Good luck charm/token/thing. Do you carry one when you ride?

[Steam]

I carry a tiny Catholic medallion with a picture of Jesus on one side, and Mary holding baby Jesus on the other.
I found it in the pocket of a 1950's motorcycle jacket from the Belgian army I bought from an army surplus shop. So it's a pre-used good luck charm, double-lucky.

I don't even believe in god, but it feels good to carry it for some reason.

And you?

[deanohit]

Not so much good luck charms,but when I left the family I'd stayed with through most of my teens,the girls(4 & 7 at the time) gave me a pair of little toys,a builder with hammer and saw (+ a builders butt:rockon: ) and a kiwi in camo holding a gun.got them both stuck next to the speedo and they always make me smile to see them there.:yes:

[sunhuntin]

i have my "good luck" charms etched into my back. each friend or family member of mine that dies gets a memorial butterfly tattoo. those butterflies have saved me from major injury once already.

[Hitcher]

I suppose vegetarians need all the help they can get...

[Oakie]

Well I don't use it as a good luck charm but I do have a wee stuffed cow that my daughter gave me, sitting between the speedo/rev counter and the fairing. It reminds me that I still have people who need me and not to do anything silly.

[Kinje]

Don't think of it as a good luck charm, but I have a highlanders keyring that I use on my bike key only

[sunhuntin]

I suppose vegetarians need all the help they can get...

care to explain? lol.

[Grahameeboy]

I carry a tiny Catholic medallion with a picture of Jesus on one side, and Mary holding baby Jesus on the other.
I found it in the pocket of a 1950's motorcycle jacket from the Belgian army I bought from an army surplus shop. So it's a pre-used good luck charm, double-lucky.

I don't even believe in god, but it feels good to carry it for some reason.

And you?

Feels good doesn't it............:innocent:

I don't have good luck charms for obvious reasons but have a key fob with my Daughter's name to remind me and have my special tattoo on back........

[xgnr]

I carry a tiny Catholic medallion with a picture of Jesus on one side, and Mary holding baby Jesus on the other.
I found it in the pocket of a 1950's motorcycle jacket from the Belgian army I bought from an army surplus shop. So it's a pre-used good luck charm, double-lucky.

I don't even believe in god, but it feels good to carry it for some reason.

And you?

depends if the jacket has a (bullet) hole in it right?

(sorry couldn't resist it)

[Steam]

care to explain? lol.

I am a vegetarian, and Hitcher is ribbing me in a good-natured way. Bastidge!

[Sanx]

I have my rollerblade keyring, that my other half gave me. Actually, come to think of it, I stole it.

[MyGSXF]

I carry mine in my heart... :love:

[skelstar]

I have flame stickers stuck on my tank...a gift that was passed/stuck on by their far more attractive rider.

[Chickadee]

Hmmm, I think I need to get one. I used to have 'Crazy frog' on my bike, should really re-instate my blue mad looking friend, he'll keep me safe and upright.

[Chrislost]

mines attached, right betwen the legs.
and its bought me luck everywhere exept in auckland(where i currently live)
FTW

[phaedrus]

no good luck charm, just a this way up sign on the side. :laugh:

[cooneyr]

I got given a little St Christopher medal (travelers meday with plane, train, ship and automobile on the back of it) bout 15 years ago. I'm a lapsed RC. I didnt really think much of it and it keep falling of my key ring. I aways found it again (sometimes in the middle of a large gravel yard) and still have it. Kinda became special then so have made a point of looking after if for the past few years.

Come April the 6th (Good Friday) this year wifey was nervous about me riding to St Arnuad through the Rainbow and double checked I had the meddle. About 40kms from the St Arnuad end of the Rainbow I missed a corner, the bike ended up in a ditch, I went over the handle bars and broke my neck (C1). I'll make full recovery but kinda interesting. Hasnt put me off and I still carry the medal.

Have been told by pretty much everyone how lucky I was cause if you break C1 properly your not paralised, your dead. Maybe that is where the medal helped?

Cheers R

[jim.cox]

I carry a tiny Catholic medallion with a picture of Jesus on one side, and Mary holding baby Jesus on the other.
I found it in the pocket of a 1950's motorcycle jacket from the Belgian army I bought from an army surplus shop. So it's a pre-used good luck charm, double-lucky.

I don't even believe in god, but it feels good to carry it for some reason.

And you?

Plug spanner and two fresh plugs

=mjc=
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[janno]

mines attached, right betwen the legs.
and its bought me luck everywhere exept in auckland(where i currently live)
FTW

Your Haemorroids? That's a new one . . .

