just need to vent

[Water Warrior 2]

Note to Raysuki. I live in basically the same climate as you. Suggestion only here. Get a rain suit and wear it during cooler days with no real sunshine and heat. Get comfy with it in dry conditions. That way if you ever get caught in the rain it will feel better and not so foreign to your body. A liitle pre-conditioning exercise if you will.

[rayzuki]

Originally Posted by alantf

So sorry - I thought that the problem was that of a newby's lack of confidence.

I suppose you'll just have to learn to live with the fact that, for now, you're not a biker. You're just someone who owns a bike. :whistle:

Oh my god - I've just re read this. I can't believe I'm starting to sound like easy! :??: :2tup:

in part you are correct. Part of the reason is my lack of confidence the other part I have already stated. I only have 1119 miles on my tires. I am not as gifted as you are to get on a bike for the first time and be able to handle anything that the road has to offer. I am not a superstar rider, I have to ride to build my experience/confidence. As I said before, in the future it may change but for now I am sticking to my ability as a rider. If my ability makes me a guy with bike and not a biker, well I am fine with that. After a few thousand miles I will probably tell you to kiss something but, for now its cool.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by rayzuki

After a few thousand miles I will probably tell you to kiss something but, for now its cool.

You can tell him to kiss MINE and it would be OK !!! :shocked:

:popcorn:

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by rayzuki

in part you are correct. Part of the reason is my lack of confidence the other part I have already stated. I only have 1119 miles on my tires. I am not as gifted as you are to get on a bike for the first time and be able to handle anything that the road has to offer. I am not a superstar rider, I have to ride to build my experience/confidence. As I said before, in the future it may change but for now I am sticking to my ability as a rider. If my ability makes me a guy with bike and not a biker, well I am fine with that. After a few thousand miles I will probably tell you to kiss something but, for now its cool.

You need more saddle time. Just keep riding and honing your skills and confidence level. One day you will be riding along and the rain will come. You might actually enjoy a little rain in time. If not you can be a proud sunshine rider instead of a cager. There is an upside to everything. Always Ride Safe in conditions you are comfy with.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

No I didn't :popcorn:

[Tranquility]

Water Warrior, thank you for your words of wisdom and sanity ("Always Ride Safe in conditions you are comfy with"). I find that I will push myself juuuuuust outside my comfort zone to get a taste, then fall back to where I'm comfy ... and then before I know it, either a few miles or a few rides later, my comfort zone has increased. This goes for speed, turning (leaning) radius, dodging pot holes (dodging road kill, yuck!), etc. There's noooooooo hurry. The journey IS the destination!

rayzuki, keep an eye on alantf & Easy Rider. There's not much subtlety between them, but they mean no ill will. Well, maybe they do towards each other, but not towards Newbies like us. In fact, I picture them in my mind as two young brothers grappling on the livingroom floor with Mom yelling "I don't care WHO started it!! You're going to kill each other! STOP IT!!!!" :-)

Easy Rider, please know that I'm definitely a fan.

alantf, you get one free "I told you so" if Easy pounces on me sometime in the future. But just one!

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alantf

No I didn't :popcorn:

Really screwed THAT one up, didn't I ??

Sorry. I fixed it.

[Tranquility]

Easy, Kind of difficult to follow the thread, actually ... not sure what alan meant by "No I didn't".

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Tranquility

Easy, Kind of difficult to follow the thread, actually ... not sure what alan meant by "No I didn't".

I messed up editing a quote.......so that it appeared that alantf said something that somebody ELSE had actually said.
Kind of ironic, since I was actually trying to take a (good natured) jab AT him.

The message flow really doesn't make sense now because I went back and corrected it.
Sorry for the confusion!

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Tranquility

Easy Rider, please know that I'm definitely a fan.

Aw shucks. Thanks.

I must admit that I am beginning to fit the "grouch old man" mold.

I have infinite patience (almost) for those who really NEED help or who just don't have the resources they need. I almost never comment on bad spelling or grammar ......unless I think the person doing it is just too lazy to make it look good.

OTOH, there ARE stupid questions and I don't have much patience for those who seem capable of thinking for themselves but just don't do it........or those who come storming into the forum with an attitude, including not using the basics of sentences and punctuation.

AND.....you can't get away from the "guy thing". We tend to rag on each other right out in the open. Some folks (females mostly) don't seem to understand how that works. It is mostly in good fun and seldom gets out of hand (sometimes but not often). A referee IS needed on occasion. :roll:

Some people on here seem to enjoy the conficts just a LITTLE too much! :shocked:

Looks to me like you can see through most of the BS and that is refreshing.
Nice to have you on board.