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08/11/11 at 08:36:36

Was thinking the other day how funny it was when I first started riding, how badly I hated the spots in the road when they patch potholes or sections of the road. I'd dodge them like they were loaded with dynamite. lol Now they don't bother me anymore. I intentionally ride some of them to see how good a job the road crew did, how smooth did they get it.

Then there is a strange curve near my house. Its one of those curves that you start into and it changes radius part way through and you have to adjust. I hated it when I first started riding. Now I'm riding it faster than cars can take it.

So I got to wondering. What made you nervous while riding that you have since overcome? What still makes you nervous that you haven't yet overcome? Just curious what stories we can come up with. Might be some common things that we thought we were alone in.

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T2 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 83 Frederick, CO	Re: Accomplishments/goals/fears... Reply #3 - 08/11/11 at 09:08:54 Grooved pavement; learned to relax at bars and just let it hunt. Steel deck bridges - wet - 1100 feet above the surface - at night.
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Reply #5 - 08/11/11 at 09:47:10

then afraid of everything moving or stationary

now the unexpected pull out in front of me, including animals and other vehicles. I still dont ride at night or when it is wet.

I would have to say grooved pavement or wet steel deck bridges would tend to pucker me up as well - glad i dont have to worry about either one around here.

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Reply #6 - 08/11/11 at 10:11:21

Nothing gets my attention any more than railroad tracks crossing the road at an angle in a turn, especially in the rain, Theres a curve in Tyler that does that & Ive been thru in the rain,, gotta work the bike thru so ya kill the curve & stand it up straight & cross, then lean on into the turn again.

I watched an old dude,( Yea, he was about my age now) sitting straight up on the seat, not accelerating or decelerating, on a dry road fall down. His rear tire rolled over the end of a Tar Snake. It was HOT in Odessa that day. The rear of the bike just went sideways & he crashed. He had a full fairing & a set of bags.. He was completely surprised that he fell & I dont blame him.. I pulled over in front of traffic & held them back, parked as far from h8m as I could & helped him get the bike up & explain to him what happened..
SO,, Just because youre not being an idiot doesnt mean youre not going down.. watch the ends of those tar snakes.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28681 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Accomplishments/goals/fears... Reply #7 - 08/11/11 at 10:22:31 Crashing... Crashing worries me... ... Accomplishments... Yes, I have crashed... goals... don't wanna' crash again... Fears... probably gonna' crash again... ... other than that?... I'm good.. ...
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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: Accomplishments/goals/fears... Reply #9 - 08/11/11 at 10:57:43 tall seats, now it's too far forward controls rather be nervous at a stop when I'm going like 5mph than nervous reaching for the rear brake or shifter going any number of speeds goals: make buell more comfortable, somehow . . .
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Reply #10 - 08/11/11 at 12:51:13

For me it was always railroad tracks and sand / gravel on pavement.

Tracks don't really bother me anymore, but I still worry about left-over sand and gravel at intersections...especially when leaning into a turn at the intersection. They do a pretty good job of keeping the streets clean around here... but there is always that "unkown" in the back of my head. Grin

Oh! ...and all the oil and fluid build up left by vehicles at intersections... especially went it's rained. Undecided

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Reply #11 - 08/11/11 at 12:58:12

Yep, sand/gravel and general trust of the tires again. I have gotten pretty good at spotting debris on the pavement and steering around it. The last time I had a sudden loss of traction was with the much vaunted AVON WHOOP-DEE-FRIGGIN-DOO DISTANZIAS which I didn't realize take a long time to warm up.. dumped me on my butt. Grin

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Reply #13 - 08/11/11 at 14:01:46

Anyone on a cell phone and driveing a vehicle. Ive come to hate em passionately!
Wet grass, sand or gravel on a curve.
60 mph straight line winds from either side(last one slid me d@mn near 3 feet sideways).
Did i mention idiots on cell phones??
Meeting a highballing semi box trailer on a two lane road unexpectedly at a combined speed of 120-140.
Deep hidden potholes.
Ice or packed snow on the raod.
Oil or antifreeze slicks in the road.
Monsoon rains whilr rideing.

Dont think anything of grooved roads or train tracks.
Not especialy crazy about dillos or deer.
Morons that think because their in a car and your on a bike they have the right of way and own the whole road.
Morons that just like to mess with bikers because they hate bikes(ers).
Nimrods like my son in law that keep pestering me to let em take a test ride on my bike.(like i keep telling him, when you can buy it you can test ride it. Let me see the cash!)

While we're at it Harley snobs and Goldwing snobs annoy me.
Kids zipping in and out of traffic on a lil sccoter at 50 mph and no helmet. Their also about 15!
Only women on bikes i worry about are older spyder riders. Some of them gals are soccer moms minus the SUV! Cheesy

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