Bad motorcycling habits are picked up over time. Because these actions don’t always bring about a bad outcome, such as a motorcycle accident, they are repeated until they become habits. Some motorcyclists ride with their bad habits for years without incident either because of luck or because the right set of circumstances hasn’t occurred yet for the habits to cause an accident. If you have any of the following bad riding habits, correct them before they harm you: Riding Too Fast Through Intersections You see green lights up ahead and.