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Bike for the wife ???
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[QUOTE="DualSportr, post: 69887, member: 19592"] ALstroker, I think you've hit the nail on the head when it comes to most women and riding. I've always had this theory that women are not as used to pain from injury as men are. Guys typically do things that can cause injury --whether it's working around the house and hitting themselves with a hammer, or playing softball and attempting to slide into 2nd -- Women (especially after high school) normally don't participate in activities which have a high likelihood of injury. Because of this, I think women tend to dwell on possible injury a little more. As a guy, you've probably broken your share of bones and had few stitches in the past 10 years, so even though you don't look forward to it happening again, you know it's not that big a deal. Your wife or significant other probably hasn't had any bad injuries, so when something does happen, the shock is sometimes worse than the actual injury. Anyway, when a gal is riding a motorcycle, especially when she's just starting, most of her brain is taken up with "what if I hurt myself" -- "what if I... run into that tree, fall over in this turn, crash on those rocks..." Women have to overcome those thoughts before they can react correctly to situations. If they don't overcome it, they make stupid mistakes -- like grabbing the brakes instead of the throttle. Guys get mad, because their brain works differently, and they can't understand why their girlfriend or wife just did something so monumentally stupid. I started riding quads 15 years ago. After a pretty fast learning curve, I raced TT and flat track against the guys. I pretty much have a guys brain when I'm on a quad -- I never worry about crashing, and because of that, I can react correctly to bad situations. I got on bikes later -- and I still have a girl brain for that sometimes. So I still make stupid mistakes. I know that until I can shut off that "what if" and not worry about crashing, I don't have a snowballs chance in hell of being a fast two-wheel rider. Anyway, I just thought I'd throw in my two cents worth, and give you guys an idea of why chicks act so dumb on bikes sometimes, and why our learning curve might be pretty flat! PJ [/QUOTE]
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