# 4 Insane things nobody tells you about riding a motorcycle
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [May 23, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860 "2012-05-23T10:01:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/1 "2012-05-23T10:01:16Z")
Got good kick out of it…:rofl. Enjoy!
Full Article: [4 Insane Things Nobody Tells You About Riding a Motorcycle | Cracked.com](http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-motorcycle)
> I don’t know if it’s something in the perceived image that mounting a slightly narrower than normal vehicle makes you more of a man, or a tough guy, or a reckless daredevil, but traffic hates motorcycles. Not only hates them, but possesses a rage so intense that murder is the only solution. Other drivers will tailgate the crap out of you, completely regardless of your speed, and that’s kind of a bigger deal when, y’know, you don’t have a tail or a gate. So there’s a several-ton steel box travelling more than fast enough to crush you to death in a nanosecond, and its operator has decided that his safe stopping distance is ‘up your asshole.’ And there’s no way to make him back off, either. He’s comfortable there, inside your asshole; he shows no signs of moving. He’s going to make a life up in your colon - hell, he’s already planting a garden and having his mail forwarded there, so you better get used to him…
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### Author:  [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/2 "2012-05-23T18:09:12Z")
:rofl was awesome.
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### Author:  [@Gundamzeppelin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gundamzeppelin)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/3 "2012-05-23T18:25:53Z")
> [@FS 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd must sell $$$5000$$$$b/o PIX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-ltd-must-sell-5000-b-o-pix/48781/11):
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> Got good kick out of it…:rofl. Enjoy!
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> Full Article: [4 Insane Things Nobody Tells You About Riding a Motorcycle | Cracked.com](http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-motorcycle)
:lol
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### Author:  [@GenPatton](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GenPatton)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/4 "2012-05-24T07:16:26Z")
lol I think that guy enjoyed writing this article.
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### Author:  [@istartthemachine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/istartthemachine)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/5 "2012-05-30T09:01:25Z")
haha that was a pretty good article
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### Author:  [@TonyJ124](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyJ124)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/6 "2012-05-30T12:28:02Z")
I lol’d at the guy having a motorcycle for “a few weeks” and becoming an expert at it. Some valid points in the text though.
If you enjoy that kind of read, I HIGHLY recommend “Proficient Motorcycling: a Guide to Riding Well.” Well worth the $20 or whatever. Really makes you think about what’s going on when you’re riding. I have a copy I’d loan if you’re serious about reading it and don’t want to spend the $$… Jussayin.
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### Author:  [@Ollie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ollie)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/7 "2012-05-31T12:36:20Z")
who would’ve guessed lane splitting is legal in CA, when it’s illegal in all 49 other states
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/8 "2012-05-31T13:48:46Z")
> [@Suzuki commissioned turbo SX4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suzuki-commissioned-turbo-sx4/49622/37):
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> who would’ve guessed lane splitting is legal in CA, when it’s illegal in all 49 other states
Reasons to move to Cali - 1. Against - 99+. :lol
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### Author:  [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/9 "2012-06-01T10:25:54Z")
:rofl
Thanks for the link man. Must spread rep.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-insane-things-nobody-tells-you-about-riding-a-motorcycle/263860/10 "2012-06-01T13:38:24Z")
> [@Suzuki commissioned turbo SX4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suzuki-commissioned-turbo-sx4/49622/37):
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> who would’ve guessed lane splitting is legal in CA, when it’s illegal in all 49 other states
Because first state to legalize marijuana.