Take home message
Assume you are invisible
Virtually every time I go out,
this truth is reinforced by
someone/something who does something like...
Turn left in front of you
Cross the road in front of you
Change lanes into you
Pedestrian walking between parked cars and stops in your path
Wild animal (deer) jumps into road
The list goes on
Assume you are invisible
3 scooters. 87 Soft-ail Heritage Classic, 91 Road King Heritage, and a 2006 Road King Screamin Eagle, just a skosh over a 100,000 miles on three of them.
I AM INVISIBLE ... despite leathers with reflective patches all over. Learn that every car is going to pass you in your lane. They will tailgate you within 20 ft. And they will ignore your presence. As they pass they will gawk ... taking eyes off of the road and again vulnerability rises out of the grave.
I DO NOT ride Interstates/Freeways (morons out there)
I no longer ride nights. Nocturnal animals. My one and only glimpse of the bright lights .... Pepe LePew’s cousin at midnight at 60mph. I somehow managed control ... but couldn't tell which stunk more ... the inside of my leathers or the odoriferous striped kitty on the asphalt (deader than ... well, just dead)
My next scooter .... I graduate to geezerdom ... never thought I'd say it but I look forward the Screamin Eagle Ultra Classic. Pass the geritol/viagra, vern.
Two types of motorcyclists. Those that ride Harleys, and those that dream about it. (let the flames begin)
I've been riding that way since 1948 - when you assume that everyone sees you, is when you get crunched.