"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7)
08/13/2013 at 12:34 • Filed to: Two wheels good
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"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7)
08/13/2013 at 12:34 • Filed to: Two wheels good | 7
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For my two wheeled brethren. Take the time to read through this. Very detailed and well written article on staying safe while out riding.
http://rideapart.com/2013/08/10-com…
Casper
> Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/13/2013 at 12:56 |
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These are spot on. Far too often I see fellow riders passing blame all over the place rather than looking at themselves and seeing how they could have corrected the problem. It doesn't matter that the other person was legally at fault. You should still be trying to figure out what YOU can do to minimize your involvement in their stupidity. You are on a road, drive like it. If you are going around trying to drag knee/push above 8/10ths, it will be your fault when you go down.
The Prince of Peugeot
> Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/13/2013 at 13:08 |
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Ugh today I had a problem with target fixation. Luckily though there was a nice bit of asphalt run-off after I went straight instead of turning. I was able to just turn back onto the road and carry on, instead of what would have happened if I had done that on any other corner.
It's a "Porch-uh"
> Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/13/2013 at 13:36 |
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I stopped riding a few years ago because it was just too damn stressful being on the street with so many idiots. My commute to the office was clogged with people not paying attention and the fun backgrounds of San Diego county were clogged with bikers thinking that this was their personal racetrack.
Sometimes I see a bike and yearn to do it again, and maybe I'll buy a track bike one of these days, but never again on the road.
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Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
> The Prince of Peugeot
08/13/2013 at 14:00 |
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Thank goodness you're okay.
JasonStern911
> Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/14/2013 at 00:00 |
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Ron Haslam advocates keeping revs up in the wet. The thinking is that, should your rear spin up, you’ll be using a smaller amount of throttle opening, allowing you to regain traction much easier than if you’re riding at 30mph in 6th, at wide open throttle.
Not sure what sense that makes. My bike wouldn't be going 30MPH in any gear at wide open throttle, let alone 6th.
Wording aside, your bike makes significantly more torque at higher RPMs. Torque plus slippery surface equals wheel spin...