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Top 10 Motorcycling Myths

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Ok guys, I found a fantastic article on Facebook of all places.

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The Top 10 motorcycling myths - Motorcycle Top 10s - Visordown


My favorite was the one on ABS. I only have ridden an Ninja 1000 ABS and Concourse 1400 ABS. The ABS on the Concourse was a pile of shit and I almost crashed/dropped the bike twice coming to a stop at lights during the demo ride. It kept locking up. I don't know how awesome the ABS is on a supersport but it sounds like a good idea.

My second favorite. Expensive bikes are better. They actually take a shot at the Fazer.
 
Hail said:
How about the 10 commandments?
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That was hilarious. Definitely wise words to live by. I love the Thou shalt not steal, hahaha, I know everybody that's ever had a bike or car stolen is thinking that exact thought.


Hellgate, you seriously don't think some of those myths are true, I mean who really rides race tires on the street. Or how many people think, it won't happen to me, the old adage there are really only two types of riders, those that have gone down and those that are going to. My dad has never had a crash on the street, but he's wrecked dirt bikes.
 
"Expensive" bikes are better. On the track race tires will make you faster. And a Gold Wing is one of the most comfortable bikes out there.

As far as accidents you tell me.

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Hellgate said:
"Expensive" bikes are better. On the track race tires will make you faster. And a Gold Wing is one of the most comfortable bikes out there.

As far as accidents you tell me.

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I'll say it again ,,,, did you read EVERYTHING ??

He was referring to using pure race tires on the street and how they don't heat up.

The Goldwing comfort thing I'm not sure ( never road one ) but I'd probably bet my life its more comfortable then my FZ1. ( So I disagree on this one )

Statistics generally support his conclusions about accidents.

Expensive bikes not being better is one of his points I'm not sure I agree with. Really depends on the bike.............I'm diggin that Tuono but as a general statement I probably agree.

Expensive bikes ( Italian ) do have many downsides....parts/repair expense and often a lack of dealer support. They also seem to have more major issues compared to the Japanese and often are not well sorted ( New Ducati, Most MV Augusta )
 
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Hellgate said:
"Expensive" bikes are better. On the track race tires will make you faster. And a Gold Wing is one of the most comfortable bikes out there.

As far as accidents you tell me.

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from 2 much experience (get it 2, as in both times I crashed), accidents happen. The first time I wanted to blame the gravel, and everyone kept saying if I had more skill I wouldn't have went down, could have easily saved it. I've had a couple situations with the rear getting loose like that in the last month and would say it's true if I was more experienced I could have not went down, even had the front slide out on my a couple inches last weekend and was able to save it.
the second accident was all my fault, I knew it from the beginning and if I knew about trail braking I could have saved it.

as far as the Goldwing, the bikes that require the rider to sit bolt upright like that kills my back. He is right about gravity compressing the disc and vertebrae. My neurophysiology professor did his thesis on the effect of body position and compression forces on the spine. Leaned forward decreased the amount of force by I think 15%, and reclined bacward decreased it by 30%. His motivation to do the study was he had a back injury and his teacher would yell at him to sit up and not slouch in class. So, he had to prove her wrong which he did with physics.
 
I think the real 'myth' is the whole term 'accident'. There's a difference between an accident and a crash. Most motorcycle accidents are crashes and could have been avoided, like the crashes Ssky has mentioned.

If a wild animal runs out in front of you, that's an accident. If a bridge collapses beneath you, that's an accident. If an icicle falls off a tree and impales you in the throat, that's an accident.
 
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Dustin said:
If an icicle falls off a tree and impales you in the throat, that's an accident.
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That was funny, and yes, there is a difference of a crash and an accident. Most crashes can be avoided. You could even say the icicle could be avoided if you'd move out of the frozen north and come to the sweltering heat of AZ
 
Dustin said:
I think the real 'myth' is the whole term 'accident'. There's a difference between an accident and a crash. Most motorcycle accidents are crashes and could have been avoided, like the crashes Ssky has mentioned.

If a wild animal runs out in front of you, that's an accident. If a bridge collapses beneath you, that's an accident. If an icicle falls off a tree and impales you in the throat, that's an accident.
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I am with you. I don't believe in accidents. I am pretty sure that 99% of the time someone has to do something idiotic. That may include not taking car of their vehicle. It is still hard to say that 1% are acts of god like animal or icicle. The bridge is still something stupid someone did or did not do. ;)
 
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