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Rider Longevity

ctwo said:
Well, if my calculations are correct, I was gonna say that you guys are just suffering from a 7-year itch, but there was a bandwagon, and this splinter I was going to work up over the content.

I'm sure there is more history to the story, and I'm not at all aware of it. I'm just a smug bastid then...

Now I see this thread about luck...
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It was created in response to a interpenetration of Lou's comment.
Quick at the draw...
 
asthmodeus said:
whereas i, being unfettered with moto brio and ego like you and the lou haters, just see it as the dudes way of saying 'even if you are paying enough attention, you aren't paying enough, so pay some more' , which is most definitely a good message, but you jocks just stay calm, and hate on hatin' on :twofinger
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:thumbup :hail It warms me so warm, to see a post that says it right as this.. :thumbup :) :laughing
 
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Lou if that is true why don't you quit speaking in know it all code. ???
People need your experience. Not your subtle BS.
 
budman said:
Lou if that is true why don't you quit speaking in know it all code. ???
People need your experience. Not your subtle BS.
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You aren't me... we see differently... I'm not telling you how to talk.

I'm not changing the way I talk, to please you, or anyone else.

I can't help it if there are people that perceive my words, differently than I'm saying them.
 
budman said:
Truth. But he is slapping people unecessarily ......and being an Assmo.
:laughing

Such messages don't translate well.

His post after Archimedis post was in bad taste. Very bad considering his no fault accident and decades of experience. That broke this camels back.

To be clear. I like Lou. I respect Lou's decades of experience and superior skill set

I do not appreciate his continuing holier than thou attitude. It is disrespectful too often and many times just wrong.
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Funny... I'm guessing that what you call wrong, has been working right for me, for more years than you've been alive.

Or for sure more years than you've been on two wheels on the public road,
(the most dangerous place a motorcycle can be ridden).
 
Of course Lou. I have 41 on a public road. I must bow to your experience.
Your delivery on your message not so much.

I do want to repeat how much I respect your skills. I really do. I want to have to same in a bit.
 
Two more, or maybe just variations of what's already been posted:

1) Never hurry. I can go fast, but rushing, pushing, to get someplace on time really changes perceptions and the degree of risk I'm willing to take on. If I'm late, I no longer go fast at all, because the temptation to start pushing it is just too great for me to resist. If it's really important, I'll pull over and phone my delay. Otherwise, I'll just have to be satisfied with being late and offer an apology. Just not worth taking chances.

2) Never get on a bike when sick or suffering from lack of sleep. The only time I ever got the bends with 9 years as a professional scuba diver was when I was sick. The only time I've been hit by a car on the streets was when I was sick. Even though I was legally faultless, I really think had my reaction time not been impaired, had I been on my game, I could have possibly avoided the collision that totaled my R1200R (the last bike I was ever going to buy), and cracked my pelvis through ATGATT. But I felt I "had to go to work" and not stay in bed with the flu. Bad choice.
 
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was gona chime in and say that i think i "get" Lou. then dude posted the stats.
then in the RIP on Lucas Valley thread you see someone who crossed double yellow under a truck.

i try hard to see the dangers. though not always as hard as i should.
you do really need to learn to see the dangers. study those cagers.
 
2 reasons I never split to the front of a red light.
1. I live in a small town and there is no.hurry to get anywhere.
2. I don't want to be the first targeting an intersection. Let the other cars stop the yellow light accelerators/red light runners.
 
Can we keep it on topic maybe? :laughing

I totally agree with the reasonable speed thing that Z3n is talking about.
How many crashes happen because a rider was going Too Slow?

Riding since '82. The two crashes I've had were speed related... 1st one: too leaned over, low sided at the apex which had a bump in the middle of it. Old bike, old tires.

2nd crash: '85 Ninja 900 going 70ish just past Laurel Curve on hwy 17... got distracted, looked away, hit repair patch with big bump in it that lifted my front tire and started a tankslapper that I couldn't stop. It threw me off and I slid to a stop.

Thanks Dan for the Graph.

I occasionally ride at night. I almost never use the horn. I have a stock exhaust. I don't wear bright gear, except my helmet is white. I don't expect most drivers to see me. AGATT. I never ride under any kind of "influence". In multiple lane situations I mostly will stay on the left, but it depends. I only commute occasionally, and I don't have to deal with 85, 101-type stuff (no thanks).
 
tzrider said:
If almost everyone misunderstands what you write, what needs to change?
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"If almost" ... I'd suspect the accuracy of your data..:rofl

And, "almost everyone" ?... You including readers that don't reply?

I don't reply to lots of posts I totally agree with, and the poster said everything that needed to be said.
 
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louemc said:
"If almost ... I'd suspect the accuracy of your data..:rofl

And, "almost everyone" ?... You including readers that don't reply?

I don't reply to lots of posts I totally agree with, and the poster said everything that needed to be said.
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We can only go by the readers who reply. If people don't reply, we can't know if they agreed, didn't read it, didn't care, or what. In your honest opinion, do you feel more people understand what you mean than don't?

Most of the time I don't think your intended message is controversial. It does seem that a lot of your posts generate some controversy.
 
Willful blindness, whether as a rider or as a writer, holds us back and creates needless risk of bad outcomes. The great thing about either case is that if we're willing to accept coaching and feedback, it's within our power to improve.
 
flying_hun said:
Willful blindness, whether as a rider or as a writer, holds us back and creates needless risk of bad outcomes. The great thing about either case is that if we're willing to accept coaching and feedback, it's within our power to improve.
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Words to live by... :thumbup
 
flying_hun said:
Willful blindness, whether as a rider or as a writer, holds us back and creates needless risk of bad outcomes. The great thing about either case is that if we're willing to accept coaching and feedback, it's within our power to improve.
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Word.
 
flying_hun said:
Willful blindness, whether as a rider or as a writer, holds us back and creates needless risk of bad outcomes. The great thing about either case is that if we're willing to accept coaching and feedback, it's within our power to improve.
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Best feedback that ever existed is one from your environment.... So another option besides (coaching and feedback from other people) is listen to your environmental feedback (road/motorcycle/body) .. At the end of the day, there's no coach in your ear when you're out there.. you're going to have to get good at willfully listening to your body and your environment at some point. You can improve anytime you're willing to admit you're not doing something right/optimally. Try being a harsh critic of yourself ..
 
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