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Weekly weekend rideout?
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Yup! Got the footpeg down on one corner but that was under control.
Two min later driving slowly around a few twisties I seen lots of gravel in the middle of the road. So I said to myself right don't drive in the middle of the lane. A second later I'm getting all tail happy in the center of the lane
It was like the more I looked at the gravel and thought about it the more I got pulled into it.0 -
BlackWizard wrote: »
It was like the more I looked at the gravel and thought about it the more I got pulled into it.
Target fixation! Happens to us all mate.
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That spin sounds like it was no fun at all.
Maybe ye'd enjoy a weekly ride-out more if ye all moved to the Clare/Limerick/Galway region.
*cough* hint hint *cough* nudge *cough*
How long were ye out for anyway?
PMSL!!! :pac: I left the house at 9.45am yesterday morning and got home about 6.30pm. I think others might have gone their separate ways and probably got home sooner, but myself and 2 others went on another spin with a pit stop on the way home.Got the bike back today after a few months, will be up for joining one of these spins in the coming weeks. Between working weekends and the GAA I won't be around every week but would love to get a couple of spins in this summer at least.
Ah I'm sure there'll be plenty of other spins chief.0 -
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Please Kill Me wrote: »PMSL!!! :pac: I left the house at 9.45am yesterday morning and got home about 6.30pm. I think others might have gone their separate ways and probably got home sooner, but myself and 2 others went on another spin with a pit stop on the way home.
Ah shur, it was worth a go.
That seems like a shockingly long spin, although maybe it's cause I'm still relatively new to biking. My longest spin so far has been about 100 miles (broken up by 3 stops I think) and I was in bits after it.0 -
Ah shur, it was worth a go.
That seems like a shockingly long spin, although maybe it's cause I'm still relatively new to biking. My longest spin so far has been about 100 miles (broken up by 3 stops I think) and I was in bits after it.
What bike are you on? And what part of the body was in bits? That seems a bit harsh...0 -
Ah shur, it was worth a go.
That seems like a shockingly long spin, although maybe it's cause I'm still relatively new to biking. My longest spin so far has been about 100 miles (broken up by 3 stops I think) and I was in bits after it.
Well, we kinda really finished about 3pm but like I said, me and a couple of others extended it we were enjoying it so much. All in all I only did 190 miles, but we had a few breaks in between for a Coke and a smoke too.0 -
If you are new to biking no doubt you will be very tense in the upper body and I bet it was your arms and wrists that were sore. It happens to EVERYONE and the quicker you get out with other bikers the quicker it will stop as you will get the best advice mid spin.
The longest spin I have done without a break is Meath to the NW200 road races only stopping once for juice that was an experience (at speed) but starting out do what ever feels comfortable, On a sunday spin I leave my house at 10-11 and dont get home till 8pm sure 2 weeks ago I got home at midnight. Went from meath and took in carlow, kilkenny and even wexford but was a great spin. If you have to stop 3 times before you leave your drive way so be it. Before long you will have no probs and it will start to feel alot more natural riding for longer.
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Maybe this should go in a new thread but is anyone going on this run?
http://www.lukethebiker.com/
I'm thinking about making the trek down with a few others from North Donegal
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Maybe this should go in a new thread but is anyone going on this run?
http://www.lukethebiker.com/
I'm thinking about making the trek down with a few others from North Donegal
Deffo new thread as it will get more attention mate...;)0 -
What bike are you on? And what part of the body was in bits? That seems a bit harsh...
2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R. Arms were OK, wrists a little tender. Where I really felt it was the hands, my lower back, and I had a little bit of a "cowboy walk". :pac:Please Kill Me wrote: »Well, we kinda really finished about 3pm but like I said, me and a couple of others extended it we were enjoying it so much. All in all I only did 190 miles, but we had a few breaks in between for a Coke and a smoke too.
10-3 seems like a nice amount of time to be out on the road. "Only 190 miles"? That's like the width of the country!If you are new to biking no doubt you will be very tense in the upper body and I bet it was your arms and wrists that were sore. It happens to EVERYONE and the quicker you get out with other bikers the quicker it will stop as you will get the best advice mid spin.
