dropping and crashing
Road Captain
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From: St.Louis, MO
RE: dropping and crashing
I've done both. Dropped the bike several times. And 1
real good wreck. I rear ended a buick at about 40 mph.
I walked away from that one. I only worry about that
when I have the wife on the back. I take it real easy.
real good wreck. I rear ended a buick at about 40 mph.
I walked away from that one. I only worry about that
when I have the wife on the back. I take it real easy.
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From: Los Angeles, CA
RE: dropping and crashing
It is my personal experience that this will happen to most bikers. It is also my personal experience that in traffic that there is never a way to be quick enough to react to all obstacles. that is what is my experience and I have been in several accidents on several different bikes due to others actions in their cages. Just my .02 cents worth. It won't necessarily happen to all people, just a thing that I heard and actually turned out to be true for me.
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From: South of Utica New York
RE: dropping and crashing
in 20 plus years i think 3 times, all stoped, once the grass was wet my foot slipped, another i got stuck in the mud was trying to push back and my foot slipped.
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From: Virginia
RE: dropping and crashing
I haven't dropped the Sportster at all, but I believe I've dropped 2 of the other 4 bikes I had at least once. 1 was an enduro so it was dropped plenty of times in the dirt while jumping hills, the other was a Yamaha 650 Maxim and I rode the hell out of that thing.
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RE: dropping and crashing
How about all the times the bike starts to go over and through sheer strength or will power you keep it from touching the ground?
I had a rented EG start to go over far enough for my wife to bail because she thought is was going over and managed to pull it back. I dread the day when I won't be able to save it and it gently touches down.
I had a rented EG start to go over far enough for my wife to bail because she thought is was going over and managed to pull it back. I dread the day when I won't be able to save it and it gently touches down.
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From: Montana & Arkansas
RE: dropping and crashing
Younger, when we used to go boondockin along the Cimarron River and in the woods and all that stuff... more than I can remember. Two crashes when cages stopped at stop signs then pulled right in front of me. But, every other time on the street it was a foot slip. And, Phil K., seems your thread is ID'ing that as about today's biggest culprit. With my 840+ pound scoot, there's not a lot of room for error in foot slips.
Phil, could I take your thread into that cause a bit? Do you guys & gals have a favorite boot sole material that you feel is slip resistant - good gripping experience? Wondering about materials, not cleat style????
Thanks
Phil, could I take your thread into that cause a bit? Do you guys & gals have a favorite boot sole material that you feel is slip resistant - good gripping experience? Wondering about materials, not cleat style????
Thanks
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From: King George, VA
RE: dropping and crashing
Lets see now, gettin going to fast on the downhill from Big Bear (passing cars comin uphill on the left side of em before goin over the side), doin a wheelie inside the auto repair hobby shop (the falling anvil did most of the damage), doin a burnout in the garage and went through the back wall, slidin on wet leaves (broke my leg on that one), laid it down on a freeway onramp when I hit spilled antifreeze in the road, hit a loose water main cover and jumped the GW off a 4 foot high retainer wall (didn't dump it though), went upside down into a culvert, got off the scooter and thought the stand was down but it wasn't and a few other incidents that I just don't recall right now.
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RE: dropping and crashing
SOMEBODY NEEDS RIDING LESSONS!!!
ORIGINAL: EasternSP
Lets see now, gettin going to fast on the downhill from Big Bear (passing cars comin uphill on the left side of em before goin over the side), doin a wheelie inside the auto repair hobby shop (the falling anvil did most of the damage), doin a burnout in the garage and went through the back wall, slidin on wet leaves (broke my leg on that one), laid it down on a freeway onramp when I hit spilled antifreeze in the road, hit a loose water main cover and jumped the GW off a 4 foot high retainer wall (didn't dump it though), went upside down into a culvert, got off the scooter and thought the stand was down but it wasn't and a few other incidents that I just don't recall right now.
Lets see now, gettin going to fast on the downhill from Big Bear (passing cars comin uphill on the left side of em before goin over the side), doin a wheelie inside the auto repair hobby shop (the falling anvil did most of the damage), doin a burnout in the garage and went through the back wall, slidin on wet leaves (broke my leg on that one), laid it down on a freeway onramp when I hit spilled antifreeze in the road, hit a loose water main cover and jumped the GW off a 4 foot high retainer wall (didn't dump it though), went upside down into a culvert, got off the scooter and thought the stand was down but it wasn't and a few other incidents that I just don't recall right now.