07-26-2019, 08:34 PM | #16 |
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Very pertinent thread and good read. One thing I would offer is always make an escape route while stopped at a light. Give lots of room if there is a car in front of you and keep your eye on the rear view mirror. Some distracted teenage girl could be your maker someday. I've seen it...
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07-26-2019, 11:22 PM | #17 |
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I went for a short ride tonight on my Storm ...so nice to be able to get out ! Nice YouTube vid I'll subscribe!
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07-27-2019, 01:36 AM | #18 | ||
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I just watched your videos on instagram... It sucks. I have a theory that in countries like India, China, Rusia among other HUGE nations don't value life that much because they are so many of them..... Quote:
They can´t go to the left to pass the bus for some reason, so they have the smart idea to do what i show in the image above.... Sometimes they fail and end up stuck between two buses. I'm trying to convince a friend to get a motorcycle, but he has seen so many of those smart riders get kill, that he is afraid.... We don't know what the other drivers will do, but we can ride on the defense and be careful |
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07-27-2019, 08:25 AM | #19 | |
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07-27-2019, 11:52 AM | #20 | |
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Those two things are kind of a mainstay in any safety or control related scenario. The same goes for familiarity. A person familiar with their weapon will be more effective than someone who is not, just like a person who is familiar with their bike. I am intimately familiar with the weight, balance, and recoil of my Browning .308 X-bolt, so I will always be more accurate with it than I will with any other random rifle I just pick up, especially past 500 yards.
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07-27-2019, 11:01 PM | #21 |
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Motorcycle course I took in Feb talked about Risk Management and really that seems to be what it is all about. Managing your risk in any given situation. So I always ask myself what are the risks today? The firearms analogy regarding situation may be better termed "situational awareness." What are the risks here and now associated with my situation? Alertness to the environment is critical and why I ask myself before a ride "do I have the alertness necessary to be safe today." Despite all preparations, complacency is the battle and will get you into trouble. I was riding on a logging road couple of weeks ago and had been riding for about 2 hours so familiarity and fatigue may factor when I came around an unfamiliar tight sweeping right 45 degree turn and looked over my shoulder to the inside of the turn and when I looked back the bike moved right a couple of feet and off a steep rock road edge of 10 inches and down she went. I was only going about 15 mph so I just stood up but I strained my hamstring and thigh muscle. About getting better at risk management!
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07-28-2019, 12:19 PM | #22 |
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They don't kid around during MSF when they say "turn your head" and "look where you want the bike to go"
Amazing how a brief head turn can you take you down in an instant even if you think you are keeping the bars ( and your arms straight ) Thanks for sharing and more importantly..glad you are ok. |
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07-28-2019, 01:33 PM | #23 | |
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Risk Management = Altering your riding to mitigate or put yourself in a position to be out of those risks. This can be both active and passive. Active would be approaching a junction, seeing a car roll up to said junction, then changing your lane position to improve your own visibility and/or covering the brake and clutch in case they do not see you. Passive would be pulling up to a stop light in traffic and not placing yourself directly behind the vehicle in front, and instead stopping to the outside of the lane, just in case an inattentive driver comes rolling up behind you. Thus getting hit with a glancing blow instead of being crushed between two cars.
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07-28-2019, 09:32 PM | #24 | |
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07-28-2019, 10:39 PM | #25 |
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Healing up my small injury and I will be just fine and hopefully smarter for it. What it made me realize though was something I didn't want to think about and had been keeping in the back of my mind. That is the fact that riding two wheels means the chances are high the bike and or you will be going down sooner or later, because of your judgement or some other factor beyond your control. You need to prepare for this event. When I got home I ordered a padded and armored jacket and will be getting some pants soon!
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07-28-2019, 10:46 PM | #26 | |
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07-28-2019, 11:28 PM | #27 |
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I hear yaa! Good reminder. Those thin leather gloves I got gotta go!
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07-28-2019, 11:57 PM | #28 |
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Amen on the gloves Dan. Your hands and eyes are probably the most valuable things you posses. When I took this last spill I high sided at 60mph, got body slammed into the pavement and slid for several feet after. But thanks to the helmet jacket and Jean's the only road rash I suffered was on my right palm. And I got lucky, even it wasn't too bad but I should have been wearing gloves.
My problem is I have very large hands and have always had trouble finding gloves, shoes and hats to fit. I worked as a welder/fabricator for 20yrs and only found one company that made kidskin gloves that were big enough. A couple months ago I ordered a cheap Amazon pair in the largest size and I couldn't get them over my knuckles. I might try some Mechanix gloves but they don't afford alot of protection. I will say one more thing, when you climb on a motorcycle you assume the risk. The freedom you feel when you lean around a tight curve and power out with the wind in your face.. should also be a reminder of just how exposed to the elements you really are. I got complacent, hadn't had a serious motorcycle accident in 30yrs so I got stupid and careless. And the human body is pretty fragile when exposed to G-forces and sudden stops. So wear the gear, I'm a firm believer in that. But getting body slammed at 60mph on the pavement? Doesn't matter what gear you've got on, something's going to give, something's gonna break. Last edited by OneLeggedRider; 10-30-2019 at 01:57 AM. |
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07-29-2019, 12:42 AM | #29 | |
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A good pair of riding gloves are not very expensive. I been using a pair of Rev'it! dirt 2 gloves i paid for them only 70 usd. |
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07-29-2019, 01:38 AM | #30 |
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I'm no one to talk or judge if you have seen my pizza delivery videos.
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