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So, my buddy just go his new bike (see the Duc 620 thread) and he wants to go riding. I've suggested we do a 75-100 mile backroad ride on some very low traffic, scenic, country roads. A few easy curves (enough to make it interesting, but nothing that you even need brakes for).
He e-mails me and wants to ride at 5:30 down to the chaotic urban Newport News area. I told him whatever floats his boat, I'll ride with him. I'm just not up for an ego battle with an otherwise humble friend.
But, am I alone in thinking that someone whose first experience on a bike came last week at MSF, and who has maybe 20 miles under his belt shouldn't be looking to go to streetfighter mode yet?
Maybe I am and I'll STFU and just grit my teeth, but I have bad visions. My wife was easy, I literally had to pin a sign on her back (NEW RIDER, her idea BTW) and take her down the safest road in the area. No overconfidence there. She was novice and new it, and learned a ton because of it.
What would you do?
He e-mails me and wants to ride at 5:30 down to the chaotic urban Newport News area. I told him whatever floats his boat, I'll ride with him. I'm just not up for an ego battle with an otherwise humble friend.
But, am I alone in thinking that someone whose first experience on a bike came last week at MSF, and who has maybe 20 miles under his belt shouldn't be looking to go to streetfighter mode yet?
Maybe I am and I'll STFU and just grit my teeth, but I have bad visions. My wife was easy, I literally had to pin a sign on her back (NEW RIDER, her idea BTW) and take her down the safest road in the area. No overconfidence there. She was novice and new it, and learned a ton because of it.
What would you do?