Is it just me?

[jmerch44]

Today while at work I was driving the state van to transport some fellow employee's to the parking lot. There is a 15 MPH right turn on the way. Now, I love riding more than anything, its all I think about all day long. In fact, I have rode several different routes with supreme excellence while at work, IN MY MIND (day dreaming ):squid:. Now back to the story. When approaching the turn, like a good rider, I turned my head and looked into the turn. What I failed to do, was realize that a 10 pass. van cannot take a turn like a 600cc sportbike. While looking through the turn I noticed that the van would not lean to the right like I wanted it to (due to serious lack of countersteering ) and I had to turn the wheel really hard and apply a generous amount of brakes. We made it through the turn O.K. but not without some embarrassment on my part and a little sharing of the opposite lane:spank:. I got to thinking, could riding so much ( all year round ) have turned me into the crappiest cager that ever lived?:don'tknow: Take it easy on me.

 

[OZXJR]

LOL,cool story.

No it's not just you,I have my head out the window on right handers ,lol

 

[Motogiro]

Yup, Gotta catch myself all the time. Even the Misses says," Hey! You're not on your bike!" Hahaha

 

[Nick J]

LOL. I was driving my truck with a friend and I must have been going a little too fast because he told me that I'm not on the bike. I guess riding the bike a lot does have an effect when you get in your car or truck.

 

[wrightme43]

Yep I have heard the hey your not on a bike comment too.

 

[jtarkany]

At least you were'nt lane splitting

 

[dean2287]

I think there's a post from a couple months back about how riding affects your diving skills. I've noticed a tendancy to start wide and then hug the curb on cager turns lately...

 

[ozzieboy]

At least you were'nt lane splitting

Mate, I am so glad i didn't have a mouth full of coffee or other...lol. Would've been a sprayer...LMFAO.:thumbup:

 

[xgrafcorex]

LOL,cool story.

No it's not just you,I have my head out the window on right handers ,lol

Must have a long neck.

Haha nice story. I too have noticed a bit of change in my driving when in my car (I don't call them cages..I still do like cars. :thumbup: )

 

[chimneydoc]

Good story, In my work van I miss the power to pass cagers that seem fit to drive 5 mph under the seed limit.

Doc

 

[dturpen]

I find that I drive much less agressively in my car, and that riding the bike has positively affected my awareness while in the car. I actually pay much more attention to the road, am more polite and yielding and drive the speed limit.

I think this is because I can get my agressiveness out while on the motorcycle and just drive normally while in the car. Then again, my motorcycle is my daily driver, and I only drive the car when the wife isn't using it, or when we go to get groceries, run errands, etc.

 

[Moses195]

LOL!! After I go for a long ride and get into the 4-cyl (about 33 hp I think) it feels like I'm pulling about 5,000 lbs. of cement blocks behind me!!