what goes on inside your helmet?

[marko138]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yep or how perfect it's handling... how smooth the road is...what would happen if a deer jumped out right now...

Actually it's not handling perfect. I gotta tweak the set up slightly when I get it back out.

And I didn't say I wasn't paying attention. If a deer jumps out I'll slay it. jacko

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by neebelung

Hmm.... I try not to think a whole lot about anything but the ride itself... The sounds, the smells, the scenery....

Sometimes I do this.

Originally Posted by was92v

If I am just cruising a long straight road, I wander mentally a little, but I try to avoid those type roads. I keep busy in there analyzing my riding and the ride itself which pushes the rest away. When I am pushing hard on the street or track I yell at myself fairly often when I make a mistake. It helps me that to refocus myself on the job at hand.
I have never listened to music when I ride, but I think when I'm sporting it would be a distraction.

I would say this ^^

Originally Posted by karl_1052

I am usually singing, until I twist the throttle, then I either scream expletives, or giggle uncontrolably.

Now you sound like a "girl".

[tached1000rr]

laughter, joy, self actualization, escaping into my own world

[Rangerscott]

I listen to musico. It think about whatever comes to mind or I talk to myself or I cuss out the asshole near me.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Now you sound like a "girl".

You are what you eat.

[LeeNetworX]

For me, part of the enjoyment in riding is the fact that I can unplug from so many things and just 'exist' in my head for a while. No cell phone, no radio/music, no discussions with anyone (other than myself), no e-mails, etc. When riding on stretches of road where I don't have to focus so intently, my mind will wander off in one of any directions. I love it. My mind is free to do as it likes.

I may think about a problem at work I'm working on, personal life/family, what to cook for dinner this weekend, what that hot mom I saw in line at Publix the other day looks like in her panties, is there really a God, etc. I often find myself humming a song or making guitar sounds. I may do nothing more than observe the world around me and take marvel in even the simplest things.

Being such an analytical person, I value that I have at least one outlet that allows me to find freedom from the shackles of daily events. Woodworking / building things is another avenue of mental therapy for me.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

laughter, joy, self actualization, escaping into my own world

Me too. And singing, lots and lots of singing!

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Me too. And singing, lots and lots of singing!

Let me guess, you sing "Like a Virgin" by Madonna?

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Let me guess, you sing "Like a Virgin" by Madonna?

Build me up Buttercup or My Girl are the two that get the most air time.

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Build me up Buttercup or My Girl are the two that get the most air time.

It was just the first song that popped into my mind