12-30-2020, 02:16 PM
Recently I was listening to a UK based motorcycle related podcast where they mostly answer questions from followers, and one of the questions that stirred my attention was:"what was your scariest moment on a motorcycle?"
It got me thinking, so listening to their answers, and after having a conversation with a few riding buddies about it, I realized that the majority of people would connect those moments with one of these two things.
Following a recent mishap that EmptySea had, I want to ask him if he was scared at the time and how it felt, but I want to ask others, too.
Being a health worker I have studied psychology and I'm well aware of what fear is and how it works from a scientific stand point, and being human, I have experienced the feeling of being scared numerous times, so I know as what is feels like to me. However I have noticed that what I perceive from this standpoint and "having a proper scare on a motorcycle", it was indeed when I managed to get out of a tricky situation, rather then when it ended messy.
Now I ride dirt as well as road bikes, and I drop bikes more than a regular person, so in that setup, the feeling has watered down a little, but still, I've noticed that when things actually go south it happens in such a manner that there is no time to be scared, while when things happen and I managed to work through them and save myself and my bike from a fall, I recall those moments are particularly scary.
Being an aspiring motovlogger, I want to do an in-depth video piece on this topic, so if you could recall your scariest moment on a motorcycle, and have an opinion on the topic I would highly appreciate your thoughts and feedback.
Thanks!
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
I also decided to start with what I remember as one of my scariest moments:
- I remember a few years ago, I have had a Victory Vegas, and coming into a right turn I suddenly heard a scraping sound and lost my rear-end completely, I remember oversteering and after what felt like an eternity of struggle to regain control, I managed to stay on two wheels and continue on my way. After I've stopped and inspected the bike, I realized that I have leaned in so far that not only my feeler peg was broken, but I have deeply scraped to footpeg mount, which was effectively what got my rear wheel off the ground and took me into a slide.
A great scare is only surpassed by an overwhelming relief, so even if it did give me some skid marks in the old underwear and a few extra gray hairs, making it through was rewarding in its own way
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
It got me thinking, so listening to their answers, and after having a conversation with a few riding buddies about it, I realized that the majority of people would connect those moments with one of these two things.
Following a recent mishap that EmptySea had, I want to ask him if he was scared at the time and how it felt, but I want to ask others, too.
Being a health worker I have studied psychology and I'm well aware of what fear is and how it works from a scientific stand point, and being human, I have experienced the feeling of being scared numerous times, so I know as what is feels like to me. However I have noticed that what I perceive from this standpoint and "having a proper scare on a motorcycle", it was indeed when I managed to get out of a tricky situation, rather then when it ended messy.
Now I ride dirt as well as road bikes, and I drop bikes more than a regular person, so in that setup, the feeling has watered down a little, but still, I've noticed that when things actually go south it happens in such a manner that there is no time to be scared, while when things happen and I managed to work through them and save myself and my bike from a fall, I recall those moments are particularly scary.
Being an aspiring motovlogger, I want to do an in-depth video piece on this topic, so if you could recall your scariest moment on a motorcycle, and have an opinion on the topic I would highly appreciate your thoughts and feedback.
Thanks!
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
I also decided to start with what I remember as one of my scariest moments:
- I remember a few years ago, I have had a Victory Vegas, and coming into a right turn I suddenly heard a scraping sound and lost my rear-end completely, I remember oversteering and after what felt like an eternity of struggle to regain control, I managed to stay on two wheels and continue on my way. After I've stopped and inspected the bike, I realized that I have leaned in so far that not only my feeler peg was broken, but I have deeply scraped to footpeg mount, which was effectively what got my rear wheel off the ground and took me into a slide.
A great scare is only surpassed by an overwhelming relief, so even if it did give me some skid marks in the old underwear and a few extra gray hairs, making it through was rewarding in its own way
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed