What are your moto superstitions?

motoarmageddon
Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 3:33pm
All MXer's are superstitious. Its a fact. I guess its becuz what we do has a large element of uncertainty to it. When youre on the line you know you might holeshot and win, or you might wad it up and ride the ambulance instead. My superstitions arent too gnar, but i dont like acratching a new helmet. in fact i like to leave all the size stickers and "Made in Japan" stickers on my Shoei's. they must wear off naturally. what about you guys?
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41NDT 11/16/2010 3:35am
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Shit did it again.
I never have my car radio volume on 13
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flap 11/16/2010 4:31am
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right glove, boot, kneebrace on before left. always. thats pretty much it..
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imoto316 11/16/2010 5:16am
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I try not to say, "Just one more time."

If I do say it, then I don't do it, whether it's hitting a jump
or going out for another few practice laps.
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onenastynotch 11/16/2010 5:20am
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left boot left knee brace everything left side first ...and no blue under wear ...i know its weird but i had my worst crash ever wearing blue underwear

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Cory976 11/16/2010 5:37am
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I have to put my pants on BOTH legs at a time.
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newmann 11/16/2010 6:13am
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Gas on?

Gas on?

Gas on?

Forgetting something.....

Gas on?
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Ds164 11/16/2010 6:14am
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I hate those "last lap" rides. I avoid those, or at least saying "I'm gonna do just one more lap". Up at our track, 15 minutes before closing for the day I see people going out for that one last ride, I'm always sitting there like, pleaseeee nothing happen haha, maybe that's just being paranoid? IDK.

That and red flags, having to re-start a race freaks me out
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three9zero 11/16/2010 6:18am
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never say one more time/lap/session

always knock on wood before first ride/session

volume level 13 is a no no for me too...

stay away from tracks I have a bad feeling about
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It is bad luck to be superstitious
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check to see if my gas is on 50,000 + times. forgot to do that 4 years ago at arenacross and died in the whoops
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Eatmydirt03 11/16/2010 7:42am
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imoto316 wrote:
I try not to say, "Just one more time." If I do say it, then I don't do it, whether it's hitting a jump or going...
I try not to say, "Just one more time."

If I do say it, then I don't do it, whether it's hitting a jump
or going out for another few practice laps.
Yeah after a few crashes we took that phrase out of the book as well.
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Matt Wozney 11/16/2010 7:44am
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Last time I said "I'll go out one more time", I was knocked out for 5-6 hours and chopper'd out. Yeah, not a good day.
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NeWskoolmxer 11/16/2010 7:50am
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newmann wrote:
Gas on?

Gas on?

Gas on?

Forgetting something.....

Gas on?
That's weird my 11' 450 doesn't have a petcock I think they forgot to put it on at the dealer, im gonna have to go down there and knock some heads lol
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englishman 11/16/2010 7:57am
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I always put my left foot in my boot first, then I take it out, in , out, in , out than I shake it all about.


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JackLHyde 11/16/2010 8:06am
11/16/2010 8:06am
I absolutely hate silicone spray, if that even fits into superstitions. I don't care about looks when it comes to this stuff. I'm fine if it's on the rear and/or backfender, but not on the shrouds, sidepanels and seat, or even brakes!
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Torco1 11/16/2010 8:14am
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newmann wrote:
Gas on?

Gas on?

Gas on?

Forgetting something.....

Gas on?
NeWskoolmxer wrote:
That's weird my 11' 450 doesn't have a petcock I think they forgot to put it on at the dealer, im gonna have to go down...
That's weird my 11' 450 doesn't have a petcock I think they forgot to put it on at the dealer, im gonna have to go down there and knock some heads lol
Yeah, no kidding......the fi bikes freak you out at first when you're so used to reaching down there a million times to check that the gas is on and there's nothing there.
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Torco1 11/16/2010 8:22am
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I always have to sit on the drivers side of the bed of my truck when I'm getting dressed and like a lot of you, I never say "lets go back out one more time". We always say, "lets go out two more times", but really only go out once. We never ever talk about past crashes on the way to the track or while we are at the track.
BornA'Lil2Slow 11/16/2010 8:40am
11/16/2010 8:40am
only one:

new gear of any kind, gets thrown on the ground before i goes on my body. period. gospel.

last time, in a hurry, i forgot about it... 2 laps later, on my way to the er with a bone in my thumb in 5 pieces and hell if i know, from how i went down, how i did it. no visible damge anywhere on my thumb, not so much as a red mark... just exploded it. had put on my new ONE galaxy gear, my new TLD helmet and boom.

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xnationalwrench 11/16/2010 8:54am
11/16/2010 8:54am
I have learned NOT to say "It can't get any worse" and that's in racing or in general life.
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Kinetic1 11/16/2010 9:14am
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You guys all have serious issues. SeriouslyBlink



Although I am becoming a believer in the "never say one more session" thing.
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neyhart98dad 11/16/2010 9:34am
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Man that "one more time" will really bite you.
Last time I said that I planted my self into the face of a jump
missed a week of work and worst of all I had to get a sonogram
on the family jewels,never again will I say "one more time"
Now I just say, enough today I'll get it next time.
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Outsider 11/16/2010 9:42am
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I do the left boot thing too.. so weird soo many others do too..

Oh, and I always have to take a crap 5 mins before the fricken moto starts... superstitious? or maybe just "squirtitious"

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