Losing my nerve

[Bronson]

Didn't add a little extra in ya coffee

Do ya need a little something in ya coffee?

[Elysium]

I can sort of relate yo what you are saying. I myself had such an experince when I rode my Hornet up to Auckland as I was riding in misty rain on a twisty road with traffic behind and just didn't feel comfortable at all.
I was thinking "was my tyre going to skid?" "am I approaching the corner too fast?" I started to feel better once I got onto some straight rode as I got closer to Hamilton.

As the saying goes, we all have our off days.

[98tls]

I can sort of relate yo what you are saying. I myself had such an experince when I rode my Hornet up to Auckland as I was riding in misty rain on a twisty road with traffic behind and just didn't feel comfortable at all.
I was thinking "was my tyre going to skid?" "am I approaching the corner too fast?" I started to feel better once I got onto some straight rode as I got closer to Hamilton.

As the saying goes, we all have our off days.

Yea we do mate but surely not to that extent,not being able to turn right at a set of lights etc.Id be off to the Doc quick smart.

[usa-vtwin]

Hi.. Im a youthful 41 in perfect health..bike is an 08 and recently serviced. It handled fine there and halfway back before this set in. My mate road it when I pulled over and it was fine. It was definitely all me. Had no colds, my balance is sweet as...no inner ear problems. I havent ridden in the rain for along time. I've been back riding the last 7 months after a long long spell and mostly doing 70-1ookm trips with not a single problem at all. As Rosie can attest, I've always been super confident on my bike, especially around hilly, tight roads.

I drove my car tonight and feel tired/weary like Ive done a good workout, but otherwise feel 100%. I'll check the tyre pressures tomorrow, but its me, not the bike I'm sure of it.

[beyond]

Mate... seriously... you gotta get off the hooch.

Nah, sounds like you might have some bad flu coming on or summit.
Better get checked out... maybe ear infection or you need a flush

[Elysium]

Yea we do mate but surely not to that extent,not being able to turn right at a set of lights etc.Id be off to the Doc quick smart.

Yep hence why I said "sort of"

I asure you I can turn right at the lights

[Bronson]

I too can relate to this story. About 30 years ago the same thing happened. Riding between Nelson & Picton, I even got passed by a Newmans bus! Apparently the cause of my discombobulation was spending 3 days on the piss, having only 1 cylinder firing on my Norton & it was bucketing down. Shit happens.

[allycatz]

Could be stress related/mld anxiety attack.....go and get blood tests done for iron, B12, thyroid etc if it hapens again...the above deficiencies can give you anxiety symptons....

[nallac]

It Doesn't sound all that great....

It takes a while to get used to riding in all weather conditions,
some don't like riding in the rain,wind etc. where i enjoy it,
rain,hail or shine.....each to there own.


there has been some days that i've not felt that great on the ride home, but thats most due to lack of sleep due to doing shift work.

[caseye]

Main thing here, don't beat yourself up, go see a doctor, explain what happened to you, ask for their professional opinion, then follow their advice.
I definitely don't like riding in the rain on tight stuff and i do tends to slow down a lot and I dont give a damn about the cars behind me. I intend to get home, slow or otherwise.
Worry not, there will be a perfectly logical reason and it'll not stop your riding enjoyemt.

[rosie631]

Hi.. Im a youthful 41 in perfect health..bike is an 08 and recently serviced. It handled fine there and halfway back before this set in. My mate road it when I pulled over and it was fine. It was definitely all me. Had no colds, my balance is sweet as...no inner ear problems. I havent ridden in the rain for along time. I've been back riding the last 7 months after a long long spell and mostly doing 70-1ookm trips with not a single problem at all. As Rosie can attest, I've always been super confident on my bike, especially around hilly, tight roads.

I drove my car tonight and feel tired/weary like Ive done a good workout, but otherwise feel 100%. I'll check the tyre pressures tomorrow, but its me, not the bike I'm sure of it.

Yep, I ride with USA a lot. He is a very competent rider. Although he's a gentleman and waits for me through the bends, he could obviously leave me in the dust if he chose to. Was a strange occurrence. I haven't been able to come up with any answers either.

[rosie631]

For you - the motorcycling is over.

Very helpful - not

[TomJ]

although this is obviously more serious - I guess we all have off days when we don't ride so well and need super concentration and focus. Some rides are fantastic and others seem like hard work. Perhaps that is why riding is so much fun as every time is differnt.

USA, I hope you are soon feeling better and back on the road again

[98tls]

Sure is strange,dont want to sound repetitive mate (yea i am being) go to a Doc and get checked out,hopefully its something very simple and you will be back onboard soon as.All the best with it.

[Maki]

Baffling. I hope you get well and find out what happened. Could it be a case of just tensing up? You should not be tense at all on your bike, no matter what is going on. Hold onto the handlebars like you where holding a precious china teacup and use your legs to grip the bike and keep yourself stable.