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Ok, another funny story - I was riding out in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night, last night, and I was freezing. I warmed up my left hand on the crank case, but obviously would lose speed too rapidly to do any sufficient warming with my right hand. So at 20mph or so, I cross over my left hand and steer and give gas...I wobbled immediately. WOW, that feels wierd! I quickly went back to normal position.

I tried it again, and was relatively successful, until my engine cuts out! Now I've done a good share of engine fixes so far, so I figure it's either out of gas (I don't have a reserve) or something just died completely. Of course since the engine kill startled me, I was already on my way off the road, and veered into an orchard with soft dirt. I bring it to a stop and get off, put the kick down. The bike falls on me as the kickstand sinks into the ground, but I catch it. With my stomach and my knees. Umph!

Anyway, as some of you may have guessed my hand brushed the engine kill switch, so I flipped that, and was on my way. Just after that, I took it up to do the ton, which it did relatively effortlessly.

Those honda ads "read your manual because someday, stupid hurts" sure annoy me.

So do you ever stop to think
"the549, is this a good idea?"?

storysunfolding wrote:So do you ever stop to think
"the549, is this a good idea?"?

I don't ever let my better judgement hold me back. Life if more fun that way.

The549 wrote:I don't ever let my better judgement hold me back. Life if more fun that way.

True, but it's often a lot shorter.

storysunfolding wrote:So do you ever stop to think
"the549, is this a good idea?"?

only after ive done it do I wonder if its a good idea cause in the heat of the moment you dont got time to "think about it" lol.

The549 wrote:

storysunfolding wrote:So do you ever stop to think
"the549, is this a good idea?"?

I don't ever let my better judgement hold me back. Life if more fun that way.

It truly is!

flynrider wrote:

The549 wrote:I don't ever let my better judgement hold me back. Life if more fun that way.

True, but it's often a lot shorter.

You know, I've always wanted to live a thousand years - inside my volvo, which is inside a pyramid, which is under a cross covered with the blood of virgin lambs mixed with dust from the Black Stone of Mecca!

I agree you shouldnt go through life afraid of what "could" happen and letting that stop you from having fun. But with a risky business like motorcycle riding, there is a fine line between having fun within limitations, and being overly reckless. You dont want to be constantly pushing the limits and tempting fate.