youngtrump
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I decided to post this because this is something that I think about sometimes when I think I am safe, and always think about before I ride, even to the corner store for gas! I have trained my brain to do this in milliseconds, but none of us are perfect. I think about how to keep myself safe in every possible way, but I will stick to this as it relates to bikes. I wonder if this will be my last ride, and if so, where is my FINAL DESTINATION? What will lead up to it? We all know those whom tell us all the time that bikes are dangerous, they arent safe...etc. They all know someone that was killed or almost killed on one! They just saw on the news that someone on a bike was........My mother-in-laws brothers wifes nephew had one and he almost died because he.....etc. I tell you it is never nice to hear that kind of news, and If you are like me, you ask these folks when was the last time you seen a fatal car accident, airplane, people comming home to find someone has driven into their home..? But deep down, you really do think about it, maybe not then, but later on it may hit you, earlier some D@#K cut in front of you and it was close..could they be right, nah we think, if we stop then they win and they say we knew you would come to your senses. if you lay it down, even just a little, they say we told you so, next time it could be worst, or they say it wont be a next time! How many of you start to ask yourself questions like these after you get home at the end of the day.....Did I approach a few intersections today without slowing down?...After I left the gym, were my tires warm enough before I leaned that sweeping turn?..I remember seeing a worktruck in front of me in the next lane, I know a few tiny dirtrocks hit the windscreen and the faceshield, but did I spend too much time back there, what if a pipe wrench fell off, or that ladder?...Did I spend too much behind the SUV on the freeway, he could run over a ladder, blown tire etc. a car would probably swerv and get me a warning, but the SUV would not blink, but it would take me out...Oh s@#t something is tapping my helmet on the side, S#@t, I forgot to hook up the chinstrap....HOLY JESUS, that car just blew past me at atleast 85, I wasnt looking in my F#@king mirror, he could have sent me packing to see great grandma! You could have killed yourself, maybe more than once for lack of focus! Any of these things could have meant certain death, but sometimes we dont think about these things because we forget that we are on a bike, and think people see us we even sometimes notice they are checking out the bike!!! Pretty cool huh!!, he, she, they think my bike is cool!! they probably know its the Busa and are excited to see one!! Well guess what...the car in front of you has slammed hard on the breaks, so hard that it looks like the back tires are off the ground and the trunk is eye level!
They may see us, but when it all comes down to it, they think we do wonders on a bike if they happen to cut into our lane or the freeway, or run a light. I wont even start about riding in the RAIN. when I ride, i take everything in, whose on the cell phone, the old lady in the Buick, the chick putting on makeup, they guy in the ford excursion looking at the chick put on makeup I even keep an eye on the sky, ever had that D#@m dove or that pigeon fly up towards the windscreen?..you never know whom or what will cause chaos! I do all this in a split second, and the rest I use the sixth sense, all bikers have it, its why we are still on the road, its why we smile and think to ourselves, I knew you would do that you freakin idiot!! This may sound stupid, but I imagine myself as a Jedi, fighting the enemy that surrounds me, using the force to predict where the next blast will come from and gracefully deflecting them with my blue lightsaber, and blocking strikes from my opponets every direction! The bike is our lightsaber, it uses speed, brakes, agility, and lights to defend us, but we control it, if we do not concentrate, it will turn against us. just as the lightsaber would if we dont remember to keep it away from our body if we fall while in battle. After all we are soldiers surrounded by the enemy, we have to inspect our gear, helmet, tires,tire pressure, chain, oil, leather, mirrors, and even our health. And we are always learning. Using our mind as a radar picking up everything around us in a huge sphere! this sixth sense is our best protection, we have not metal to protect us, and no seat belts, and definitely no respect. This may seem like paranoha, but if GOD told you he would give you a second chance only if you would be a little more paranoid on your bike, would you take the offer?
May the Force be with you
May the Force be with you