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Desmodromically delirious
Aren’t biking and sex remarkably similar in many ways ?. In both cases you grab a helmet, get a leg over and ride off into the sunset as fast as you care to go, hoping you’ll enjoy a great performance, that what should remain upright remains upright and that it’ll not end in tears.!. A bit crude, perhaps, but there’s a serious point to be made that what sets out to be a pleasure can end up in pain. Ouch !. Serious pain, too. Yes, we all have stories to tell about times when the tarmac bit back and it suddenly wasn’t fun any more. Trouble is, you can accept this as all part of biking and hope your number doesn’t come up on the next run. Or you could do something about it. Just think…
You play golf, so you work on your swing.
You play football, so you practice kickabouts.
You run marathons, so you put in the mileage each day.
You swim, so you work on your technique.
You ride a Ducati on the road, so what ?
Well, you’ve invested a decent amount of cash in this mechanical work of art, so you don’t want it bent. And you’re part of this Ducati Up North community, which doesn’t want to see you injured or worse when you should be out having fun with us, so this Better Riding Up North forum is where we can exchange ideas on how to improve our riding performance. Riding in groups or riding on our own. Riding in the wet or riding in the dry. How to reach the point of feeling in total control of your machine in any road condition, so you NEVER experience an out of control moment. In other words, no pain, all gain !.
In the Ducati Up North community we are lucky to have a wealth of experienced and knowledgeable riders who are keen to pass on tips and advice for those who might be fairly new to biking and need a bit more confidence. Nobody needs to be shy about asking for advice about anything about better and safer biking. It could be a lack of confidence in the wet. Maybe you find cornering tricky. Worried about holding the group up because you can’t keep up ?. Can’t understand why you nearly lost it on that bend ?. Had one of those Volvo moments ?
This is the place to get it sorted out. As well as an open forum where you can ask ANYTHING you think you need to know to make you a more controlled rider, you’ll see mention of key topics like…
- riding in groups
- getting in the right frame of mind for riding
- reading the road
- where I can go for training courses in advanced riding ?
- really getting to know your machine
- how can we practice this but still have FUN ?
So, as with safe sex, lets practice safe biking so as to avoid any of those unintended painful consequences. Oh, and let’s show these Southerners we’re Better Riding Up North !.
You play golf, so you work on your swing.
You play football, so you practice kickabouts.
You run marathons, so you put in the mileage each day.
You swim, so you work on your technique.
You ride a Ducati on the road, so what ?
Well, you’ve invested a decent amount of cash in this mechanical work of art, so you don’t want it bent. And you’re part of this Ducati Up North community, which doesn’t want to see you injured or worse when you should be out having fun with us, so this Better Riding Up North forum is where we can exchange ideas on how to improve our riding performance. Riding in groups or riding on our own. Riding in the wet or riding in the dry. How to reach the point of feeling in total control of your machine in any road condition, so you NEVER experience an out of control moment. In other words, no pain, all gain !.
In the Ducati Up North community we are lucky to have a wealth of experienced and knowledgeable riders who are keen to pass on tips and advice for those who might be fairly new to biking and need a bit more confidence. Nobody needs to be shy about asking for advice about anything about better and safer biking. It could be a lack of confidence in the wet. Maybe you find cornering tricky. Worried about holding the group up because you can’t keep up ?. Can’t understand why you nearly lost it on that bend ?. Had one of those Volvo moments ?
This is the place to get it sorted out. As well as an open forum where you can ask ANYTHING you think you need to know to make you a more controlled rider, you’ll see mention of key topics like…
- riding in groups
- getting in the right frame of mind for riding
- reading the road
- where I can go for training courses in advanced riding ?
- really getting to know your machine
- how can we practice this but still have FUN ?
So, as with safe sex, lets practice safe biking so as to avoid any of those unintended painful consequences. Oh, and let’s show these Southerners we’re Better Riding Up North !.