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Message: [QUOTE="longtime, post: 229889, member: 16513"] Mike's a good guy. Gomer's right 'bout 89r, though. We best respect our elders. Specially ones that can [i]still[/i] light it up. Got some video of a recent hill climb spree with 25 DRN'ers. Guess how many could even [i]touch[/i] his rear fender? None. Better yet -- ride the fire roads with him. That cracks me (and others) up every time. The old timer can't -- and I mean CANNOT -- keep [i]either[/i] wheel from sliding on [i]any[/i] turn. Controlled slides, on every turn, both wheels, in complete control, always pinned, often 5th gear, never by use of brakes. It's fun to watch people try to learn from this/emulate it. Cause some can . . . for a while. But if you do this, and the slightest things goes wrong. . . yikes! :scream: Course I remember the last major bar-banger, where a sponsored desert racer was really pushing it, and Terry was too, and he hit a huge rock while 5th pinned two wheels slidin' -- [i]that[/i] was a sight to behold -- and one that someone who might have been following his technique up to that point would have been toast. Oh well, if it makes any of us lesser-skilled, mortal riders feel better, Terry may well be off on the physics of it all. He may not know the Newtonian reasons behind why what he does works so well. This is a clear cut case, though, of where science must take a back seat to art. Poetry in motion is more importantly created than explained, methinks. (This from a scientist, btw.). [/QUOTE]

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