I'm sorry, It's not a good thing to ride scared.....Scared riding leads to panic decisions. Alert and cautious are different.

 

I attendtrack day school every couple of years.Investing in your riding skills is much better thanspending money on mods and chrome.

 

I can see right now, a lot are here are going to get complacent
and rely ont ABS to save their sorry AZZ.
The ABS may or may not be good, but don't rely on it to save you.
Take the riders course, and learn to ride and PAY ATTENTION to where
you're at and what you're doing!!

 

Crashing sucks--I have had two in the last month--you can't imagine the pressure I'm getting from within my house to give it up----- I can't wait to get my bike back.

 

I'm scared every time i ride too. Scared I might run out of gas,scared the ride will be too short,scared anouther biker will not wave at me,scared I will see someone with the same shirt that I have on,scared my fingerless gloves and assless chapes will not fit in.
I'm scared of a 1200lb. bull that is why I don't bullfight. How does someone get on the slap with a bike if they are scared every time theygo out. Please stay the he_ _ away from me. The only thing worse is a scared woman with a loaded gun.

 

MikeB,

As unpopular as this sounds I believe the same thing. Some people are to passive or 2 agressive and I think motorcycling is a mixedcombination of both and many other necessities.Some people are accident prone from birth, a motorcycle almost seems like a self prescribed death wish in their case. I can't put it in words exactly but in a short.....I don't think motorcycle are for everyone either.

Further I think there also comes a time when a rider has to be honest with himself and either llimit the ditance and/or giving up said 2 wheeled love because they become a possible harm to themsleves and others by virtue of age and dwindlling skilz(hand/eye coordination, peripheral vision, ability to read and react in a timely manner to name a few)

 

A lot of these "trained" and licenced riders are a menace to everyone including themselves. I watch and laugh at the foot draggers wobbling around the local watering holes. Sturgis is particularly funny, till they kill someone. The real problem is now everybody wants a Harley. It's a status symbol. These clowns don't ride for the feeling that I don't need to describe, if you love to ride. They're "profiling." One of these yo-yos couldn't hold his line and nearly took me out coming into Deadwood S.D. in '06. He was completely in my (oncoming) lane on his Road King. They're everywhere and they're a large percentage of "riders." And folks get serious, these training programs don't turn out seasoned riders in a day or two either! JMHO

 

I'd say you have enough information to make that assessment. [sm=confused06.gif]

 

Got on my first bike at 12 y/o. Took my fathers bike (a Honda super sport 750) for a ride at 14 y/o without him knowing. pulling it back in garage i put it down and couldn't pick it back up. The fear of him coming home and seeing the bike on the ground out weighs the fear of riding by far. haven't feared riding since.
john