Whatever gives you comfort I suppose?:innocent:

[RC1]

Your Haemorroids? That's a new one . . .

Whatever gives you comfort I suppose?:innocent:

nothing comfy about them from what i have heard :shit:

[avgas]

I was thinkn of bolting my rod onto the side of the bike to remind me that it sometimes all goes wrong.

[Hitcher]

I am a vegetarian, and Hitcher is ribbing me in a good-natured way. Bastidge!

Even if he weren't a vego, Steam would probably benefit from some sort of Divine-Third-Party oversight/protection. It's good that he is protecting all bases, as it were...

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

About 8 years ago I was given a medallion on it with the Serenity Prayer on one side and "To Thine Own Self Be True" on the other. These keys were even dropped down a Wellington City street drain - took Excel 7 hours to get them out.

[COP_B8]

Photos of my two best mates that passed away under the back seat of my bike, take them for a ride whenever i go and reminds me not to do anything too stupid!

[vifferman]

Wow!
In theory then, if you put enough of these good luck charms on your bike, you 'd have so much good luck that you could ride like a CompleteDick™ and nothing bad would ever happen to you! :shit:

Pity there's no such thing as luck. :bye:

I have my special, super-duper key ring: it's one I got free for donating blood, and has my blood type on it. It's special because it's some soft plasticky material, so it's waterproof and doesn't mark the top triple-clamp cover. And it has this special, super-duper property of collecting road spooge, so I can tell how much crap is in the air (and my lungs). It goes from clean to CompletelyRoadSpooged in about 2 weeks.
Oh - and when I crash badly, hopefully someone will realise my blood type's written under all the spooge on the keyring, and put the proper type of blood back in.

[vifferman]

I carry a tiny Catholic medallion with a picture of Jesus on one side, and Mary holding baby Jesus on the other.

Are these pictures of Jesus and Mary'n'Jesus autographed? :confused:

[Trudes]

I'm a Cancerian, and we like to be prepared for anything, so I have a multitude of small bits and bobs that will fit under my seat, pen and paper, first aid kit, torch, my bike manual, pocket knife, bike lock and a thing to put my stand on if the ground's soft. In my jacket I carry spare change, spare house key, spare key to my lock, tissues, earplugs etc. But as far as lucky charms etc go, I always wear a bone carving necklace that was given to me when I was 16 that has a Saint Christopher attached to it, always wear the best gear I can afford and a Helmet on my head, I figure "what more can you do", aside from drive a car or wrap yourself in cotton wool!:sunny:

[Lias]

Not just when I'm riding, but I've worn a pewter armanen sig rune around my neck for many years. It's not so much a good luck charm as a victory charm.

[Oakie]

mines attached, right betwen the legs.
and its bought me luck everywhere exept in auckland(where i currently live)
FTW

And how often do you rub your charm for luck? :rofl: (Sorry, that was too easy)

[gijoe1313]

I think my eagerness to carry a plethora of doodads, whatchamacallits, doohickeys, gee-gaws, gimballs and other gadgetry is my lucky charm! Never leave home without them ... same old story, if you don't bring it on the one ride - you do need it! :doh: :eek5:

Just gotta watch out for the Colapops who are like those pesky Keas - the gadget you need to get him off you is a handy diversion called Zapf! :whistle: :devil2:

[Steam]

Are these pictures of Jesus and Mary'n'Jesus autographed?

Nah, when I finally found a pen, Jesus's hands had been nailed to a big ol' cross. I asked him to hold the pen in his mouth but he was too busy screaming "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?"
I told him to HTFU. Blaady noisy bastard. He soon shut up though, some solider speared him in the guts.
The guy beside him, Brian I think his name was, he signed it though, along with those thieves.

[007XX]

I'm a Cancerian, and we like to be prepared for anything, so I have a multitude of small bits and bobs that will fit under my seat, pen and paper, first aid kit, torch, my bike manual, pocket knife, bike lock and a thing to put my stand on if the ground's soft. In my jacket I carry spare change, spare house key, spare key to my lock, tissues, earplugs etc. But as far as lucky charms etc go, I always wear a bone carving necklace that was given to me when I was 16 that has a Saint Christopher attached to it, always wear the best gear I can afford and a Helmet on my head, I figure "what more can you do", aside from drive a car or wrap yourself in cotton wool!:sunny:


Yeah, hubby is cancer and he is the same: always prepared!

I don't really believe in luck as I think we all make our own! But saying this I respect anyone who believes in a token helping them. Whatever makes you happy is fine by me...

