Killing time on long boring streches

[Scoop]

Also, now children must be bolted down so tight that they can't even move.  No way to turn their heads to see the unencumbered motorcyclists.  What happened to the days of riding in the back of the station wagon (burning gas like there was no tomorrow)!

[USA MEDIC]

i just have a subscription to audiobooks. I mean if you read alot, then just get the next book of your story before a trip. It is not much if you have a subscription, if you try to buy each one though it will bankrupt you

[jwhite518]

I'm on Audiobooks a la carte, because I only listen on long trips. Have spent a few good hours listening to books on tape while riding. I try to get books that are relevant to the activity at hand. One of my best was The Old Man and the Sea, listened to while on an endurance rally. Also dig Car Talk. The audiobooks versions are much smaller than the free MP3s.

[cbolling]

I see how long I can hold my breath.  I do it from mile marker to mile marker.  Start out at 1 mile and then see if you can work up to 2 or 3 miles without taking a breath.  It takes a couple miles to recover between each attempt so before you know it you have gone 20-30 miles.  

[Mulepick]

I'm always thinking about the geology.  When I hit the midwest, I turn to solving the mysteries of the universe, unencumbered by mathematics.  Sometimes I sing like Etta James, sometimes Johnny Cash.  Sometimes Etta James sings Johnny cash...

Bob

[Blunder]

I see how long I can hold my breath.  I do it from mile marker to mile marker.  Start out at 1 mile and then see if you can work up to 2 or 3 miles without taking a breath.  It takes a couple miles to recover between each attempt so before you know it you have gone 20-30 miles.  

I too count mile markers, but I don't hold my my breath. To me, that's just plain stupid.

I think AC/DC music is perfect for synchopating a measure to get you down the road.

There's a marker and I'm TNT. I'm Dynomight!

I do that for 40 minutes and I'm back into "The Philospher's Song"

When I get into the Wagner late on a ride I think it's time to look for a room and rest.

YMMV

[Scoop]

I see how long I can hold my breath.  I do it from mile marker to mile marker.  Start out at 1 mile and then see if you can work up to 2 or 3 miles without taking a breath.  It takes a couple miles to recover between each attempt so before you know it you have gone 20-30 miles.  

I try to see if I can keep my eyes closed between mile markers.  But, then I never know when the next mile marker has come along......

[2wTraveler]

I try to see if I can keep my eyes closed between mile markers.  But, then I never know when the next mile marker has come along......

 

[DougD]

I'm impressed with all the good ideas, creative suggestions and humourous scenarios. I have turned your comments and suggestions into a travel list. I intend to pull it out and read it and try some of these so I can kill time on long boring stretches. Thank you all!!!

[black hills]

Sometimes I see how far I can go without touching the bars, I think somewhere around 50 miles is my current record.

[SpitfireTriple]

Like most here, I sing. Better than I ever could in real life.

Sometimes, I think about the Enigma machine.  It really was a complicated piece of kit.  

On my Big Trip to Turkey though I was, for the first time ever, writing a blog as I went along (see link below).  In order to minimise time spent in internet cafes en route therefore, I mulled the words as I rode.  As well as passing the time pleasurably, this also meant I squeezed more from my travels - by requiring my brain to think about what I was seeing and experiencing, I somehow experienced more.  Does that make sense?

But I was never bored.  Not once.

[protondecay123]

Like most here, I sing. Better than I ever could in real life.

Sometimes, I think about the Enigma machine.  It really was a complicated piece of kit.  

On my Big Trip to Turkey though I was, for the first time ever, writing a blog as I went along (see link below).  In order to minimise time spent in internet cafes en route therefore, I mulled the words as I rode.  As well as passing the time pleasurably, this also meant I squeezed more from my travels - by requiring my brain to think about what I was seeing and experiencing, I somehow experienced more.  Does that make sense?

But I was never bored.  Not once.

As an excuse to ride my bike places I've told my wife " Know how to take a boring drive and turn it into an adventure? Ride a motorcycle! I'm riding my bike, baby!"

I've rode quite a bit across the Plains. I stay focused on the road, wind, temperature, scenery and other traffic.  No Ipod, No XM radio, nothing but the craziness, reflection, and entertainment going around in this brain.

Never bored. Not once.