How to measure something apparently so capricious and subjective as the experience you have riding a bike? How-To a good idea of \u200b\u200bhow much driving Fulano, Zutano and Richard Roe? After all, most people always think they are better drivers (car or motorcycle) than it actually is. Without giving much back on the subject and subjectivity within that involves estimating the experience of a motorcyclist, we can talk MILEAGE ... and experience associated.
was assumed that two friends with zero experience with bikes decide to take driving lessons and learning together successfully following a similar learning curve. After getting bike license and buy every one is riding a bike, sometimes on walks together, sometimes every one who by his side. After year roll and experience meet one day and take a chilly Malta (uh, just one!) and begin exchanging anecdotes refreshing sunny and rainy days on two wheels. One has over 7000 km, the other has spent tires 12000km. What they believe to be the best rider?
While it would have to do what is best about what (urban shooting, in ballast
cross country competition, closed-circuit experience rain, fog and adverse conditions, use alone or with passenger, etc.), as a rule, the higher the mileage, the more experience. The more miles we take up more likely to have faced all the variables mentioned above (and others) and eventually, the practice and study we will strengthen our skills behind the crank. Many of my students are surprised when we talk about these things and begin to realize that motorcyclists much more serious and committed not stop to count every mile traveled and always looking for ways to refine technique and mastery more and more. mileage, rather than the years of being a rider, we will say how much we have come and how much we need to go in the endless process of becoming ever better drivers on two wheels. At the end of 100000 km facts are worth more in 3 years down the road than 50000 in 10 years or more.
In fact, not a bad idea to take a small log book "flight"
where, although we will not put "dear diary noting ...", go more or less detailed data as a average daily, weekly, monthly and annual miles traveled, the trips made, the distance between a city / province to another, the average travel time between such a place, etc. As time passes and increasing our "fang" it becomes possible to look back and compare its level of 1000 km and we have now to the 15000 or 50000 km of experience. Personally, citing data from my experience so far I can tell you:
* After 300 km I had my first fall from a train line wet
* My first part in Turrialba and to rob the 3000 km the helmet for a while
* At 10000 km I crash with a friend to get out of a curve (inappropriate braking)
* 18000 km and drilled oil tank of the motorcycle after losing control on wet roads
* 23000 km and three types I chased a pickup truck while bike debut (almost does not count!)
* 55000 km before licensed A4 (501 cc and above)
* 62000 km approx. when I started teaching bike handling
* 68000km and two teachers on a motorcycle followed us to me and a friend (until we change their minds)
* 90 000 + km, 112 motorcycle licenses won, several students in preparation licenses for A3 and A4 of bike!
* Travel between 13 000 and 15000 km per year, but now classes the number of miles each time is increasing.
As I hope you have been thinking with reading, rookie to step old dog, chicken motorcycle rider experienced, crafty and fanged not happen overnight. is a long process that does not stop and continues to bring both scares and one or two bad time as almost unlimited freedom and thousands of joys. then I urge you to count the miles, to record their experiences on the bike, to study and learn in this blog and elsewhere motorcycle and still enjoy the two-wheelers in the safest manner possible. See you on the road!
R.
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