Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
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Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
Had the impression that my Superglide did a strange nois while revving up from low RPM.
I tried to test it but never found the proper condition.
Until this evening. A narrow road beside the main one. Revved up, 2nd, 3rd. Crossroads. Better to slow down. Pretty fast. I should mention that as a hobby I forge iron and steel to make custom knives and various tools and implements for my forge. I once ripped the handle off a tap, by mistake. Gripped the brake... and managed, single disk notwithstanding, to lock the front wheel. [:-]
I've been accustomed to performance drive ABS-less cars and got some feel for locking, and for instantly releasing the brake. I was locked for, I think, no more than 2-3 tenths of a second. Perhaps less. The bike wobbled wildly, went off vertical by a good degree. Managed to yank it up again with a quick kick to the gorund.
Lesson learned. Treat that brake GENTLY, you ********!
I tried to test it but never found the proper condition.
Until this evening. A narrow road beside the main one. Revved up, 2nd, 3rd. Crossroads. Better to slow down. Pretty fast. I should mention that as a hobby I forge iron and steel to make custom knives and various tools and implements for my forge. I once ripped the handle off a tap, by mistake. Gripped the brake... and managed, single disk notwithstanding, to lock the front wheel. [:-]
I've been accustomed to performance drive ABS-less cars and got some feel for locking, and for instantly releasing the brake. I was locked for, I think, no more than 2-3 tenths of a second. Perhaps less. The bike wobbled wildly, went off vertical by a good degree. Managed to yank it up again with a quick kick to the gorund.
Lesson learned. Treat that brake GENTLY, you ********!
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RE: Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
WOW, came close to high siding or down sliding it. GOOD job on the "recovery" 99.
Hair on my arm is standing up when I visualize the "wobble", YIKES.
So did you sneak the chorts into the laundry hamper and hope Momma don't see themor just pitch them in the can on the way into the house so Momma don't see them?
Enquiring minds (or mindless 
) want to know.
Hair on my arm is standing up when I visualize the "wobble", YIKES.
So did you sneak the chorts into the laundry hamper and hope Momma don't see themor just pitch them in the can on the way into the house so Momma don't see them?
Enquiring minds (or mindless ) want to know.
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RE: Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
barjbar, n if it goes to far i use me knee!
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RE: Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
ORIGINAL: Geoff
Nice recovery!
Nice recovery!
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