What tidbits of info helped influence your riding?
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What tidbits of info helped influence your riding?
Today I was thinking about the tips I have received and the words and phrases I heard that help me to ride better. Also how watching some so at ease has made an influence on how my riding is getting better....or how a mentor made the difference between quitting and continue trying...
So....how about sharing what stuck in your head that comes back everytime you ride?
I have a few such moments.....
Where you look is where you go......where you look is where you go.....
Where you look is where you go.....
Where you look is where you go.....
Where you look is where you go......
This phrase is what prevented me from riding into a curb the first time out on the road on my new bike. It is also what saved me from riding into an oncoming vehicle on a curve....
Now....it is like a mantra.....
So....how about sharing what stuck in your head that comes back everytime you ride?
I have a few such moments.....
Where you look is where you go......where you look is where you go.....
Where you look is where you go.....
Where you look is where you go.....
Where you look is where you go......
This phrase is what prevented me from riding into a curb the first time out on the road on my new bike. It is also what saved me from riding into an oncoming vehicle on a curve....
Now....it is like a mantra.....
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I think the biggest thing that helped me along the way, and still does is the chin check. Every time i stop at a light, or a street sign i took a look behind me on both sides and beside me on both sides. Same goes for whenever i proceeded from said stop light or stop sign.
When i first got onto the road by myself i found my self repeating the words of my instructors.... Left, right, left (the order of the directions i look). I don't mutter the words anymore because its so second nature to me now to do my chin checks every time i stop and go. Helps keep me aware of what's going on around me when i ride.
When i first got onto the road by myself i found my self repeating the words of my instructors.... Left, right, left (the order of the directions i look). I don't mutter the words anymore because its so second nature to me now to do my chin checks every time i stop and go. Helps keep me aware of what's going on around me when i ride.
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For me it is the same thing I have used since I learned to drive a cage.
Look, driving/riding is a visual activity.
Vigilance.
This has only grown more relevant since I came back to riding.
i.e. Escape routs if that... soccer mom/cell phone user isn't paying attention.
In a cage or on a bike I have never had a close call that does not mean I stop looking for it.
That is kindda what I repeat to myself...
Look, driving/riding is a visual activity.
Vigilance.
This has only grown more relevant since I came back to riding.
i.e. Escape routs if that... soccer mom/cell phone user isn't paying attention.
In a cage or on a bike I have never had a close call that does not mean I stop looking for it.
That is kindda what I repeat to myself...
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I don't know it's a piece of info, but it was a piece of advice that greatly shaped my attitude towards riding.
A friend/riding mentor said "Anyone with a working right wrist can make a bike go fast in a straight line."
It kinda opened my eyes and made me realize that speed on the straights isn't what makes motorcycles fun, it made me focus on developing cornering skills, and using straights to relax.
A friend/riding mentor said "Anyone with a working right wrist can make a bike go fast in a straight line."
It kinda opened my eyes and made me realize that speed on the straights isn't what makes motorcycles fun, it made me focus on developing cornering skills, and using straights to relax.
"If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be."
Apart from "look where you want to go", the best piece of advice that I've gotten is "Ride your own ride."
I personally like new shoes more than spending the money on speeding tickets....
I ride to my ability and not to anyone else's. Most of the people I ride with are totally fine with this and those that aren't don't ride with me more than once.
I personally like new shoes more than spending the money on speeding tickets....
I ride to my ability and not to anyone else's. Most of the people I ride with are totally fine with this and those that aren't don't ride with me more than once.
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"if its shiney its slippery"
"Its not a computer game ya dont get 3 lives out there"
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