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CC Cowboy · May 26th, 2009, 03:10 PM

I just don't feel like crashing! I guess it's each to their own.

backinthesaddleagain · May 27th, 2009, 08:04 AM

agree with KKIM on the dirt bike riding experience. More variables, sure no cars, but much more surface differences (sand, water, slick spots, holes, bumps). Having off road experience makes you better able to handle terrain variations. Not saying it makes you perfect, but any other 2 wheeled experence can only help. Thats why sand on the road doesn't bother me. That doesn't mean I couldn't go around a corner and slide out on it, but when I see it I slow before I hit it, my turns are less leaned. Its adapting to the environment.

Also don't let experience = complacency. Keep complacency in check.

addy126 · May 27th, 2009, 08:30 AM

Kkim and CC Cowboy are right. One moment of not paying attention to all sides, up/down, front/back can lead to consequences. Glad you are okay and minimal damage on the bike. That is repairable, you sometimes are not... the experience learned here only sharpens your insight to riding safe.

OldGuy · May 27th, 2009, 09:25 AM

While I don't have the motorcycle experience that Kelly, CC and others have they are really pointing out one thing that I have learned in life; every action has consequences.

Most of the time in our daily lives we don't think of each action we take in that manner, but then, most of the things we are doing do not have the potential dangers of our chosen sport unless you happen to be in law enforcement, fire, pilot, etc.

As a non-motorcycle example the plane crash in NY from icing is an example of an inexperienced crew that failed to follow so many existing procedures and rules from proper use of check-lists to maintaining proper cockpit decorum to just plain not thinking about the consequences of full flaps on a plane that already had ice build up on the wings.

If you were to search all the threads on this forum for "mindset" or words to that effect I'll bet you would find a lot of "us" new riders commenting about how our thought process changes when we swing a leg over our bike each time; new thought process, new parameters, new what ifs. To me that is part of this learning process that is being referred to as experience.

May 26th, 2009, 03:10 PM	#41
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	I just don't feel like crashing! I guess it's each to their own. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

May 27th, 2009, 09:25 AM	#44
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	While I don't have the motorcycle experience that Kelly, CC and others have they are really pointing out one thing that I have learned in life; every action has consequences. Most of the time in our daily lives we don't think of each action we take in that manner, but then, most of the things we are doing do not have the potential dangers of our chosen sport unless you happen to be in law enforcement, fire, pilot, etc. As a non-motorcycle example the plane crash in NY from icing is an example of an inexperienced crew that failed to follow so many existing procedures and rules from proper use of check-lists to maintaining proper cockpit decorum to just plain not thinking about the consequences of full flaps on a plane that already had ice build up on the wings. If you were to search all the threads on this forum for "mindset" or words to that effect I'll bet you would find a lot of "us" new riders commenting about how our thought process changes when we swing a leg over our bike each time; new thought process, new parameters, new what ifs. To me that is part of this learning process that is being referred to as experience. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

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May 27th, 2009, 08:04 AM	#42
backinthesaddleagain ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Greg Location: Rhode Island Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 ZX6R 636 Posts: A lot.	agree with KKIM on the dirt bike riding experience. More variables, sure no cars, but much more surface differences (sand, water, slick spots, holes, bumps). Having off road experience makes you better able to handle terrain variations. Not saying it makes you perfect, but any other 2 wheeled experence can only help. Thats why sand on the road doesn't bother me. That doesn't mean I couldn't go around a corner and slide out on it, but when I see it I slow before I hit it, my turns are less leaned. Its adapting to the environment. Also don't let experience = complacency. Keep complacency in check.

May 27th, 2009, 08:30 AM	#43
addy126 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: addy126 Location: Tx Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Kawasaki N-250 + '09 Vulcan 900 Classic Lt Posts: A lot.	Kkim and CC Cowboy are right. One moment of not paying attention to all sides, up/down, front/back can lead to consequences. Glad you are okay and minimal damage on the bike. That is repairable, you sometimes are not... the experience learned here only sharpens your insight to riding safe.