The Best Advice I ever got...Please contribute - Page 4

antiq · 09-18-2007

Hmm. It just might be possible if you invest in a really large but shallow tupperware container. As for a spoiler, with my luck it'd become a wing and you can't steer well above ground contact. Hmm. Even being a smart a** I've come up with another good piece of advice. Maintain rubber contact with road surface. LOL

Kawi-girl · 09-21-2007

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Originally Posted by Razorbladesmile

Hmm off topic but also good advice..never poke a sleeping bear with a short stick.

You needed someone to tell you that ?!?!?

Kawi-girl · 09-21-2007

My advice...

Watch dogs! They hate bikes and have a tendency to run out in front of them.
pulling along their surprised owners!

Kawi-girl · 09-21-2007

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Originally Posted by David Madden

Bungy cords will not hold a pizza in place, on your back seat.

D

One word -- SADDLEBAGS--- Nuff said

c_law23 · 09-25-2007

I know its been said but the best advice that ive ever received has been "ride like you are invisible"... ive had cagers do some really stupid stuff right in front of me...

also, once the sun goes down it gets cold pretty quick at 55 mph...bring a jacket

my uncle, a long time rider, gave me a piece of advice that ive heard a lot... "keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up"

jbsmd · 09-25-2007

Shut up and pay attention.

elr658 · 09-26-2007

I may not say it twice!

bretsk2500 · 09-26-2007

" if you panic in a corner, stay on the gas and push harder on the inside bar"

"manhole covers are not your friend"

I just wished I had gotten that advice before I panicked in a corner, grabbed the front brake ON a manhole cover... SPLAT.

antiq · 09-27-2007

Don't answer the phone!

Mot · 10-01-2007

Always respect that thang between your legs!!

skewterdewd · 10-03-2007

Ride it all the way there, and ride it all the way home.

Black Hat · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by skewterdewd

Ride it all the way there, and ride it all the way home.

Easier said than done, sometimes, but always preferable.

waltdisney · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by David Madden

Bungy cords will not hold a pizza in place, on your back seat. In fact, nothing will hold a pizza in place on your back seat. Forget about it. Eat sushi instaed.

D

You need a KLR for your food runs.

byers · 10-11-2007

Mike
When I loose all fear, when I don't look twice, When I trust the other driver,
When the wet road, is just water, and not oil. When easing up to a busy turn lane seems unimportant......When all the rules you learned to stay alive, go out the window... Hang up the helmet.....db

antiq · 10-12-2007

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Originally Posted by byers

Mike
When I loose all fear, when I don't look twice, When I trust the other driver,
When the wet road, is just water, and not oil. When easing up to a busy turn lane seems unimportant......When all the rules you learned to stay alive, go out the window... Hang up the helmet.....db

Yep! If the bike or the ride doesn't scare you once in a while any more it's time for a new bike or to quit. Too much complacency or confidence will kill you on a bike.

flyfan · 11-29-2007

You can see their front wheel start to rotate before you can recognize the whole car pulling out in front of you.

rbentnail · 11-30-2007

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Originally Posted by flyfan

You can see their front wheel start to rotate before you can recognize the whole car pulling out in front of you.

Except with spinners. I routinely panic b/c it looks like the vehicle is moving.

bountyhunter · 11-30-2007

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Originally Posted by slowair

Thought this would be interesting.

I'm only in my second season, so I'm always learning. Would rather it be the easy way, than the hard way.

Concerning motorcycles, what is the ONE most important piece of advice you would want to pass on? Just one.

Somewhere around three to six months after you start riding that new bike, you will start to think you know what you're doing.

Don't believe it.

If you believe it, that could get you killed.

MSGAmling · 12-01-2007

When stopping beside another bike at an intersection, take a 2 second look in the direction of the other bike before moving. Another helmet in close proximity may easily hide the cage that hits you.

Dug-n-AK · 12-03-2007

The roads are slicker just after it starts to rain, the water mixes with the oil on the road, causing it to be more hazardous. With more rain the oil is washed off the road.

