50 Ways to Stay Alive

[sak1782]

Im printing and posting this up in our clubhouse.

 

[03busa]

This is great info, I'm going to print this out and post it at my command. A lot of the younger guys want sportbikes. So I hope they read this and some of it will b stuck in their head.
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[twotonevert]

Thanks for bringing it to the top!

 

[mestona]

Great post!

 

[Vega]

Always good reminders!

 

[ogre]

somehow, i always find something new on that list.

 

[mynewride]

good read

 

[sportcustoms71]

 

[Kithro]

I may have missed this in the post, and if I did I apologize. Speaking of being seen, you need to make sure you communicate your intentions very clearly. I saw a mention of turn signals and tapping the brake - but not a mention of remembering to cancel. Things like leaving your signals on confuses other drivers. This is more important at intersections, where if someone assume your are turning they may pull out.

 

[Hoser]

Good Stuff!

 

[BusaWizard]

Common sense, and good judgement go a long way.

 

[mattrat]

Very good post. I'd change one thing though...Don't ride like you're invisible. Ride like everyone else on the road is trying to kill you. I got that piece of advice from an old guy I met twentysomething years ago when I was commuting from Orange County to Los Angeles, splitting lanes all the time. It has saved my ass more times than I can count.

 

[rockethead]

good info. this should be posted in the new riders section

 

[notright]

Some years back Bogus said it should be read once a month, still a good idea still a very valid thread.

 

[Vman1313]

Great read for ALL!

 

[lil charlie]

lots of good info

 

[jesusfreak2111]

awesome post

 

[HERO TANK]

good stuff. ppl in pick up trucks should be avoided also, they allways in a hurry and dont pay attention.

 

[FormulaZR]

Good points - all of them. Really.


Sometimes as a Hayabusa rider (or...any rider, really) it's hard to remember that as much fun as it is to ride like a bat-out-of-hell, it's really not safe.


To elabore on #12 - just because your light has been green for a while doesn't mean someone won't still run the red light. How do I know? That's how my first bike was totalled and I got to see what my skin looked like on pavement...


Tip to new riders...don't downshift during a turn until you KNOW your bike.

 

[TWT racer]