Riding rituals

[Bnonn]

i do this all the time..gloves on..and then realise havent done my helmet up..gloves off..

That's weird. I always put my gloves on first. Either you have thick gloves, or a tie-up helmet rather than a clicker?

[Brett]

I ride to work most days...process as follows.

5 mins before I leave, walk into garage and open door, fire up bike and let idel.
Get leathers on, put radio/cellphone earplugs in
Put on back pack with good things such as lunch in it...and a rain coat should i be unlucky.
Walk to garage, wheel bike backwards out into drive and turn it around ready to ride out...by now bike temp ususally is at 65-70 deg.
Walk 5m back to garage, close door and lock it.
Walk back to bike, always say a short prayer for protection...
Hop on bike, visor is generally up.
Click into gear, flip down visor while riding 8m to end of driveway.
Check road is clear, bike now nearly 80deg and ready to rock.
Pull out of the drive and the fun begins...tyres warm up...traffic splitting time!

[pritch]

Then incessant pressing of my indicator cancel button for the rest of the day.

My regular pillion of last year used to stroke the bike at times, presumably as in "Thanks" or "So long".

I'm trying to work the indiocator as in Speedie's quote.

[Quartermile]

I just realized I do have a ritual, as follows :

*Already have Jacket, Pants and Boots on
*Open Garage door
*Put gloves on tank, sunnies on top of them
*Put on helmet
*Walk over press 'arm' on the alarm
*Walk back over to bike roll it out shut garage door
*Turn bike on
*Put on sunnies then right, then left glove
*Sit and thing while I hear the idle slowly get louder as she warms up
*Off I go

[klingon]

As part of my ritual I put my boots on after my pants, and my gloves after I've done up all the zips, buckles, velcro bits and got my key out of my pocket. I just do this for good luck. It has nothing to do with fear of being stuck with my boot in my trouser-leg.

[scrivy]

I worship my helmet, (Is that normal?) I give it a chair at a cafe, i dismantle it & polish it, If i go away in the car on my own, i seat belt it into one of the back seats & take it into the motel with me.
Fuck guys, that sounds weird, im bloody whacko.

I always had an incling something was awry.................. (poon poon poon......)

[Sanx]

Good thread. Bling awarded

It's not a ritual as in something I think about or worry about when riding, but I always back the bike out the garage, place gloves on tank, put on helmet, get on bike then put on my gloves. I'm always on the bike when my gloves go on.

I thank the G-d for keeping me safe in my Shabbos Eve prayer and ask Him to keep me safe the following week. Worked so far, but then again, my G-d kicks ass!

Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. Baruch sheim k'vod malchuto l'olam va'ed. Rubber side down. V'ahav'ta eit Adonai Elohecha b'chol l'vav'cha uv'chol naf'sh'cha uv'chol m'odecha. Shiny side up. V'hayu had'varim ha'eileh asher anochi m'tzav'cha hayom al l'vavecha. Etc. Etc.

Sure it is. Atheism is a belief that there is no God. Believe either way is religious by definition. You can argue that atheism is a lack of belief in God, but then every atheist I've met who has cared enough to argue the point has always harbored the positive belief that God does not exist, despite their claims.

Correct. Atheism is a belief there is no god. The correct term for not giving a shit is Agnoticism.