What are we doing wrong?
#61
07-28-2011, 07:20 PM
I see no BS in what the man said. Your comment on the other hand is certainly full of it.
#62
07-28-2011, 07:28 PM
Guys how many times did we say holy **** to ourselves?
The lady or man who drifts over.
The dumb fuc who cuts us off then hits the brakes cause he came over too fast?
The deer that's grazing on the side of the road while were flying by at 70 mph?
We run these risks every ride.
Getting tee boned or backing out of driveways or blind corners.
The only thing I can say is keep a constant scan all over as you ride. The minute you go to take your eyes off the road and off your mirrors are the worst times.
Just do your best...live to enjoy the ride....and to make it home safe so you can ride again. Enjoy....
The lady or man who drifts over.
The dumb fuc who cuts us off then hits the brakes cause he came over too fast?
The deer that's grazing on the side of the road while were flying by at 70 mph?
We run these risks every ride.
Getting tee boned or backing out of driveways or blind corners.
The only thing I can say is keep a constant scan all over as you ride. The minute you go to take your eyes off the road and off your mirrors are the worst times.
Just do your best...live to enjoy the ride....and to make it home safe so you can ride again. Enjoy....
#63
07-28-2011, 07:59 PM
Extreme HDF Member
Yup the one time I went down I came in too hot in a curve. Never had that problem when I used to Sportbike ride?
#64
07-28-2011, 08:01 PM
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#65
07-28-2011, 09:57 PM
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Big Navy mandates that we complete the Basic Rider Course (BRC) before being allowed to operate a motorcycle on any base and by common separate order that requirement extends to off-base as well. Recently, they added the requirement that every three years the rider must complete refresher training in the form of Basic Rider Course(BRC), Military Sportbike Rider Course(MSRC), or the Experienced Rider Course(ERC) as applicabale to the bike and experience/comfort level. They also mandate specific gear to be worn while operating a motorcycle...full sleeves, full finger gloves, DOT/Snell approved helmet, long pants, boots over the ankles, and shatter resistant eye protection. High visibility outer garment for day and reflective outergarment at night are not currently mandatory but HIGHLY encouraged. We take motorcycle safety very seriously so we train to and manage that expectation. We deal with enough hazardous situations on the job, no sense dropping our guard while off-duty. Military riders are not immune from accidents or buffoonery, so some do get injured and some do die every year. However, the per capita fatality rate amongst military riders as compared to the general population is a very small fraction of the non-military riding public. I've been riding about 35 years which includes all of my time on active duty plus many years before I joined. Before it became mandatory, I and many like minded military riders took the ERC at regular intervals just as a little refresher. Can't remember specifically but I've taken the ERC at least five times over the past 20 or so years. Every single time I've picked up a new skill or honed an old one. At the very least, it's focused time to actually slow down and think about riding skills.
Some may not like the idea of mandated rider training and government involvement, I get it. But I for one am extremely thankful that my shipmates and I are subject to these regulations. I know for a fact, both by statistics and by personal experience, that mandated training saves lives and makes us better/safer riders. I've been to enough funerals. If a mandated rider course prevents even one funeral, it's worth the "governmental involvment" in my humble opinion.
Some may not like the idea of mandated rider training and government involvement, I get it. But I for one am extremely thankful that my shipmates and I are subject to these regulations. I know for a fact, both by statistics and by personal experience, that mandated training saves lives and makes us better/safer riders. I've been to enough funerals. If a mandated rider course prevents even one funeral, it's worth the "governmental involvment" in my humble opinion.
#66
07-28-2011, 10:08 PM
Bingo. This, more than anything else.
I regularly run posted 10-25mph corners at 10-40mph faster than posted limits, and have never come close to leaving the roadway. Don't stare at that tree you don't want to hit, because you will. Coming in too hot? Push harder, look deeper.
I regularly run posted 10-25mph corners at 10-40mph faster than posted limits, and have never come close to leaving the roadway. Don't stare at that tree you don't want to hit, because you will. Coming in too hot? Push harder, look deeper.
#68
07-28-2011, 10:31 PM
Guys how many times did we say holy **** to ourselves?
The lady or man who drifts over.
The dumb fuc who cuts us off then hits the brakes cause he came over too fast?
The deer that's grazing on the side of the road while were flying by at 70 mph?
We run these risks every ride.
Getting tee boned or backing out of driveways or blind corners.
The only thing I can say is keep a constant scan all over as you ride. The minute you go to take your eyes off the road and off your mirrors are the worst times.
Just do your best...live to enjoy the ride....and to make it home safe so you can ride again. Enjoy....
The lady or man who drifts over.
The dumb fuc who cuts us off then hits the brakes cause he came over too fast?
The deer that's grazing on the side of the road while were flying by at 70 mph?
We run these risks every ride.
Getting tee boned or backing out of driveways or blind corners.
The only thing I can say is keep a constant scan all over as you ride. The minute you go to take your eyes off the road and off your mirrors are the worst times.
Just do your best...live to enjoy the ride....and to make it home safe so you can ride again. Enjoy....
~Joe
Last edited by traveler; 07-28-2011 at 11:00 PM.
#69
07-29-2011, 07:10 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
Learning how to ride would help a lot. I'd guess that at least 1/2 the riders I see on the road don't have a clue about how to properly ride a motorcycle. It's one of those things where a guy gets one, and a week later he thinks he knows all there is to know about riding a bike without ever having read a book or having taken a course. He passed the test to get his license, so what else is there to know?
#70
07-29-2011, 07:46 AM
Your not doing anything wrong your still alive! ..... it dont matter how many courses you go on how aware you are about your surroundings Kismet and the Reaper have different agendas that might or might not include you that day thats as much as you'll know ..... Life is a mystery to be lived not solved!