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Old 01-18-2010, 08:58 AM   #31
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Yep or how perfect it's handling... how smooth the road is...what would happen if a deer jumped out right now...
Actually it's not handling perfect. I gotta tweak the set up slightly when I get it back out.

And I didn't say I wasn't paying attention. If a deer jumps out I'll slay it. jacko
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Old 01-18-2010, 09:12 PM   #32
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Hmm.... I try not to think a whole lot about anything but the ride itself... The sounds, the smells, the scenery....
Sometimes I do this.

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If I am just cruising a long straight road, I wander mentally a little, but I try to avoid those type roads. I keep busy in there analyzing my riding and the ride itself which pushes the rest away. When I am pushing hard on the street or track I yell at myself fairly often when I make a mistake. It helps me that to refocus myself on the job at hand.
I have never listened to music when I ride, but I think when I'm sporting it would be a distraction.
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I am usually singing, until I twist the throttle, then I either scream expletives, or giggle uncontrolably.
Now you sound like a "girl".
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Old 01-18-2010, 09:34 PM   #33
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laughter, joy, self actualization, escaping into my own world
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Old 01-18-2010, 09:34 PM   #34
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I listen to musico. It think about whatever comes to mind or I talk to myself or I cuss out the asshole near me.
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Old 01-19-2010, 08:19 AM   #35
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Now you sound like a "girl".
You are what you eat.
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Old 01-19-2010, 09:14 AM   #36
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For me, part of the enjoyment in riding is the fact that I can unplug from so many things and just 'exist' in my head for a while. No cell phone, no radio/music, no discussions with anyone (other than myself), no e-mails, etc. When riding on stretches of road where I don't have to focus so intently, my mind will wander off in one of any directions. I love it. My mind is free to do as it likes.

I may think about a problem at work I'm working on, personal life/family, what to cook for dinner this weekend, what that hot mom I saw in line at Publix the other day looks like in her panties, is there really a God, etc. I often find myself humming a song or making guitar sounds. I may do nothing more than observe the world around me and take marvel in even the simplest things.

Being such an analytical person, I value that I have at least one outlet that allows me to find freedom from the shackles of daily events. Woodworking / building things is another avenue of mental therapy for me.
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Old 01-19-2010, 09:42 AM   #37
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laughter, joy, self actualization, escaping into my own world
Me too. And singing, lots and lots of singing!
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Old 01-19-2010, 10:01 AM   #38
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Me too. And singing, lots and lots of singing!
Let me guess, you sing "Like a Virgin" by Madonna?
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Old 01-19-2010, 10:03 AM   #39
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Let me guess, you sing "Like a Virgin" by Madonna?
Build me up Buttercup or My Girl are the two that get the most air time.
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Old 01-19-2010, 10:26 AM   #40
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Build me up Buttercup or My Girl are the two that get the most air time.
It was just the first song that popped into my mind
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