Constructive tribute

[dangerous]

When you think you will get one more ride out of a tyre, dont... replace it

Never stop learning.

[DingDong]

When you think you will get one more ride out of a tyre, dont... replace it

Never stop learning.

Good advice... I'll go in for a new front this weekend, was going to leave it cause it'll pass WOF but the side are bald.

If you use the brakes in the twisties, you going too fast or you have no flow.
Slow down, reset the brain and try again.

[ManDownUnder]

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The two most powerful words in motorcycling...

"What if"

... that car pulls out
... it rains
... something comes around that corner
... I can't stop in time

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Know your place on the road. (usually RH wheel track)

Own it, "defend it", but don't be scared to give it up to anything that will hurt you.

[MSTRS:Me]

... a coworker pointed out "flying with your pegs down" has it's "romantic", emotive charm without offering anything constructive.
...

Does your co-worker bow his head at funerals? It's only custom and a way of showing respect. Pegs-down is just the same. Hope you told him?
My motorcycle advice for today is to respect your bike at all times. It is more than just a machine.

[dnos]

I found that teaching myself the habit of looking forward with wider vision was the most rewarding lesson so far.
Use all your vision.

[WRT]

ALWAYS remember to reset your trip meter / take your fuel tap off reserve when filling your tank (if your not one of the fortunate few with a fuel gauge).

[Forest]

Try not to ride after an argument.

[kiwifruit]

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The two most powerful words in motorcycling...

"What if"

I concur

also
"in slow and out fast" when taking corners

[Al]

Take regular breaks.
Drink water during these breaks as dehydration causes slowed reactions.


Experienced this riding in the Northern Territory, temps up to 40º with full kit on!

Al

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Always read the road ahead, also if following cars briefly note what people in cages are doing i.e. hands on steering wheel, body movements, whether they are on a bloody cellphone. Brake lights in the traffic ahead. etc

(I'm a dreadful passenger in a cage, the other day I was using the imaginery brakes and 3 times told the driver - read the traffic ahead - then you avoid braking suddenly).

I use my mirrors alot to and often check what is behind me especially in traffic.

It's already been said - if your head is not in the right space, or things just aint flowin - stop, recenter, if not better - go home.

[ceebie13]

Always do your life-saver.
Do not rely on your mirrors alone. Glance over your shoulder before any passing manoeuvre.
Hehe... I even do it in the cage!

[Ixion]

When riding use ALL your senses.

Sight is obvious. But listen also. Sometimes you may hear other traffic before you see it. And listen to your bike. To the engine. To the soiund of the tyres on the road - if that sound changes be wary. Smell - you are riding through the country and you smell a nasty shit smell - what odds the source of the smell may be round the next corner. The hot oily smell of tar in summer may mean oily roads. And beware of the smell of hot rubber when trucks are about - the next thing may be a tyre tread coming at you. Likewise, taste the air - like smell it can tell you things about your environment.

OH, and touch is obvious - teh feel of the bars, the movement of the bike uner you the pressure of the air.

[WRT]

Be constantly alert, and get creative when looking around. Look through cars, under buses/trucks (in particular for little feet that have just gotten off the school bus and are about to step out onto the road), and watch for reflections in shop windows to let you see behind obsticles.

[madandy]

Attend every rider training day, esp. track days you can...and listen to the words of wrinkled old bikers - they must know something to still be riding after all those years

[terbang]

(1) Self control and Knowing when to back it off...!
(2) keep that muscle between your ears in good tune.
(3) Use whats between your ears..
(4) Stay relaxed
(5) Concentrate on the big picture while you continually work on the small issues.
(6) A racetrack isn't a road and a road isn't a racetrack.
(7) Keep off the piss and drugs.
(8) Back to Item 1