I was thinking about this the other day and was curious to see what people think of their abilities-Honestly, not how you would like to ride 
I’m a big girls blouse, and proud of it:)
i’m told im safe and a good rider, thats from people i ride with alot, and my pillions i have had on my bike.
im quick enough i think, not mega quick but i stay inside my abilties, i used to push way too much, dont do that now at all.
trying to get my KD, has given me much more confidence in my tyres and what my bike will do.
also rding with the BCR massive has improved my riding ten fold, from the lines i take to planning ahead…i have sneaky to thank for that:)
passed a few months back and i’m doing too much commuting and not enough rides at weekends to learn how to corner
will soon be fixing this
i`d like to think i am a safe rider whilst on the road and fast whilst on the track:D;) best place to go fast is the race track
the main reason for buying me mop-head, to slow me down on the road i stil can have fun on it
Make good progress, ride within my abilities, read the road and conditions well; try not to compromise my safety. Most of all I enjoy my riding.
I can hold my own…(waits for obvious responce)
crashed alot at one stage…almost busted my back and ended up as a statistic…but thankfully my guardian angle was looking out for me…;).
i now am getting my confidence back on track with the added foresight that riding around like a twat really can hurt…so have wound off abit…:D.
im ok i guess…im happy with me;).
smiled:).
No 4 Please 
But without the risk taking 
There’s enough out there already without taking extra ones
Prefer not to ride with folk who take 'em either
Unfortunately, most of my riding is commuting, so I’ve never been taught how to corner properly at speed.
I think I’m a pretty safe and confident rider, but I’m a girls blouse in the wet!
The Storm has given me more confidence than any other bike I’ve ridden.
I chose number 4 too with the same view point as Grim… I don’t like to put others at risk or them me, so the confident bit usually comes out when we are out of town on good open roads. :w00t:
If I get too confident and have a scare the thought of my kids and family usually knock me back into line.
Went for option 1. I passed my test 18 months ago, though I was a 125 moped rider for 5 years previous.
I’ve only ever ridden by bike for commuting though, apaart fomr one m’way trip to brighton. I feel more confident filtering now, but still get ‘the fear’ on corners / roundabouts and am slow round these.
looking to do some kind of training later this summer to improve confidence.
+1 but with toasted nuts:D
manage to keep it on the road !!!
and can sometimes get round a corner without stopping and wheeling it round if its a big long sweeping corner about 8 lanes wide!!!
hopefully my bikesafe next month will help
Been riding for years but still can’t corner for sh1t.
Main reason is i had a VMAX for years so had to get off and push it round corners
Drive pretty well but occasionally get a bit carried away and filter like a complete idiot up and down the A1
Just commute these days but do about 300 miles a week so should be better than I am
I know I could be so much better and as I never ride with other bikes I have no idea how truly crap I am
So in summary if you see a big lad on an FJR keep well clear as I am likely to take us both out
I’m good at getting through the traffic in town - I’d describe my town riding as ‘creative and cheeky’;).
Will admit to having a lot to learn on faster country roads though - I’ve been riding ten years now, and to be honest it’s only in the last few years that I’ve really come to appreciate the subtleties of counter steering, braking, balancing the bike with the throttle through bends etc.
Having got my head around these concepts I have got faster and sharper. I feel ready now to take my bike skills up a notch - I’d like to improve my high speed skills by doing some club racing (if I can afford it).
I’d also like to learn to stoppie and pull groovy wheelies - not to show off (honest!
) but because having these skills make you a better rider in an emergency (particularly the stoppie - as it requires you to be on intimate terms with the brakes and what happens when you squeeze them) - My first ‘off’ happened because I panic braked (car u-turned in front of me) and I gave the front brake a handful - locked the front up and found myself sliding down the deck. Next time it happened I let the brake off when I felt the front lock up - so the moral of that story is experience does teach you something:D.
Dont understand the questions.
Why would doing track days make me willing to take risks?
What’s the difference between option 4 and option 2?
Is taking risks supposed to be a good thing? (I don’t think so. Surely the idea is to learn a new skill in a risk free way, and then it doesn’t become a risk anymore when you do it in real life)
Bikesafe copper said I’m fast and safe - good enough for me. 
I agree, having done a few track days and only passed my test (DAS) last year none of the above is true for me. Track riding is completely different from road riding, all it does is help you understand how the bike handles and can give you more confidence in the bike and yourself, but being able to make a bike stop and go doesn’t mean anything on the road as far as I can see, these are very different skills.
I’m bloody ace me.
I guess it’s a honour for some of you to have ridden the same track as me.
You are most welcome.
LUV DP xx