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Mistakes you have made while riding
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When someone flicks a cigarette butt out the window and it hits you only to land it your lap. Don't get up there like speed racer and knock on the window that he just rolled up. They freak out and he almost hit me. Did eventually roll the window back down so I could throw the butt back at him though. Oh yeah, watch throttle when doing this also
You had me worried there, WBusa. "Mistakes you have made while riding, Last post by: Wannabusa" Oh crap! Man, he just got that thing, what, yesterday?? Don't tell me.....
Glad to hear it was just a shoelace! I did the same thing on mine the first week but usually remember to tuck them in now. I too am guilty of just wearing jeans but have been thinking a lot about it recently. I'm probably going to get a full set of leathers before the summer is over.
OK, so I've got a squid story from just yesterday:
On my way home with just a few blocks to go. I'm at a stop light turning left off Rt250. There are two left hand turn lanes but as all the locals know, the one on the right ends after about a block and all the cars quickly funnel into a single lane. The only reason someone would use the right lane is if they're a jackass and want to cut in front of everyone else who prabably waited through a couple of cycles more than them at the light. When I'm driving my big Yukon I find a bit of sadistic pleasure in blocking those right-laners from getting into the left lane. I like to watch them have to stop completely and wait for all of us "considerate drivers" to go by before they take thier rightful place in line.
Yesterday, however, I'm on my bike. There are a few BIG raindrops falling and an increasing rumble from the not-so-distant black clouds and as I aproach the intersection I choose the right lane. So...I'm turning left knowing that I must quickly merge into the left lane and feeling a little hypocritical but, hey, none of these guys are on bikes and if I just make it home before this rain hits I won't have to wring out my clothes and hose off the bike. I see my opening. The guy in the Explorer to my left has screwed up and left me enough room to squeeze in. I get just past him, put on my signal, twitch the throttle a little, check the Explorer in my mirror one last time, and hop over into the left lane. I look back up just as I have established lane position. (I’m locked in now 'cause the guy in the right lane who I was just behind has slowed way down and is now directly to my right.) And, OH CRAP I'm staring at the front end of another Explorer about 5 car lengths ahead of me. Took me a second to realize that it was attached to the tow truck directly in front of it and that the pair had stopped to take another left into a service station. What to do now?? Stopped cars on my right, oncoming traffic on my left. I'm doin' 40. Tow truck is doin' 0. Explorer behind me, about 30. Another 1/2 oz. of presure on that brake and I would have done my first stoppie! The whole time (probably <3 sec.) I'm checking my mirrors to see if this guy behind me is going to be able to stop fast enough. If not I've decided to try to squeeze in between the tow truck and the stopped cars on the right or maybe jump off the bike and clamor onto the hood of the Explorer in front of me to avoid getting crushed. However, we all stopped in time. Nobody even flipped me the bird. Lesson learned. Next time I'll just get wet. Seriously, no more traffic darting for me.
Glad to hear it was just a shoelace! I did the same thing on mine the first week but usually remember to tuck them in now. I too am guilty of just wearing jeans but have been thinking a lot about it recently. I'm probably going to get a full set of leathers before the summer is over.
OK, so I've got a squid story from just yesterday:
On my way home with just a few blocks to go. I'm at a stop light turning left off Rt250. There are two left hand turn lanes but as all the locals know, the one on the right ends after about a block and all the cars quickly funnel into a single lane. The only reason someone would use the right lane is if they're a jackass and want to cut in front of everyone else who prabably waited through a couple of cycles more than them at the light. When I'm driving my big Yukon I find a bit of sadistic pleasure in blocking those right-laners from getting into the left lane. I like to watch them have to stop completely and wait for all of us "considerate drivers" to go by before they take thier rightful place in line.
Yesterday, however, I'm on my bike. There are a few BIG raindrops falling and an increasing rumble from the not-so-distant black clouds and as I aproach the intersection I choose the right lane. So...I'm turning left knowing that I must quickly merge into the left lane and feeling a little hypocritical but, hey, none of these guys are on bikes and if I just make it home before this rain hits I won't have to wring out my clothes and hose off the bike. I see my opening. The guy in the Explorer to my left has screwed up and left me enough room to squeeze in. I get just past him, put on my signal, twitch the throttle a little, check the Explorer in my mirror one last time, and hop over into the left lane. I look back up just as I have established lane position. (I’m locked in now 'cause the guy in the right lane who I was just behind has slowed way down and is now directly to my right.) And, OH CRAP I'm staring at the front end of another Explorer about 5 car lengths ahead of me. Took me a second to realize that it was attached to the tow truck directly in front of it and that the pair had stopped to take another left into a service station. What to do now?? Stopped cars on my right, oncoming traffic on my left. I'm doin' 40. Tow truck is doin' 0. Explorer behind me, about 30. Another 1/2 oz. of presure on that brake and I would have done my first stoppie! The whole time (probably <3 sec.) I'm checking my mirrors to see if this guy behind me is going to be able to stop fast enough. If not I've decided to try to squeeze in between the tow truck and the stopped cars on the right or maybe jump off the bike and clamor onto the hood of the Explorer in front of me to avoid getting crushed. However, we all stopped in time. Nobody even flipped me the bird. Lesson learned. Next time I'll just get wet. Seriously, no more traffic darting for me.
