almost dumped the bike last night
09-01-2009, 05:07 AM
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almost dumped the bike last night
we went out for a cruise last night, had a new ridier with us so we we didnt carry a fast pace. and we took a different route home than usual. ended up a road that ive run my car down 100 times before but never been through it on a bike. its down the escarpment and its just turn after turn after turn of goodness. but having a novice and being night time we took it easy. damn close to the posted speeds through the turns. i generally ride the left of center part of my lane but for some reason dropped to the right for the right hander. and through the corner i veered into the center of the lane and felt the front wheel wash out hard. probably slid a good foot before regaining traction. being in a turn and leaning it caused the bike to lean really far. i thought i was eating the ground and the ditch just a few feet away. guess i got lucky that she gripped and stood back up again.
not sure what i ran over, dont know if it was an oily spot or some sort of garbage, i didnt see anything on the road and well lets face it with the vtrs stock light its hard to see anything as it is.
not sure what i ran over, dont know if it was an oily spot or some sort of garbage, i didnt see anything on the road and well lets face it with the vtrs stock light its hard to see anything as it is.
09-01-2009, 05:16 AM
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man glad you and the bike made out of that one okay. had one of those about a week and a half ago. i don't know what it was that I hit but I felt the bike moving up and down like I was on a water bed or something. strange and scary feeling
09-01-2009, 06:33 AM
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we went out for a cruise last night, had a new ridier with us so we we didnt carry a fast pace. and we took a different route home than usual. ended up a road that ive run my car down 100 times before but never been through it on a bike. its down the escarpment and its just turn after turn after turn of goodness. but having a novice and being night time we took it easy. damn close to the posted speeds through the turns. i generally ride the left of center part of my lane but for some reason dropped to the right for the right hander. and through the corner i veered into the center of the lane and felt the front wheel wash out hard. probably slid a good foot before regaining traction. being in a turn and leaning it caused the bike to lean really far. i thought i was eating the ground and the ditch just a few feet away. guess i got lucky that she gripped and stood back up again.
not sure what i ran over, dont know if it was an oily spot or some sort of garbage, i didnt see anything on the road and well lets face it with the vtrs stock light its hard to see anything as it is.
not sure what i ran over, dont know if it was an oily spot or some sort of garbage, i didnt see anything on the road and well lets face it with the vtrs stock light its hard to see anything as it is.
09-01-2009, 09:43 AM
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Haha yeah man I'd prefer to avoid it. Hid should be here by the weekend so that's going in asap.
I'm glad I didn't drop it either. I'd never hear the end of it from my gf. She's an xray tech at a trauma hospital so you can imagine the *** kissing I had to do to just get the bike.
I'm glad I didn't drop it either. I'd never hear the end of it from my gf. She's an xray tech at a trauma hospital so you can imagine the *** kissing I had to do to just get the bike.
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