mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
Road Warrior
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From: SW Corner of NW Corner
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
seems like it would be hard to stage that, but it does look off.
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WTF is with this Dragon place, it seems like every Summer there is a constant stream of threads where people f up on this road.
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Up here in the NW we have twisties up the wazoo, and a lot of them are banked the wrong way, I don't hear about people eating it in my area hardley ever
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WTF is with this Dragon place, it seems like every Summer there is a constant stream of threads where people f up on this road.
 \\;
Up here in the NW we have twisties up the wazoo, and a lot of them are banked the wrong way, I don't hear about people eating it in my area hardley ever
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Oregon
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
ORIGINAL: thrillseeker
seems like it would be hard to stage that, but it does look off.
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WTF is with this Dragon place, it seems like every Summer there is a constant stream of threads where people f up on this road.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Up here in the NW we have twisties up the wazoo, and a lot of them are banked the wrong way, I don't hear about people eating it in my area hardley ever
seems like it would be hard to stage that, but it does look off.
 \\;\\\\\\;
WTF is with this Dragon place, it seems like every Summer there is a constant stream of threads where people f up on this road.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Up here in the NW we have twisties up the wazoo, and a lot of them are banked the wrong way, I don't hear about people eating it in my area hardley ever
Road Master
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From: State of Confusion, SE PA
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
ORIGINAL: MidLifeCrisis
that looked staged, his pants and his arm that he fell on wasn't even dirty or marked up.
that looked staged, his pants and his arm that he fell on wasn't even dirty or marked up.
staged?
I dont think so. Did you see the sparks from under the bike on some of the pictures? If your not going real fast, the road rash will show up later.... It might not show up in the picture but the trama to the skin has been done. It will scab \\; and seep later. Dont ask me how I know...
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From: Florida
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
ORIGINAL: thrillseeker
seems like it would be hard to stage that, but it does look off.
 \\;\\\\\\;
WTF is with this Dragon place, it seems like every Summer there is a constant stream of threads where people f up on this road.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Up here in the NW we have twisties up the wazoo, and a lot of them are banked the wrong way, I don't hear about people eating it in my area hardley ever
seems like it would be hard to stage that, but it does look off.
 \\;\\\\\\;
WTF is with this Dragon place, it seems like every Summer there is a constant stream of threads where people f up on this road.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Up here in the NW we have twisties up the wazoo, and a lot of them are banked the wrong way, I don't hear about people eating it in my area hardley ever
Road Captain
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From: Texas
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
Great place to ride! I was there 2 weeks ago. Stopped at the rest stop overlooking the dam before actually going on the tail for our first run and they had just cleared a wreck couple of miles down the tail. Husband dies, wifes survives, saw the wreck being towed off. Freaked my wife out! Just take it slow and with each pass I gained confidence and a little more speed. You do have to be very careful of all the other crazies on all types of bikes, cars, trikes and scooters!
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Oregon
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
I ride a lot of twisties out here, and here's what I see - pure speculation. I can see he
was countersteering - you can see the offset of the front tire before he goes
down. He wasn't going very fast, it was just a very sharp turn.
He got the bike over far enough that he loaded too much weight on the frame
and unloaded weight from the tires. You can see the sparks from the frame. He
therefore lowsided.
This is all you ever need to see to know why NEVER to lower your bike!
I think he rode it out and didn't slide on his skin or clothes. I think the pics show
him bailing off just before it stopped.
I see skid marks from his boot heel or peg in one pic, right by his elbow on the ground. I
see skid marks from his saddlebags etc. None of the skid marks is very long.
He had a decent line - he was near the inside of the curve at the apex and he wasn't
going fast enough to slide outside of his lane. I think he was going about 20 mph maybe.
The reason we don't see tire skid marks is because the tires were off the
ground - unloaded. The frame, bags, etc. did the skidding. He just got his horse kicked
out from under him.
$.02
was countersteering - you can see the offset of the front tire before he goes
down. He wasn't going very fast, it was just a very sharp turn.
He got the bike over far enough that he loaded too much weight on the frame
and unloaded weight from the tires. You can see the sparks from the frame. He
therefore lowsided.
This is all you ever need to see to know why NEVER to lower your bike!
I think he rode it out and didn't slide on his skin or clothes. I think the pics show
him bailing off just before it stopped.
I see skid marks from his boot heel or peg in one pic, right by his elbow on the ground. I
see skid marks from his saddlebags etc. None of the skid marks is very long.
He had a decent line - he was near the inside of the curve at the apex and he wasn't
going fast enough to slide outside of his lane. I think he was going about 20 mph maybe.
The reason we don't see tire skid marks is because the tires were off the
ground - unloaded. The frame, bags, etc. did the skidding. He just got his horse kicked
out from under him.
$.02
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From: Beatrice, Nebraska
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
I'll bet next time he keeps both hands on the bars. There's a time to wave, &\\; a time not to wave. Tight turns &\\; scraping the boards, not the time.
Madame Moderator
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From: The Peach State
RE: mudd corner eats a harley on the dragon (pics)
Oooops! \\; LOL! \\; Poor guy. \\; Bet he's regretting that wave. \\;  \\; Killboy does take some awesome photos. \\; Thanks for posting RTR. \\; Hope you're healed up by the time we hit the Dragon again on 8/10.
 \\; Killboy does take some awesome photos. \\; Thanks for posting RTR. \\; Hope you're healed up by the time we hit the Dragon again on 8/10.