locking it up
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Badlands of ND
This was the best advertisement for paying attention and ABS brakes I have ever seen.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 735
Likes: 23
From: New Brunswick, Canada
The first video looked to me like the guy in front let off his throttle and it caused him to slow with no brake lights and the other guy was moving too fast and hit his brake in a panic.
Following too close. The crash with the two guys going head over heals...who knows? The guy passing in the turn, should be hung by his *****.
I hate wearing a helmet but do, and I don't move the bike more then ten feet without gloves on. Even a little crash can mess up your hands big time, and I don't want anyone to have to wipe my *** or help me ****.
I hate wearing a helmet but do, and I don't move the bike more then ten feet without gloves on. Even a little crash can mess up your hands big time, and I don't want anyone to have to wipe my *** or help me ****.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,112
Likes: 31
From: southeast pa
I'm not sure what caused the first one.. following too close... not paying attention.. whatever. The second one, the car passing on a blind turn, that guy should lose his license forever.. and I hope.. he was held responsible for every penny and then some.. I saw a similar thing, without the accident this weekend.. a cage passing a horse and buggy on a blind left hand turn on the crest of a hill.. unbelievable..
mav
mav
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,085
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From: DE
I'm not sure what caused the first one.. following too close... not paying attention.. whatever. The second one, the car passing on a blind turn, that guy should lose his license forever.. and I hope.. he was held responsible for every penny and then some.. I saw a similar thing, without the accident this weekend.. a cage passing a horse and buggy on a blind left hand turn on the crest of a hill.. unbelievable..
mav
mav
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 31
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From: willamette valley area oregon.
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Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Shamokin, PA
I've done that exact thing on the first video My bike fell and slid the exact same way. Yes, I was also following too closely, and not paying attention. Learned me a good lesson that day.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 918
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From: England
That was a Suzuki at the European bike rally in Faaker See in Austria. I don't think my Fatboy has good enough brakes to do that so easy. Once you've locked the front wheel like that you're going down for sure. I did it on my first bike, a Triumph, back in 1973 and I still have a couple of scars.