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Jluvs2dive
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Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 05:57 pm | 121st Post |
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Maybe you'll like this one better.
John
Last edited on Thu Jul 31st, 2008 01:52 pm by redbaron
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Jluvs2dive
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Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 06:57 pm | 122nd Post |
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211Chuck wrote: Ride safe and take good care of that 1200" 
I always do,  Thanks for the compliment BTW. I think she's a beauty as well. 
John
Last edited on Thu Jul 31st, 2008 01:50 pm by redbaron
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casper
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Posted: Sat Nov 17th, 2007 11:01 am | 123rd Post |
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1) SLOW DOWN so what if you get where your going 15min later leave early.
2) WATCH FOR LITTLE STUFF ON THE ROAD most of the time it leads to the BIG STUFF
3) WATCH FOR (SORRY) BLOOD SKIDS most of the time it leads to the amimal that was hit
4) DON'T RELAY ON JUST WATCHING FOR 2 & 3 it could be on the road with no signs so LOOK AHEAD
5)SLOW DOWN ON CURVES OR EXITS before you get there haveing to brake in a curve is unexcuseable (in my opinion)
6)PREDICT WHAT OTHERS ARE GOING TO DO AROUND YOU weither you need to or not ONE DAY YOU WILL
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morram
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Posted: Sat Nov 17th, 2007 08:37 pm | 124th Post |
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1. Leave earlier - go as fast as you want without pissing anyone else off or crashing
2. Make sure your tires are aired up and in good shape.
3. In some states road kill is ok for lunch, dinner or an office pot luck.
4. Make sure your stereo is loud enough to drown out the others
5. Enter the curves at the right apex and balance(f/r) brake just before you commint, push on the inside bar (trust me it's easier than pulling the outside), increase power just before middle turn increasing out at max RPM (inside passing is an option). -IE on the cbr can enter on 3rd gear@5000 exit @11000rpm shifting into 4th -
6. Leave them in the dust and you won't have to worry about them.
7. Get attention by leaving your headlight loose so it shakes up and down, it drives them crazy. Also weaving back and forth within your lane drives them nutz! Plus wear really strange outfits, like the safety vest/jacket and yellow rain pants with a red or green helmet then have a long scarf whipping in the wind behind you.
8. Fender or frame lights.. cool and add to your profile. The LEDs don't suck the life out of your system either.
9. Don't ride when drunk, stoned or on those awsome meds you get for your back ache.
10. Don't tailgate, I see more guys get nailed from tailgating, even in slow city traffic.
11. Don't ride mad
12. If you got to pee, stop and take a leak then get back on and ride. Holding a pee takes a lot of brain power.
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toomanyfumes
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Posted: Sun Nov 18th, 2007 09:17 pm | 125th Post |
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I was taking maybe my last ride of the year today, Turning left from one county road onto another. Guy in a F150 sitting at the stop sign, I actually saw him looking both ways, pulls right in front of me! I'm guessing I was in the blind spot at the A pillar. Luckily, I had slowed to about 20 MPH and was able to stop quickly. He rolled his window down and apologized. I just shook my head and went on my way. Moral of the story is..... be alert and watch the blind spots.
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Larry G.
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Posted: Sun Nov 18th, 2007 09:45 pm | 126th Post |
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toomanyfumes wrote: I was taking maybe my last ride of the year today, Turning left from one county road onto another. Guy in a F150 sitting at the stop sign, I actually saw him looking both ways, pulls right in front of me! I'm guessing I was in the blind spot at the A pillar. Luckily, I had slowed to about 20 MPH and was able to stop quickly. He rolled his window down and apologized. I just shook my head and went on my way. Moral of the story is..... be alert and watch the blind spots.
At least this one guy appologized. Most would just ignore you, or shoot you or something.
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rkthev
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Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 03:56 am | 127th Post |
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| I think one of the best things you can do to help become a safer rider is to read David L. Hough's books, "Proficient Motorcycling" and "More Proficient Motorcycling", and then practicing what you learn while riding. These books are "must reads" for anyone riding a motorcycle.
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vedgar
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 07:30 pm | 128th Post |
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| Ride like a motorcycle cop. If you have to hunch way forward at speed, you are way fast. Look up and around to survive. Riding since 1968. Only off road crashes. Keep your name from being crossed off the " List of the Living ".
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Redwing
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 07:44 pm | 129th Post |
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Jluvs2dive
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Congratulations to You Jluvs2dive on your recent Promotion to "Senior Member" Well done. 
 
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Redwing
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 07:51 pm | 130th Post |
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mikef
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Congratulations to you mikef on your recent Promotion to "Senior Member" Well Done.
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Jluvs2dive
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 09:11 pm | 131st Post |
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Redwing wrote:
Congratulations to You Jluvs2dive on your recent Promotion to "Senior Member" Well done.
Well thank you Redwing! And a very merry Christmas to you!!
John
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84 Inst.
84 Aspy
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87 Inst.
84 STD.
80 Yam Midnight Special 1100
79 Suz SP400 Enduro
72 Honda SL350
81 Honda XR500
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mikef
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 11:10 pm | 132nd Post |
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Redwing wrote:
mikef
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Congratulations to you mikef on your recent Promotion to "Senior Member" Well Done.
Why thank you, Redwing! I am overcome with emotion............Merry Christmas!!!!
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Jluvs2dive
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 11:24 pm | 133rd Post |
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mikef wrote: Why thank you, Redwing! I am overcome with emotion............Merry Christmas!!!!
