SafeSpeed wrote:
A Cyclist wrote:
Should I be trying to get the rules changed as a large chunk of motorcylists are being left out?
I don't think so.
Higher speeds demand and promote higher levels of skill, and higher speeds may expose limitations in less skilled riders.
If we weren't in PC speed obsessed times, I would have thought that 100mph performance should be the minimum standard for training and judging advanced motorcycling.
I assume you mean a bike with top speed of at least 100mph. Your comment could be interpreted as "a rider must be able to perform competantly at 100mph".
Thinking about this further, top speed is not necessarily a good indicator. One of my bikes (a honda deauville) is very slow in motorcycling terms. It will achieve 100mph, but will take a (relatively) long time to get there. My other bike (R6) is a headcase, and will hit 100 in 3rd gear very quickly.
Both bikes fulfill your 100mph performance minimum, but the R6 is "more deserving" of advanced training.
Hmm, not sure that makes much sense now, but I typed it...