John Mackay on "Fast"

My good friend, John MacKay, is what we call a "fast" rider. He spends lots of time on the track, so has considerable experience in controlling a bike at speed. Let me clarify what I mean by fast. Anyone can ride a sportbike fast, but when you call someone fast, you generally mean control. Fast means that he can out ride just about anyone he meets, without being out of control.

This is very different from the people who buy a bike and think they're instantly fast. We call these people squids. These are the people you don't want to ride with because they ride beyond their abilities. Stupid acts like swaying into the opposing lane of traffic are dangerous, and only cause the group they ride with to think of when they will have to go get the pick up truck to salvage a wrecked bike.