It's Official - Motorcycle riding is good for you!

idk

Living Legend

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Maryland

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BMW R1200C

• Jan 18, 2019

• #1

According to a study, it reduces stress, makes you more alert, and has similar effects as light exercise. Read all about it here:

RIDING A MOTORCYCLE IMPROVED METRICS OF FOCUS AND DECREASED STRESS BIOMARKERS, ACCORDING TO A NEW NEUROBIOLOGICAL STUDY
January 17, 2019

 

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1K9

No'mo Rocket 4 me

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Clear Lake / Houston, Texas

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Honda CB1100

• Jan 18, 2019

• #2

idk said:

According to a study, it reduces stress, makes you more alert, and has similar effects as light exercise. Read all about it here.

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I stated this on this Forums that the motorcycle is a Rehab device. After loosing waterskiing and windsurfing to knee injury the MC got me out of the house.

 

kenne

Turbocharged

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Gold Coast, Australia

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05 Rocket iii Rat

• Jan 18, 2019

• #3

Thank Hardly for telling us something we all knew.

 

ChrisACT

Supercharged

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Curtin, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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2006 Rocket III Special Edition

• Jan 18, 2019

• #4

Yeah ... "funded by Harley-Davidson"

Doesn't mean it isn't true though.

 

Tal

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Christchurch, New Zealand

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2021 Triumph Rocket 3 GT

• Jan 18, 2019

• #5

DUHH!!..thanx man.

 

breeze

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bloomfield n.m.

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07 classic/01legend/72 bonne

• Jan 18, 2019

• #6

hence my license plate

 

barbagris

Mad Scientist

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On the verge of insanity

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1979 Guzzi V1000G5 - 2018 KTM 790 Duke

• Jan 19, 2019

• #7

The study did not take into account Madrid during rush hour. My stress levels sky-rocket.

 

mr hunt

Living Legend

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Perth, WA

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2013 Roadster

• Jan 19, 2019

• #8

There is a long understood correlation between cognitive processing speed and motorcycling - i.e. riders think faster on average than other folk.

Correlation does not imply causation of course.

 

atlsrt44

Nitrous

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Atlanta, Ga

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2018 rocket 3 roadster

• Jan 19, 2019

• #9

I believe riding makes you a better driver overall. I believe it is excellent stress relief (unless you spend the whole ride trying to figure out what that buzzing noise is).

 

1olbull

Riding Motor Since 1950

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Tacoma, WA

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2012 R3R "Kong" - 2011 R3R "YurMama"

• Jan 19, 2019

• #10

barbagris said:

The study did not take into account Madrid during rush hour. My stress levels sky-rocket.

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Amen to that, Amigo.
I havr driven Madrid rush hour (actually 24 hr.).
Circling a half dozen times before able to get into the outside lane to exit.