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Some basic truths herein

Auggie Dog
BASIC RIDER RULES AND TIPS 
If you push the bars left, the bike goes right. If you push the bars 
right, the bike goes left. That is, unless you keep pushing the bars all 
the way right, then you will probably go left, while the bike swaps 
ends. 

Remember riding isn't inherently dangerous... crashing is. 

It's always better to be on the sidelines wishing you were on the track 
than on the track wishing you were on the sidelines. 

The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. 

The rear wheel is just a big fan used to keep the rider cool and his 
butt relaxed. If in doubt... watch, when it locks up or slides out you 
can actually see the rider start sweating and pucker marks left on the 
seat. 

No one has ever hit something too slow. 

A 'good' ride is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' ride is one 
after which you can use the bike again. 

Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make 
all of them yourself. 

You know you've left the side stand down when all left turn are 
Bat-turns. 

You know you've left the centre stand down when you're in 1st gear at 
4000 rpm going nowhere. 

When traction is sparse, the probability of survival is inversely 
proportional to the angle of lean. Large angle of lean, small 
probability of survival and vice versa. 

Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't go five 
minutes earlier. 

Stay out of fog, The single red taillight you think is another rider 
ahead that you can catch, might be the red starboard light of a docked 
boat. 

Always try to keep the number of times you park the bike equal the 
number of times you've ridden off on it. 

You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The 
trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck. 

If all you can see in your mirrors is the direction you were previously 
traveling intermingled with sparks, and all you can hear is commotion 
from the passenger riding pillion, things are not at all as they should 
be. 

In the ongoing battle between objects made of metal, rubber and 
Fiberglas going dozens of miles per hour, and the ground going zero 
miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose. Same holds for cars, trucks, 
walls and animals taller that you.  Draws don't count. 

Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, experience usually 
comes from bad judgment. 

It's always a good idea to keep the headlight end going forward as much 
as possible. 

Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed. 

Remember, gravity and centrifugal force are not just a good ideas. 
They're laws and not subject to repeal. 
  
  
  
  
  


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<P>No one has ever hit something too slow.=20
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<P>When traction is sparse, the probability of survival is inversely=20
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<P>Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't go five=20
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<P>Always try to keep the number of times you park the bike equal the =
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<P>You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The =

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commotion=20
<BR>from the passenger riding pillion, things are not at all as they =
should=20
<BR>be.=20
<P>In the ongoing battle between objects made of metal, rubber and =
<BR>Fiberglas=20
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the ground has yet to lose. Same holds for cars, trucks, <BR>walls and =
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taller that you.&nbsp; Draws don't count.=20
<P>Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, experience =
usually=20
<BR>comes from bad judgment.=20
<P>It's always a good idea to keep the headlight end going forward as =
much=20
<BR>as possible.=20
<P>Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.=20
<P>Remember, gravity and centrifugal force are not just a good ideas.=20
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