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I already know about some of the commmon ones like ALWAYS get on your bike from the left side.Now one I have,and I don't know if this is common,but I feel it's bad luck to wear my riding jacket for any thing other than riding.So you will NEVER see me wearing my riding jacket When I am not on my bike.So I was curious about any one elses superstitions if there is anyone willing to share them.
Got to keep the motorcycle gods happy right?
Every one ride safe out there,
khatt
She's a Lady and the Lady is 100% mine !
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I wont wear someone elses helmet & I wont let them wear mine.
we should do this every weekend!
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Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Too many to list here. We all have them - it brings order to our lives. Put on the right or left shoe first? Every time? Socks, too?
I won't walk around the coffee table in my own living room without going back around the other way...
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Oh nooooooo, I didn't just post that did I????  . NOW somehting bad's gonna happen fer sure  !!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Life is already complicated enough without adding a bunch of mumbo-jumbo...
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Every third Friday - if it's a full moon - I wear pancakes on my head to keep away the invisible man-eating pteradactyls that the pixies keep as pets. So far it's worked...
Siggy
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I wont wear someone elses helmet & I wont let them wear mine.
Is that superstition, or just a good health practice?
Matt
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ALWAYS get on your bike from the left side.Motorcycle cops are trained to mount and dismount on the right side of the bike. It's a safety issue. Pulling a vehicle over on the road, if you dismount on the left, you put yourself on the traffic side of the bike. Check it out next time you see a motorcycle cop. As for superstitions.. nope, got none.. I walk under ladders and smash mirrors all the time, laugh at black cats and step on all the cracks I can find  Cheers, Brad
To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.
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Superstitions haha Voodoo unto others before they voodoo onto you
You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one
John Lennon
Imagine
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty, anyone who keeps learning stays young, the greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
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I don't have any.
Sh*t will happen regardless if you're wearing your favourite pair of drawers or walk backwards round the bike twice before getting on ....
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I only wear my own underwear.
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Right boot on first
no idea why I started to do this......
hmmm funny line to follow
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Oh yeah, "First Socks, THEN footwear." I didn't follow this one once and DISASTER ensued! never again, will I tempt fate by ignoring this superstition. (The same goes for "First underwear, THEN pants."  
JB
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Oh yeah, "First Socks, THEN footwear." I didn't follow this one once and DISASTER ensued! never again, will I tempt fate by ignoring this superstition.
Wow, I thought I was the only one with that one.
But, I am very superstitious about not having any superstitions.
Soren
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No time for silly superstitions. I'm too busy watching out for UFO's, Bigfoot, Nessy and Champ. I don't want to hit any of those buggers when I'm riding. You never know when they might land or wander out on the road.
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Not while I'm riding, but...I have found that if I drink scotch that it keeps the Tigers out of my yard...so far it is 100% effective!
THE VOICE OF REASON
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I wear my leather riding jacket a lot of times when not riding. It is warm and heavy enough to work off some of the lard on my body. Dave
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I always, repeat always put my pants on before I put on my boots.
if life gives you lemons keep them because hey,free lemons.
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(The same goes for "First underwear, THEN pants."
That is only if your name is not Madona.
Bike bells, always mounted toward the front of the bike and only if given to you.
Green bikes are bad luck unless you are a member of the Vagos.
Always get on/off the bike from the right side. If, for some reason, the bike falls over, you can catch it if it goes to the right, the sidestand will catch it if it goes to the left.
Don't think about crashing or you will.
Don't ride somebody else's bike, don't loan out your bike. A spare bike kept for such a purpose is excepted under dire circumstances.
Same as above for tools.
Same as above for weapons.
Stop and help if someone needs it. If you deliberatly don't, expect bad carma things to happen.
It's good to talk to your bike as long as it doesn't talk to you.
Talk nice to your bike and look after it and it will look after you.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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I wear my leather riding jacket a lot of times when not riding. It is warm and heavy enough to work off some of the lard on my body.
Dave
I've shed 28lbs since I last wore my leather jacket....It'll make a change not to worry about it being too tight this spring....for once!
hmmm funny line to follow
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Right boot on first
no idea why I started to do this......
The real problem is when you have to have TGIF on your boots...
Toes Go In First
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OH YEAH! I've got a TON of them there SUPERSTITIOUS little buggers. 1-NEVER assume that that jerk cager who's about to make that left-turn in front of you...SEES YOU. 2-NEVER assume that that jerk cager who's about to lane changes into YOUR lane has looked back into his BLIND SPOT. 3-NEVER assume that that "new guy" who has just returned to motorcycling after a long absence from the sport and has just bought that beautiful spanking new Heritage Softtail, knows the first freakin' thing about stayin' alive out there. 4-NEVER assume that that kid who's just bought that 750 Suzuki Gixxer as his first bike EVER, isn't of the same mind as that middle-aged Harley rider mentioned above. I've got A LOT more, if ya'd care ta listen, but I JUST DON'T want to RILE UP those nasty little GREMLINS out there or have them send any bad MOJO my way. Cheers, Dwight (I THINK you understand my FEARS here) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Whew, I knew I drank scotch for a very good reason, seems to work for me too!
No superstitions here...just have the bikes blessed when I get them. Worked so far..... thank you Jesus!
Tom.
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getting on/off a bike from LHS is a natural as 99% of all bikes using a side stand lean to the left to allow you to mount/ dismount from the SAFE side i.e. ***** when you drive on the correct side of the road..... LHS ****** See all bikes are primarily for Us brits .... the original bikers ....
Mike
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-two wheels move to soul"
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Keith
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Yeah, I have a "Never ride in the blind spot of a cager" superstition...
Last edited by tatkin; 03/29/2006 7:37 AM.
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always put your troosers on one leg at a time  and dont call the ole lady "the ole lady " in front of her, not really a superstition more a valueable life lesson(learned the hard way)
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Yeah, I have a "Never ride in the blind spot of a cager" superstition...
Doesn't matter, they never look anyway.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Dont know about superstitions, but i have some simple rules i live by. 1. Always open the window before i stick my head out of it. 2. Always triple check that my flies are done up when entering any hooters establishments. 3. Always agree with what the wife says, ergo #4 4. If momma aint happy, no ones happy...therefor keep momma happy. 5. Never believe in supertstiochens/itions/tians...anything i cant spell. 
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
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Here's a real tip that can save you falling foul of a tragic situation:
If you're ever at an event where there are lots of folks with visual impairments, always pee in the stall furthest from the entrance. Otherwise you may end up with a stick up your a$$
Siggy
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