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Retired from riding
I bet this will seperate into two lines of thought...those that dislike technology and those that embrace it...sounds like when the K-bike and the oilheads came to be Most will find if they at least try it before condemning it they will maybe see some of the benefits.
I have bikes with and without bells and whistles. I see it no different than my former 1959 carburated Microbus with nothing to my 2003 Dodge FI Diesel with a radio and a CD player. Times and technlogy have changed.
I have a GPS/XM. Do not use it all the time... listening to the prompts in congested areas sure is safer than map gazing for me. I still use the map on my tank as well when out in the clear. Listening to the music makes me happy...an idle mind is a dangerous place to be for me...too many deep thoughts
I do not make phone calls when rolling in/on any vehicle...big peeve of mine
Radar detector...own one but rarely use it unless I know I am intentionally going to exceed the posted limits...and I still got a ticket the last time I did that and am on double super secret probation I had the heads up HARD display so really not a distraction unless the red LED started flashing and I started looking when I knew better.
Riding is a high risk already, getting lulled into an electronic trance is ...it's how one perceives his/her comfort zone...so I say ride your own ride...just be careful and stay out of my lane and off my tail. Staring at the white lines can also put one in a trance...
I bet the pilots here are chuckling...how about heads up displays for the future of motorcycling I can see the new gen K1200LT with it now
oh yeah...53 years old and 40 years of two wheelin'
Very well said