>>509752931>too bad riding a slow bike fast is a lot more enjoyable that riding a fast bike slow.i often hear this remark, and it is actually objectively false.
unfortunately i fell for this meme, and was forced to logically explain to myself why riding a 250cc was so fucking boring. so allow me to elaborate:
when you ride a bike, the primary enjoyment is 'solving' the road as quickly as possible in one piece. the reason its enjoyable, is because you are proving to yourself your own competency: Your ability to judge your own speed, your own tyre grip, your own brake strength.
the closer to the 'wire' you get, the more enjoyable it is, because again - you are proving to yourself, that you have very fine judgement, very fine throttle control, etc.
a slow bike cannot possibly be fun to ride, because there is no 'line' to cross: you are simply holding the throttle open the entire time, at the maximum position. you are not 'judging' anything. you are not walking any fine thresholds. you might aswell tie it down with ductape and watch tiktok on your phone.
Therefore, for enjoyment purposes, it is **imperative** to purchase a high horsepower bike, where opening the throttle all the way will guarantee an accident. when you ride such a bike, you must be constantly alert: every control input can and will kill you if you provide the wrong value. A 150hp bike *cannot* have its throttle wide-opened in a corner, or at low gears - it will throw you off.
this is what makes it so much fun: you must be in full control, all of the time.
note to any newbies: anything under 80hp will be a purchase you will regret.
