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12r
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 09:08 am: | 
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Motorcycle wisdom...
1) Crashing
Remember riding isn't inherently dangerous...crashing is.
2) The Sidelines
It's always better to be on the sidelines wishing you were on the track than on the track wishing you were on the sidelines.
3) Fuel
The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
4) The Rear Wheel
The rear wheel is just a big fan used to keep the rider cool and his butt relaxed. If in doubt...watch. When it locks up or slides out you can actually see the rider start sweating and pucker marks appear on the seat.
5) Too Slow
No one has ever hit something too slow.
6) Rides
A 'good' ride is one you can walk away from. A 'great' ride is one you can walk away from and use the bike again.
7) Getting Hit
They can't hit you if you're not there.
8) Mistakes
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
9) Traction
When traction is sparse, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of lean. Large angle of lean, small probability of survival and vice versa.
10) Your Brain
Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't go five seconds earlier.
11) Fog
Stay out of fog. The single red taillight you think is another rider ahead that you can catch, might be the red starboard light of a docked boat.
12) Parking
Always try to keep the number of times you park the bike equal to the number of times you've ridden it.
13) Luck & Experience
You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck
14) Mirrors
If all you can see in your mirrors is the direction you were previously traveling intermingled with sparks, and all you can hear is commotion from the passenger
riding pillion; things are not at all as they should be.
15) Other Objects
In the ongoing battle between objects made of metal, rubber and plastic going dozens of miles per hour, and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose. Same holds for cars, trucks, walls and most animals. Draws don't count.
16) Judgment
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, experience usually comes from bad judgment.
17) Going Forward
It's always a good idea to keep the headlight end going forward as much as possible.
18) Looking
Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
19) Laws
Remember, gravity and centrifugal force are not just good ideas. They're laws not subject to repeal. |
Slaughter
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 09:27 am: |
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There's judgement and then there's skill.
You can have a lack of skill but good judgement and survive longer than a skilled rider with poor judgement. |
Djkaplan
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 09:45 am: |
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"Motorcycle wisdom..."
Those were great! |
12r
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 09:51 am: |
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Thanks Dan - I'm sure I've seen them elsewhere on the BadWeb 
#6 is my favourite. |
Bomber
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 09:52 am: |
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20) Motorcycles do not crash, riders drag them to the ground. |
Cowboy
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 10:03 am: |
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Most important is #10 I have been useing it for yrs. last crash was in 1967 (oil on wet st. going very slow at red light in New Orleans) |
Djkaplan
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 10:09 am: |
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Yeah... number 10.
I wish I could upgrade. |
Cowboy
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 10:19 am: |
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There should be 1 on knowing your bike well,The most imbarising crash I ever had was while learning to ride a tank shift I ran under a clothes line in back yard on 1947 Harley I did sevier damage to back yard and fence |
Djkaplan
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 11:00 am: |
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That reminds me of my best friend crashing my first motorcycle through the chain-link fence in my parents backyard. First time on a bike, he loses control going in a straight line because the throttle spooked him. The 1975 Kawasaki 175 I had smashed into the fence separatinq our backyard from the neighbor's. It almost hit our neighbor while he was mowing his lawn - luckily, it got wedged under the fence. He was really pissed at us, but he helped me get my bike out from under the shared fence.
This happened in 1976... I can still go to my parents house and see the fencepost with a ding in it. |
Midknyte
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 02:27 pm: |
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20) Motorcycles do not crash, riders drag them to the ground.
Gol'dam, [more] sage words from the Bomber!
There is a whole lot of truthin in that sentence. "Twist of the Wrist" helped rub my nose in it - a bike, by design, inherently does not want to fall down (so long as it's moving). The book, time in the saddle, and some wrenching/maintenence (a really good and overlooked practice that builds confidence and trust in your machine) have helped me understand that it is "I" that is lacking whenever there is an issue. Doing things that cause me to relax, to understand whats going on and to trust that the machine is indeed designed and capable have always helped me the most.
I use my body as one of the metrics in gauging a good ride. If I come off tense and sore, I've been unconsiously nervous and doing something wrong, regardless of whether I got there in one piece or abstained from any puckers. |
Nobody
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 03:16 pm: |
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I really liked the "motorcycle wisdom," but don't forget, the red light is on the port side of the boat! |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 03:27 pm: |
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Great post.  |
Paw
| | Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 06:51 pm: |
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Ok... so you are saying skill doesn't exist then. I got it...
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}Call me a moron thems fightin' words. Ok tell you what since your to lame brain to understand a post i will be more clear and precise so a dip sh1t like you can figure out what is being said. Maybe i should have worded it this way yes you have skill but you have be very lucky not to get in to a crash. There do you understand that. You dip sh1t  |
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