Am I The Only One?
 

That gets pissed when people "ghost out" on you during a ride? My GF did this three fucking times today and I about came unglued! Two of the times, there was some justification, although I still cautioned her that she needs to somehow let me know if she is stopping.

Anyone that has ridden for any amount of time knows the feeling you get in the pit of your gut when you check your mirror and someone you care about is missing...:panic: I turned around and went back to find her looking at some car for sale... I pulled a football coach maneuver, grabbed her chin guard and unloaded. If she does it again, we are done riding together, PERIOD!

Do you tell her this? She needs to know why it's important to let the other rider know that you're stopping.

Yeah, tell her if she wants to check something out you can always turn around once she tells you her intentions. You might also consider a bike to bike intercom system if for whatever reason she regularly has to stop immediately.

Usually it's my fault when that happens. LOL

I'm trying... She is still relatively new to this hobby and hasn't had to deal with this yet. It's hard to make someone truly understand what it's like to go back and find your friend mangled up under a car, missing a leg/arm or just plain dead... I have been there too many times and it's why I don't ride with very many people anymore.:panic:

Exactly, I don't care if you saw a $100 on road, you had better let me know before you stop, especially if we are riding at an elevated pace. I'm considering a Sena set-up right now...the problem is that my GF is somewhat of a chatterbox and I really don't want to be privy to her ramblings during the entire ride... "Oooo I like that house...", "That car's color is pretty...", etc...:lol: I get more than my fill of that in the car...:whistle:

:lol: Yea and you're lucky that you don't get a punch in the mouth!:wink:

Watch it dude...your girlfriend can kick your ass.

yes because you "ghost out" while LEADING.... :rofl:

maybe it's worth it for you to invest in those blue tooth intercoms...


but honestly... with a new(ish) rider... it's YOUR responsibility to make them understand what is considered bad etiquette... at least IMO

I would agree with this one.

Hopefully she'll never have to experience someone she cares about suddenly dropping out of view because they've crashed.

If she really wants to stop then some way of communicating such is in order.

What he said, but also, perhaps consider riding behind her...that way if she pulls over you know about it.

Have you also explained WHY its such an issue?

If you tried all that and it was still an issue, give her a taste of her own behavior. Pull over and let her panic that you aren't back there.

What sucks about that is the amount of money I've already spent on J&M equipment...:panic:


Oh and she understands all right...:whistle:

Then she just deserves a good spanking

:lol:

Pretty close to true, the chick is getting damn strong!:lol:

Yea I'm going to take care of that later...:wink:

Technology replaces common sense too much. Or, people try to make it replace common sense.

I would think some finer points need to be discussed between you two.

Uma said she wouldn't ever do that, she would have came up to me and waved about turning around... not just duck out of sight without telling me.

I got the J&M unit from Derf if you want it... never used it... looking at the Senna unit when I get back into everything in two years

I would have waited till she got on her bike, pushed her over and then I would have rode off. She might get the idea then.

Hey Billy Squire (stroke me, get it?)...you got the Int IV from me.... I looked at BT gear from them but it's expensive and not as effective as Sena or Scala. Right now, I'm trying to decide between the two.

Sena SMH10

http://www.senabluetooth.com/shop/shop.php#

Scala G4

http://www.cardosystems.com/us/scala...er-g4-powerset

I'm torn between the two because I respect Nick's opinion about the Sena BUT the Scala has a wired mic-much better for full face. The Sena offers this for another $40 ea. The Scala also claims a one mile working range vs the Sena's 1/2 mile. Plus the Scala includes a FM radio built in. I've already ordered BT dongles for my GPS and her radar detector...:lol: It's a tough call but I have some time to think. One good thing is that Ron Ayers carries the Scala, so I might try it out and if I don't like it I can return it no problem and buy the Sena.

FWIW anything similar from J&M would cost about $700 not including the $200 ea headsets that I already have!!!!!!!!:panic:

I have two headsets, so we would need two of these $200 ea,

http://www.jmcorp.com/ProductDetail....7EDR-RCH&PF=30

I would need one of these just to get back to having my GPS(Garmin 855T) and radar detector(Valentine 1) hooked up. Basically, this replaces my current unit $300.

http://www.jmcorp.com/ProductDetail....LU-DNG01&PF=30

She should be able to use a dongle for her radar detector (Escort Passport 8500) and her phone is BT. If I rewire my radar detector(V1) back to stock, I guess that I could also use dongles for it and my GPS but I would be VERY nervous!!! One positive aspect is that both the Scala and Sena units come with 3.5mm jacks that I could plug my V1 in to for added piece of mind.

Tempting... I told her that unless she complies, she can find someone else to ride with. Trust me, I'm VERY serious. The first time I said verbal/ernest prayers to God for her to be alive/okay as I turned around. I honestly had tears in my eyes when I finally saw her fiddling with her radar detector on the side of the road...

I know some people who would benefit from artificial common sense... that count?

that's right... my bad... I was actually freaking out for a bit after posting that thinking I hadn't paid Derf... LOL

yeah the sena new model enabling the use of FRS radio's is the way I'm going...

I dunno... seems like a lot of people I work with actually have developed an allergy to common sense

Ebbs, you're talking about Derf. If you owed him money you would know about it...

Yep same with my wife and me.

YES it would bug me if she did stuff like that. I'm with Tig...I'd get a sick feeling in my stomach thinking something bad had happened. Of course I'd be pizzed once I realized that she just happened to go sightseeing. :lol:

Call Sena or the retailer you use for it, they will put the headset that you want in your dual kit for no additional cost. You won't get the regular headset, you will get the one of your choice. So if you want one detached mic speaker headset and one attached mic earbud headset, they will mix and match for you.

They have awesome customer service.

1/2 mile sounds about right for the Sena. It's a good distance. It worked well in straight sections. You will lose signal no matter how powerful very quickly in the twisties. Even on multi-mile FRS radios, they don't work through mountains.

true... though to be fair... he has made a couple trips down to Mississippi in the last couple months... could have been warning visits with out the warning... lol

I did not know that... Okay I guess I'll order the Sena tonight. I don't care about fm and it would be cool to be "matchies" with you turds... :lol:

Btw big sale on J&M equipment on the horizon....

I can hit up my friend at Newenough and see if he'll test some out. I'm sure they wouldn't mind.

that is one of the reasons I usually let newbies lead for a while. there is no telling what the hell they'll do sometimes and yeah I hate looking in the mirror and their gone.

newfags can't triforce

Que?

Maybe she thought she saw a ghost cock?