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Adrenaline & age does it affect you?
Athame57:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on August 10, 2023, 02:59:08 PM ---Is this me starting to loose my bottle at the age of 75 or just being more aware of the greater impact of injury not just due to more traffic, idiot drivers as well.
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Never gave that bit enough attention! Yes, approaching side roads on main roads especially is what worries me, I've nearly got it a few times that way. I'm in east central London ( Tower Hamlets) and I know for a fact there are a lot of people here :-X who had someone else take their test, it shows. Many people here have that habit of starting to move forward as you approach as well. >:(
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I never liked driving in London when my Missus lived in North Finchley when she worked in London back in the 1990's. I used to go down for some weekends either on my XJ900 or by car.
taysidedragon:
I think it's quite normal to feel apprehensive if you've had a long break from any acttivity that requires skill and practice and may carry a level of risk. When you've got back into practice and ride regularly any apprehension should gradually diminish. The answer is to get out there and ride!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That makes sense I've not ridden my 400 this year so I need to get out on it - I've prioritised working on my 500 plus stuff at home in a spiral of procrastination.
If the rain holds of I will be out tomorrow - assuming she fires up, put the battery on charge last night so no excuses.
K2-K6:
I think adrenaline is amusing/amazing in its potency though, just when you realise you yourself are just about to completely balls it up, that cApow of adrenaline soon let's you know. Incredible how instant it is.
Trepidation, yes if you've not done something in a while. I feel like Ken says though, relaxing to ride a bike, any bike really. Was riding my 750 home in the great storm of 87 ? and thought it was a bit "gusty" :) had locked up the factory was running a shift on by about 4:00am as had to send staff home with roof flapping so much ! Couple of re routes because of road blocked, went home to bed and got up to the news of devastation.
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