Night riding is too risky for me to do for fun. One of the motorcycle riding books I read recently had a chapter which went like this.
Chapter 7
Riding at night.
Don't ride at night.
I am not sure how to measure the way I handle risk now; it's different than it was seven years ago. I know that I am aware of the risks on a bike (and they are different risks to those on a bicycle), but they don't give me the willies.
I can get the willies when driving a car.
I also know about getting into the zone when driving. I really like getting snugged in, and taking a car out to hang on the edge. It's exhilarating; but the sensations are different. I don't want to take my bike to the edge of the envelope. It helps that the envelope is larger, but the amount of work is so much different.
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Date: 2010-05-31 07:36 am (UTC)Chapter 7
Riding at night.
Don't ride at night.
I am not sure how to measure the way I handle risk now; it's different than it was seven years ago. I know that I am aware of the risks on a bike (and they are different risks to those on a bicycle), but they don't give me the willies.
I can get the willies when driving a car.
I also know about getting into the zone when driving. I really like getting snugged in, and taking a car out to hang on the edge. It's exhilarating; but the sensations are different. I don't want to take my bike to the edge of the envelope. It helps that the envelope is larger, but the amount of work is so much different.
In some ways a motorcycle is more like a horse.