Originally Posted by
exmechanic89
Riding is about the ride, imo. People get WAY too hung up on gear. I've found I often rider farther and faster on my steel bikes than many people I meet that have really high end stuff. I've seen this same thing guitar players, too. Many people that can barely play a few chords badly own very expensive acoustic or electric guitars. It's like they think that if they buy something really high end it will make them a better player/rider. It's a sad reality of the society we live in..
my martin sounds 1000 times better just strumming an em7 chord than my yamaha ever did.
my full 531 falcon is more a joy to ride than any mid-level bike i've built.
experience teaches it's both the individual and the instrument.