Diego your point is well made and taken.
In fact I think I am going through the same thing riding the bike on dirt.
At the Tiger ride-in in Kamiah, Idaho during summer I dropped the bike three times in two days on dirt. Did a fair bit of damage (cosmetic) to the bike, none to me fortunately.
Since then I have REALLY slowed down when on dirt roads and trails. As my riding buddy tells me, the falls caused me to "recalibrate". How true.
When I got the Tiger two years ago I had not ridden on the road for over 20 years. I took the MSF riding course, learned a lot, and rode pretty cautiously on the road. However as I have gained in confidence and skill the past two years I have started riding a lot more aggressively, while still trying to use the knowledge gained at MSF.
Perhaps I need to "recalibrate" on the road too.
When I cut across the intersection in the small town I had excellent visibility of oncoming traffic. The only reason I ignored the cop at first was so that I could ride real slow and appear to be a law abiding citizen.....it did seem to help.
