View Full Version : Important Riding Tips
GrayRider
03-06-2007, 10:59 AM
Pick your feet up when you start, put your feet down when you stop..and don't lick your lips.
CDouthitt
03-06-2007, 11:21 AM
Pick your feet up when you start...
What if I have rollerskates on...is that step nessesary?
Vilhelm
03-06-2007, 12:24 PM
When you must "Hock a Loogey" make sure the visor on your helmet is UP!
Baalz
03-06-2007, 12:29 PM
When you must "Hock a Loogey" make sure the visor on your helmet is UP!
And your wife isn't riding behind you on her bike.
Yes it happened......
BigAlsRK
03-06-2007, 12:40 PM
And your wife isn't riding behind you on her bike.
Yes it happened......
Yep...I was using a "Holler Hankerchief" press finger against one nostril and blow....didn't think anything of it...until I stopped and Lil Rascal simply took off her helmet pointed to the offensive schmear and walked off....without saying a word!
ridingjerry
03-06-2007, 01:57 PM
Yep...I was using a "Holler Hankerchief" press finger against one nostril and blow....didn't think anything of it...until I stopped and Lil Rascal simply took off her helmet pointed to the offensive schmear and walked off....without saying a word!
You're lucky you can still ride.
Oh man.:whistling:
Baalz
03-06-2007, 02:25 PM
ahh snot rockets.. yup my wife has to dodge them to. Gotta dislodge that dust somehow.
harleyjsb
03-06-2007, 06:38 PM
Al though you might have some riding tips about gravel.
trmn8r
03-06-2007, 09:33 PM
Yep...I was using a "Holler Hankerchief" press finger against one nostril and blow....didn't think anything of it...until I stopped and Lil Rascal simply took off her helmet pointed to the offensive schmear and walked off....without saying a word!
Now that right there's funny I don't care who ya are!
except maybe for Lil Rascal
Don't lick your lips ??? so how am i gonna get the bugs off my face?????? some taste pretty good and are high in protien
Scabbydoo
03-06-2007, 09:57 PM
Don't ride with your mouth open. Especially during Japanese Beetle season.
Berserker
03-06-2007, 11:58 PM
Don't drive faster then you can see, its all inthe reflexes anyways.
Jonas
03-07-2007, 06:12 AM
Don't ride with 15psi of air in your tires.
CHECK YOUR AIR PRESSURE - Note to myself
ridingjerry
03-07-2007, 08:06 AM
No front brake on sand, gravel, or wet grass.
chickenman
03-07-2007, 10:25 AM
Put your kick stand up. Don't ask me how I know this.
Lady Godiva
03-07-2007, 11:15 AM
Don't put on gooey lip gloss before you ride. It collects all the dirt, bugs and road grime.... :blink:
GrayRider
03-07-2007, 11:17 AM
Don't put on gooey lip gloss before you ride. It collects all the dirt, bugs and road grime.... :blink:
Tell me about it, I learned that the hard way.
Majic
03-07-2007, 11:24 AM
Don't ride through a college town when the women's track team is training (jogging through town as a group).
Lady Godiva
03-07-2007, 11:27 AM
Don't ride through a college town when the women's track team is training (jogging through town as a group).
Got a little whiplash there, did ya? Don't you love it when girls jog and their ponytails swing back and forth, back and forth.... OH that's right - you wouldn't be looking at the ponytails, would you? Silly me... :roflback:
Don't ride through a college town when the women's track team is training (jogging through town as a group).
Ah, have a "Wild Hogs" moment, did we?
HwyRider
03-07-2007, 01:02 PM
I'm no expert on rider safety, but I do ride nearly every day on very congested roads and I put alot of miles on my bikes. I've got over 5k on my '07, 23k on my '05 and well over 200k on the other bikes I've had. I've been in every kind of accident you can imagine. I've highsided a curb, looped a wheelie, broadsided a car, layed it down on the freeway and rear-ended a car. So, I've learned alot the hard way. It's been almost ten years since I've been down on a bike, so here's what I've been doing to keep it on two wheels:
I countersteer instead of leaning to turn at speed. I brake before a turn and accelerate through it.
I plan for the worst. I monitor the traffic around me to get an idea how I'll get out of the way of a car entering my lane or stopped traffic ahead of me.
I always keep at least two fingers on the front brake.
Most importantly, I know my bikes limitations. Learn it's maximum lean angle from both sides. Practice emergency braking at various speeds to get a feel for your minimum trailing distances.
The California DMV handbook cites the number one cause (2/3) of motorcycle accidents as car entering the motorcyclist's lane. So always have an escape route. Another major cause is the rider entering a turn too fast. So, understanding how to countersteer and how far you bike will lean before it grounds out will increase the speed at which you can safely enter a turn.
P 0 P E Y E
03-18-2007, 07:55 PM
They say walking, bipedal is one of the toughest skills to learn.
Add chewing gum to the equation and look out world.
Bofinn
03-19-2007, 06:12 PM
Put your kick stand up. Don't ask me how I know this.
and put it back down when you are done!
rk custom
03-20-2007, 03:44 PM
The necessity to put a foot or two down when you come to a stop may be overlooked after a few too many. Keep that in mind.
rk custom
03-20-2007, 03:49 PM
Make sure your jiffy stand (I like that word) is locked in the down position before you let go of your bike after leaning it over because no matter how cool you think you look pulling up on your motorcycle. When your bike flops over on its side you will not look cool trying to pick it up.
