Contest: Best single-sintence advice for new riders - win a prize!

[Janx101]

konw the 2-1 panic stop. and practice it

The what? ... I know my emergency stop routine... Probably the same... Different name for different area ... But .... The what? 

downshifting from 2 to 1 and applying both brakes and clutch @ same time.

Oh ... Yep that's the one.... Though when I get the chance I try to practice it from 3rd or 4th also ... Lotsa overseas students and oldies on some of my ride routes

[yamahonkawazuki]

good way to find out if ones fork seals are bad lol

[Janx101]

good way to find out if ones fork seals are bad lol

Yep ... It was .... And they were ...

Not an issue with the .95 sonics and 10w synth oil in there now though!! 

[mustangGT90210]

"Check your tire pressure"


Or else you'll miss flailing on the ground after sliding across an off ramp and watching your GS plummet 2 stories down into the woods when your tire blows out hitting an on ramp too fast.


Thankfully, I saved it. But damn was I scared! That's the only thing so far that's really made me change up some riding, so hopefully someone will learn from me, and not the almost really hard way

[john]

"Everyone is trying to kill you."

Although I like scoz's version a bit better, it is too similar to Zwerski's and he was first.

Congrats Zwerski!

[Zwerski]

Woohoo!

I agree scoz's is more nicely stated. My version is what I hear in my head while riding.

So happy!

[SAFE-T]

Better to go into a corner slow and come out fast than to go in fast and come out dead.

[shonole]

"Everyone is trying to kill you."

Although I like scoz's version a bit better, it is too similar to Zwerski's and he was first.

Congrats Zwerski!

I'm not entirely sure what that means.. Ride faster so that they can't catch you to kill you?  Ride so slow that you end up a liability to everyone else?  Carry a weapon with you at all times?  That advice is a little ambiguous don't you think?

[john]

"Everyone is trying to kill you."

Although I like scoz's version a bit better, it is too similar to Zwerski's and he was first.

Congrats Zwerski!

I'm not entirely sure what that means.. Ride faster so that they can't catch you to kill you?  Ride so slow that you end up a liability to everyone else?  Carry a weapon with you at all times?  That advice is a little ambiguous don't you think?

Don't be a poo poo head.  Congrats on your prize too.

[yamahonkawazuki]

"Everyone is trying to kill you."

Although I like scoz's version a bit better, it is too similar to Zwerski's and he was first.

Congrats Zwerski!

I'm not entirely sure what that means.. Ride faster so that they can't catch you to kill you?  Ride so slow that you end up a liability to everyone else?  Carry a weapon with you at all times?  That advice is a little ambiguous don't you think?

No i disagree. what i get from this, and i ride like this as well, is, " ride as though ppl WILL pull out in front of you, cut you off, swerve into your lane etc, etc etc.  and have an exit strategy in place

[Zwerski]

This ^^

[shonole]

"Everyone is trying to kill you."

Although I like scoz's version a bit better, it is too similar to Zwerski's and he was first.

Congrats Zwerski!

I'm not entirely sure what that means.. Ride faster so that they can't catch you to kill you?  Ride so slow that you end up a liability to everyone else?  Carry a weapon with you at all times?  That advice is a little ambiguous don't you think?

No i disagree. what i get from this, and i ride like this as well, is, " ride as though ppl WILL pull out in front of you, cut you off, swerve into your lane etc, etc etc.  and have an exit strategy in place

So.. Semper paratus?

[Janx101]

Yes! ... and Semper Ubi Sub Ubi also!! ... it'll make your mother happy! 

[SAFE-T]

I am going to completely disagree with this advice. I taught with a national motorcycle safety program from 1989-2004, and we said this kind of thing on a regular basis. What I have grown to dislike about it is that it puts the primary emphasis on 'other people', when the statistics clearly show most motorcycle crashes are single-vehicle negotiating turns. That is, the biggest 'threat' to a motorcyclist is themselves, as they go into turns too fast and lose control. For people who spend a lot of time in traffic, it's still important to watch your environment and ride accordingly. But as one single piece of advice ~ particularly for a new rider ~ mine is better. 

[SAFE-T]

Also, after 2yrs. of riding your risk of crashing reverts back to the same level it was when you first started riding. That is, 'experienced' motorcyclists are just as likely to crash as newbies.

[john]

Well it doesn't matter.  I am the judge.  I make the decision.  I say who wins. So.... 

[shonole]

I am going to completely disagree with this advice. I taught with a national motorcycle safety program from 1989-2004, and we said this kind of thing on a regular basis. What I have grown to dislike about it is that it puts the primary emphasis on 'other people', when the statistics clearly show most motorcycle crashes are single-vehicle negotiating turns. That is, the biggest 'threat' to a motorcyclist is themselves, as they go into turns too fast and lose control. For people who spend a lot of time in traffic, it's still important to watch your environment and ride accordingly. But as one single piece of advice ~ particularly for a new rider ~ mine is better.