ca model different? - beware!

[scttotis]

To inject a different spin, the Harley riders have swelled the MC population. It's more acceptable, 4wheelers don't fear M/C's like before when only the Banditos were riding, and people now expect to see M/C's on the road. Me, 51, safety conscious, aware, knowledgeable as I can be with limited experience, and practicing to improve proficiency, am ,I bet,typical of a lot of new riders that want to keep their skin. I also bet the overall statistics and fatalities per mile are improving. Yeah, sure the older people are the majority of fatalities, because that's the new typical motorcyclist profile. Aside, am riding a lot. Commuted to work last week when wifes car in the shop. Typically now only use the car for the ride to work, it stays parked on weekends. Have successfully, mostly, resisted the urge to nimbilly race around the city streets, ...couldn't have done that 20 years ago, but I get my hard accel, brake, cornering practice in rural areas,.. the biggest part of proficency therefore safety. Sofar, the key seems to be not riding too fast for any given situation that requires you to depend on the actions of others(ie stop, yield). And , the I always think of Keith Codes lessons on attention. It's true. If you focus too much on the oncoming car about to turn in front of you, you can miss the car pulling out on your right. Keep it on widescreen. Ride safe, Scott

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Allen" wrote: > > The insurance industry did a profile within the last year on > motorcycle deaths. It was a pretty simple profile: > > Older riders, drinking, on rural roads, don't make the curve, going > to meet their maker...One of those "Got Jesus?" things. > > Another thing I've seen lately is guys rent Harleys, take off for > Reno's Street Vibrations, decide to ride the curves up to Virginia > City or around in the Sierras, and follow the guys and gals who ride > all the time. Not good, very bad for your health. It's almost the > same thing you see on the ski slopes, the newbies think they're at > Disneyland and can't get hurt, a very costly assumption. > > Randy Allen

[Michael T]

The skill level of the rider is key. Test one - when a car tries to take your lane do you - A) - fail to respond and get hit and die or get maimed. B) - Sound your horn like a it matters. C) - Kick the offending vehicle w/o bei9ng trained to kick the drivers ass. D) - Pull out your penis and pee on the vehicle while kicking the shit# out of the vehicle, and then after beating the crap out of the driver when the driver calls ya out for denting the vehicle, decide to put the shi# back into into him via the drivers mouth? Michael T A16 lasvegasrider -----Original Message----- From: scttotis [mailto:scttotis@...] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 7:35 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Deaths for Older Riders To inject a different spin, the Harley riders have swelled the MC population. It's more acceptable, 4wheelers don't fear M/C's like before when only the Banditos were riding, and people now expect to see M/C's on the road. Me, 51, safety conscious, aware, knowledgeable as I can be with limited experience, and practicing to improve proficiency, am ,I bet,typical of a lot of new riders that want to keep their skin. I also bet the overall statistics and fatalities per mile are improving. Yeah, sure the older people are the majority of fatalities, because that's the new typical motorcyclist profile. Aside, am riding a lot. Commuted to work last week when wifes car in the shop. Typically now only use the car for the ride to work, it stays parked on weekends. Have successfully, mostly, resisted the urge to nimbilly race around the city streets, ...couldn't have done that 20 years ago, but I get my hard accel, brake, cornering practice in rural areas,.. the biggest part of proficency therefore safety. Sofar, the key seems to be not riding too fast for any given situation that requires you to depend on the actions of others(ie stop, yield). And , the I always think of Keith Codes lessons on attention. It's true. If you focus too much on the oncoming car about to turn in front of you, you can miss the car pulling out on your right. Keep it on widescreen. Ride safe, Scott

[denvowell@aol.com]

D Dennis A18 The Big Red 1 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[scttotis]