Pastor Pat
03-20-2007, 04:19 PM
I hate to admit it...but I really feel dumb when my nose itches while I am riding and I reach up to scratch it...and whack..hit my face shield. Shame to say...I have done it more than once. Doof is as doof does.
Scabbydoo
03-20-2007, 09:46 PM
Fill one tank and drain the other before starting a long ride.
just make sure which one you're filling and which one you're draining.
ridingjerry
03-22-2007, 09:32 AM
Take the disk lock off and put it in your pocket or saddlebag before
you try to pull off.
Pull the key out of the switch after turning the ignition on and place
the key in your pocket.
Try not to sneeze inside a full face helmet.
harleyjsb
03-25-2007, 02:37 PM
And this is never Good.................
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p308/harleyjsb/biteit-701128.jpg
Scabbydoo
03-25-2007, 02:38 PM
That's gonna leave a mark.
Might do somethin' to the rider too.
8-Ball
03-25-2007, 06:42 PM
Yep...I was using a "Holler Hankerchief" press finger against one nostril and blow....didn't think anything of it...until I stopped and Lil Rascal simply took off her helmet pointed to the offensive schmear and walked off....without saying a word!
:roflback: :roflback: :roflback: :roflback:
neutral or clutch engaged while starting the bike in front of a biker bar... just sayin'...
SIMPLYCONFUSED
03-26-2007, 03:22 PM
Pick your feet up when you start, put your feet down when you stop..and don't lick your lips.
Somehow I remember like, uh, maybe....Pick up your lips, lick your feet, and don't stop to put your feet down. Maybe that was from my Birthday Party?
Deejay
03-26-2007, 03:27 PM
neutral or clutch engaged while starting the bike in front of a biker bar... just sayin'...
And depending on the bar.... sometimes neutral AND clutch engaged. cruisin:
Diesel
03-26-2007, 06:22 PM
Don't use the green pump!:yikes:
pairofnines
03-26-2007, 07:32 PM
Don't use the green pump!:yikes:
I had wondered when we would get that advice from you. :roflback:
You want to tell us the whole story?:coffee:
GrayRider
03-26-2007, 07:33 PM
I had wondered when we would get that advice from you. :roflback:
You want to tell us the whole story?:coffee:
They don't call him Diesel for nuthin'....just sayin'.
trmn8r
03-26-2007, 07:46 PM
Don't use the green pump!:yikes:
My ex wife did that to my Blazer years ago, it was a old truck, '78, no computer, no harm done, drained most of it out into four 5 gallon gas cans (stored them out in the storage building), refilled it and it was fine, maybe smoked a little, don't remember.
Skip ahead about 5 years, my pickup is almost out of gas here at the house, forgot to fill up in town last time. Its about 10 miles to nearest gas station, I know or at least think I can't make it. Go out to storage building, find gas cans...hmm forgot what they had in them (told another story of an explosion burning yucca's using another 5 gallon jug of this concoction) smell of it, smells like gas, old gas but gas none the less, go pour it in truck to make sure I make it town... :Hurt: :Hurt: this truck '95 chevy, a little computer controled... aaaagggghhh like to never got my truck running right again, drained tank, changed plugs and fuel filter like a dozen times. Eventually it started running like it was supposed to.
You know my ex wife sure caused me a world of chit with that stunt of putting diesel in my Blazer. Never told her about the yucca's or putting that stuff in my pickup. She doesn't deserve the satisfaction of knowing that years after she was gone she screwed my life up twice, one when I lost my eyebrows, and once when I thought I killed my truck.
Pardon the long post, and the thread hi-jack ... now back to your regularly scheduled riding safety tips.
bobsled77
03-26-2007, 08:27 PM
dont try and show off against a ***** civic in cold weather by popping your clutch................the cable might break!
The bikes brakes operate better than dragging your own feet. Learned that from watchin' a lady in my motorcycle class.
harleyjsb
03-26-2007, 10:26 PM
Don't forget the WD-40...............
Just sayin'
No matter how bad your arm pit feels from that wasp that is stinging you resist the temptation to pull off the pavement where the pavement edge drops 8 inches into a tire rut.Trust me.
Q-Dog
04-01-2007, 07:42 PM
My ex wife did that to my Blazer years ago, it was a old truck, '78, no computer, no harm done, drained most of it out into four 5 gallon gas cans (stored them out in the storage building), refilled it and it was fine, maybe smoked a little, don't remember.
Skip ahead about 5 years, my pickup is almost out of gas here at the house, forgot to fill up in town last time. Its about 10 miles to nearest gas station, I know or at least think I can't make it. Go out to storage building, find gas cans...hmm forgot what they had in them (told another story of an explosion burning yucca's using another 5 gallon jug of this concoction) smell of it, smells like gas, old gas but gas none the less, go pour it in truck to make sure I make it town... :Hurt: :Hurt: this truck '95 chevy, a little computer controled... aaaagggghhh like to never got my truck running right again, drained tank, changed plugs and fuel filter like a dozen times. Eventually it started running like it was supposed to.
You know my ex wife sure caused me a world of chit with that stunt of putting diesel in my Blazer. Never told her about the yucca's or putting that stuff in my pickup. She doesn't deserve the satisfaction of knowing that years after she was gone she screwed my life up twice, one when I lost my eyebrows, and once when I thought I killed my truck.
Pardon the long post, and the thread hi-jack ... now back to your regularly scheduled riding safety tips.
I am speechless.....:eye: :eye:
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