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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR
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Mods - please move this wherever as I wasn't sure where to put it, kind of bike related and kind of not.
Yesterday hubby and I took a drive south to a store about an hour away. Our route took us down some of our favorite riding roads. We both were pointing out stuff we had never seen before when we are on the bikes... houses on top of hills, cemetery on the side of a hill as we are rounding a corner, etc. It was amazing how much stuff you miss when you are tucked down behind your windscreen or setting up for the next corner (maybe exceeding the speed limit here and there). Of course there wasn't a single person on the road in front of us so it would have been a perfect day to be on the bike... minus snow/ice/cold. Has anyone else noticed the same? Being winter helps too since there are no leaves on trees making it easier to see things we wouldn't normally see in the summer too. |
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Let's do another U-turn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indiana
Moto: 2009 V-Strom
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Oh, absolutely. Try being a passenger in a car on roads you normally drive. You'll find that you notice all sorts of things you never knew were there.
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Letzroll
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Norman area, NC
Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6
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![]() You do notice alot of stuff when just being the passenger that you miss while being the driver. When on the bikes sure...we miss a lot on some rides due to the pace but we also like to cruise from time to time to take in some of the scenery...no biggie to me since I'm not here to impress everybody else anyways. I know I'm not Valintino. ![]() |
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Spiker bike
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: KCK
Moto: KZ750
Posts: 1,629
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Something to be said for slowing down.
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Trip's Assistant
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Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
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Welcome to a glimpse to how it is on a cruiser bike.
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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR
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Don't get me wrong, we don't speed all the time or that much. I don't like looking around very much when I'm on the bike. I feel like I have to be more attentive because everyone else is not. Even in the car I'm more attentive than probably most. |
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Mar 2008
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That's a learned skill that I am trying to drill into my GF who is a chronic non-attention payer when she drives. Now when we are in the car, I randomly ask her what color the cars are in random directions. It still blows her mind that when she tries that on me, I know 8/10 times. It my honest opinion that for the most part, motorcyclists are better drivers than average.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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My first thought too.
My wife gets car sick on mountain roads. Last time we were out west, it was all she could do to keep from hurling every time we were in the car. Put her on the back of a Street Glide and she gets to experience all the beautiful surroundings with no issues at all. ![]()
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: NC
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This is part of the reason I own the BMW as well....I ride the same roads that I do on a superbike/motard, but on the BMW its like another world entirely.
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
Posts: 9,723
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When people ask me for reason why I ride, "scenery" is always one of the first answers. Don't forget smells...noticing the little temperature changes.. |
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