What are your good luck therories

[4gasem]

I Feel Like An Idiot !!! I Thought I Was Missing Something !!!!

Sal good! It's all good

GR8 means great, M8 means mate, Sup means whats up...

 

[COP RUNNER]

I Just Learned How To Write No This Computor Two Weeks Ago !!! I'll Catch-on, !!!!

 

[hubeerjw]

I Just Learned How To Write No This Computor Two Weeks Ago !!! I'll Catch-on, !!!!

Don't worry about it... not all of us are as computer savy as 4GASEM.... I just hope Chris doesn't make it on Dateline NBC getting interviewed by Chris Hansen.....:surprise:

 

[Rusty McNeil]

I don't truly believe it helps but:

Back in my late 20's the love of my life at that time; was some what of one of those goofy/wierd/alternative/quirky lifestyle types....as evidenced by the picture of her at the stage of wine consumption known as "sure, you can do me in booty, I don't mind at all...."

She kept these very small rubber rats in her kitchen cabinets. They were about the size of your thumb or smaller.

First time I saw them I asked her what was up with that and she said it brought good luck............no idea where she got the notion but typical behaviour for her....

She gave me 3 of them when we split; as a gesture of friendship and caring.

One rides on my rear view mirror in my truck, the other is usually perched on the aluminum part down in front of my speedometer down where it can't hardly be seen, the 3rd is in our kitchen cabinet with the wine glasses.


My wife has no idea of thier origins.........

 

[UnclePhilthy]

Sal good! It's all good

GR8 means great, M8 means mate, Sup means whats up..

Pretty much know all the 'basics'...the one I've not yet figured out is "WOT"...mostly seems to be regarding throttle control..(?)

Philthy

 

[COP RUNNER]

Those Red Letter's Are Killing My Eye's

 

[shawn kloker]

WOT means wide open throttle.
I prefer WFO!

Black writing doesn't seem to work very well.

 

[UnclePhilthy]

WOT means wide open throttle.
I prefer WFO!

Thanks Shawn! I have already figured out 'WFO' ...

I will use blue for quotebacks in the future...don't wanna damage poor ol' CR's eyes! Poor baby!

Philthy

 

[COP RUNNER]

Blue Looks Cool ! How The Hell Do Y'a Do That !!!!!!!!!

 

[UnclePhilthy]

Blue Looks Cool ! How The Hell Do Y'a Do That !!!!!!!!!

Hit the 'reply' button...then L/click n' highlight the text of the quote...then drag n' drop it up into the box. Once it's there, it's still 'highligted, just pic any color out of the big "A" at the top of the message box..and Bingo!

re: Eye problems....Mama always warned me that if I didn't quit that I would go blind...so I figured I'd only do it 'til I needed glasses...nowadays I wear glasses with progressive bi-focals...still won't quit!

Take care Bud!

Philthy

 

[COP RUNNER]

I'm Married And Going Blind !!!!!!

 

[4gasem]

I can't stand the black type so I take it upon myself to change it so everyone can read it...:whistlin:

Hey Tim,
The blue looks good...:whistlin:

 

[gleno]

I was reading a post and one person had J.C. in a crown royal velvet bag.
My good luck for a safe ride is. I have an angel that rides with me, she is pinned to the rubber heat cover by the radiator cap.
Do you have anything that is on your bike or rides with you to make sure you arive alive and get home safely

Quote:
Originally Posted by gleno
The only thing I carry for luck is a clear sharp mind.

If I don't feel that way I don't ride.

Luck has nothing to do with it but you do make your own odds.

This is true but this post wasnt about our beliefs. Thank you for your input though

WTF? Who are you the thought police?

The thread is titled “What are your good luck therories" (?) (sic)

Now it seems your theory of luck, which you have a perfect right to believe, is that ‘lucky’ objects afford you some favourable influence over the odds of good or bad things happening to you while riding. I have no problem with that. If magical thinking gives you comfort, go for it.

But where do you get off, blowing me off with a trite line like “this post wasnt about our beliefs.”?

This thread is in fact ALL about beliefs.

My theory of ‘good luck’ is that luck is an outcome, which I can influence with my actions and thoughts. Good luck is a matter of swinging the odds in your favour so that the outcome is favourable. Bad luck is a matter of (you or someone else) slacking off and screwing something up so that the outcome is unfavourable. Good and bad outcomes can both be influenced by an uncontrollable event exerting an influence. In this case you can try to embrace it or try to avoid it so as to influence the odds in your favour.

There are valid ways to influence probable outcomes i.e adjust the odds while riding.

The rider is the key determinant of probable good or bad things happening while riding. That goes from how you prepare and maintain your bike before you ride, to your mental attitude while riding & physical preparation for riding, like practice.

This is a deterministic view of the world that I have good reason to BELIEVE, based on the evidence I can assess.

So to answer your question again...

“Do you have anything that is on your bike or rides with you to make sure you arrive alive and get home safely(?)

Yes. Absolutely. I carry a clear sharp mind in a Shoei helmet and if I can’t get that in the helmet I won’t ride.

Now, if this thread is supposed to be about “Who carries a lucky charm when they ride?” then say so.

Oh. I nearly forgot my manners.

"Thank you for your input though." :ryb:

Ahh.... That feels better.

 

[UnclePhilthy]

I can't stand the black type so I take it upon myself to change it so everyone can read it...

AhhHaaa! This might 'explain' why some of my previous posts, including this last one, and a few from others, show up as 'transparent'.... I even sent a PM to an admin, to ask if it was because I was sometimes composing text in Word, then u/l'ing it to the site was causing the problem...he said he'd look into it...and get back...Still waiting....

Change the color to any damn thing you want Bro', but invisable ain't a color!

Philthy

 

[QuarterHorse]

FWIW Blue has to be the hardest color to read on this forum with a grey back ground....

 

[4gasem]

A lot of us go with the dark back ground so black is bad. I will change them to orange then...:biglaugh:

 

[113s&s]

This is true but this post wasnt about our beliefs. Thank you for your input though

think Gleno has to much class to reply.....have no lucky charm and dont like putting stupid **** on my bike.....been saved more then once and had nothing to do with riding skills

 

[gleno]

think Gleno has to much class to reply.....have no lucky charm and dont like putting stupid **** on my bike.....been saved more then once and had nothing to do with riding skills

No I don't. :stir pot:

 

[113s&s]

No I don't. :stir pot:

good for you gleno...like i said in another post what do you tell someone that knows everything....No p/m tough guy

 

[COP RUNNER]

Years Ago I Had A 91 Chevy Pick Up , Spent 34,000.00 On It To Run Super Gas At The Track, Thats Without A Motor, I Brought It To A Truck Show, While Driving Onto The Boardwalk I Found This Little Metal Letter "p" With A Lightening Bolt On It, I Have A Lightening Bolt Tattoo On My Arm, I Concidered This A Sign Of Good Luck !!! I Won A Big Trophy For Best In Class, And A Real Big Trophy For Best Paint Out Of 260 Truck's , I Was Shocked !!! But To Me It Was A Sign, !!!!