Safe But Not Slow Rider
Thankfully I seemed to have matured from riding ever since the 45. I have began to realise the road is not a race track, and it's no longer a place where you can push your machine to the limits, simply because unexpected events occur or waiting to occur. A safe rider is not one who rides slow, but one who is careful.
The reason for upgrading (in terms of handling skills) is not for competition, pride or any form of ego-booster. It's meant to save lives, your life, and others. Many would argue that riding fast and hanging off knee down scraping your sliders is a form of showing-off to that slow malaysian rider behind that you are techy and good. But is he really impressed? Put yourself in others' shoes and imagine you are the rider behind seeing you attempted this act... "Sibeh boliao, if you buang then i laugh at you, do knee down at slip road? Wahaha... Fuckin' Funny, cannot make it."
Does it make you more proud to say that "I have rode a bike for my whole life and never met an accident", or "Falling and accidents are nothing to me, see there are so many scars on me". Just remember, speeding on public roads is a no-no and any road user would never acknowledge public-road racing as a form of good-willed expression. Because showing-off is the main reason to speed, but it's never a glory to others when you do it on public streets.
Am I trying to say I encourage racing/speeding on enclosed circuits/roads? Not really, but neither do I discourage such acts. Every human need some form of thrill & excitement in their life. Also, pushing your machine to the limit would mean you have extra confidence and handling capability to spare in times of emergency. But ofcourse, do this with proper gear, safety equipments and given EDUCATION before you attempt any hard-riding. Infact with safety measures, speeding and racing is safe. Just look @ statistics, the amount of people riding died in tracks is very much lesser compared to those on public roads and even car-races.
Well, it's hard to suppress the inner desire to speed, therefore I encourage it on a controlled traffic. If you really need to. At the end of the day, do you want to convince your mom & dad that riding is something absolutely cool n safe to do, than coming home bruised, one limb lost or even the need to prepare for your funeral?
The reason for upgrading (in terms of handling skills) is not for competition, pride or any form of ego-booster. It's meant to save lives, your life, and others. Many would argue that riding fast and hanging off knee down scraping your sliders is a form of showing-off to that slow malaysian rider behind that you are techy and good. But is he really impressed? Put yourself in others' shoes and imagine you are the rider behind seeing you attempted this act... "Sibeh boliao, if you buang then i laugh at you, do knee down at slip road? Wahaha... Fuckin' Funny, cannot make it."
Does it make you more proud to say that "I have rode a bike for my whole life and never met an accident", or "Falling and accidents are nothing to me, see there are so many scars on me". Just remember, speeding on public roads is a no-no and any road user would never acknowledge public-road racing as a form of good-willed expression. Because showing-off is the main reason to speed, but it's never a glory to others when you do it on public streets.
Am I trying to say I encourage racing/speeding on enclosed circuits/roads? Not really, but neither do I discourage such acts. Every human need some form of thrill & excitement in their life. Also, pushing your machine to the limit would mean you have extra confidence and handling capability to spare in times of emergency. But ofcourse, do this with proper gear, safety equipments and given EDUCATION before you attempt any hard-riding. Infact with safety measures, speeding and racing is safe. Just look @ statistics, the amount of people riding died in tracks is very much lesser compared to those on public roads and even car-races.
Well, it's hard to suppress the inner desire to speed, therefore I encourage it on a controlled traffic. If you really need to. At the end of the day, do you want to convince your mom & dad that riding is something absolutely cool n safe to do, than coming home bruised, one limb lost or even the need to prepare for your funeral?
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