Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:Motorcycling is about the wind in your hair, the scenery going by, and your machine. It's about feeling the lean going around a curve. Its about listening to the engine as it pulls a hill...I often think about that piston going up and down, or what area of my tires is in contact with the pavement, while I'm riding. Motorcycling is very much a thinking activity.
Leave the cell phone, bells and whistles, and gadgets behind. We don't need little things with numbers, grease pencils, or other devices to tell us what to do. They just slow down your mind. Learn your motorcycle, and you'll know how much gas is in the tank.
Amen to that. I thought I would miss having a tach but it has been fun learning the sounds and feel of the bike and letting the bike "tell" me when to shift. I like my gadgets but it is also nice to have a way to escape from them.
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