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if you dont like being

scared dont scare yourself if its the bike that scares you maybe you should consider a diffrent one maybe its just not suited to your riding style theres a reason there so many kinds of bikes and bikers we are all diffrent some like to ride slow and look cool some like to ride fast and look cool some like to pretend there euan mcgregor and some just want to get from a to b in a relaxed but fun way if your riding in a way that scares you and you dont like try riding a diffrent way if that fails get lessons if you still dont like it try a diffrent bike things like r6's arnt for everyone especialy if your scared of it you should never be scared of your bike you should respect it like you respect a wild animal treat it with the right amount of coution and patience and itle amaze you freak out because your scared and it will do something you wont expect and you or it will get hurt

SCARED I will tell you SCARED

Scare,,, Scare,,, I will tell you Scared…
I was happily walking down the road, when I heard the unmistakable sound of a large TWIN “thump-thump-thump” glancing over my shoulder I saw a  Harley Davidson Glide special, the way the evening sun bouncing  off all that chrome like some dancing nymph.  the leather tassel things on the bars was intoxicating almost erotic, This was indeed a special HD in two tone blue flake and that lush cream color.
As the bike slowly rumbled past me the rider glance briefly over his stylish jean sawn-off jacket, he had that look on his chiseled face “you know that look” like as proud as a Chave carrying a stolen TV !  The Hog chapter rider had all the Harley Bling including all the delightful Orange wear, bandana / chaps,/ big boots and that strange long chain coming out the side pocket “what is that chain for” ?
Any way… the bike rumbled past , and for a fleeting second I imagined my self-cruising down some STRIGHT road with mirrored foster grants,  feet up leaning back,, Singing” BORN TO BE WIL—A A A A --I---D ,,, !
Then..ahhhhhh  :WTF: am I thinking,,, Scared – scared,  I almost shit myself… what am I thinking  you fool. ahhh  that was close!!!!! JEEEZ.
I dropped the tesco bags promptly rushed home, uncovered the Ducati, and  vowed to her to never- ever think of betraying all that is fun about FAST bikes, sweeping roads slapping up and down the gears, getting that crisp little speed wheelie out of a bend, whilst shouting in my helmet (that’s skid lid SNEV skid lid) I’m Guy martin and the reincarnation of Barry sheene, all in one blistering fast loud screaming skidding speed freak….. go go …

Scared?

You need to go faster and ride through the barrier, it's purely psychological. The harder you ride the easier it gets, faster is smoother and so much more fun! The bike will feel more dialled in and start working properly - grit your teeth with best quality grit, pin that throttle and you'll soon get the hang of it mate.

It all depends what scares you...

... if you wait till you see god before jamming on the brakes every corner, save countless highsides & encounter near misses on every ride then you're on an everyday ride for a racer & should probably be pushing harder... but on the road riding like that then I'd be scared for you. On the other hand if you're having heart attacks every time a car driver doesn't look your way then get used to it or stay at home.

Learn the capabilities of your bike, learn to compensate for the inattention of other road users & learn what you are comfortable with... you should always find riders who have comfort zones more extreme than yours... don't worry about it until you don't.

Every morning

wake up and look at the wife - Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Only joking (in case she reads this!)

Seriously different about being aware and being scared