Welcome back Kotter! ( A spin on an old t.v. episode where a teacher gets back to teaching some sweat-hogs )
Been there myself, got a bike between my ass an the asphalt 6 years ago yesterday went just abit too fast an
wide on the interchange of route 275 South and 75 N and S.ended up going on to the grass and into some
real nice shrubbery !I did not dump the bike as the shrubs kept me from falling over but yeah it was a real
ass- tightening experience.
I rode back in the 70's an on/off rode bike good for 125 c.c.'s then A Honda 360 Cruiser. I think that when I got
my hiney on that Sporty, everything would come back to me super fast. . .WRONG !
Check out MC Rider or Ride like a pro so far as slow speed skills, It is true, e.z. to go down the Hi-way at 3
digit speeds, Aye captain, time ta increase the warp speed factor ! really get your kneez in the breeze that way
but forgetting to not use your front brake when swerving's gonna put you in a peck of trouble.
Vinnie Bobareeno is telling you to do a good pre-ride, Horn, all lights, air pressure of tires. Arnold Horshack is
telling ya, "Get back to reading traffic, scan the whole intersection before crossing EVEN if you have a green
lite as some butt-hole could run the red, some of the nice girls are telling you to leave a good car length between
urself and the car in front of ya when at an in'ersection so as to have a route of escape, Why? Well Dagwood an
Blondie are coming up like real fast on your behind and both are eating a mile high san'wich and can't see the bike
in front of them, so b4 it is time to have baloney cheese an black olives up your tail pipe, a well known cats is
hollering, "EXIT, STAGE LEFT, UM OUTA HERE EVEN. . .Snagglepuss?
And last but not least Gabe Kaplan, the school teacher is tellin ya, " Chill out a little, don't get nervous, enjoy the ride,
and while riding, play that little game in ya head called, 'What if? and figure what the hell you'll do if something does
happen, most likely it won't, always slow down at intersections cuz even if you have a green. . . at 40 mph ur doing 60
feet a second, drop ten miles offa that and keep your front brake covered, you just increased your chances at being
home for supper if some moron does a 'LEFT turn in front of ya, and yeah, Homework, riding is something you always
wanna keep on top of, read books about it, you don't want to come to a DEAD stop.