Biker superstitions

[hang0ver]

I used to cross the tank if I felt I was getting a bit loose, and I'm not exactly a religious man or anything?

[James Deuce]

I try not to ride with groups of motorcyclists and I'll use driveways and front lawns to avoid intersections. I'm not superstitious at all.

[Skyryder]

I'm superstitious about the centre line. If I cross it I i have a habit of worshiping the great God Coitus..........OOhhhhhhhhhhh Fuuuuuucckk. Usully plenty of thanks safely back on the right side.


Skyryder

[martybabe]

I always put my left glove on firstand thank my bike when I get home.(just a wee pat on the tank)

Exactly that plus ,if anything takes too long to find, mp3 , bike keys , wallet, I just don't go. Stupid I know but if I'm being majorly delayed in setting out, I reckon the ride wasn't meant to be, just some little alarm ringing.

[DUCATI*HARD]

[QUOTE=FROSTY;1571570]Do any of you lot have things you do or don't do before a ride.
Superstitions youve aquired over the years?

*always climb on bike from lefthand side
*breath deep before i start riding,get the air circulating,clear the mind,focus mode(not a superstition)

[idleidolidyll]

Mental preparation prior to group rides:

"They're all soft cocks, nobody will pass me. I am a motorcycling legend. They're all soft cocks, nobody will pass me. I am a motorcycling legend. They're all soft cocks, nobody will pass me. I am a motorcycling legend."

[ital916]

With betty my old rg150, I always used to talk to her after a good ride. Kind of like a ride report, reassuring myself and her what we could have done better and what went great. I also learnt not to sit on toher bikes in front of her or talk aobut other bikes within earshot of her, if I did the next two weeks I would feel her wrath of not starting and running like poo. Two strokes eh. I also learnt to thank the biker gods before and after a ride.

[325rocket]

i have a pair of "good ride" socks and a pair of "bad ride" socks.

for the record i have lots of other socks but if for some reason i put on the wrong pair, my ride is rooted from the beginning

[Renegade]

if the ride feels wrong from the start then i get off asap, and i always thank the bike for getting me home safe with a pat on the tank.

[Pedrostt500]

Avoid people who drive Volvo cars, avoid over cautious Drivers, treat every other motorist as an idiot at all times, always carry tools on bike.
Slay Virgins for the great pagan road god, on my special sacrificial alter, with my very own virgin Sacrificing Weapon, or any old tart will do these days Im not fussy, and the pagan road God just likes to watch.

[Vacarious]

[QUOTE=DUCATI*HARD;1571743]

Do any of you lot have things you do or don't do before a ride.
Superstitions youve aquired over the years?

*always climb on bike from lefthand side
*breath deep before i start riding,get the air circulating,clear the mind,focus mode(not a superstition)

yes i always get on the baby left hand side. the first and only time i got on from the right hand side the stand collapsed and i dropped it

never again

[megageoff76]

I never ride without my lucky leather jacket that my mum bought me when I was 15.

[Choco]

Avoid people who drive Volvo cars,

RAV4's. Scary shit.

yes i always get on the baby left hand side.

I always get on from the left coz there's a bloody hot exhaust on the right hand side + side stand.. Coincidentally the other day, my mate got on my bike (from the right hand side) and burnt himself, proving my point.

My question is, why are you only supposed to get on a horse from the left hand side?

[Mole_C]

Left glove has to go on first and pillions have to follow the rule 2. If they put the right glove on first I make them take it off and put the left one on

[Shadows]

If I fall off before I've left the driveway I take that as a bad omen.
And for fuckssakes nobody had better tell say "ride safe", "take care", or "be careful" as I'm leaving. That's as bad as the Lotto chick saying "good luck" as she gives me my next losing ticket.