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Wow! Lots of stuff I had seen/thought of and even more stuff that I had *NOT* thought of in this thread. Should be required reading when joining the forum!
Oh, I also saw that I ain't the only one who has hooked a lace on something.
Oh, I also saw that I ain't the only one who has hooked a lace on something.
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bsrigley,
Sorry to scare ya like that. No biggies yet... I'm trying my best to avoid them and use loads of common sense. This thread has given me a lot more to think about when I'm on my busa. Hopefully I can learn from the mistakes of others and avoid some heartache and pain.
Sorry to scare ya like that. No biggies yet... I'm trying my best to avoid them and use loads of common sense. This thread has given me a lot more to think about when I'm on my busa. Hopefully I can learn from the mistakes of others and avoid some heartache and pain.
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Mistakes are a part of living, let's hope we can learn from others. That and a little training will help. (MSF Basic Rider)
Wannbusa, try Belleville Boots, if ya don't want race boots. I use the 800ST boots for riding. They are a little "tall" in the toe, so if you have large feet you may want some of thier regular boots. I like the steel toe ones myself. I've had my feet knocked off the peg by stuff I didn't see on the road. If I had anything less than streel toes on, my foot would've been broken.
http://www.lawboot.com/law_5.htm#12
The 330's might be good: http://www.lawboot.com/bootseries/330st.htm
Other mistakes, hitting the steering lock on an uneven surface. Dropped the busa on Monday because of that. Did a little paint and pride damage.
Keeping your "head on a swivel" will save your life time and again... Keep checking everything around you, and DO NOT FIXATE on any one thing.
Wannbusa, try Belleville Boots, if ya don't want race boots. I use the 800ST boots for riding. They are a little "tall" in the toe, so if you have large feet you may want some of thier regular boots. I like the steel toe ones myself. I've had my feet knocked off the peg by stuff I didn't see on the road. If I had anything less than streel toes on, my foot would've been broken.
http://www.lawboot.com/law_5.htm#12
The 330's might be good: http://www.lawboot.com/bootseries/330st.htm
Other mistakes, hitting the steering lock on an uneven surface. Dropped the busa on Monday because of that. Did a little paint and pride damage.
Keeping your "head on a swivel" will save your life time and again... Keep checking everything around you, and DO NOT FIXATE on any one thing.
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Thanks for the link alien.
All in favor?
Amazing, the question was what mistakes you have made while riding. Lots of replies, few of them answer the original question. I know, I'm a hypocrite, I'm doing the same thing right now. But take everything you read with a grain of salt, you don't know exactly how qualified they are.
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By law in Portugal, you need to wear a helmet all the time. Sometimes I forget about it (yes, it is possible to do that!) and only when I start moving, I get the wind in the head and I realise something is wrong. The other day I was preparing to leave the garage when I realised that I wasn't wearing my helmet, so I got off the bike and headed to the helmet when the bike started to lean dangerously because I had forgotten to put the sidestand in position. I tryed hard to hold her but I wasn't able to keep the rubber side down. Luckyly my efforts paid as not even the slightest scratch showed...
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It was Christmas Eve and I was headed to my parents' farm to join my family dinner, but the road was too sandy. I had done almost all the way to the gate, however when I needed to change directions, I turned the front wheel and it start to excavate... I don't know the vocabulary to explain it better but I hope you understand. So, the front wheel locked and I was thrown off the bike. No problem there since I was moving slowly. I got up and checked the bike. It seemed okay. There were my nephew's presents in the rear seat which seemed okay too, but I couldn't lift the bike. So I had to phone to my brother-in-law, to help me. Except for my pride, everything was ok!
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ok, this is probably to much info but i still feel stupid so here it is , i just had a vesectomy (aka got nutered) 2 weeks after i get my busa. im sore as he** and supposed to lay low a few days but 2 days later feel fine so i cant wait to go for a ride(200mi) ,next day my grapes are more like grapefruits and im just getting better a week later. not since i had my sportster has a bike been a pain in the balls.
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