09-18-2007	#61 (permalink)
antiq Vintage bike addict BTK Expert Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: I live in eastern ohio Posts: 4,532	Hmm. It just might be possible if you invest in a really large but shallow tupperware container. As for a spoiler, with my luck it'd become a wing and you can't steer well above ground contact. Hmm. Even being a smart a** I've come up with another good piece of advice. Maintain rubber contact with road surface. LOL __________________ Patience and persistance- pays 82 KZ750LTD 78 KZ750 twin Vince

09-25-2007	#65 (permalink)
c_law23 Missy Peregrym's #1 fan! Forum Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newark, OH Posts: 5,798	I know its been said but the best advice that ive ever received has been "ride like you are invisible"... ive had cagers do some really stupid stuff right in front of me... also, once the sun goes down it gets cold pretty quick at 55 mph...bring a jacket my uncle, a long time rider, gave me a piece of advice that ive heard a lot... "keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up" __________________ Chris VROC #24810 Black 2007 900 Custom http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p...0900%20Custom/

09-26-2007	#67 (permalink)
elr658 Motorcycling's Dr. House BTK Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seymour,CT Posts: 3,481	I may not say it twice! __________________ 1982 Kawasaki KZ1000R1 #658 1979 Honda CB750/1123FZ www.myspace.com/79cb750f

09-26-2007	#68 (permalink)
bretsk2500 '07 ZZR600 Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 1,263	" if you panic in a corner, stay on the gas and push harder on the inside bar" "manhole covers are not your friend" I just wished I had gotten that advice before I panicked in a corner, grabbed the front brake ON a manhole cover... SPLAT. __________________ '07 ZZR600 Fire Red 11.957@117 Jardine RT1 Factory Pro +4 rotor Renthal +2

09-27-2007	#69 (permalink)
antiq Vintage bike addict BTK Expert Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: I live in eastern ohio Posts: 4,532	Don't answer the phone! __________________ Patience and persistance- pays 82 KZ750LTD 78 KZ750 twin Vince

09-21-2007	#63 (permalink)
Kawi-girl Fresh Air Inspector BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, canada Posts: 361	My advice... Watch dogs! They hate bikes and have a tendency to run out in front of them. pulling along their surprised owners!

09-25-2007	#66 (permalink)
jbsmd nu2kawi Forum Supporter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Antioch, Ca. Posts: 2,002	Shut up and pay attention.

10-01-2007	#70 (permalink)
Mot Zixxer 600 newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hali N.S. Canada Posts: 20	Always respect that thang between your legs!!

10-03-2007	#71 (permalink)
skewterdewd Team Zissou BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,427	Ride it all the way there, and ride it all the way home. __________________ 01 Nomad FI • Did I reset my odo back there?

10-11-2007	#74 (permalink)
byers Still On The Kickstand Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ontario, Canada Posts: 33	Mike When I loose all fear, when I don't look twice, When I trust the other driver, When the wet road, is just water, and not oil. When easing up to a busy turn lane seems unimportant......When all the rules you learned to stay alive, go out the window... Hang up the helmet.....db

11-29-2007	#76 (permalink)
flyfan US Submarine Force Vet Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Jersey, on the Delaware. Posts: 42	You can see their front wheel start to rotate before you can recognize the whole car pulling out in front of you. __________________ True nobility is not being better than anyone else. It's being better than you were yesterday!

12-01-2007	#79 (permalink)
MSGAmling Turtle Wax Taster BTK Intermediate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparta, WI Posts: 155	When stopping beside another bike at an intersection, take a 2 second look in the direction of the other bike before moving. Another helmet in close proximity may easily hide the cage that hits you. __________________ It's better to burn out than to rust '94 VN1500A8 '81 KZ650 CSR '80 Yamaha DT125 '81 KZ440

12-03-2007	#80 (permalink)
Dug-n-AK Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chugiak, AK Posts: 8	The roads are slicker just after it starts to rain, the water mixes with the oil on the road, causing it to be more hazardous. With more rain the oil is washed off the road.

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