The longest spin I have done without a break is Meath to the NW200 road races only stopping once for juice that was an experience (at speed) but starting out do what ever feels comfortable, On a sunday spin I leave my house at 10-11 and dont get home till 8pm sure 2 weeks ago I got home at midnight. Went from meath and took in carlow, kilkenny and even wexford but was a great spin. If you have to stop 3 times before you leave your drive way so be it. Before long you will have no probs and it will start to feel alot more natural riding for longer.
Another great reason for all of ye to move to the Whest! :pac:
God, that is serious going. As I said above, I felt it less in the arms and the wrists, but my hands and my lower back were a bit tender. Don't think I'm quite set for a 12 hour day out yet.
I should probably stop hijacking this thread now.0 -
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2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R. Arms were OK, wrists a little tender. Where I really felt it was the hands, my lower back, and I had a little bit of a "cowboy walk". :pac:
10-3 seems like a nice amount of time to be out on the road. "Only 190 miles"? That's like the width of the country!
Another great reason for all of ye to move to the Whest! :pac:
God, that is serious going. As I said above, I felt it less in the arms and the wrists, but my hands and my lower back were a bit tender. Don't think I'm quite set for a 12 hour day out yet.
I should probably stop hijacking this thread now.
Well on the Ninja your lean angle would be more acute then a sports tourer so you will get the lower back pain and propping yourself up is causing your wrists to hurt. Hard as it may sound, try to keep clam and relaxed and enjoy yourself.
PUT YOUR HEART INTO RIDING AND THE REST OF YOUR BODY WILL FOLLOW 0 -
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pixiebean22 wrote: »For some though, the pain in the arse never goes away lol!
No, you don't!!!! :P I mean...no, it doesn't. 0 -
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SaoriseBiker wrote: »I've have been PMing some of the lads who meet up in Kilcock about having a meet up in Dublin and then going out as a group to meet them. However some of the lads are going up to the road races in Dungannon on Sunday. So what about a meetup in Dublin say, 1.00 and having a handy run for newbies to the Wicklow Gap ?
BTW I ride a Honda SuperFour a few years and have been on charity runs etc So for you newbies around Dublin, anyone interested ?
mate, i wont be able to make it, i will spend saturday + sunday in work.
i hope the weather will be grand and you gonna enjoy.:cool:0 -
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Meeting at 12.30, leaving at 1.00 from the car park of O'Shea's pub, Clonskeagh Rd, D4. I have been a few runs before as mentioned, ( not saying I'm the expert
!!!! ), only problem is some people turning up with 1,000+ cc bikes to a ' newbie ' run and blazing away only to be waiting at 2 or 3 villages ahead for everyone else to catch up etc and then repeating it all again. To be honest apart from showing off, I don't see any point in such a run and it's not fair to Newbies or pople out for a handy spin. In my experience, if a group stay to the speed limit, it should be ok for everyone to keep up regardless of their experience or size of bike. Weatherwise Sunday from mid day on is supposed to be ok.
We'll probably have a stop in Laragh and on through the gap. Anyway it's a learning curve and only 3 of us may be there, but it's a start, see ya there.
O'Shea's http://www.yelp.ie/biz/o-sheas-clonskeagh0 -
SaoriseBiker wrote: »Meeting at 12.30, leaving at 1.00 from the car park of O'Shea's pub, Clonskeagh Rd, D4. I have been a few runs before as mentioned, ( not saying I'm the expert !!!! ), only problem is some people turning up with 1,000+ cc bikes to a ' newbie ' run and blazing away only to be waiting at 2 or 3 villages ahead for everyone else to catch up etc and then repeating it all again. To be honest apart from showing off, I don't see any point in such a run and it's not fair to Newbies or pople out for a handy spin. In my experience, if a group stay to the speed limit, it should be ok for everyone to keep up regardless of their experience or size of bike. Weatherwise Sunday from mid day on is supposed to be ok.
We'll probably have a stop in Laragh and on through the gap. Anyway it's a learning curve and only 3 of us may be there, but it's a start, see ya there.
O'Shea's http://www.yelp.ie/biz/o-sheas-clonskeagh
Looking forward to going on a spin soon. Wont be this weekend though. Still waiting on Hein Gericke to deliver my gear, ordered it on the 10th:(0 -
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