If you have to think about this, you shouldn't be riding, every intersection will bring you another worry, just relax and let your instinct work, as soon as you start worrying you will second guess.....
If you have to think about this, you shouldn't be riding, every intersection will bring you another worry, just relax and let your instinct work, as soon as you start worrying you will second guess.....
It also helps to be in the right most lane as it gives you max visibility of turning vehicles
If you have to think about this, you shouldn't be riding, every intersection will bring you another worry, just relax and let your instinct work, as soon as you start worrying you will second guess.....
If you have to think about this, you shouldn't be riding, every intersection will bring you another worry, just relax and let your instinct work, as soon as you start worrying you will second guess.....
In the beginning, this is NOT something that comes naturally. Some elements become habitual with time but it should be something you are paying attention to.
Hence, in the very beginning, a prospective rider should have some experience in traffic in a car.
Learning to ride / riding in traffic is already an activity that requires full attention. If a new rider has to deal/learn also with dynamics of everyday traffic, it can be easily too much for a safe start.
(aside to Darren: How did the laws of physics get repealed for cruisers? Did you get the scoop on it?)
The trauma from this type of impact will kill most anyone in the same scenario as my accident. As it was I was launched over the car and rolled end over end (summersalt) allowing my body to come to a relatively gentle stop without much of an impact trauma.
Sarcasm works best if it does not work against you. LOL
Same basic principle applies if hitting a deer. I was able to limp away mostly unscathed. On a cruiser you'd need pretty loud pipes to pull that off.
My bike doesn't move fast enough
The laws of physics are what would have done me in.
The sportbike had a jacked up back end and raised forks with clips ons, and your feet are back and basically have your legs coiled and ready to spring up. When it hit the car, the aluminum frame behind the steering head sheared apart from the top down as the bikes back end acted like a violent catapult launching me clear over the car. As it was my crotch still crushed in the back of the gas tank. Then the bike also followed me over the car in the same manner and trajectory.
Now an 800 lb, 100 inch long cruiser with a super low seat height and much higher handlebars would have impacted and sent most of its weight directly forward due to the design of the bike and the rider won't have the same violent shove upward from the seat rotating up. Therefore the rider gets punched pretty much straight forward. With your feet already extended forward way under those higher handlebars it will be your ribs and hips that take the impact from an instantanious halt from speed against the gas tank and handlebars. Then your head attempts to separate from your neck before it bounces off the car. The trauma from this type of impact will kill most anyone in the same scenario as my accident. As it was I was launched over the car and rolled end over end (summersalt) allowing my body to come to a relatively gentle stop without much of an impact trauma.
Sarcasm works best if it does not work against you. LOL
Even at a very low speed on a cruiser, you're going up.
LOL!
i don't believe it, what do you ride?
750 Shadow. She's big, loud and slow.... Kinda like me.
Had a Gf ride the same bike as you and she did not hang around. Pretty fast, nice bike. Mind you she was only 100lbs soaking wet. Cute.
Mine is a '98. I don't really care for speed, but on the 407 when everyone else is doing 120, she doesn't handle that well. So I just move over and do less. Or leave earlier and cruise the back streets.
I should probably have a mechanic give her a look, though. Thanks.