Seriously freaky skid experience....
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RE: Seriously freaky skid experience....
ORIGINAL: ScooterGrrl
Dude, that's what I'M sayin'...!!!!!
"Impressed" isn't quite how I'd describe what I'm feeling. I'd describe what I'm feelin' as "completely-fookin'-shocked-beyond-belief."
20 mph isn't all that fast, but, even at that speed there's no logical reason for why I didn't crash once that skid happened, for why I didn't high-side after the back unlocked, or for how I was able to get outta that mess still on two wheels.
And what's weirder,...right before this all happened, and I mean like three seconds right before this happened,...I had gotten a case of the heebie jeebies at which point I dropped back and slowed down to allow even more extra space in between me and the truck than I normally ever would have. Had I not done that, I can't even begin to imagine what would have happened. It makes me glad I'm not a tailgater, because had I been tailgating when the guy slammed on his brakes, I would be dead right now.
Anyway,...I know it probably sounds hokey, but I feel like that heebie-jeebies feeling I got was part of the Divine intervention. I feel like the whole thing was.
Scooter~
You did all that at 20 mph? I'm really impressed...glad your alright
"Impressed" isn't quite how I'd describe what I'm feeling. I'd describe what I'm feelin' as "completely-fookin'-shocked-beyond-belief."
20 mph isn't all that fast, but, even at that speed there's no logical reason for why I didn't crash once that skid happened, for why I didn't high-side after the back unlocked, or for how I was able to get outta that mess still on two wheels.
And what's weirder,...right before this all happened, and I mean like three seconds right before this happened,...I had gotten a case of the heebie jeebies at which point I dropped back and slowed down to allow even more extra space in between me and the truck than I normally ever would have. Had I not done that, I can't even begin to imagine what would have happened. It makes me glad I'm not a tailgater, because had I been tailgating when the guy slammed on his brakes, I would be dead right now.
Anyway,...I know it probably sounds hokey, but I feel like that heebie-jeebies feeling I got was part of the Divine intervention. I feel like the whole thing was.
Scooter~
Logically, I can only deduce that my dirt bike riding skils had allowed me to avoid a low or high side dump. Not that I discount the Heebie Jeebie logic you have. There may have been a large dose of Divine Intervention guiding me also.
Only problem I had was I ran out of available escape road, went intoa yard and the bike went down in wet grass.
I am just glad you are OK and the wiser for your experience.
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RE: Seriously freaky skid experience....
It's definately scary...Glad you made it through!
Last time I had a sudden stop it was at 80 to 0 in too short of space. I was lucky, I locked the back tire but only slightly and made it to a stop. It was the dude in the little car next to me skidding to a halt that scared me more[&:]
You did the right thing putting more space in there. Most of the time if there is heavy traffic I hang back quite a bit. Sometimes even that is not enough but it's better then nothing.
Last time I had a sudden stop it was at 80 to 0 in too short of space. I was lucky, I locked the back tire but only slightly and made it to a stop. It was the dude in the little car next to me skidding to a halt that scared me more[&:]
You did the right thing putting more space in there. Most of the time if there is heavy traffic I hang back quite a bit. Sometimes even that is not enough but it's better then nothing.
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RE: Seriously freaky skid experience....
I was riding on a 4 lane street, coming up to some rail road tracks.The streetsurface raisedup a few feet, with the tracks at the top and than back down on the other side of the tracks. Just as I was approaching the tracks a cop car came up along side of me, in the outside lane and hit his siren. The car in front of me immediately locked his brakes up, so I had to also. It turned my bike around about 90 degrees since I was on the railroad tracks causing limited traction.I can remember thinking for a split second that I was going to dump the bike. Then I heard the car behind me, his brakes screeching as he was trying to stop. All I could think was sh*t this is going to hurt, when he shoves me into the stopped car in front of me. Everything worked out okay. The bike didn't go down and thankfully thedriver behind mehad quick reflexes.
The cop car was gone by the time I got straightened out and traffic started moving again.
He was probably on an emergency donut run.
Tom
The cop car was gone by the time I got straightened out and traffic started moving again.
He was probably on an emergency donut run.
Tom
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