Volfy
Some fava beans and a nice Chianti
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2010
- Messages
- 1,499
- Reaction score
- 1,374
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Gulf Coast
- Genesis Model Year
- 2021
- Genesis Model Type
- Genesis G70
Honestly, I never did find the urge to open up, whether on 2 wheels or 4. I once bought and kitted up a '14 ZX14R into a kickass hypersport tourer, and while I appreciated the fat Ninja's prodigious amount of smooth power on tap, I could count the number of times I actually wringed it out through the gears on one hand and still have 3-4 fingers left. 
Fun is to be had in the corners, and I'd much rather spend a day riding The Pace through winding 2-lane backroads, with a buddy I trust. Done well, it's like a fusion of poetry and Samba dance on 2-wheels. As Nick Ienatsch puts it, the emphasis is not on outright speed, but rather, on momentum management and bike control.
Back some 10 yrs ago, the office I worked at had several guys that all rode. We used to do bike lunches, as well as 3-Sister type weekend rides twice a year. We all went separate ways since then, so I haven't sport toured as much since before the pandemic.
But... I've carried that same philosophy into the way I taught my oldest on how to approach HPDE with cars as well. Most of the work done on our cars have been all suspension related. Two years into it, he once told me after an AutoX session in his 6MT G70: "there is nothing slow about this 2.0T... Those who say that either don't know what they're talking about, or they don't know how to drive" I must admit it was intensely satisfying to hear him say that. I done did my job.
Fun is to be had in the corners, and I'd much rather spend a day riding The Pace through winding 2-lane backroads, with a buddy I trust. Done well, it's like a fusion of poetry and Samba dance on 2-wheels. As Nick Ienatsch puts it, the emphasis is not on outright speed, but rather, on momentum management and bike control.Back some 10 yrs ago, the office I worked at had several guys that all rode. We used to do bike lunches, as well as 3-Sister type weekend rides twice a year. We all went separate ways since then, so I haven't sport toured as much since before the pandemic.
But... I've carried that same philosophy into the way I taught my oldest on how to approach HPDE with cars as well. Most of the work done on our cars have been all suspension related. Two years into it, he once told me after an AutoX session in his 6MT G70: "there is nothing slow about this 2.0T... Those who say that either don't know what they're talking about, or they don't know how to drive" I must admit it was intensely satisfying to hear him say that. I done did my job.
