Scenery

racedoll · 01-03-2010, 10:20 PM

Mods - please move this wherever as I wasn't sure where to put it, kind of bike related and kind of not.

Yesterday hubby and I took a drive south to a store about an hour away. Our route took us down some of our favorite riding roads. We both were pointing out stuff we had never seen before when we are on the bikes... houses on top of hills, cemetery on the side of a hill as we are rounding a corner, etc.

It was amazing how much stuff you miss when you are tucked down behind your windscreen or setting up for the next corner (maybe exceeding the speed limit here and there).

Of course there wasn't a single person on the road in front of us so it would have been a perfect day to be on the bike... minus snow/ice/cold.

Has anyone else noticed the same?

Being winter helps too since there are no leaves on trees making it easier to see things we wouldn't normally see in the summer too.

Captain Morgan · 01-03-2010, 10:44 PM

Oh, absolutely. Try being a passenger in a car on roads you normally drive. You'll find that you notice all sorts of things you never knew were there.

Fleck750 · 01-03-2010, 11:00 PM

Something to be said for slowing down.

Gas Man · 01-04-2010, 08:01 AM

Welcome to a glimpse to how it is on a cruiser bike.

racedoll · 01-04-2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Oh, absolutely. Try being a passenger in a car on roads you normally drive. You'll find that you notice all sorts of things you never knew were there.

I'm usualy the passenger so I notice a lot more than Erik. When we went to NC in November he said he was enjoying being a passenger because he could look at all the stuff he had missed on previous trips.

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Originally Posted by Fleck750

Something to be said for slowing down.

Don't get me wrong, we don't speed all the time or that much. I don't like looking around very much when I'm on the bike. I feel like I have to be more attentive because everyone else is not. Even in the car I'm more attentive than probably most.

Amber Lamps · 01-04-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

Don't get me wrong, we don't speed all the time or that much. I don't like looking around very much when I'm on the bike. I feel like I have to be more attentive because everyone else is not. Even in the car I'm more attentive than probably most.

That's a learned skill that I am trying to drill into my GF who is a chronic non-attention payer when she drives. Now when we are in the car, I randomly ask her what color the cars are in random directions. It still blows her mind that when she tries that on me, I know 8/10 times. It my honest opinion that for the most part, motorcyclists are better drivers than average.

shmike · 01-04-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Welcome to a glimpse to how it is on a cruiser bike.

My first thought too.

My wife gets car sick on mountain roads. Last time we were out west, it was all she could do to keep from hurling every time we were in the car.

Put her on the back of a Street Glide and she gets to experience all the beautiful surroundings with no issues at all.

CasterTroy · 01-04-2010, 10:40 AM

This is part of the reason I own the BMW as well....I ride the same roads that I do on a superbike/motard, but on the BMW its like another world entirely.

pauldun170 · 01-04-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

Mods - please move this wherever as I wasn't sure where to put it, kind of bike related and kind of not.

Yesterday hubby and I took a drive south to a store about an hour away. Our route took us down some of our favorite riding roads. We both were pointing out stuff we had never seen before when we are on the bikes... houses on top of hills, cemetery on the side of a hill as we are rounding a corner, etc.

It was amazing how much stuff you miss when you are tucked down behind your windscreen or setting up for the next corner (maybe exceeding the speed limit here and there).

Of course there wasn't a single person on the road in front of us so it would have been a perfect day to be on the bike... minus snow/ice/cold.

Has anyone else noticed the same?

Being winter helps too since there are no leaves on trees making it easier to see things we wouldn't normally see in the summer too.

When people ask me for reason why I ride, "scenery" is always one of the first answers.
Don't forget smells...noticing the little temperature changes..

marko138 · 01-04-2010, 10:46 AM

Definately. It's also not a crime to slow down if you're on a sportbike and take a look around.

01-03-2010, 10:20 PM	#1
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Scenery Mods - please move this wherever as I wasn't sure where to put it, kind of bike related and kind of not. Yesterday hubby and I took a drive south to a store about an hour away. Our route took us down some of our favorite riding roads. We both were pointing out stuff we had never seen before when we are on the bikes... houses on top of hills, cemetery on the side of a hill as we are rounding a corner, etc. It was amazing how much stuff you miss when you are tucked down behind your windscreen or setting up for the next corner (maybe exceeding the speed limit here and there). Of course there wasn't a single person on the road in front of us so it would have been a perfect day to be on the bike... minus snow/ice/cold. Has anyone else noticed the same? Being winter helps too since there are no leaves on trees making it easier to see things we wouldn't normally see in the summer too.

01-03-2010, 11:00 PM	#3
Fleck750 Spiker bike Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCK Moto: KZ750 Posts: 1,629	Something to be said for slowing down. __________________ I ride way too fast to worry about cholesterol. ~Author Unknown

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Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Welcome to a glimpse to how it is on a cruiser bike. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

01-04-2010, 10:40 AM	#8
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	This is part of the reason I own the BMW as well....I ride the same roads that I do on a superbike/motard, but on the BMW its like another world entirely. __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

01-03-2010, 10:44 PM	#2
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	Oh, absolutely. Try being a passenger in a car on roads you normally drive. You'll find that you notice all sorts of things you never knew were there.