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I personally will never not trust my gut feeling.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (16 children)

Go 180 mph on a motorcycle. I've done it, and I won't do it again. I'm a pretty solid rider, but 180 is above my reaction time. Things were behind me before I had a chance to react to them. So, I decided going that fast is stupid, and deadly, and I wont do so again. 120-140 however is manageable. I can react with time to spare. 105 is like a cakewalk. I'm just as comfortable at 105 as I am at 55.

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can do this in relative safety on a racetrack though. Doing this anywhere else is risking turning yourself and others into hamburger meat.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was young, and dumb, and invincible.

[–] wetsoggybread@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you still do 105 now though? If so, you're still dumb and a danger to others on the road. I limit myself to a 250cc just so I dont get any stupid ideas

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

The bike I own now won't even go that fast. It maxes out around... I'm not sure tbh because it doesn't have a speedometer, but I'm guessing around 85 mph. It's geared for the dirt, so max speed isn't much of a consideration. Back then I was riding an R1, and 105 is just the flick of the wrist on those things. I haven't owned a superbike since my mid-twenties.

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