Making the call of when NOT to ride...experiences, lessons learned. - Page 2

Toly · December 2nd, 2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 250rr

Back to Ninjas: I just got back from my first trip somewhere. 6 blocks to the local coffee shop. Yay!

Congrats! I hope you wore your parachute

250rr · December 2nd, 2011, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Toly

Congrats! I hope you wore your parachute

I thought about it. Seemed like a good idea until I thought about the D ring getting caught on the handlebar end @ 90 mph.

n4mwd · December 2nd, 2011, 05:37 PM

Wearing a parachute on a bike would be kind of cool. Ride on the back with someone else up front, get up to 100 mph and then yank the cord.

Firehorse · December 2nd, 2011, 07:32 PM

Wasn't there a dude that hooked up his bike to a hang glider? I think he didn't get off the ground because he had one of those litre bikes - bet the ninja could do it!
That would be a blast.

n4mwd · December 3rd, 2011, 05:12 AM

A parachute from a powered parachute could do it for sure. They are bigger and designed to carry more weight.

greg737 · December 3rd, 2011, 09:20 AM

That powered glider is hanging beneath an "airfoil" not a parachute.

The main difference between an parachute and an airfoil is that the parachute is designed to withstand, spread and mitigate the stesses of deployment at terminal velocity. The airfoil is basically just a wing, and much more delicate than a parachute.

n4mwd · December 3rd, 2011, 11:26 AM

Yeah, I was just testing you to see if you knew that.

JoeLansing · December 3rd, 2011, 06:59 PM

So far the only thing that will stop me from riding, or make me go back home is heat. When it's 90+ outside and my brain is starting to fry I can't think right. Sometimes I just go home and park it. Sometimes if I still feel good about riding I'll go home and take off a lot of gear (not good either). I'll change into a cold soaking wet T-Shirt, Mesh jacket, 3/4 brain bucket with no shield, gloves and boots. So far I've never had a crash on the street in about 40 years but I still keep the risk in mind. I think when I get too hot I might forget to ride scared, and that scares me.
- Joe

Soujyu · December 5th, 2011, 12:14 PM

Pretty simple. If I know I didn't get enough sleep or if I'm ill, I don't ride.

Personal experience: I dozed off on a ride after only getting three hours of sleep and almost crashed into the back of a parked pickup truck at 60mph. I woke up just in time to swerve around it with probably a few feet to spare.

JoeLansing · December 6th, 2011, 07:02 PM

Another trick. Always listen to hard core Conservative AM Talk Radio when riding. You will love it, or hate it, but it will keep your brain awake. Music will make you snooze. Especially if it's something you already heard 100 times. Music turns into a lullaby eventually.
- Joe

TBC · December 7th, 2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeLansing

Another trick. Always listen to hard core Conservative AM Talk Radio when riding. You will love it, or hate it, but it will keep your brain awake.

I think that would just make me mad. I'd probably just get distracted trying to comprehend some of it

.

December 2nd, 2011, 05:37 PM	#43
n4mwd ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: D Location: Palm Beach, FL Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250R, 2007 EFI Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Wearing a parachute on a bike would be kind of cool. Ride on the back with someone else up front, get up to 100 mph and then yank the cord. __________________________________________________ My Ninja Blog Proud member of ABATE.My NYC Road Rage documentary - CENSORED!

December 3rd, 2011, 05:12 AM	#45
n4mwd ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: D Location: Palm Beach, FL Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250R, 2007 EFI Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	A parachute from a powered parachute could do it for sure. They are bigger and designed to carry more weight. __________________________________________________ My Ninja Blog Proud member of ABATE.My NYC Road Rage documentary - CENSORED!

December 3rd, 2011, 11:26 AM	#47
n4mwd ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: D Location: Palm Beach, FL Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250R, 2007 EFI Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Yeah, I was just testing you to see if you knew that. __________________________________________________ My Ninja Blog Proud member of ABATE.My NYC Road Rage documentary - CENSORED!

December 5th, 2011, 12:14 PM	#49
Soujyu ninjette.org sage Name: W Location: Austin, TX Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (sold), 2012 Tuono V4R Posts: 512	Pretty simple. If I know I didn't get enough sleep or if I'm ill, I don't ride. Personal experience: I dozed off on a ride after only getting three hours of sleep and almost crashed into the back of a parked pickup truck at 60mph. I woke up just in time to swerve around it with probably a few feet to spare. __________________________________________________ 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R - "Aria" (sold) 2012 Aprilia Tuono V4R - "Perrine" Proof that Harleys and Ninjettes are friendly with each other

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December 2nd, 2011, 07:32 PM	#44
Firehorse ninjette.org sage Name: Ms.T, Queen of the Night Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250 Posts: 938	Wasn't there a dude that hooked up his bike to a hang glider? I think he didn't get off the ground because he had one of those litre bikes - bet the ninja could do it! That would be a blast.

December 3rd, 2011, 09:20 AM	#46
greg737 - Name: - Location: - Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	That powered glider is hanging beneath an "airfoil" not a parachute. The main difference between an parachute and an airfoil is that the parachute is designed to withstand, spread and mitigate the stesses of deployment at terminal velocity. The airfoil is basically just a wing, and much more delicate than a parachute.

December 3rd, 2011, 06:59 PM	#48
JoeLansing ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: Lansing, MI Ghetto Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): Green 2011 SE 52yo Geezer Posts: 122	So far the only thing that will stop me from riding, or make me go back home is heat. When it's 90+ outside and my brain is starting to fry I can't think right. Sometimes I just go home and park it. Sometimes if I still feel good about riding I'll go home and take off a lot of gear (not good either). I'll change into a cold soaking wet T-Shirt, Mesh jacket, 3/4 brain bucket with no shield, gloves and boots. So far I've never had a crash on the street in about 40 years but I still keep the risk in mind. I think when I get too hot I might forget to ride scared, and that scares me. - Joe

December 6th, 2011, 07:02 PM	#50
JoeLansing ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: Lansing, MI Ghetto Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): Green 2011 SE 52yo Geezer Posts: 122	Another trick. Always listen to hard core Conservative AM Talk Radio when riding. You will love it, or hate it, but it will keep your brain awake. Music will make you snooze. Especially if it's something you already heard 100 times. Music turns into a lullaby eventually. - Joe