Guess we are the odd balls here. Guys talking about nothing but horse power but not much actually riding. Guys talking about what they have done to their bikes but never turned a wrench on it.
Can understand all that in a way but kind of feel for them. Never really getting a feel for the bike that you get from riding everyday and knowing without thinking what do do when things don't work out right. The only way you can understand what am talking about is when you experience it. Yes it is all good when you are a good rider and take a turn at a high speed but it is another thing to do when the unexpected happens. Like when the mommy type in her SUV decided to out of the blue change lanes but the hole time you have noticed that she has been on her cell phone and the only warning you get is her front tires turning the wrong direction right for you at 75 miles per hour during rush hour. Or when your sitting at a stop light and realize the car coming up behind is four feet behind you and has not hit their brake yet with cross traffic rolling. You do not have time to think about it. You just do it. You ride your cage back and forth to work and enjoy your weekend rides it is all good. Can understand all that. Brag about this and that and how well your bike performs under cornering and breaking and what a fantastic rider you are is OK I guess. That is alright No problem. But walk on out to your cage and check the mileage. Then walk on out and check you mileage on your bike. Two dollars to a doughnut your cage has more mileage per time frame than your bike. Have noticed in the past those folks that brag a lot end up getting hurt in a accident is caused by the other guy. The guy who rides and does little bragging rides a few years without a accident. That is because the guy is a experienced rider. Learns how to deal with it. All the best but not impressed.