the_BOBNOB
Grey Hound
is the 800gs really such a POS ???
just take gunda's post
funny how 1 or 2 people can say the bike has iffy suspension - couple of guys crash theirs and suddenly the bike is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes ???
maybe i'm just old school but looking at that pic i would think a couple of things first
1. maybe the guy was trying to be windgat
2. maybe he out rode his own skills
3. maybe he upgraded from a slow dr650 and was not use to all the power
4. maybe a bosvark jumped in front of him
5. maybe he had a blow out on the front tyre
6. maybe he was drunk
7. the list is very long
but now where on my list would i have ever said
maybe the bike sucked ballz and maybe the bike is lewensgevaarlik ???
having been on bikes from xt500's to super bikes i have learned that you ride
a) within your own skills
b) you stay within the capabilities of the bike
just cause a bike can do 300km/h does not mean you should lane split at 300km/h ???
just cause the f800gs can do 150km/h does not mean you should try to corner at that speed ???
maybe my skills are just sh*t and maybe one day i can also be at the level where its the bikes fault for crashing out and not my own :-\
ps: if thats you in the picture i'm not taking piss with you - it probably was the bikes fault :thumleft:
just take gunda's post
GundaGunda said:I look at this pic and I see myself - had I bought one
(Pic published on:- https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=40588.0 )
Gunda Caption "What the fark happened here?"
Not saying it won't happen on the Tenere, but I hope the probability is lower.
funny how 1 or 2 people can say the bike has iffy suspension - couple of guys crash theirs and suddenly the bike is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes ???
maybe i'm just old school but looking at that pic i would think a couple of things first
1. maybe the guy was trying to be windgat
2. maybe he out rode his own skills
3. maybe he upgraded from a slow dr650 and was not use to all the power
4. maybe a bosvark jumped in front of him
5. maybe he had a blow out on the front tyre
6. maybe he was drunk
7. the list is very long
but now where on my list would i have ever said
maybe the bike sucked ballz and maybe the bike is lewensgevaarlik ???
having been on bikes from xt500's to super bikes i have learned that you ride
a) within your own skills
b) you stay within the capabilities of the bike
just cause a bike can do 300km/h does not mean you should lane split at 300km/h ???
just cause the f800gs can do 150km/h does not mean you should try to corner at that speed ???
maybe my skills are just sh*t and maybe one day i can also be at the level where its the bikes fault for crashing out and not my own :-\
ps: if thats you in the picture i'm not taking piss with you - it probably was the bikes fault :thumleft:
