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[CVO2FIXUP]

 Always in neutral.  Need both hands for texting, eating and air guitar.

[grc]

Always in neutral.  Need both hands for texting, eating and air guitar.

 

I put mine in neutral and also shut the engine down.  Keeps things cooler and leaves both hands free for rearranging certain body parts, scratching my azz, moving the mirrors so I can check out the hot chick in the convertible behind me, etc.  I'm old, and I can only concentrate on one thing at a time.  If I left it running in gear I might launch into the car in front of me when that hot chick winks at me.

Jerry

[Twolanerider]

I put mine in neutral and also shut the engine down.  Keeps things cooler and leaves both hands free for rearranging certain body parts, scratching my azz, moving the mirrors so I can check out the hot chick in the convertible behind me, etc.  I'm old, and I can only concentrate on one thing at a time. If I left it running in gear I might launch into the car in front of me when that hot chick winks at me.

Jerry

Pretty girls still wink at you?  You lucky bastard....

[grc]

Pretty girls still wink at you?  You lucky bastard....

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Jerry 

[VaEagle]

How many of you still get this reaction though...... 

[kiro]

How many of you still get this reaction though......

Haha - Nice!

[TrainWreck88]

That was awesome!!!!! I am still looking for a decent used one, but all the ones I have looked at in the PNW are rust buckets or the seller thinks it is worth more than his trophy wife


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[08glide]

just came across this post. as for the jerry comments,he TRIED to be a comedian in RLP IV. he changed tat in RLP V. as for the neutral topic, I believe in location, location,location.if in congested traffic I stay in alert readiness mode(not that I don't all the time,just more so in heavy traffic areas). I too have had to jump the curb to keep from being sandwiched by a vehicle from behind another vehicle 2 cars back.vehicle behind me was pushed into vehicle that was in front of me. this was 1978, washington dc. as a instructor for smith system defensive driving (used in the trucking industry), we teach 5 keys. I also include these keys in the classes I do using RLP. ALL GOOD KIDS LOVE MILK.
A - aim high. be looking 15 sec ahead
G - get the big picture. be looking ahead & at possible intrusions into your path of travel (parking lots, side streets, parked cars,etc)
K - keep your eyes moving. use 8 sec rule. 2sec straight ahead, 2 sec to left & mirror, 2 sec straight, 2 sec right & mirror, .
L -leave yourself an out .don't get boxed in, leave enough space between vehicles to maneuver at stops.
M - make sure they see you. look for eye contact. don't put yourself in blind spots (especially intersections)
 
hope this will give some insight to some & help everyone to be safe & careful. this is why I post this at the end of my post on rider intro
RIDE SAFE!     BE CAREFUL!
 

[Jbbrown73]

Always in gear checking mirrors and looking around.   I don't keep a foot on the brake I use the front brake must be from the old Moto cross days.   
Todd

I rarely use my rear brake at all. I really like the 2015 with linked brakes.

[ultrarider123]

as a instructor for smith system defensive driving (used in the trucking industry), we teach 5 keys. I also include these keys in the classes I do using RLP. ALL GOOD KIDS LOVE MILK.
A - aim high. be looking 15 sec ahead
G - get the big picture. be looking ahead & at possible intrusions into your path of travel (parking lots, side streets, parked cars,etc)
K - keep your eyes moving. use 8 sec rule. 2sec straight ahead, 2 sec to left & mirror, 2 sec straight, 2 sec right & mirror, .
L -leave yourself an out .don't get boxed in, leave enough space between vehicles to maneuver at stops.
M - make sure they see you. look for eye contact. don't put yourself in blind spots (especially intersections)

"All Good Kids Like Milk"...the 5 keys

My brother from another mother....I, too, am a Smith System instructor and yes, these work for two wheels up to 18 or more wheeled vehicles....

[08glide]

"All Good Kids Like Milk"...the 5 keys

My brother from another mother....I, too, am a Smith System instructor and yes, these work for two wheels up to 18 or more wheeled vehicles....

same heavenly father though! no doubt

[ultrarider123]

Amen to that!

[murphy]

Looks like I'm in the minority here, I always use the engine to slow, the front brake is is my main stopper and it's tapped a few times while I slow to alert the guy picking his nose behind me.

Back brake pads haven't been replaced in years, that's cause they are only used in an emergency... well after the front is applied.

About the sitting in neutral, I only keep in gear until the first vehicle is behind me (unless they're too close, then I just move), after the barrier shows it's in neutral till it's time to go.

I expect that I'm going to get hit from behind, so I'm ready to dump it in gear and go... not paranoid, just prepared.

[tdkkart]

I eliminate this entire problem by simply routing myself around any place large enough to have a stop light.
Much easier to do here in Iowa than some other places.

[J-Carr]

just came across this post. as for the jerry comments,he TRIED to be a comedian in RLP IV. he changed tat in RLP V.

That's great to know.  Like I said, it never bothered me or the wife as we both have a sense of humor.  But after recommending it to a few who lacked that most important sense, I always add a disclaimer so that people can't say I didn't warn them.  Regardless, I think his techniques are for the most part excellent and we practice them frequently.  My only criticism of his riding techniques is that he makes it seem too easy. Snap your head around, find the friction zone and the bike will magically drag floorboards through the U-Turn.  It does take a bit more than that a chit load of practice.

I kinda like that All Cows Eat Grass idea.  I always had trouble with the bass clef... oops wrong mnemonic.  That happens to me all the time when I'm trying to remember to SEE or check my T-Clocks or drink milk while playing my bass guitar.    Seriously, just kidding.  It's a great way to learn it!