Comments on: Highway 166 and Runaway Throttle Syndrome

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:57:19 +0000

When packing a passenger (Fender Lizard) ;- ) I ride in a profound manner of respect for the unwilling victim behind me! When riding alone, yeah the RTS does sometimes rear its ugly head! But luckily so far, not that often! RIDE SAFE but RIDE!

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:59:05 +0000

RTS, Hmmm. Something that affects seemingly sane people when they get in or on a motorized method of transportation. They metaorphis into fiends, periodically out of control of their own emothions and good sense, filled with invinceability and disdain for for the rights of others with which they share the road. The cure, take it to a track where you can let it all hang out and most likely be humbled by “real” riders who know the limits of their environment.
If that doesn’t make it inside your helmet, if you do wear a helmet, think about the child riding behind you or the one at home. Can they really make due with one parent? Stop fooling yourself, there are old riders and bold riders but no old-bold riders.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:15:08 +0000

The name of the website is Motorcycle-Intelligence,com, right? So use some intelligence and live longer. Amusing as the article about RTS may be, if you don’t listen to the little voices inside and outside your head, you may end up as a statistic carved on a slab of marble. The law of averages is against riding like there’s no tomorrow. I stook a spill going only about 20 miles per hour back in the days before helmets; 1949 to be exact, and ended up with a skinful of cinders and some torn clothes. That taught me not to lose focus on my riding. Following a friend at a speed that made me airborne on a country road intersection, years later, I learned another scary lesson, and immediately slowed down to a more sensible speed. At 79, I’m still riding and hope to continue for another 10 years or so. Being alive is better. Ride safely. The undertaker can wait.

By: Zack Steffy

Zack Steffy — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:44:52 +0000

If you have RTS it’s means two things…your a biker and there is no cure… Just accept it and enjoy the ride

By: saul

saul — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:57:20 +0000

Paul, keep your clam eating fantasies to yourself, some of us like hotdogs =P