I thought D was a pretty good option, but I'd avoid riding in a blind spot, then honk and avoid(brake/accel/move) if they moved over while I was overtaking or had no other choice but to ride beside them.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Michael T" wrote: > > The skill level of the rider is key. > > Test one - when a car tries to take your lane do you - > A) - fail to respond and get hit and die or get maimed. > B) - Sound your horn like a it matters. > C) - Kick the offending vehicle w/o bei9ng trained to kick the drivers ass. > D) - Pull out your penis and pee on the vehicle while kicking the shit# out > of the vehicle, and then after beating the crap out of the driver when the > driver calls ya out for denting the vehicle, decide to put the shi# back > into into him via the drivers mouth? > > > > Michael T > A16 > lasvegasrider > > -----Original Message----- > From: scttotis [mailto:scttotis@y...] > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 7:35 PM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Deaths for Older Riders > > > > To inject a different spin, the Harley riders have swelled the MC > population. It's more acceptable, 4wheelers don't fear M/C's like before > when only the Banditos were riding, and people now expect to see M/C's on > the road. Me, 51, safety conscious, aware, knowledgeable as I can be with > limited experience, and practicing to improve proficiency, am ,I bet,typical > of a lot of new riders that want to keep their skin. I also bet the overall > statistics and fatalities per mile are improving. Yeah, sure the older > people are the majority of fatalities, because that's the new typical > motorcyclist profile. > Aside, am riding a lot. Commuted to work last week when wifes car in the > shop. Typically now only use the car for the ride to work, it stays parked > on weekends. Have successfully, mostly, resisted the urge to nimbilly race > around the city streets, ...couldn't have done that 20 years ago, but I get > my hard accel, brake, cornering practice in rural areas,.. the biggest part > of proficency therefore safety. > Sofar, the key seems to be not riding too fast for any given situation that > requires you to depend on the actions of others(ie stop, yield). > And , the I always think of Keith Codes lessons on attention. It's true. If > you focus too much on the oncoming car about to turn in front of you, you > can miss the car pulling out on your right. Keep it > on widescreen. Ride safe, Scott

[Michael T]

All jokes aside, I expect that all caggers don't see/care about me and my mount and evade them as well. Always armored up, always riding with care - almost always faster than the idiots in cages. I acutally prefer to in the company of faster cars - the drivers tend to be alert... Michael T A16 lasvegasrider -----Original Message----- From: scttotis [mailto:scttotis@...] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:27 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Deaths for Older Riders I thought D was a pretty good option, but I'd avoid riding in a blind spot, then honk and avoid(brake/accel/move) if they moved over while I was overtaking or had no other choice but to ride beside them.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Michael T" wrote: > > The skill level of the rider is key. > > Test one - when a car tries to take your lane do you - > A) - fail to respond and get hit and die or get maimed. > B) - Sound your horn like a it matters. > C) - Kick the offending vehicle w/o bei9ng trained to kick the drivers ass. > D) - Pull out your penis and pee on the vehicle while kicking the shit# out > of the vehicle, and then after beating the crap out of the driver when the > driver calls ya out for denting the vehicle, decide to put the shi# > back into into him via the drivers mouth? > > > > Michael T > A16 > lasvegasrider > > -----Original Message----- > From: scttotis [mailto:scttotis@y...] > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 7:35 PM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Deaths for Older Riders

[tjtacke]

There are no cheap life-long licenses in Montana. They don't have sales tax but have high property tax and include vehicles as property. The only cheap vehicle licenses in the west are in Oregon..........$29.00 for two years.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > I remember reading somewhere that if you liscence your > boat, bike, or other non-car in Montana, it's cheap > and good for life? Anyone else heard this? Worth the > ride! > --- Keith Saltzer wrote: > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hagen" > > wrote: > > > Be careful on trying to bring in a new out of > > state bike. Calif > > requires 7500 miles on them. > > > I got eBay Red with Montana Lic. on eBay. > > > I ran the speedo from 1900 to 7500+ with a motor > > and still > > got "spanked " with a lot of fees to get the CA > > lic! $296 OUCH! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike Hagen > > > Crestline, Ca > > > eBay Red - A18 > > > Mike@D... > > > > > > Good point. But that should be the warning for guys > > bringing in > > bikes TO California. Although, I bought my KLR in > > Elko Neveda with > > 9500 miles, and registered it here in California > > with 10,000 miles on > > it. It was only about $150 for everything, and that > > was with late > > fees. > > > > MrMoose > > A8 (Barbie and Ken special) > > > > > > > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250