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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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Almost turfed it at 75 today

Slight drizzle at the time, had been raining on/off all day.
On I40 West at the I75 split near Knoxville. Curving left, bike ever so gently drifts right towards the solid white stripe. Gentle with bars left, no dice. Hit the stripe, rear swings right, towards the outside of the curve. Bike leaning way over to the left. Stabbed with left leg, got the bike closer to verticle, straightend up the bars and saved it. Never let off the throttle. Must have been oil on the pavement because traction overall was fine. Thank God! Been riding since I've been 8 with lots of dirt. Surprising how little effort the stab took and how smooth the correction felt compared to something like this offroad.
Old Jul 4, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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I'm glad you and the bike are OK. Well done!
Old Jul 4, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by comedo
I'm glad you and the bike are OK. Well done!
Thanks! Heavy traffic on my tail. It was an important save and pretty awesome
Old Jul 4, 2013 | 08:19 PM
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Thats one of those glad you saved it but sucked that you had to. Glad you are ok. Amazing how quick it can go wrong.
Old Jul 4, 2013 | 09:12 PM
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Invaluable instinct from being on dirt and praise those tires, which are??
Old Jul 5, 2013 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by smokinjoe73
Thats one of those glad you saved it but sucked that you had to. Glad you are ok. Amazing how quick it can go wrong.
Yes, thanks! The pavement was so lubed up there that my shoe easily slid while I was straightening the bike up.
Old Jul 5, 2013 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Wolverine
Invaluable instinct from being on dirt and praise those tires, which are??
Thanks man. Tires: Road2. I have slid on pavement like this once before years ago and wasnt raining. Small dip with a slight curve, oil/grease possibly from vehicle suspension compressing? Caught me by surprise that time too
Old Jul 5, 2013 | 12:57 PM
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Sounds definitely like an "oooooh shiiiiiit" moment. Kudos to you for keeping your cool and saving it. I'm glad you made it through.
Old Jul 5, 2013 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Killemall
Sounds definitely like an "oooooh shiiiiiit" moment. Kudos to you for keeping your cool and saving it. I'm glad you made it through.
:-) thanks!
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