Riding Motorcycle is it worth it?

[cbigclarke]

It's every man for himself here.

With all this motorcycle talk, I'm in the market...I think

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[TheDan]

Another thing to mentioned is that for new riders that come from out of State to learn the highways first, there's more than one way to get to the same destination that a GPS is a must for the first months.

Download Waze for your phone. Use a bluetooth headset so you can hear the directions. It does a pretty good job of keeping you moving.

 

[ROGER4314]

Bonnie picked me up and we ran around doing errands yesterday. I saw so many flowers in bloom and operation Harley/Nikon is going into action!

I have two Nikon DSLR cameras and one of them is set up on a "go bag" sized just right for the Harley carrier box. Gonna ride around on the Harley to snag those beautiful flowers in bloom! It's great fun and gets me out in the fresh air & sunshine!

Gonna put the Nikon batteries on the charger as soon as this is posted.

Is riding the motorcycle worth it? HELL, Yes!

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[ROGER4314]

Download Waze for your phone. Use a bluetooth headset so you can hear the directions. It does a pretty good job of keeping you moving.

While riding the epic riding in the New Mexico desert, I navigated by GPS. Taking frequent readings didn't help much as few landmarks were available. It all looks the same 20-25 miles out in the desert.

I applied Velcro to the front fender and stuck the GPS on the fender. While riding, I could keep the direction of travel pointed at the landmark. I'd enter "GOTO tank 42" and after miles of riding following the GPS, I came over a rise and the front wheel was pointed directly at the huge, abandoned water cistern I marked as "Tank 42." There's a picture of that in my profile album.

Please note: That was probably one of the most dangerous things that I've ever done. Riding alone in the desert isn't safe!

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[TheDan]

Please note: That was probably one of the most dangerous things that I've ever done. Riding alone in the desert isn't safe!

Sounds like a great trip!

 

[cbigclarke]

Y'all suck.

Now I'm visiting websites, and dealerships for motorcycles

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[Saltyag2010]

Hello Ya'll,


I relocated about a week ago to Texas from Comifornia. I was told by few folks that drivers here are crazy stupid(excuse the language). I read the DPS handbook, and aside from no line splitting most riding laws are about the same as California. Apparently motorcycles here need to get inspection just like cars. Are there riders here that can shed some light on riding here in Texas?




Thanks,

Dude I've been riding since 6 years old. I ride through college and after. I've rode around farm market roads around lavaca county, Brazos county, nueces county and everywhere in between. I'm getting tired of riding in south Texas. I thought the distracted drivers in college station were bad. Now after living in Corpus for 4 years, I'm ready to take a break from riding.

 

[TheDan]

Rode out to the Oasis for CnC this morning. It was nice...

 

[Davetex]

Just cleaned and lubed the chain. Ready to ride tomorrow.

 

[cbigclarke]

Just cleaned and lubed the chain. Ready to ride tomorrow.

And southpaw thanks you

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[txinvestigator]

I just returned from a ride around the bayfront. A beautiful day..... Caught this ship passing under the Harbor Bridge

 

[Davetex]

And southpaw thanks you

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Haha, perfect timing. Where's the rimshot?

 

[deemus]

I just returned from a ride around the bayfront. A beautiful day..... Caught this ship passing under the Harbor Bridge

That ballpark is a great place to watch a game at. Especially at night. Its very cool when the ships come rolling in all lit up.

 

[itsmekevin]

I used to ride in California too, but I have noticed that drivers around the Dallas area take more risks and are far more aggressive (quick lane changes, cutting, etc) than drivers in Southern California.

 

[Coop45]

I loved the backroads. Remember this.....Lockhart....barbeque

 

[justinbowser]

I've ridden since 1974 and I find as long as you pay attention and ride fast (fast moving target is harder to hit than a slow moving target) things seem to work out. I commuted to work from Crowley to Dallas and then Ft. Worth until about 10 years ago and survived. The last close-call I had was when a Ft. Worth cop tried to occupy the same chunk of I-35W I had ownership of. After a good long horn and wagging an index finger at him he looked extremely embarrassed and returned to his proper lane.

 

[txinvestigator]

Riding fast does not make one any safer than loud pipes do. (harder to hit, lol)

 

[Davetex]

I installed one of these LED light bars, it seems people notice it even in the daylight.

It's damn bright!!

 

[Steelhat]

My daily ride. Got her in 2014 with just 13000 miles on the clock. Put 16000 more on it since. I agree that commuting in Houston can increase your heart rate. Had a few close calls but got lucky. Only one accident when I got rear ended at a stop sign. But that didn't change the fact that the only thing that will keep me from riding will be ice on the road.

 

[Whistler]

Riding fast does not make one any safer than loud pipes do. (harder to hit, lol)

Going to have to disagree with you on the second one TXI though admittedly my evidence is purely anecdotal. It's been my experience after ~40 years of riding many people are too distracted to "look" for motorcycles, their mind is elsewhere and they "look" for cars.

When I worked in Cary, NC I rode different bikes to work, one had "Street Sweepers", straight, long, low pipes that were loud as hell, one of the others had factory pipes and was very quiet (comparatively). When I rode the quieter bikes the close calls and number of folks who pulled out in front of me was significantly higher than when I rode one of the louder bikes because though they didn't "see" me they did hear me and it cut through their distraction.

I could see it; someone about to pull onto the road from a driveway, looking, looking, wheels start moving, creeping, creeping then I'd pull the clutch, roll the throttle and watch their head swivel back toward me and eyes make contact with mine as they mashed the brake. On the quieter bikes I just slowed down in preparation of them pulling out because it happened nearly every time.

There is an awful lot of silliness in the bike community that gets passed around as "common knowledge" I've found is often parroted bias; GoldWing riders talking down RoadKing reliability or comfort, Harley riders knocking Yamaha riders for their "toy" bikes or even other Harley riders for which bike they ride, the moniker "Skirtster", a classic example of parroted wisdom.

That's not necessarily directed at you as you may have different first-hand experience, just my experience and I do agree that "riding faster makes you safer, harder to hit" is ridiculous.