Umm yeah. Did your emotions look something like one of these?  
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80 Yam Midnight Special 1100
79 Suz SP400 Enduro
72 Honda SL350
81 Honda XR500
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mikef
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 11:25 pm | 134th Post |
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| DAMN! Exactly!!!!
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Redwing
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Posted: Wed Dec 19th, 2007 07:10 pm | 135th Post |
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Ok!! Ok!! Guys  dont fall out over old Redwing.  I am only passing on my congrats to the great job ye are doing on the forum 
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SB in SC
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Posted: Wed Dec 19th, 2007 09:36 pm | 136th Post |
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To try to get this topic back on track, (if thats possible! ) a friend of mine gave me a book called "Total Control" when I first started riding. It is full of helpful tips and techniques on being a safer rider.
I found it useful.
 SB in SC
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beamwalker
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Posted: Thu Jan 3rd, 2008 01:01 am | 137th Post |
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living in mtns of n.c. i get good riding in. i never stay beside a vehicle. if i pass im gonna do it quick. if im stuck beside one i stay to far side of lane to give me time in case im not seen. coming to a stop i will swerve in my lane so idiot behind me text messaging on his cell phone will have my attention. usually they back way off. my bike is lit up like a xmas tree also. on curves if i cant see around them i ride far inside to avoid someone who will be in my lane. deer whistles help i believe.
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hparsons
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Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2008 09:23 am | 138th Post |
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Actually JustLuvs2Dive makes a very good point, I don't think I'm going to convince you, and I know you're not going to convince me, so I'll let the matter go.
On that note, I learned one simple thing last year that I never knew about. Though I've been riding for years (and yes, I ride just about daily), it's only been the last year that I started riding with other people, so it was the first time I've had the opportunity to get anything other than my personal experience and observation.
In one of the GWRRA classes (actually, I think it was a trailering class), they mentioned straightening your front wheel before stopping, especially in cases where you have to brake hard. I had never heard such a thing, or even considered why I had almost dumped my bike so many times when breaking hard while turning. I was amazed at the difference it makes.
I like the tip about swerving in your own lane right before stopping for added visibility, but be sure to straighten that wheel out before braking to a stop.
Another note on riding around truckers (I got this from a pre-ride talk when riding with a group of guys on the "run for the wall"); when passing a truck as a group, don't "dive bomb" the trucks. After you pass them, go a good distance beyond them before moving back into their lane. They don't have near the stopping capabilities that we do, and I understand they appreciate not having to worry about the maniac(s) on the bike(s) that jus swerved in front of them as a group, going highway speeds.
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Silverfox
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Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2008 03:48 pm | 139th Post |
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Same as over there Chuck!! Everyone else who is on the road!!!! Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, car drivers, lorry drivers, badgers, rabbits ( with or without pancakes on their heads ) Potholes, drain covers, etc etc.
Basically anyone or anything that can cause you to have an accident, by their lack of concentration even for one split second, of otherwise years of spotless driving.
We would do well to remember that there is no such thing as an "accident", there is always a cause, and the inevitable result. It is those causes that we should always be on the lookout for.
There is no one group of peoples who cause "accidents", there is only one individual who through a particular action has caused a crash, whether it be the woman in the car who banged into the back of Rudy, the driver who took Rudaih and his Mrs out or the old git from Arazona who was on the wrong side of the road and hit Rochonda the other day. Yes even that stray deer who hs no concept of what a bike is!!!!
The nearest thing to an accident is something like a motorcyclist who falls off having found a wet drain cover with a tyre and slides down. Is that the fault of the motorcylist or the utilities for positioning the drain cover in the middle of the road?
The safety aspect is purely the ability to antisipate as many scenarios as possible and giving yourself enough lee way to take avoiding action should that "cause" suddenly confront you.
If you see a Mercedes van near you, take extra care, I can confirm that it has blind spots for the driver, the front pillars for one and the sides being closed in with no windows for another, and if I am at the wheel, take extra care, I am a terrrible driver, I have killed literally thousands .... of bugs!!!!!
Last edited on Thu Jul 31st, 2008 02:07 pm by redbaron
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Kit Carson
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Posted: Mon Mar 24th, 2008 12:50 am | 140th Post |
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I read all this and agree with all of it. I think the most important thing is to train yourself to be observant........try to take in the whole area....as far up the road as you can see. Do not become complacent......just make yourself do this until it becomes a habit. I have always made the statement if a car turns in front of me and I crash into the car......it is my own fault.....I should have been paying more attention...saw what was setting up before it happened and avoided it. So I think training yourself to be observant is the best thing you can do.
I also use a headlight and brake modulator.........to be seen.
I now have ABS brakes.......will never ride a bike again without them
When moving through a busy town or city I move to the far right lane at the intersections and keep the bike in gear at the stops and pick out an escape route..another thing you have to train yourself to do.
If there is enough traffic I let a vehicle get just ahead of me on my left as I pass through the intersection.....just in case....they will absorb the impact first.....if someone does run the light......
Always without fail wear a full face helmet........or I do use a modular......and run around half the time in town with it up.......gets hot around here.......but if weather permits.....and it is not 105 degrees......it is locked down.
And one of the most important.......do the speed limit.......never get in a hurry to be anywhere on a bike.....a bike is for fun and enjoyment....so use it that way. Get to speeding....in a hurry..not paying attention.......it will catch up with you. Kit
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