ARE YOU EXPERIENCING MOTORCYCLE WITHDRAWAL

Since I have not ridden a motorcycle any significant distance since December 4, I am experiencing motorcycle withdrawal.

Kickstand was diagnosed with MUTTS on December 16

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING MOTORCYCLE WITHDRAWAL?

Simply answer the following questions. This is the Motorcycle Alluvial Diagnostic Attachment Tool Linking Intuitive Formations Equally. It is also know affectionately as M.A.D. A.T. L.I.F.E. If you answer yes to three or more of the questions you need to seek immediate psychological help. If you answer yes to six or more quickly lie down and call 911.

1. I get dizzy when I am riding in a car

2. I push on my steering wheel to turn

23. I have tried to find the kickstand on the side of my car.

4. I had a kickstand welded on the side of my car.

5. I find myself putting stuff on my head

6. I sit on my motorcycle several times a week

7. I asked my spouse if they loved me.

8. I have a set of match box motorcycles in my night stand drawer.

9. I have ridden my bike recently in cold or snowy weather.

10. I have night fear related to forgetting how to ride a motorcycle.

The actual disorder as identified in the DSM-IV http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html

is MUTTS (Motorcycle Underuse Transition Trauma Syndrome). It is not life threatening, but can create behaviors that are socially unacceptable and in severe cases may result in loss of ones job or divorce.

COMMUTING: THE JOY OF MOTORCYCLING

I am excited to announce that my most recent book TWO WHEELS TO WORK is now available at your local bookstore. Commuting has been my passion, since I began riding motorcycles. The book addresses practical issues from ride wear, routes, routines, rational, risk assessment and railing riders just to name a few of the R's.



If you have done some commuting or are considering the option, this book will help you prepare yourself mentally and aide you in avoiding some of the common pitfall (or as I call them cycle snares) that await potential committed commuters. It is 281 pages long, has 32 photos and 28 diagrams and charts.