Most awsomeness evaarrrr
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Most awsomeness evaarrrr
or don't grab a handful of front brake just because you see the man...... 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBTGg...ayer_embedded#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBTGg...ayer_embedded#
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SuperBike
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Beaverton, OR
seems kinda mean of the chp, the guy is railing a favorite twisty road, he knows he is speeding and boom cop, gut reaction is to slow down, but he is mid corner. I could see me making a similar reaction, is that wrong to say?
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From: Boynton Beach, FL
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. It's easy for everyone behind their keyboards to talk **** but next time you're on the highway watch what everyone, including yourself, does when they see a cop on the side of the road. My foot instantly hits the brake, even though I'm doing the speed limit. Just the kind of thing that could completely catch you off guard. I guess that's what tracks are for though. Yeah that's pretty cruel to park mid corner.
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Superstock
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Columbus, OH
If im speeding horribly i just ease off the throttle a bit. By the time you see them they have you anyway. Why slam the brakes? If im doing the speed limit or even 5or10 over i just cruise right on by. I cant stand when people suddenly brake because of a cop. I pass them all the time on the freeway. Nothing worse than when youre cruising at 70 on the freeway and people see a cop, start smashing the brakes and all of a sudden you are doing 45 in a 65 because the cop is on th side of the road or even on the road. It is instinct though and im not bashing anyone here. just have to train yourself to ignore the impulse.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Utah
Wow!
I feel for that guy.He had a split second reaction to decide to continue speeding through the corner and more than likely get pulled over, or
try to slow down and possibly avoid the ticket.
Usually when I come up on a HP at well above speed limit , my first instinct is to pull front and rear brake simultaneously.
If I am just slightly above I will just back off the throttle.
I would like to think that in this situation I would just roll the corner......but I do not want find out.
That was a complete B.S. set up by the HP though.
I feel for that guy.He had a split second reaction to decide to continue speeding through the corner and more than likely get pulled over, or
try to slow down and possibly avoid the ticket.
Usually when I come up on a HP at well above speed limit , my first instinct is to pull front and rear brake simultaneously.
If I am just slightly above I will just back off the throttle.
I would like to think that in this situation I would just roll the corner......but I do not want find out.
That was a complete B.S. set up by the HP though.
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Squid
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From: Utah
What is the deal with the linked videos of all the other bikes low siding this canyon.....
It looks to me that there is possible sabbotage involved on some of these slides....? Some are legitimate front brake grabs, or to much throttle on the exit... but a few look very suspicious(wet mark on the road right before slide)
and there is always a camera to catch the action...
Bikes just do not slide out from under you like that right?
I run the corners just like those guys and sometimes faster, and have NEVER had a slip....
Not meaning to hijack this thread
Just wondering what I am missing
It looks to me that there is possible sabbotage involved on some of these slides....? Some are legitimate front brake grabs, or to much throttle on the exit... but a few look very suspicious(wet mark on the road right before slide)
and there is always a camera to catch the action...
Bikes just do not slide out from under you like that right?
I run the corners just like those guys and sometimes faster, and have NEVER had a slip....
Not meaning to hijack this thread
Just wondering what I am missing
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Superstock
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Warrenton Virginia
What's the purpose of the police? To "protect and serve"? Seems just wrong that a cop would set up like that knowing that they may very well cause an accident.On my favorite twisty near my house va rt 211 they stopped chasing saying it was to dangerous for everyone. Instead they are at the bottom on both sides and the top waiting, not nice but not dangerous.
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What's the purpose of the police? To "protect and serve"? Seems just wrong that a cop would set up like that knowing that they may very well cause an accident.On my favorite twisty near my house va rt 211 they stopped chasing saying it was to dangerous for everyone. Instead they are at the bottom on both sides and the top waiting, not nice but not dangerous.
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Superstock
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Woodland Hills, CA
For those that don't know the "Snake"... it is a short stretch of Mulholland above Malibu that basically becomes a practice track every weekend. Sport bikes running up and down it from the Rock Store to the overlook a bit above the curve in that video, many doing things best left on a real track.
CHP pretty much has to make regular appearances or it looks like they aren't doing their job.
I am pretty sure bikes wipe out there weekly, if not more often.
...The last turn and the overlook are excellent spots for this and do draw quite a few spectators!
p.s. I don't mean to sound negative or judgmental in this post... I doubt I ever pass through there at under the posted speed limit.
CHP pretty much has to make regular appearances or it looks like they aren't doing their job.
I am pretty sure bikes wipe out there weekly, if not more often.
Maybe instead of bringing our bikes we should bring our lawn chairs. And grills.
p.s. I don't mean to sound negative or judgmental in this post... I doubt I ever pass through there at under the posted speed limit.
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Squid
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Auburn, CA
I know I like to think I am fast, but mid corner on a twisty like that I doubt that many people are busting the speed limit unless it is 45 or less. Those big yellow signs are just a suggestion. I try to double them unless they say 20 or less. I have never been able to double the ones that say 10. I can't turn my head far enough to see the exit!
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