As an aries, I've got a hard head anyway and so have never managed to break anything (yet!), no matter how hard I try.

[Hitcher]

Jesus, however, was a Capricorn. Apparently.

[R6_kid]

I had one, was an american one dollar coin given to me by my uncle. I lost it. Went out riding the next weekend and crashed my bike.

[deanohit]

I had one, was an american one dollar coin given to me by my uncle. I lost it. Went out riding the next weekend and crashed my bike.

Bummer man.Bet you went looking pretty hard for the coin after that aye?
:yes:

[rwh]

I think my eagerness to carry a plethora of doodads, whatchamacallits, doohickeys, gee-gaws, gimballs and other gadgetry is my lucky charm! Never leave home without them ... same old story, if you don't bring it on the one ride - you do need it! :doh: :eek5:

That sounds to me alarmingly like an addiction. If you never carried any of them, the bad luck demons wouldn't know what to hit you with.

More to the point, and this applies to the good luck charms of a less practical nature too (or even more), is that most of the bad luck from not carrying them is probably caused by the worry about not carrying them. Avoid them deliberately, and it isn't a problem.

Richard

[kevfromcoro]

i where a gold chain..with a bhuda on it....dont know why ,,was given to me by my wife...Just feels good

[RiderInBlack]

I have a Dolphin velcro'ed to "Roxanne's" instrument panel. Don't know whether I would call it a "good-luck charm", but have had no accidents in 80,000km of riding "her" (not slowly ether). Just like ta have my self chosen "Spirit-animal" riding with me really.

Yes, I too (as most that have ridden with me know) carry all sorts of tools, nuts and bolts when riding. This has helped more than myself on many occasions riding.

[Trudes]

I have a Dolphin velcro'ed to "Roxanne's" instrument panel. Don't know whether I would call it a "good-luck charm", but have had no accidents in 80,000km of riding "her" (not slowly ether). Just like ta have my self chosen "Spirit-animal" riding with me really.


I have a little pony on my keyring for much the same reason.:yes:

[MidnightMike]

Ive got a Harley Davidson key ring that was given to me by my uncle after he returned from the harley 100th anniversary "ride home" Always had it with my keys while riding and have never binned since ive had it. *touch wood*

Though i must admit, a harley keychain cant be very good for luck in regards to bike reliability. :rofl: :dodge:

[Shadows]

Though i must admit, a harley keychain cant be very good for luck in regards to bike reliability. :rofl: :dodge:

I'd rather have a good solid bike than than a hand grenade, brother. :yes:

That aside, I take a helmet and gloves whenever I ride. That seems to have worked for me so far.

[McJim]

whenever I go for a ride I ALWAYS take my motorbike with me....y'know....for luck :rofl:

I also find I wear out my boots much faster when I don't.

[shcabbeh]

I think good luck medallions/charms/whatever are an affront to rational thought and science. But that's just me. :second: :Oops:

Feeling safe isn't anything like being safe.

[Oakie]

I think good luck medallions/charms/whatever are an affront to rational thought and science. But that's just me. :second: :Oops:
Feeling safe isn't anything like being safe.

True, but perhaps having something special makes you feel more comfortable and as a result you may ride better because you are more at ease.

[deanohit]

whenever I go for a ride I ALWAYS take my motorbike with me....y'know....for luck :rofl:

I also find I wear out my boots much faster when I don't.

I find it does help to take your bike.Just thought of some guy in full gear just walking up the road.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[shcabbeh]

True, but perhaps having something special makes you feel more comfortable and as a result you may ride better because you are more at ease.

On the same coin that comfortable feeling may make it easier to miss hazards and give you a false sense of security.

I would say that if you're dependent on a charm to be comfortable then you're better off not getting attached to one in the first place.

[Trudes]

And maybe it was given to you by someone who believes it will help to keep you safe, so you wear it for their peace of mind.

[sAsLEX]

I think good luck medallions/charms/whatever are an affront to rational thought and science. But that's just me. :second: :Oops:

Feeling safe isn't anything like being safe.

Surely your science would also recognise the placebo effect. Give someone something with no healing ability, tell them its magic pixie dust, and they will get better for no reason. Same logic applies here in a way.

[kickingzebra]

Photos of my two best mates that passed away under the back seat of my bike, take them for a ride whenever i go and reminds me not to do anything too stupid!

They passed away under the back seat of your bike???

[sAsLEX]

They passed away under the back seat of your bike???

Wouldn't you pass out two inches from his arse?

[ArcherWC]

Do my magic undies count ???

