Spooked!!!
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From: Hudson Valley, NY
i roofed for four years and hit a round electrical cord some fool brought on the roof, almost sent me down six stories, my foot in a copper gutter saved me from going down. had the yips for about a month after that before i got comfortable again.
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+1. It's lke playing ball. You play scared...you'll get hurt. Take some time off and see how you feel later. It's supposed to be fun, not terrifying.
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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
Anyway.. I have been nervous to the point of almost wanting to sell my bike and get a car or a boat. Lately I have been thinking that everytime we go out riding and we come back in one piece we am 1 step closer to the inevitable horrible accident that won't be our fault.
people get killed everyday in cars too.
people get killed everyday in cars too.
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From: Virginia
Aircraft fall out of the sky.
Bikes crash.
Boats sink.
Cars wreck.
You are fixated on something that you have no control over.
If you keep this up you will become agoraphobic and not leave your house.
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Road Master
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You sound like a heck of a guy. Thanks for the nice thoughts.
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I'm sure i will get my *** jumped but what percentage of these guys that have died recently weren't wearing a helmet?
i believe in choice but i also know that if i go down due to an ahole in a car the odds are my head is going to hit the ground too and the skull just isn't that thick.
its just a risk you take and as someone else said if you are that apprehensive then it may be time to sell or park the bike for a while, if you don't ride confident then problems can arise
i believe in choice but i also know that if i go down due to an ahole in a car the odds are my head is going to hit the ground too and the skull just isn't that thick.
its just a risk you take and as someone else said if you are that apprehensive then it may be time to sell or park the bike for a while, if you don't ride confident then problems can arise
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
To the OP , from personal experience and what I'm picking up from your post's park the bike . Don't do anything other than cover it and walk away for a while your head is not in the game any more , you really do not need to be riding for a while . I'm going to be honest here so please try and see this as positive input not some keyboard commando taking a whack at you . You haven't been riding very long and being on 2 wheels is like any other high job or activity you have to have proper training , be aware , confident , and cautious as well as a very good grasp of what your doing . Bud you can't check 3 out 4 box's here and that put's you in bad way something will happen .
I've been a safety trainer for several high risk occupational fields for a number of yrs as well 35+ riding so the signs are all there I've seen them too many times . This doesn't reflect bad on you just means you've things to deal with personally and you've got enough sense to be aware of it , the dead ones didn't .
As for the the bigger dick crew in here bite it , if you can talk trash like I've seen posted you haven't been anywhere near the edge much less looked over .
I've been a safety trainer for several high risk occupational fields for a number of yrs as well 35+ riding so the signs are all there I've seen them too many times . This doesn't reflect bad on you just means you've things to deal with personally and you've got enough sense to be aware of it , the dead ones didn't .
As for the the bigger dick crew in here bite it , if you can talk trash like I've seen posted you haven't been anywhere near the edge much less looked over .
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From: Winter Haven, FL
I can understand your feelings I would say that you take the sound advice you have read here. Hang it up for a little bit.. I just had an accident where a minivan decided to dart straight across the lane i was in. I"m a pretty careful rider and saw him stopped at the stop sign so I slowed down.. at the very last second he decided to go causing me to t-bone him.. Nothing I could have done to prevent it, I'm only glad that I saw him and started to slow down. Bike is banged up, I've got a couple of patches of road rash and some stitches. Bottom line is anything is possible even for the clear headed riders.. being cloudy headed is gonna get you in trouble
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From: Schaumburg, IL, near Elgin, IL
jgcable, I can relate. I knew riding was dangerous but it was not until I had a close call (another left turner) that it became real for me. I decided that my family and I were not ready for my departure, so I sold my ride. A few years later my health gave me a scare. At age 62, I might have 10 good years left so now the decision is different. I'm riding again and if I buy the farm at this point, I'm not losing as much. And I'm having fun riding with good friends.
If this sounds grim, I think it's better than pretending there is no risk. (Or hiding the fear and having it show up as a pile of bravado.) What can be a fender bender in a car is often a fatal accident on a bike.
I have been comfortable with both my choices.
If this sounds grim, I think it's better than pretending there is no risk. (Or hiding the fear and having it show up as a pile of bravado.) What can be a fender bender in a car is often a fatal accident on a bike.
I have been comfortable with both my choices.