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Rider Longevity

corndog67 said:
Topic? What topic?
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Corndog, you might want to change your avatar back; I don't believe it translates into what you think it does.

It says "I am not Lou."

The ones supporting ThumperX said "I am ThumperX."
 
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GAJ said:
Corndog, you might want to change your avatar back; I don't believe it translates into what you think it does.

It says "I am not Lou."

The ones supporting ThumperX said "I am ThumperX."
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Shows how much I pay attention.
Anyway, I am not Lou, but I support him.
 
corndog67 said:
Je Suis Corndog!
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when i first started riding, my SO spent a lot of time talking to me about anticipation, describing the body language of cars, and drawing diagrams of road configurations and vehicle/obstacle/hazard placement - and then quizzing me on all of the possibilities. when we rode together, he would critique my riding afterwards (sometimes during - pulling up next to me and yelling 'WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!!!! lol). when i rode by myself, after i got home, he'd make me describe the entire ride - mostly to see how much attention i was paying. i found it very helpful. i kinda miss our little 'chats'.

with regard to horns (someone mentioned never using them) - i didn't realize until i started riding that i have a small dyslexic tendency. to this day, i occasionally hit my horn when attempting to turn off my turn signal. i have found it much less embarrassing to avoid using them (i usually point to where i'm going if anyone but me needs to know :laughing).
 
littlebeast said:
with regard to horns (someone mentioned never using them) - i didn't realize until i started riding that i have a small dyslexic tendency. to this day, i occasionally hit my horn when attempting to turn off my turn signal. i have found it much less embarrassing to avoid using them (i usually point to where i'm going if anyone but me needs to know :laughing).
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The Road King has a different switch layout than the standard Japanese configuration, and I frequently honk at people when attempting to turn left. :facepalm :laughing
 
flying_hun said:
It's extraordinarily rare for a top performer in any endeavor to not use any sort of external coaching or feedback. In general, the people who think they won't benefit from it overestimate themselves.
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Indeed. The top guys in MotoGP did not teach themselves how to ride. Not in any way. They had help and coaching from childhood. But we all know that, with a few exceptions. :laughing
 
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