Text Riding

Better with a throttle linkage to the foot.

No, just set your friction throttle lock and use the rear brake to control speed.

That's how I take moving pictures, really freaks people out.

WELL DONE!!! That is exactly the kind of post I was hoping for when I started this thread. If you are ever in the area... Dinner and drinks on me.

You must have missed the part where we said to use the lanyard.

Picture taken on I-wouldn'tyouknowit-205:

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Oh great - another techno geek with a "new" idea. I bet you use a gps and abs too. You sir, are ruining motorcycling. Why not just have a machine that rides your bike for you? Then you could just play it safe and stay home.

Real men hold their phone and text while riding, only pausing to sip their beer.

Dakez - for shame! next you will be in the pro ABS crowd!




Eric

A lanyard? what an old tech solution. Only put my old british pistol or my whistle on a lanyard. Besides, when it gets caught in the chain or wheel it is going to hurt.

I prefer to tape it with duct tape to the left handguard or mirror stalk.

And Luke, That one is Ultra Classic.

SIP?

Your BEER? Good grief.

Can I get you some lace texting gloves? Or would it be too hard to get your Hello Kitty crackberry out of your purse?

At least you have a beer holder.

Eric, too

Well how else are you going to drink out of a camelbak? Suck too hard and you'll just end up with a mouthful of foam.








High, slow, and right over the plate.....

Alot of times I ride to work in the early morning and theres nobody to text . I just downloaded a motogp game for my Iphone and it really helps pass the time while riding.

I like to use my left hand for sexting, it leaves my right hand free, but I have premature punctuation.

I saw a guy try this in the Moroccan coastal desert when I was traveling to Essaouira a few years ago.

Didn't end well. Pissed off the camel, and before long, foam was the least of his worries.

Busted! But I forgot mention that I sip the beer mainly to get rid of the aftertaste from the crack pipe, and since I smoke crack the whole time I am riding - I gotta make that beer last. Usually I am texting a dealer........




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I find these to be vital as part of a good text riding setup.

Damn. Guess he should have been gentler with the bite valve.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...-texting-crash-death-20130109,0,3527288.story

Now I suppose there will be all manner of draconian anti texting while riding laws passed.

Of course there will. The laws will apply to everyone except politicians and motorcycle cops and mayors who ride.

I missed all this fun the first time around. Thanks for reviving the thread, Dakez. I really appreciate the humor and also the frustration behind it.

What if, instead of passing yet more unenforceable laws, there was required technology which accomplished the same thing? My idea: every hand-held communication device would have a GPS and a chip which made it cut out at any speed greater than 1 mph. Inconvenient for passengers who could safely communicate you say? Well, they just have to figure out a way to disrupt the cut-off switch if neither foot is touching a surface.

Look, I'm no computer engineer but I'm sure it could be done. Just imagine the gains in core body strength from lengthy communication sessions in the cage with your feet up!

Feel free to expand on the idea. I'm too lazy to patent it.