Going down at 110
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From: Stuttgart, Germany - APO
Glad eveyone is alive and well. You never know when its your time. Saw a few nasty spills on the b (non highway) roads here this weekend. Doing triple digits here in Germany on the highway is almost mandetory!
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It looks like he was wearing fatigues for pants.
From his description of damage to the bike and the pic I am going to make an educated guess on what happened.
He opened it up on a straight away. Waited too long to shut it down at the end and couldn't navigate a left hand curve.
He lowsided it off the road and that is why there is damage to the left side of the bike only and his left arm.
There is no way he lowsided a Dyna at 110 mph and had limited damage to the bike and himself. He had probably topped it at 110 and was hard on the brakes trying to shut it down for the curve. He ran out of lean angle (and running out of road) and had a lowside get-off. The bike slid to a stop without ever gripping and doing a highside flip.
He was experienced enough to not throw it into a highside.
That is my guess, it ain't my first rodeo, he can elaborate if he chooses.
From his description of damage to the bike and the pic I am going to make an educated guess on what happened.
He opened it up on a straight away. Waited too long to shut it down at the end and couldn't navigate a left hand curve.
He lowsided it off the road and that is why there is damage to the left side of the bike only and his left arm.
There is no way he lowsided a Dyna at 110 mph and had limited damage to the bike and himself. He had probably topped it at 110 and was hard on the brakes trying to shut it down for the curve. He ran out of lean angle (and running out of road) and had a lowside get-off. The bike slid to a stop without ever gripping and doing a highside flip.
He was experienced enough to not throw it into a highside.
That is my guess, it ain't my first rodeo, he can elaborate if he chooses.
Last edited by Jonesee; Jun 8, 2014 at 07:13 PM.
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two vids, educational and entertaining also... covers everything... big *****, speed, age or lack there of, and the benifits of proper riding gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6_PIJD9zhw#t=46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrdXSyVg1UU#t=11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6_PIJD9zhw#t=46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrdXSyVg1UU#t=11
Last edited by snatchcat; Jun 8, 2014 at 02:52 PM.
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In front of my house is a good straight with no houses. It is nothing but a cow pasture with no cows. LOL
I was only trying out a function on the new speedo. I know that doesn't matter. I had on a pair of cargo pants and a t shirt with helmet. No protective clothing. It happened about 1,000 feet from my house.
I know that was dumb. Yes it was.
The bike is not more than I can handle. The power isn't the problem. It was my fault for not double checking the front brake and or not staying at it until I found the problem.
I ride mainly 2 up and I do not play like that when 2 up. sure I will get up to speed at times but I do it easy. I did not do this easy.
I respect those that do not understand why we do things like this. I do it on rare occasions. Like the drag strip. Our county won't stop you on a bike if your doing 70 in a 55 they just flash their lights at you. It's long distance to call the police. If you do get to carried away they will start watching you and you will get a ticket soon enough.
I will still hit it at times but I will be better prepared for it, but not like I have been.
My daddy always said get a little of the hair from the dog that bite you. You know get up and go on.
Perhaps this may help some to understand me a little better. Like I have said I like power with my bikes, I like to go fast at times. I love the rush it gives.
I was with the first cav in Vietnam. Went in as 11B changed over to 11DE to get away from all the crap that was going on. I loved the rush combat gave me. When I was forced into retirement from wounds I kept looking for that rush I got in combat. Just is not going to happen. It just sometimes I need a rush to wake me up. I ride close to 30,000 miles a year. or try to.
Lets ride.
I was only trying out a function on the new speedo. I know that doesn't matter. I had on a pair of cargo pants and a t shirt with helmet. No protective clothing. It happened about 1,000 feet from my house.
I know that was dumb. Yes it was.
The bike is not more than I can handle. The power isn't the problem. It was my fault for not double checking the front brake and or not staying at it until I found the problem.
I ride mainly 2 up and I do not play like that when 2 up. sure I will get up to speed at times but I do it easy. I did not do this easy.
I respect those that do not understand why we do things like this. I do it on rare occasions. Like the drag strip. Our county won't stop you on a bike if your doing 70 in a 55 they just flash their lights at you. It's long distance to call the police. If you do get to carried away they will start watching you and you will get a ticket soon enough.
I will still hit it at times but I will be better prepared for it, but not like I have been.
My daddy always said get a little of the hair from the dog that bite you. You know get up and go on.
Perhaps this may help some to understand me a little better. Like I have said I like power with my bikes, I like to go fast at times. I love the rush it gives.
I was with the first cav in Vietnam. Went in as 11B changed over to 11DE to get away from all the crap that was going on. I loved the rush combat gave me. When I was forced into retirement from wounds I kept looking for that rush I got in combat. Just is not going to happen. It just sometimes I need a rush to wake me up. I ride close to 30,000 miles a year. or try to.
Lets ride.
Last edited by dirtdobber; Jun 8, 2014 at 03:41 PM.
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most of us get it bud!... and the ones who don't... how does that saying go? "if ya gotta ask, you probably wouldn't understand"... shithappens!... sometimes you get lucky, sometimes not!... and some of us don't always have healthy amounts of fear. but damn if we don't know how to have fun huh 
was riding home from work one day on my old FXE, just a t-shirt, no helmet, when the sky opened up a wicked gully washer. I cold see a train coming so I speeded to 65 maybe to beat it, was on the HWY just outside of town... then f*!!!... I see the arm start to come down so I grab brakes, NOTHING! pucks just hydroplaning on the discs... so I grab throttle again and flatten out over the tank... arm just grazed my back as I slipped underneath it...
was riding home from work one day on my old FXE, just a t-shirt, no helmet, when the sky opened up a wicked gully washer. I cold see a train coming so I speeded to 65 maybe to beat it, was on the HWY just outside of town... then f*!!!... I see the arm start to come down so I grab brakes, NOTHING! pucks just hydroplaning on the discs... so I grab throttle again and flatten out over the tank... arm just grazed my back as I slipped underneath it...
