[Budd]

You want to know if you have been out too long or too late. You want to know if you should hurry up and get home or take the scenic route. I have noticed that when I start to get tired or worn down I will miss turning off my blinkers. I will turn it on to turn at the stop sign, get a mile down the road and notice that I am still blinking. Hit the next light or sign and it happens again. This is my brain losing focus. This will happen on Fridays after a long week (enough that I almost consider not riding on Fridays at all), when I have been somewhere too late, and when I have been out riding for a long time.

Look for your own signs, but maybe some of you experience the same thing.

When you start to miss turning off your signals, it is time to park the bike.

[Andrew]

One I noticed myself doing was not being smooth from a stop sign as I lost concentration. I thought I had it down but obviously not enough to do it when my mind starts to wander.

[megaspaz]

When I’ve been out riding too long, i notice i start going really really fast so i can get to point b faster…

—
If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…

[Munch]

I would have to say for me its when I do one of two things….. 1st) Stop scanning for deer off to the side for quick maneuvers, at this point my brain is more focused on getting to the destination not so much on getting there safely or 2) I can fully remember ALL the lyrics to my favorite song.
The last one will let you know you are no longer concentrating on the ride but completely elsewhere in thought.

Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow is a prediction, but today…… is a Bi**h

[Loki]

I ride alot and ive never really lost focus but i might drive faster, or if im cold i will drive faster.

[nau_lax21]

Ive got two red flags that let me know im riding and i shouldnt be.

1. i see a car right behind me and i have no idea how long its been there or how fast it got to me
2. ive got the mental ipod running at full blast, and i can almost hear every note and word in a song, thats the big warning for me… that my head is out of riding, time to focus and get to where ever i need to be going

[RidleytheRed]

I’ve not had that problem yet, but when I’m in the car, I’ve done a slow drift to the side a couple times. I usually pull to the side and rest for 10-15 mins then go out and take a short wolk around the car to get my blood pumping again and head to where I’m going. That usually fixes me right up.

[Jiriki]

i do the same thing… while thinking ‘come on, come on…home?’

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