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Scuba77 · 04-15-2012, 09:22 AM

I see it a lot on different sites and am curious about every ones definition of "Riding Hard" as in I ride hard....

Would riding 600 mile days, riding +100mph to your watering spot 5 miles away or riding +100 mph for 600 miles be riding hard? Wikipedia currently does not have a definition

Personally, I commute and ride 60 - 100 miles every day back roads and Interstate speeds and consider it regular riding.

Floyd Dolin · 04-15-2012, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Scuba77

I see it a lot on different sites and am curious about every ones definition of "Riding Hard" as in I ride hard....

Wow! Thought for one minute the forum had changed to an adults only theme. Going full throttle is usually related to the expression "riding hard".

John Hopkins · 04-15-2012, 09:58 AM

If you hate riding bikes, going two miles could be considered hard...if you take the original meaning ridden hard and put away wet..well it has nothing to do with motorcycles..

John.

MikeB · 04-15-2012, 10:24 AM

Seek medical attention if your hard riding lasts more than four hours.

JBourquin · 04-15-2012, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeB

Seek medical attention if your hard riding lasts more than four hours.

Lol, That's a good one...

rjdaines · 04-15-2012, 10:54 AM

A lot of variables in defining "riding hard". Could be related ti wear and tear on the driver, bike, or both. I can see time a distance being a factor as well as % engine power being used. Driving 500 miles in my V8 truck is totally different wear on the engine to a 4 cylinder engine. So to me, "riding hard" would be riding near or at the top end capabilities of the rider and the machine for an extended period of time (hours not minutes).

jimnfor · 04-15-2012, 11:11 AM

I've always thought the term referred to the aggressiveness of the riding, not the distance. So, under that definition, I definitely don't ride hard.

O'Larry · 04-15-2012, 11:39 AM

I always thought that "Riding Hard" was riding somewhere above STUPID! Something which we have all been guilty of now and then. But not as a steady diet!

plc · 04-15-2012, 12:01 PM

I always equated it with "rode hard and put away wet." Long day in the saddle and pushing the horse (or bike) the limit.

wallasan10 · 04-15-2012, 12:17 PM

100 mph? Seriously? I never do that for more than a matter of seconds or maybe minutes. For me "Riding Hard" is to ride from daylight to dark. It could be 200 miles of twisties with lots of stops or it could be 500 miles of highway stopping only for gas.

04-15-2012, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scuba77 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St Augustine, Florida Posts: 640	Riding Hard I see it a lot on different sites and am curious about every ones definition of "Riding Hard" as in I ride hard.... Would riding 600 mile days, riding +100mph to your watering spot 5 miles away or riding +100 mph for 600 miles be riding hard? Wikipedia currently does not have a definition Personally, I commute and ride 60 - 100 miles every day back roads and Interstate speeds and consider it regular riding. __________________ FJR Stratoliner Shadow Spirit VT1100 Honda 919/CB900F Kawasaki ZR7S Honda CB360 VFW, Post 2391 Patriot Guard Rider #92075

04-15-2012, 09:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
John Hopkins Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tredegar,South Wales, near England, not far from Scotland. Posts: 3,389	If you hate riding bikes, going two miles could be considered hard...if you take the original meaning ridden hard and put away wet..well it has nothing to do with motorcycles.. John. __________________ Beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes right to the bone.

04-15-2012, 10:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
rjdaines Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The hot part of Arizona Posts: 293	A lot of variables in defining "riding hard". Could be related ti wear and tear on the driver, bike, or both. I can see time a distance being a factor as well as % engine power being used. Driving 500 miles in my V8 truck is totally different wear on the engine to a 4 cylinder engine. So to me, "riding hard" would be riding near or at the top end capabilities of the rider and the machine for an extended period of time (hours not minutes). __________________ Honda Shadow VT750 Aero (2012)

04-15-2012, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
jimnfor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: katy, tx Posts: 965	I've always thought the term referred to the aggressiveness of the riding, not the distance. So, under that definition, I definitely don't ride hard. __________________ 2001 VLX 600

04-15-2012, 11:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
O'Larry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,476	I always thought that "Riding Hard" was riding somewhere above STUPID! Something which we have all been guilty of now and then. But not as a steady diet! __________________ O'Larry Ride Bell by Kara-MIA BELL by Bear '04' Black Flame Sabre

04-15-2012, 10:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 4,861	Seek medical attention if your hard riding lasts more than four hours.

04-15-2012, 12:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
plc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 268	I always equated it with "rode hard and put away wet." Long day in the saddle and pushing the horse (or bike) the limit. __________________ 1997 Shadow Spirit VT1100C "It is better to live richly than to die rich" Samuel Johnson

04-15-2012, 12:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
wallasan10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 1,120	100 mph? Seriously? I never do that for more than a matter of seconds or maybe minutes. For me "Riding Hard" is to ride from daylight to dark. It could be 200 miles of twisties with lots of stops or it could be 500 miles of highway stopping only for gas. __________________ 2000 Honda Shadow Spirit M Co 3/11 ACR

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