So all in all, another checklist to think about but it just might save your life. S - Stress - Am I stressed? Am I taking this stress with me on the machine?Ī - Alcohol, In flying we have a rule, 8 hours 'bottle to throttle' sounds like a good idea on two wheels also.į - Fatigue - It seems redundant but are you tired? REALLY?Į - Emotion - Well if the GF dumped you, you just got another speeding ticket and you hate your life, is it the best time to try devils' canyon run? M - Medication - Am I taking anything that imparis my judgment or alertness? I - Ilness - Do I suffer from any illness that might hinder the operation of the machine? I can see you have the T-CLOCK for the bike but does anyone run a personal evaluation checklist? When flying we use the mnemonic 'IM SAFE' It's a quick run down that I do before I even leave for the airport that I find fits extermely well with motorcycles as well. Another thing that gets us up better than the smell of gasoline is the checklist. All of the angles, vectors, calculations and gyroscopes that probably sicken the average cager excite flyboys like me. (at the local wal mart parking lot perhaps?!)Īs I read more about Motorcycle operation and handling I see that they are far more like airplanes than they are like cars. In the meantime I'm doing a lot of reading, and soon will put this info to practice.

Recently obtaining a used scoot from my father got me interested in learning the machine so I have obtained my M1 and will take the CSC course shortly. I have ridden motorcycles off road but never on. Let me begin by offering that I'm a Private Pilot and also a cage driver.

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