tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post5536039005415330834..comments2024-01-30T22:53:34.269-08:00Comments on Musings of an Intrepid Commuter: irondadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-56139649049507607842008-10-11T06:22:00.000-07:002008-10-11T06:22:00.000-07:00And, so now you know the rest of the story! And I ...And, so now you know the rest of the story! And I shall probably heed your advice, or perhaps heed the advice of my internal being.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Dan.<BR/><BR/>It's Canada's Thanksgiving weekend, October 13 unlike the USA which celebrates on the third or fourth Thursday of November.<BR/><BR/>The US has Columbus Day weekend;<BR/>however unlike here where everything closes, understand Columbus Day is a prelude to the Christmas shopping madness, for those who have money or think they have money.<BR/><BR/>I shall attempt to sit on the motorcycle this weekend and think, <BR/>"is this what I want, desire, or require?"Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760433604853253299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-55218363342481936612008-10-11T05:01:00.000-07:002008-10-11T05:01:00.000-07:00Dan,Petunia didn't have a name until I installed a...Dan,<BR/>Petunia didn't have a name until I installed a set of True Duals and Python slash cut mufflers. On the maiden run to test her out it just came to me to call her Petunia because she was now a Hog.Learning to Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184277358166730368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-76663132211128810552008-10-10T21:27:00.000-07:002008-10-10T21:27:00.000-07:00Great advice Oh wise one!Great advice Oh wise one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292888400812999160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-39204350207619396412008-10-08T17:59:00.000-07:002008-10-08T17:59:00.000-07:00Steve L,That's how you justify taking ART, isn't i...Steve L,<BR/>That's how you justify taking ART, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Arizona Harley Dude,<BR/>I just gotta know the story behind naming the bike Petunia. Maybe I should go root around in your blog some more! You're more than welcome for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>Krysta,<BR/>I really hate to ruin your fun by even hinting it could actually be useful work, but there it is.<BR/><BR/>Bryce,<BR/>I have the deepest empathy for your situation. As much as I hate to say it as a motorcycle maniac, if you're afraid to ride that's a voice that should be heeded. Painful as it may seem. Nobody who reads here will think you any less of a man or any less honorable, my friend.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Danirondadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-72391774517263923982008-10-07T18:38:00.000-07:002008-10-07T18:38:00.000-07:00Dear Uncle Dan, aka The Maniac of Oregon:Your priv...Dear Uncle Dan, aka The Maniac of Oregon:<BR/>Your private e-mail box is unavailable<BR/>so I send you this missive via the blog.<BR/><BR/>The 1981 Honda Goldwing is home!<BR/><BR/>The top box is off and all the bits and pieces are installed or <BR/>or replacing other dead bits and pieces.<BR/><BR/>Frankly I am scared to ride!<BR/><BR/>The bike that I once could handle as if a two wheel child's bicycle<BR/>was for me quite a handful just <BR/>trying to back it into the garage.<BR/><BR/>Damn this cancer and the ongoing chemo! It has weakened me <BR/>something horrible.<BR/><BR/>And I still have another two years of specialized chemo every nine to twelve weeks to look think about<BR/>And each session I become physically weaker and weaker.<BR/>Yes the doctors are trying to poison me however the alternative<BR/>is not any better, actually much worse and terminal as well.<BR/><BR/>I have no warranty though that this ongoing treatment will also not <BR/>invalidate the warranty, either. <BR/><BR/>Shall maybe find a free parking area some where to learn how to<BR/>ride all over again, before the snow flies. We had a heavy frost here the evening of October 6, 2008.<BR/><BR/>Maybe come next spring I may be able to learn to ride once again.Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760433604853253299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-68799465249111478372008-10-07T14:08:00.000-07:002008-10-07T14:08:00.000-07:00"Spending a few moments a month practicing these s...<I>"Spending a few moments a month practicing these skills can go a long ways toward making sure the muscle memory will be there quickly."</I> <BR/><BR/>So my morning slalom around the manhole covers and potholes is Good For Me? I'm not just having fun? Aw nuts! ::grin::<BR/><BR/>(The main road nearest my house has a blocks-long row of manhole covers right where I want to be - the left wheel-track. So I dodge right, then left as I go down the street. Not as enthusiastically in the rain, mind you...)Krysta in MKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101287869577972478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-82769239804964609562008-10-07T05:07:00.000-07:002008-10-07T05:07:00.000-07:00Great insight, as usual, Maniac. Emergency brakin...Great insight, as usual, Maniac. Emergency braking comes to mind because of an incident last week. It is something I quit practicing and it came back to bite me as I dropped Petunia. Muscle memory = practice. Muscle memory = practice.Muscle memory = practice. Don't just know it, use it. Thanks again for activating my brain.Learning to Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184277358166730368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-47875320369614751312008-10-06T21:22:00.000-07:002008-10-06T21:22:00.000-07:00Dear Maniac,your words of wisdom are so true it's ...Dear Maniac,<BR/><BR/>your words of wisdom are so true it's quite uncanny!<BR/><BR/>Muscle memory is so important in so many activities I participate in - shooting, skiing, and riding.<BR/><BR/>As far as muscle memory goes, I am in the process of breaking the old braking and steering habits and forming new habits.<BR/><BR/>I take the training very seriously and made a point of making sure I could effective stop this new bike the very first ride I took.<BR/>Gotta love dual front disk brakes!<BR/><BR/>I will be paying a visit to the range beginning of the next season - call it an immersion session in building muscle memory.<BR/>About 50 miles around a go kart track should give me a good start don't you think?<BR/><BR/>The lea(r)ning BanditAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com