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Started by Zach_Godel at 07-28-2008 6:42 PM. Topic has 57 replies.
  
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 07-28-2008, 6:42 PM
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Zach_Godel
 
Joined on 04-16-2008
Lester Prairie, MN
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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I don't know if this suggestion has been made or not, but it seems to me that the best way to combat fear on the back of my bike...
Pray :)
1979 CX500 Deluxe
1981 CX500 Custom
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07-28-2008, 9:45 PM
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CXorsist
Joined on 06-29-2008
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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I understand where your coming from. I'm a new rider/bike owner.It seems I feel the same worries. I get a little leery at speeds over 55. My biggest fear is a deer running out, I've hit three deer in the past 2 years.
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07-28-2008, 10:24 PM
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nippongreen
Joined on 03-16-2006
Ottawa, Canada
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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My 2 cents worth !!
1) In my early biking days i was told by a very learned dear old gentleman " YOU be the master of the machine. Don't let the machine be the master of YOU."
2) They're all idiots out there, so "think of the unexpected"
3) Always give yourself an "OUT"(an option of avoidance).
Just get out there and ride :)
All The Best.....Keith + Gang......
79 CX 500D / 82 GL 500i / 79 CX 500D parts bike
(ride safe).......SKYPE....(nippongreen)..
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07-29-2008, 5:17 AM
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Shep
Joined on 01-30-2007
Hull.East Yorkshire.England
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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 CXorsist wrote: | | I understand where your coming from. I'm a new rider/bike owner.It seems I feel the same worries. I get a little leery at speeds over 55. My biggest fear is a deer running out, I've hit three deer in the past 2 years. |
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Only 3!You need to improve your aim<joke> :)
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08-03-2008, 8:15 PM
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senile_seinen
Joined on 07-25-2008
Charlottesville, VA
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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Been there, doing that. When I was a noob rider on a pretty clapped-out 10 year old bike, I built up my confidence slowly - trips to towns 30 miles away, then 50, then day trips 100 miles out. I had a riding buddy, and that helped a lot.
Another thing that helped was a windshield. It both reduces fatigue and that feeling of going insanely fast at 50 MPH. I put a lot of miles on that bike after putting the windshield on it. I'm currently debating what I should put on the new to me CX500 classic.
1981 CX500 Custom
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08-04-2008, 12:30 PM
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Ookie Wonderslug
Joined on 05-04-2008
Unionville, NC
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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| CXorsist wrote: | | I understand where your coming from. I'm a new rider/bike owner.It seems I feel the same worries. I get a little leery at speeds over 55. My biggest fear is a deer running out, I've hit three deer in the past 2 years. |
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Saw 3 deer today on my ride home. Really got my attention first thing this morning.
1982 CX500C "Twisted"
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08-11-2008, 9:25 AM
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Anonymous
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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This post reminds me of something I saw on the website of a wheelie school somewhere in California. They offer classes to teach you how to do wheelies, that's their gig.
Among all the other information published on the site, about the school, location, class times contact info, instructor bios etc is a FAQ.
An item in the FAQ is:
Is it safe ?
The answer:
Don't be silly, we are talking about motorcycles in extreme situations, of course it isn't "safe".
The point is, danger comes with the territory, adrenaline is the rush. You have to decide, ride or don't ride, no one can give you any more assurance than you already have or don't have.
Ride it or park it and spare the bandwidth.
Tough love, sorry.
Brian H.
Uxbridge Ont
'84 xvz12 Venture
'83 zx750 GPz
'83 xj650 Maxim
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08-21-2008, 5:51 PM
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ki4
Joined on 08-21-2008
New Port Richy, Fla
Posts 152
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Re: Fear of doing a long road trip or going fast on my CX
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I found mine in a garage dented, carbs off, flat tire, cause they are dry rotted, wires cut, should I go on? No, it was a mess. 7,000 miles later, lets just say, it is a ugly bike but I am proud to put it next to any ones and take it any where. Of course they were ugly to me the frist time I saw them in 79. Gees I am getting old. Cx 500c and away!!!!!
cx 500 c 81 It's my Ugly and I'll ride it if I want to, ride if I want to, you would ride to if you had an Ugly to.
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