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Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

BuckBuck#1 - An old Newbie, or a Newbie that is old.

My Personal Theme Song:Stand By Me...play it while you read on.

OCPD - Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is little talked about. To get an appreciation I have provided an insight to my own family background and my years of coming to terms with a condition that at times was a huge struggle.

I count myself to be very lucky, retiring early - medically. I've been able to relax easier now, but still have my moments. With the assistance of good professional clinical management of my condition and with my family, I have been able to apply cognitive behaviour techniques and deal with issues and challenges a lot better.

Learning to ride a motorcycle, a rewarding challenge, was more than therapeutic - riding helps me immensely.

I hope you enjoy reading this blogg and that it provides an insight to how I learnt to ride - and continue to learn.

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  1. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD Nov/Dec 2006 – Serendipity Part 1

    by , 24th June 2009 at 10:36 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    Serendipity: ‘Gift for Discovery – a natural gift for making useful discoveries quite by accident.’


    DEE-FAP:
    Discipline - Focus - Attention - Personal

    Now in 2009 and looking back to 2006, the following article ‘DEE-FAP Discipline - Focus - Attention – Personal’ of all the entries in the original Newbie Training Update, this article stands out for several reasons:

    1. DEE-FAP was written during the three weeks before my Mentor lost his life riding
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  2. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD September 2006 - Part 2

    by , 17th June 2009 at 15:19 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    8 September 2006

    Total Distance 5637km [since 12 May]

    Focus:
    Slow Bike Control and Safety Strategies.

    This week saw rides each day, including Whitemans Valley, Mangaroa and Maymorn, Rimutaka Hill, and Akatarawa Road out to Staglands.

    First up there was a wee off - totally unexpected and out of the blue, slow u-turn and clipped the curb. At the time I was waving with my hand to my mentor not to turn into this street [dead end], so
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  3. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD September 2006 - Part 1

    by , 15th June 2009 at 16:08 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))

    1 September 2006
    Total Distance 5273km [since 12 May]

    Riding Focus:
    As for previous week - Pivot Steering and Two Step Vision procedures.
    This week Golf November Two Five Zero explored places for the first time the Akatarawa.

    Before I start have you degreased and lubed your chain recently?
    And, how far can you go on a tank before you have to flick the reserve on?

    Well I ran out the tank to 256km with 8litres and 2litres
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  4. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD August 2006

    by , 11th June 2009 at 21:48 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    Looking back at the previous entry talking about coming off the GN250 in the carpark and then reading the following entry below here, I can recall the hurt pride in damaging the bike albeit only superficial damage. For the remainder of that month, August, I can now (2009) get in touch with my determined efforts as they were then, to try and redeem myself in my own eyes. Around this time I started to broaden my wings so to speak and challenged myself to 'exploring' the Wairarapa district and at the ...
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  5. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD - First Off

    by , 10th June 2009 at 10:17 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    As At 12 August
    Total Distance 4035km [since 12 May]

    THE 'OFF'
    Last Thursday after the Kelson and Belmont run I went to Harcourt Werry Drive carpark and had a good session practising counter steering. There were a dozen half cut tennis balls laying on the bitumen in the carpark and possibly another rider may have been using them to practise. I laid out the ball halves in a line and got into a good rhythm counter steering. Then I placed six down a line and the other six
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  6. When I Take Some Time out - Music

    by , 6th June 2009 at 15:49 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    The last few years I have enjoyed learning guitar, and last year I purchased a very good dvd/cd package, and like my riding I take my time with the series lessons.

    Today I received an email from Legacy Learning Systems and there is a clever 'international' Youtube video that I want to include in this blogg:

    http://www.learnandmaster.com/guitar...nd-by-me-video

    By coincidence I recently purchased Hal Leonard's 'Easy Pop Melodies' and the song in ...
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  7. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD August 2006 [Bike Maintenance Course]

    by , 4th June 2009 at 12:09 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    Since doing the bike maintenance course, I have owned four bikes three of which were new and under warranty. My current bike CB900 Hornet, is approaching the end of the two year warranty period in August and is maintained by the Honda dealership (Motomart Lower Hutt) at the correct service intervals.

    The Hornet is a dry weather bike and used for recreation riding only. I ensure that the chain is cleaned and lubed at least every 450-500km. Also, I have purchased a clamp device for ...
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  8. In Review – Newbie Training Update & OCPD July 2006 - Part 3

    by , 2nd June 2009 at 12:26 (Motorcycling and An Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD))
    Where: Brooklyn Windmill

    Why: Time to take on longer and new suburban conditions. [Note travelled
    over Haywards out to Porirua then off the motorway all the way to Brooklyn - good traffic experience Porirua - Tawa - Johnsonville - Khandallah - out to Karori then back to Brooklyn] Down to Newton to Mc D's Reverse route home.

    Achieve What: Prolonged concentration in suburban traffic conditions, escape strategies, protecting your own riding space.

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