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Roos
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PostPosted: 21:01 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

1. Every ride is optional. Every parking job is mandatory.

2. If you push the bars left, the bike goes left. If you push the bars right, the bike goes right. That is, unless you continue pushing the bars all the way, then the bike will go down.

3. Riding isn't dangerous. Crashing is dangerous.

4. It's always better to be on the sidelines wishing you were on the track than on the track wishing you were on the sidelines.

5. The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

6. The rear wheel is just a big fan on back of the bike used to keep the rider cool and his/her butt relaxed. If going into a corner too fast, slamming on the rear brake causes the "fan" to abruptly stop. When this happens you can actually see the rider start sweating and his/her butt become tense.

7. When in doubt, slow down. No one has ever hit something too slow.

8. A 'good' ride is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' ride is one after which you can use the bike again.

9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

10. You know you've left the sidestand down when all left turn are Bat-turns. You know you've left the centerstand down when your in 1st gear at 4000 rpm going nowhere.

11. Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't get to three seconds earlier.

12. Always try to keep the number of times you put your sidestand down equal to the number of times you put the sidestand up.

13. There are two simple rules for riding smoothly and fast in snow and on ice. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.

14. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.

15. If all you can see in your mirrors is sparks and all you can hear is screaming from your passenger, things may not be as they should be.

16. In the ongoing battle between objects made of metal, rubber and fiberglass going 100+ miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose. Same holds for cars, large trucks, and animals taller than you. Draws don't count.

17. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

18. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.

19. Remember, gravity and centrifical force are not just a good ideas. They're laws and are not subject to appeal.

20. The two most useless things to a rider are the braking distance behind you and nine-tenth of a second ago.
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PostPosted: 21:06 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 21:08 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol Smile Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice use of copy and paste. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

Roos wrote:


2. If you push the bars left, the bike goes Right. If you push the bars right, the bike goes Left. That is, unless you continue pushing the bars all the way, then the bike will go down.


There fixed for counter steering!
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Roos
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PostPosted: 21:15 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

pinkyfloyd wrote:
Roos wrote:


2. If you push the bars left, the bike goes Right. If you push the bars right, the bike goes Left. That is, unless you continue pushing the bars all the way, then the bike will go down.


There fixed for counter steering!


Ya know - someone on the site I stole this post from said exactley the same thing!! Mr. Green Mr. Green Wink
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PostPosted: 21:19 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I enjoyed this ;D
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PostPosted: 21:20 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

Roos wrote:
7. When in doubt, slow down. No one has ever hit something too slow.


I hit a milk float Wink
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

ms51ves3 wrote:
I hit a milk float Wink


What! Laughing
How did you manage that?

I crashed into my front door once.
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PostPosted: 21:53 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

Carvel wrote:
ms51ves3 wrote:
I hit a milk float Wink


What! Laughing
How did you manage that?

I crashed into my front door once.


And your asking how he managed his oops! Laughing
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PostPosted: 21:53 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

Carvel wrote:
ms51ves3 wrote:
I hit a milk float Wink


What! Laughing
How did you manage that?

I crashed into my front door once.


Filtering past it at a junction, he turned into me. This was 2 years ago on my scooter, still made it to work on time as well Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:35 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

pinkyfloyd wrote:
And your asking how he managed his oops! Laughing

Bloody postman.*shakes fist*
He couldn't be arsed to walk about 10 feet to my letterbox so just gave it to me and said 'you take'. I was sat on my bike and thought fuck it, Im not walking. There's a step in front of my door which I hopped up but underestimated how close the door was.

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gravity and centrifical force are not just a good ideas

If we didnt have gravity we would float away, and centrifical force Confused. Thats a new one.
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

Carvel wrote:
and centrifical force Confused. Thats a new one.


Note to self - when copy and pasting someone elses work - - - you still
need to spell check!!!

centrifugal force of course - thank you Conan the Grammarian..

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PostPosted: 22:57 - 14 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had to google that - (before I started fitting....) Mr. Green

https://encyclopediadramatica.com/LOL_WUT

But thanks for the input... .
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PostPosted: 07:48 - 15 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

pinkyfloyd wrote:
Roos wrote:


2. If you push the bars left, the bike goes Right. If you push the bars right, the bike goes Left. That is, unless you continue pushing the bars all the way, then the bike will go down.


There fixed for counter steering!


on your bike push with your right hand, in which direction do you travel? repeat but pushing with left hand!
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PostPosted: 12:11 - 15 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 13:07 - 15 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

Roos wrote:
Carvel wrote:
and centrifical force Confused. Thats a new one.


Note to self - when copy and pasting someone elses work - - - you still
need to spell check!!!

centrifugal force of course - thank you Conan the Grammarian..

Mr. Green Mr. Green



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PostPosted: 13:57 - 15 Sep 2010    Post subject: Re: 20 Motorcycle Commandments Reply with quote

connornrg wrote:


on your bike push with your right hand, in which direction do you travel? repeat but pushing with left hand!


Ah but there is a difference between pushing your hand forward left or right and pushing the bars.

Pushing the bars left will turn the front wheel left whereas pushing with the left hand will push the bars right thus turning the front wheel right and therefore turning left.

At low speeds you push/turn the handlebars in the direction you want to go. At high speeds you push/turn the handlebars in the opposite direction you want to go making the bike lean in the direction you want to go. Hence the name, Counter steering.

Give it a try. For some weird reason that I cant explain it actually does work
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PostPosted: 20:13 - 15 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

why didnt you just post a link
https://www.arrowheadhog.com/interesting.htm


i hate when people do this, its almost like you are trying to claim that tosh for your self....
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