine.
Don’t worry about the trackday; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to go faster than a gixer on a Honda.
The real troubles in your life are the stupid decisions you make; the kind that make you high side coming out of the foggy esses on a track day friday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s trackspace, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on tryin to catch your mate who just passed you; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the day is long, and in the end, you are only as fast as
yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old bike leathers, throw away your old condoms.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t go fast on your first trackday
…the fastest people I know didn’t go fast on theirs ….
The ones that do spent a lot of time watching and learning…
those that didn’t are still slow
Get plenty of tyres.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you‘ll enjoy it, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll do lots more,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll stop trackdays at 40, maybe you’ll still duff up the youngsters on the inside at 50…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your gixer,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own garage.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read harley davidson magazines, they will only make you feel sick.
(Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be there
for you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.)
Get to know your limits, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.
Be nice to your fellow gixer junkies; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that bikes come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in cornering and
getting your kneedown because the older you get, the more aching joints you’ll have than when you were young.
Live down south once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in up north once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, petrol will rise, gixers will
get faster, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young bikes were fast, you looked good in your leathers and white lightning tasted good.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, you will look like scotty or k7 dave
Be careful whose riding advice you take, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.
But trust me on the trackdays…
(Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be there
for you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.)
seriously everyone have a good day out there hope i don't make anyone more nervous thats not the intention :blush: but if you need any advice ..ASK...if you are not comfortable in your group..SAY SO...if you feel like you are not riding well or are just bricking it...COME IN AND TAKE A BREATHER.(you are not obliged to stay out for all the session)...take your time watch and learn.....first timers ,, you'll be fine..it's not my first and i'm still nervous.
ALOT OF WORK BY A FEW (you know who they are)HAS GONE INTO ORGANIZING THIS....ALL THEY ASK IS THAT WE ALL BEHAVE AS WE SHOULD
the advice is free so take it or leave it:shrug:
Enjoy the power and beauty of your gixer; oh never mind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your gixer until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of your bike and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous it really looked….You’re not as fast as you
imagine.
Don’t worry about the trackday; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to go faster than a gixer on a Honda.
The real troubles in your life are the stupid decisions you make; the kind that make you high side coming out of the foggy esses on a track day friday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s trackspace, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on tryin to catch your mate who just passed you; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the day is long, and in the end, you are only as fast as
yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old bike leathers, throw away your old condoms.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t go fast on your first trackday
…the fastest people I know didn’t go fast on theirs ….
The ones that do spent a lot of time watching and learning…
those that didn’t are still slow
Get plenty of tyres.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you‘ll enjoy it, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll do lots more,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll stop trackdays at 40, maybe you’ll still duff up the youngsters on the inside at 50…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your gixer,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own garage.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read harley davidson magazines, they will only make you feel sick.
(Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be there
for you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.)
Get to know your limits, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.
Be nice to your fellow gixer junkies; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that bikes come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in cornering and
getting your kneedown because the older you get, the more aching joints you’ll have than when you were young.
Live down south once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in up north once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, petrol will rise, gixers will
get faster, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young bikes were fast, you looked good in your leathers and white lightning tasted good.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, you will look like scotty or k7 dave
Be careful whose riding advice you take, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.
But trust me on the trackdays…
(Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be there
for you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.)
seriously everyone have a good day out there hope i don't make anyone more nervous thats not the intention :blush: but if you need any advice ..ASK...if you are not comfortable in your group..SAY SO...if you feel like you are not riding well or are just bricking it...COME IN AND TAKE A BREATHER.(you are not obliged to stay out for all the session)...take your time watch and learn.....first timers ,, you'll be fine..it's not my first and i'm still nervous.
ALOT OF WORK BY A FEW (you know who they are)HAS GONE INTO ORGANIZING THIS....ALL THEY ASK IS THAT WE ALL BEHAVE AS WE SHOULD
the advice is free so take it or leave it:shrug: