No hands riding - Page 2

caddman11 · 03-05-2009, 09:57 AM

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If you don't have the maturity to ride a bike in a responsible and safe manner, you have no business being on a bike at all. People like that shouldn't be allowed to ride :(

This is Dan, making a comment like that, "Mr. Will My Bike Go There Dan"? or "Can I Fall Off This Bridge, Dan"? or "Can I Fall Off This Cliff, Dan"? OKayyyyyyyyyyy, Right!

dantama · 03-05-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by caddman11

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If you don't have the maturity to ride a bike in a responsible and safe manner, you have no business being on a bike at all. People like that shouldn't be allowed to ride :(

This is Dan, making a comment like that, "Mr. Will My Bike Go There Dan"? or "Can I Fall Off This Bridge, Dan"? or "Can I Fall Off This Cliff, Dan"? OKayyyyyyyyyyy, Right!

;)

waterman · 03-05-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

He must not be a democrat or his hands would have been in your pockets!!!!

BD,

Depends upon which pockets he had his hands in. He could have been playing with himself! ::)

roadman · 03-05-2009, 10:36 AM

I keep one hand on the bars and one on the wallet ;)

rlfaubion · 03-05-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Lund

If you don't have the maturity to ride a bike in a responsible and safe manner, you have no business being on a bike at all. People like that shouldn't be allowed to ride :(

UH Dan - is that you? that's some funny sh*t right there com'n from you bud

refugio · 03-05-2009, 11:34 AM

I have ridden with out hands before....but very briefly.
I don't think it's a good idea to cruise on down the highway with your hands in your pockets.
You never know if your gonna get a blow out or hit a rock or some irregularity in the road that can set off a progressive "high speed wobble"
Apparently ....the guy is comfortably riding like that....but not me.

blowndodge · 03-05-2009, 01:01 PM

That was too funny Dan!! Didn't get far did it? LOL

anomadman · 03-05-2009, 03:59 PM

i too will take my hands off the bars at times to strectch or scratch or something.....i posted this a while back on the other forumn and was doused with hateorade..... didnt we all do this as kids on our bicycles.....dont we do it in our cars.....its not being irresponsible its just knowing what you and your machine are capable of doing.....

audiogooroo · 03-05-2009, 06:42 PM

It wasn't the hands free riding that makes me think of him as a Darwin Award Candidate, it's the hands in the pockets. We've all probably gone hands free from time to time, especially on the highway, but once you've survived a rear tire blow out at high speed with out a scratch or any damage to the bike, you really re-think how quickly you must be able to react. It happened to me in 1985 and I know that if I'd had my hands in my pockets, I wouldn't be here now to tell the story.

bobzinger · 03-05-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by caddman11

My bike would crash from the wobble. I really wish I could let go for just a little while.

+1

pablo · 03-05-2009, 08:07 PM

I don't see a problem with riding with no hands in low risk situations. I would never do this in traffic or when needing to change direction or speed substantially. Most of the near death situations I've encountered had nothing to do with riding with no hands. Most have been due to bone head decisions by me or other drivers in traffic. If you're cruising along on a nice smooth road with no traffic and want to sit back and let the bike run for a while, I don't see this as a major risk situation. The guy on the sport bike was looking for a thrill and probably does other high risk activity while riding. I think there is a difference.

skeeter · 03-06-2009, 12:01 AM

Paraplegic and still riding? Amazing!

pablo · 03-06-2009, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by skeeter

Paraplegic and still riding? Amazing!

But I do wear my helmet most of the time. :)

dantama · 03-06-2009, 10:44 AM

My real thoughts on this is that hands in pockets is risky and needless; maybe they were cold?

I ride with no hands on mildly curvy canyon roads just to entertain myself with a challenge. I've only had an oh sh*t once doing that, and I've done it fairly often. Unfortunately, Valdez was there to witness it :) A too large truck (water truck of some kind) came around a corner in my lane.

So it is silly and needless to do, but to most of the public riding a bike at all is silly and needless, so we are only talking about a matter of degree here. Riding with no hands is further up the scale on the needless and silly scale.

