Dude wrecks his harley

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Apr 13, 2008 | 09:47 AM

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screamineagle

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

OOPS

Apr 13, 2008 | 04:08 PM

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skankaholic

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

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Apr 13, 2008 | 08:40 PM

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Walkonwater

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

There is no sign of him getting up..

Apr 14, 2008 | 05:46 PM

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ScottyPotty

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

That sucks[:'(] That bike took off pretty fast[:-]

Apr 14, 2008 | 06:29 PM

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pop1

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

scene it

Apr 14, 2008 | 07:20 PM

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ChiefGator

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

Another example of "$20,000 and 20 miles don't make you a biker"

Maybe it should be "$39,000 and 39 Feet................."

Apr 17, 2008 | 07:53 AM

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Swiss Man

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

ohh no chance !! good for the garage !

Apr 20, 2008 | 07:50 AM

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mmurray49

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

As a newbee, I'd like to know what the hell he did wrong!

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Apr 25, 2008 | 04:40 AM

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Teek

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RE: Dude wrecks his harley

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ORIGINAL: mmurray49

As a newbee, I'd like to know what the hell he did wrong!

He made several mistakes...first off was the attitude and pride of the camera. He wanted to "impress". Secondly, he gave it too much throttle, and let out the clutch too quickly (perhaps it even slipped?), which made the bike stand up and stop turning like he wanted it to. Thirdly he fixated on the object he didn't want to hit. Since he was staring directly at the car he hit it! Fourthly, he didn't have the presence of mind to lay off the throttle and hit the brakes, once he got into the "oh, ****!" mode. The disbelief he was actually doing that probably reduced or eliminated his reaction time. All of the above could have been resolved if he simply had depressed the clutch back in and looked where he wanted to go. Never look where you DON'T want to go! This is counter-intuitive and takes practice.

Three very important and vital things are needed for parking lot maneuvers: Friction zone of the clutch, head and eyes directly square with the intended path of the bike, and rear trailing brake. It takes practice, but used in harmony with each other, a rider can do some pretty amazing slow speed moves. No, I don't have these perfected...if I did, I could do a full circle with handlebars at full lock while scraping hard parts. I'm not that good. But I certainly know how to avoid what happened to that poor schlep! Inexperience, plain and simple.

Teek