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Yep

Very good read. Interesting in the comments how many seem to want technology (RE: ABS, cornering ABS etc.) ahead of learning how to ride better and PAYING ATTENTION. I have ABS but only because it came with the bike. I gotta say, practice, skill, and a sound bike (good rubber, good (condition) brakes) go a lot further IMHO than any tech. I firmly believe tech will get you killed quicker than skill because you will start to count on it(re: auto trans and fwd in cars). But then whatta I know.

Long may you ride!
 
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Subscribed, read a bit and will definitely read ALL...

Andre
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That does it!.....from now on I'm planning all my routes with only left turns, on paved, deserted roads with no stop lights..... :rolleyes:

Seriously, I can relate to what's said in the article. Before I went to college, I went to tractor-trailer training school, got my license and drove the big-rigs around the country for a few years. While I was in driver training the instructors hammered one major point home consistently when on the road....."Eyes up and look as far ahead as possible, anticipate the situation before it happens." This advice has stuck with me ever since and saved my butt countless times. I can also say when I get lazy or tired and my attention starts wandering or focusing on what's right in front of me, this is the time I get close to getting in trouble.
 
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***Here’s the surprise, however. What’s the most common scenario? Riders hitting (or nearly hitting) another vehicle from behind. There were 35 of those incidents. Are we really almost twice as likely to plow into a stopped car in front of us as to have someone pull into our path?***

As I tell people all the time, if you are getting surprises where you are panic stopping a lot, PLAN FARTHER AHEAD. Head up... plan way ahead... don't worry about where you ARE, worry about where you are GOING TO BE. This, my friends, is basic motorcycle.
 
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For me motorcycling helped me in my other hobby. Auto racing. You have to be heads up, look ahead more than 3 feet. Have a B plan or C plan. I love my ABS and it is part of why I bought a XCT. Not because I rely on it but it is a nice back up if you need it. It seems that I have always drove or rode with this in mind.
 
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