What do you do while riding?

[yzeater]

What do you all do while riding? While I ride I (okay call me a stupid dreamer) dictate a race with either #4 or #199. Also I sing. It seems those things do well to get my blood surging. Somebody else out there must do something, tell me about it.

 

[Someone]

I stare at the trail looking for the root that is going to send me to the ground. :scream:

 

[KLX4smoke]

I giggle like a little girl! If you want to have something to think about while riding then try racing an enduro. :cool:

 

[G. Gearloose]

Humming 'Flight of the Valkaries' and looking out for new wires seem to consume all my senses, especially at night.

 

[LWilson250]

I have found out that if I think too much when riding I crash. I just try to keep my front tire on the trail, if I can do that I’m happy.

Lee Wilson

 

[Sawblade]

I think about not crashing! :think That and I talk out loud to myself. Stand up, brake, set forward in the turn, weight the outside peg!

 

[Wolf]

Originally posted by Truespode
I usually do the pucker up with my butt, squeze the bars so tight that the grips split and piss all over myself when I go over a jump more then 10 feet.

If I ride for a long time (as in an Enduro) around mile 60 or 70 I usually have a brief attack of vomit followed by an extended attack of the dry heaves.

Shortly there after I'm swearing that I'll never ride again... ever.

Then I go home. Sleep and wake up only to dream of doing it all again.

ROTFLMAO:)
I think I do all of the Truespode tricks. It took me some time to learn them but I've got' em down now.

 

[Treejumper]

Usually nothing if i'm by myself, but get me around a group of riders. Watchout! I fool around, do stupid stuff, and have them all laugh at me when i crash. Then i say "well i didnt see you try it" and they respond "well we're not stupid, but your fun to watch". :cool:

 

[kx100]

if you have time to sing you must not be going fast enough lol, I'm always looking for which line to pick next, always focusing on what's next, to me it's like a chess game, always plan three moves ahead of time.

 

[OnAnySunday]

I think to myself:
"Why the %$# did you take THAT line?? It stunk!! Next time take the better line! Numbskull!"
Then next time around i take the same sucky line and curse myself for it....:confused: :confused:

 

[Jaybird]

"yzeater is making a fabulous comeback folks, he's absolutely blazing the whoops and demolishing the jumps.....Ohhhhhh Owowwwoo hes down!....
damn those factory mechanics....Art, we've just seen a display of shear genius riding ability coupled with less than desirable suspension work from factory bumblers.. They better get their act together before next season. It's been rumored that yzeater will move up from the peewee tracks to full on grass! And when he does, he may not take these guys with him."
"Your thoughts, Art....?"

 

[BullDog KX125]

i just think about next obstacle. i think about whats ahead.

sometimes i do things like put songs in my head. like fat lip, or some matrix music, something to get my in a rythme(sp?)
when im behind someone whose a little faster than me, i just follow, do what he does, and try to beable to match his speed by myself

 

[kx100]

any of you guys/ladies ever ride with small head phones (ear piece size) on? I thought that would be sweet to do, but I don't think it would be the brightest idea in the world either. :p

 

[XRpredator]

I ride. :)

 

[spanky250]

I usually scream and yell at the other guys to slow down so I can catch up...;)

 

[JPIVEY]

Re: What do you do while riding

I catch up on my needle point:scream:

 

[ktmboy]

What do I do? " Gees, I can't believe I got kicked that far sideways and I'm still on the bike." " I never knew I could bottom the forks that hard and not snap the bars." "This isn't a downhill, it's a cliff!" "Okay, I can sit here and hope they come back for me, or I can climb 'widowmaker' here, and catch up with the boys."'No, I'm not trying that double; this is a stinkin' trail-bike!"
"S&!#, stalled it again. Glad this thing bump-starts so easy!" ''We can climb the monster sand hill, or go around; it's up to you. ( Let him be the one to wuss out!)" "Dang, I wish I had a CD player right now. Da Na Na- Ch Ch Ch-":silly:

 

[JPIVEY]

LOL

 

[Jon K.]

The Valkaries are good, but I like to keep some Metallica running around in my head. Or Zepplin. (Darn, I am old) Lately I have "Wheels on the Bus" stuck in my head. Not good for keeping the adrenaline pumping!
You might try to hear all the sounds that the motorcycle is making. If you are going fast there is a certain rhythm to the clatter of the brakes and the scream of the engine. If you can get into these sounds and key off of them, you will be using one more sense that might otherwise be idling in neutral.
It is also good to sort of monitor your body during a race. Think about your hands. Are you gripping too tight? Breathe! Many people forget to breathe, or take shallow breaths. Pay attention to your body and you can keep it working a little longer.

 

[holeshot]

Music and Visions

If I happen to be doing well, a song goes through my head like this - "........MY Blue Magic Carpet rrrrrRide........Blue Magic Carpet.....Bluuuuuue Magic Carpet Riiiiiide......Blue-Blue Magic Carpet....

And when I start getting hungry, visions of steaks dance in my head.....


426F:confused:

 

[JPIVEY]

LooooooLerrrrr

 

[biglou]

If I'm feeling real good, music is playing. Used to be "B*stard is as B*stard Does", from Time to Ride. Now that I got the pumpkin, it's "Two Lane Blacktop". You know how it goes: "250, man on a mission"!;)

 

[fremontguy]

When I'm riding I try and remember any instructions I've ever received to get me through the trails. So it's a conversation between mind and body. At the end of the day the body doesn't listen to well.

 

[kmccune]

I just ride, seems obvious but riding helps me focus, it is sort of ( and I hate this term) "Zen like" for me! :o

Kevin

 

[TrackMaster]

Show up my buddies and try not to wreck in the process.;)