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FW: Riders school by correspondance
- Subject: FW: Riders school by correspondance
- From: "norris family" <norris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:25:58 -0500
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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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<BR>the way right, then you will probably go left, while the bike swaps=20
<BR>ends.=20
<P>Remember riding isn't inherently dangerous... crashing is.=20
<P>It's always better to be on the sidelines wishing you were on the =
track=20
<BR>than on the track wishing you were on the sidelines.=20
<P>The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.=20
<P>The rear wheel is just a big fan used to keep the rider cool and his =
<BR>butt=20
relaxed. If in doubt... watch, when it locks up or slides out you =
<BR>can=20
actually see the rider start sweating and pucker marks left on the =
<BR>seat.=20
<P>No one has ever hit something too slow.=20
<P>A 'good' ride is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' ride is =
one=20
<BR>after which you can use the bike again.=20
<P>Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make =
<BR>all=20
of them yourself.=20
<P>You know you've left the side stand down when all left turn are=20
<BR>Bat-turns.=20
<P>You know you've left the centre stand down when you're in 1st gear at =
<BR>4000 rpm going nowhere.=20
<P>When traction is sparse, the probability of survival is inversely=20
<BR>proportional to the angle of lean. Large angle of lean, small=20
<BR>probability of survival and vice versa.=20
<P>Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't go five=20
<BR>minutes earlier.=20
<P>Stay out of fog, The single red taillight you think is another rider=20
<BR>ahead that you can catch, might be the red starboard light of a =
docked=20
<BR>boat.=20
<P>Always try to keep the number of times you park the bike equal the =
<BR>number=20
of times you've ridden off on it.=20
<P>You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The =
<BR>trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of =
luck.=20
<P>If all you can see in your mirrors is the direction you were =
previously=20
<BR>traveling intermingled with sparks, and all you can hear is =
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
going dozens of miles per hour, and the ground going zero <BR>miles per =
hour,=20
the ground has yet to lose. Same holds for cars, trucks, <BR>walls and =
animals=20
taller that you. 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
<BR>They're laws and not subject to repeal. <BR> <BR> =
<BR> =20
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