[Holy Roller]

I have a blue stuffed toy dinosaur hanging on to my rack he looks out at all those that I pass and sort of waves.
Why?
Dunno
Looks good, and is better than those bells that people hang from their foot pegs IMHO:Punk:

You can see him in my avatar

[Holy Roller]

Do my magic undies count ???

Only if one believes that they will help to get into the next life....:dodge:

[shcabbeh]

Surely your science would also recognise the placebo effect. Give someone something with no healing ability, tell them its magic pixie dust, and they will get better for no reason. Same logic applies here in a way.

"My science" sure does recognise the placebo effect, albeit differently. The placebo effect makes people feel better, not get better. There is a difference. Telling someone that they're being cured of cancer by taking a pill does not cure cancer, unfortunately.


And maybe it was given to you by someone who believes it will help to keep you safe, so you wear it for their peace of mind.

An interesting point that I hadn't considered. On the other side, there are people that believe that you shouldn't be riding at all to keep you safe. I for one would not stop riding to give someone else peace of mind, but again that's just me.

[quallman1234]

My helmet and gear :yes:

[COP_B8]

They passed away under the back seat of your bike???

its amazing how forgetting a comma can make a sentence sound oh so different!

[Hitcher]

it's amazing how forgetting a comma can make a sentence sound oh so different!

Indeed, politically incorrect as it may be to say so.

[Skyryder]

Nope. Came to the conclusion Long ago that the best good luck charm is me.:dodge:

Skyryder

[sAsLEX]

"My science" sure does recognise the placebo effect, albeit differently. The placebo effect makes people feel better, not get better.


There is a difference. Telling someone that they're being cured of cancer by taking a pill does not cure cancer, unfortunately.





Are you sure about that? The placebo effect has been noted to in some cases be as effective as a proper course of 'pixie dust', ie. actually getting better taking sugar pills.

The human mind is a very strong tool when given the right motivation. Look at Lance Amstrong, no normal person could get to his level even without cancer yet he fought through that, ok he used drugs etc to fight it, but still came out the other side with the will power and detrimination required to win the TDF a few times.

[gijoe1313]

But, but ... I like my wee gizmos, gadgets and gear!:mellow: I'm not addicted .. I can give them up any time ... I just choose not to!

[shcabbeh]

Are you sure about that? The placebo effect has been noted to in some cases be as effective as a proper course of 'pixie dust', ie. actually getting better taking sugar pills.

I very much doubt that, but I await your sources. It's easy to claim something like the placebo effect caused someone's illness to evaporate when really it's just the human body healing itself as normal.

It's also easy to confuse someone feeling better with someone being better. If you're happy and motivated etc, you'll downplay that odd wheezing cough and ache. Someone will see you and think you're not sick anymore because we don't usually associate sick people with happiness and contentment. They'll also contrast it to days when you're feeling down and thus acting the way a sick person is generally meant to look.

That's enough proof for some people.


The human mind is a very strong tool when given the right motivation. Look at Lance Amstrong, no normal person could get to his level even without cancer yet he fought through that, ok he used drugs etc to fight it, but still came out the other side with the will power and detrimination required to win the TDF a few times.

I don't think Lance Armstrong's success can be put entirely on his mindset. It was the part that made his muscles move in the right way to do it and it was the part that got him out of bed in the morning to train for it. Unfortunately that doesn't mean that anybody can win the TDF 7 times if they only believe they can.

Without our bodies, our brains kinda suck. :P

[ZeroIndex]

One or two-piece leathers... out of my 12 or 13 bins (can't remember now), none of them have ever been in leathers...

[Kendog]

Saint Christopher.

Left glove always on first.

[sAsLEX]

Saint Christopher.

Left glove always on first.

Right handed?

[Trudes]

Right handed?

He is, but so am I and I always put my right one on first......:mellow:

[sAsLEX]

He is, but so am I and I always put my right one on first......:mellow:

Well your just weird........ but you can see my point it might be a handness thing...we could run a poll..... or not....as you were.

[Kendog]

Well your just weird........ but you can see my point it might be a handness thing...we could run a poll..... or not....as you were.

I don't know why I do the left glove first (yes I am right handed). It's turned into a little habit, almost a ritual. If I pick up the right glove by mistake I will actually put it down.

I have only ever had two very low speed crashes on bikes and I am blaming both of them on putting the right hand glove on first.

[Kinje]

Right boot first. Right glove first. I too put the other one down if I pick it up first.

And I'm right handed

[675trippy]

no charm for me but do have the odd ritual of climbing aboard but if i see an ambulance while out it seems to mean a good ride is in order ( go figure ). As long as it's not me in it.