A bike can be ridden with a fair amount of precision by a competant rider. I can go down a curvy mountain road with no hands. I can go about every other line on the broken line with no hands. So it can be done with some precision. But it is silly and needless. But for people with a need for more challenges, it's like on Spinal Tap and moving the dial to 11.

I usually fold my hands across my chest, not put them in my pockets.

Now the new guys know what the inside joke was :)

faxxxy · 03-07-2009, 07:35 PM

Just a thought, but isn't it physically impossible to turn the handlebars after about 25 miles an hour anyway?

03-05-2009, 10:36 AM	#19
roadman Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Washington Illinois Posts: 307	No hands riding I keep one hand on the bars and one on the wallet ;)
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03-05-2009, 11:34 AM	#21
refugio Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Refugio , Texas Posts: 359	No hands riding I have ridden with out hands before....but very briefly. I don't think it's a good idea to cruise on down the highway with your hands in your pockets. You never know if your gonna get a blow out or hit a rock or some irregularity in the road that can set off a progressive "high speed wobble" Apparently ....the guy is comfortably riding like that....but not me. __________________ 2008 Vulcan Nomad
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03-05-2009, 01:01 PM	#22
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	No hands riding That was too funny Dan!! Didn't get far did it? LOL __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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03-05-2009, 03:59 PM	#23
anomadman Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5	No hands riding i too will take my hands off the bars at times to strectch or scratch or something.....i posted this a while back on the other forumn and was doused with hateorade..... didnt we all do this as kids on our bicycles.....dont we do it in our cars.....its not being irresponsible its just knowing what you and your machine are capable of doing.....
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03-05-2009, 06:42 PM	#24
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	No hands riding It wasn't the hands free riding that makes me think of him as a Darwin Award Candidate, it's the hands in the pockets. We've all probably gone hands free from time to time, especially on the highway, but once you've survived a rear tire blow out at high speed with out a scratch or any damage to the bike, you really re-think how quickly you must be able to react. It happened to me in 1985 and I know that if I'd had my hands in my pockets, I wouldn't be here now to tell the story. __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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03-05-2009, 08:07 PM	#26
pablo Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 571	No hands riding I don't see a problem with riding with no hands in low risk situations. I would never do this in traffic or when needing to change direction or speed substantially. Most of the near death situations I've encountered had nothing to do with riding with no hands. Most have been due to bone head decisions by me or other drivers in traffic. If you're cruising along on a nice smooth road with no traffic and want to sit back and let the bike run for a while, I don't see this as a major risk situation. The guy on the sport bike was looking for a thrill and probably does other high risk activity while riding. I think there is a difference.
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03-06-2009, 12:01 AM	#27
skeeter Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kerrville Tx Posts: 1,713	No hands riding Paraplegic and still riding? Amazing! __________________ Robert(skeeter)Dozier 07 Red&Titanium Nomad 81 Suzuki 850GL KawaNow pre#
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03-06-2009, 10:44 AM	#29
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	No hands riding My real thoughts on this is that hands in pockets is risky and needless; maybe they were cold? I ride with no hands on mildly curvy canyon roads just to entertain myself with a challenge. I've only had an oh sh*t once doing that, and I've done it fairly often. Unfortunately, Valdez was there to witness it :) A too large truck (water truck of some kind) came around a corner in my lane. So it is silly and needless to do, but to most of the public riding a bike at all is silly and needless, so we are only talking about a matter of degree here. Riding with no hands is further up the scale on the needless and silly scale. A bike can be ridden with a fair amount of precision by a competant rider. I can go down a curvy mountain road with no hands. I can go about every other line on the broken line with no hands. So it can be done with some precision. But it is silly and needless. But for people with a need for more challenges, it's like on Spinal Tap and moving the dial to 11. I usually fold my hands across my chest, not put them in my pockets. Now the new guys know what the inside joke was :)
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03-07-2009, 07:35 PM	#30
faxxxy Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bentonville, Home of Wal-Mart Posts: 142	No hands riding Just a thought, but isn't it physically impossible to turn the handlebars after about 25 miles an hour anyway?
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