08-12-2022, 05:23 AM
I've just been ruminating about a personal phobia that should be affected by riding motorcycles, but is not. And I have no idea why.
To explain: Everyone has some sort of deep, personal fear. Small spaces, sharks, being trapped under a burning couch. Whatever. My deepest fear is having my skin scrape on pavement. This fear is so pervasive that I can't walk on pavement bare-footed. Just thinking about it gives me chills.
A few days ago, while running work errands, I had parked my bike and was walking somewhere nearby. I was wearing my armored riding jeans and boots, but no jacket or gloves. While walking along, I tripped on an uneven part of the sidewalk, and fell forward. My knees hit the ground first, but I didn't feel much due to the pads in my jeans. My outstretched hands hit the sidewalk next to break my fall.
My hands hurt for a few minutes but they weren't cut or scraped. But the thought of them hitting the pavement sent such a chill through me that my "boys" downstairs started hurting a little, and I had to sit down for a minute.
However, this fear has no affect on my motorcycle riding. I don't even give it a thought. Yes, I'm geared-up and the parts that would hit the ground are covered, but it just seems weird to me that I don't think about it at all when I'm riding.
To explain: Everyone has some sort of deep, personal fear. Small spaces, sharks, being trapped under a burning couch. Whatever. My deepest fear is having my skin scrape on pavement. This fear is so pervasive that I can't walk on pavement bare-footed. Just thinking about it gives me chills.
A few days ago, while running work errands, I had parked my bike and was walking somewhere nearby. I was wearing my armored riding jeans and boots, but no jacket or gloves. While walking along, I tripped on an uneven part of the sidewalk, and fell forward. My knees hit the ground first, but I didn't feel much due to the pads in my jeans. My outstretched hands hit the sidewalk next to break my fall.
My hands hurt for a few minutes but they weren't cut or scraped. But the thought of them hitting the pavement sent such a chill through me that my "boys" downstairs started hurting a little, and I had to sit down for a minute.
However, this fear has no affect on my motorcycle riding. I don't even give it a thought. Yes, I'm geared-up and the parts that would hit the ground are covered, but it just seems weird to me that I don't think about it at all when I'm riding.