# You just cant tell some people lol... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 22, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-just-cant-tell-some-people-lol/263852 "2012-05-22T19:26:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 99
**Author:** ![GenPatton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/genpatton/32/6760_2.png) [@GenPatton](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GenPatton)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-just-cant-tell-some-people-lol/263852/99 "2012-06-03T20:20:36Z")
> [@Damnit - Help me pick a Mac](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damnit-help-me-pick-a-mac/49783/23): > > Unrelated to bike size and pertaining to street riding, I hate people who brag about “chicken strips” or the lack thereof and/or look down upon people who have plentiful sized “chicken strips.” Or talk about how their smaller displacement, slower bike may get passed in a straight however they’d catch/pass the larger bikes in the twisties. To push any bike to that kind of limit on the street is easily as reckless as any of the other countless reckless things you can come up with to do on a motorcycle. Even while maintaining the speed limit/recommended speed. > > Rider ability aside, if there is unexpected dirt, loose gravel, oil, road kill, wet leaves, etc around a bend that you’re dragging your knee around there’s an excellent chance you’re going to eat shit. Again, doesn’t matter if you’re on a motard or a 1000. > > Rider skill can come into play here as you _may_ have a slight chance at correction, if you’re not already sliding across the ground. > > Take it to a properly maintained track and you can brag all you want about your lack of chicken strips and plentiful knee dragging. > > /chicken strip rant Actually the straight away rant is in regards to the squids who take turns with the bikes nearly upright, and then once the road gets straight, feel the need to hit 150+MPH thinking their hot shit on their motorcycles. Never did I say I have to get ridiculously low on the street to pass or keep up with riders in turns. Most “riders” can’t ride bikes for shit. Half of them probably can’t even tell you what counter steering means. I know many people who don’t even ride motorcycles on the street, they strictly ride track-only … because riding on the street in general is reckless. I personally ride well within my means on the street. These NY streets aren’t maintained well enough for me to do aggressive riding. That’s not to say I don’t do spirited riding, but I think it’s safe to say we all enjoy those. I’ll leave with this… [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player\_embedded&v=lSz2edKnu78](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lSz2edKnu78) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-just-cant-tell-some-people-lol/263852)._