Paul,
I don't know how common this is - particularly considering my
age (I'm under 30) - but - I actually got my Motorcycle License before
my car license.
Therefore, when I was truly solo for the first time, it was on a
bike. It wouldn't be for another year or so that I got my car license.
My first bike - 82 CB 450 SC. And my Dad wonders why I want to
hang onto it!
-Joey
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote:
> very well put joey.. my dad taught me to drive a car with all of those
> sayings... and im only assuming that he picked them up from being on a
> bike.
>
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Sean,
>> Every ride is a learning situation!
>> As my Dad used to say - still does actually - "Ride like
>> they're out to kill you." Don't assume they see you - don't assume
>> they know you're there - other bikes are your best defense but - there
>> will be times (for me its actually a preference) that you will be
>> riding alone. The worst thing that I find is that I am distracted -
>> cell phone - GPS - music etc... I don't want any of that on my bike
>> since even the tiniest second off the road might mean I miss a pot
>> hole (a very real possiblity up here) a car or who knows what.
>> We have the potential to die everytime we throw a leg over a
>> bike. That having been said, we have the potential of the same in a
>> car. (I don't want to make motorcycling seem like a suicidal
>> experience) You have to learn to think like you're on a bike - realize
>> you have greater acceleration, braking and maneuverability than a car.
>> Use those advantages, combined with experience, observation and
>> reflexes to make yourself the safe one in any situation.
>> Always have a plan of escape - sometimes the only one is to
>> pull on the binders and get out of a situation - other times its best
>> to be able to shoot around a threat and get ahead of it. It all
>> depends on the situation. Trust yourself and be ready to use an escape
>> route if you even think you might be in danger. If you think you are -
>> you probably are. Don't panic - but think - react - and stay alive.
>> For anyone who hasn't taken a Motorcycle Safety Foundation
>> course - take one - you will learn something - if you have - it never
>> hurts to get a refresher.
>> Remember - in a bike vs. vehicle accident - its the bike and
>> biker that loses.
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Sean <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > I wonder how often everyone has a "learning situation" on their rides?
>> >
>> > It's been a challenging week for me and it's Wednesday morning. I've
>> > been cut off twice and had some guy tailgating me to the point that I
>> > just stopped in the road and waved him around.
>> >
>> > The real learning experience was this morning coming down the hill I
>> > live on. It's so steep that some sections are cement because asphalt
>> > will warp and slide on hot days. The last corner is this really nasty
>> > of camber and steep thing that sends about a car a month into the
>> > wall. I was coming down today and had the choke on a little high so
>> > my idle was higher than normal. I typically coast threw the corner in
>> > gear to get extra traction - well I was gaining speed because of my
>> > idle and the road was also wet from rain. I knew that if I touched my
>> > breaks I would be into the wall so I did my best Safety School crank
>> > my head around and look as far through the corner as I could and low
>> > and behold - it worked. A year ago I would have hit the brakes and
>> > hoped I could stop in time. The moral of the story is that after 3
>> > years of riding up and down that road at least once a day I still made
>> > a mistake.
>> >
>> > I'd love to hear your stories because I think we can all learn from
>> > each.
>> >
>> > Sean
>> >
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