Rider Fear: The Beginner’s Guide to Deciphering the Voice Inside You
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I started my first website about motorcycles nearly twenty years ago, and I’ve received more emails about rider fear than any other topic.
Rider fear is real, and it pokes its head out whenever it wants.
In my first book, Motorcycle Smarts: Overcome Fear, Learn Control, Master Riding Well, I dedicated an entire section to rider fear. In the articles below, I’ll share some of what I wrote about (what is it, who has it, and when will it go away). I’ll also make the point that every rider should listen to what it’s telling you to do next.
When I pulled out into traffic for the first time, I nearly freaked out. At that moment, I promised myself I would stop riding if the fear didn’t go away.
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What Is Rider Fear?
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One of the most surprising things about rider fear is that it’s rarely discussed. The motorcycle mega books don’t really address it, and I don’t recall my hands-on instructor mentioning it in my first rider course. That’s why I was so shocked when it happened to me when I started riding.
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Rider fear is real.
Rider fear is terrifying.
Rider fear is amazing. Listen carefully.
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Spoiler Alert: Rider fear never entirely went away for me, and that’s a good thing in my mind. More on that later.
“How many elementary-aged kids were so inspired by something NASA did in the last sixty days that their jaw dropped in awe?”
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In 2008, NASA took a different approach and awarded two contracts to carry supplies to ISS using firm-fixed-price contracts. I’ll explain the ISS launch services contracts (supplies and then crew) in the articles below.
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David Mixson writes about Old Space and New Space. He worked as an engineer at NASA for more than thirty years and is the author of three books.
