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Road Captain
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RE: "tip"
Actually, there are three types of riders:
1. Those who have dropped their scooters
2. Those who will drop their scooters and
3. Those who lie about "not" dropping their scooters !
Glad she's okay....and glad your wife is okay too !
1. Those who have dropped their scooters
2. Those who will drop their scooters and
3. Those who lie about "not" dropping their scooters !
Glad she's okay....and glad your wife is okay too !
Road Warrior
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RE: "tip"
Yup, been there. Never laid it down, never lost control in gravel, never hit a car, the only accident I had was when a car hit me (ouch)... but I've been stopped and dropped the damn thing 3 times. Still can't figure out why... Come to a stop, put feet down, drop bike, scratch head wondering what the Hell just happened. Now I treat every stop like I just stopped on a block of ice. I learned the hard way, everyone does sooner or later.
RE: "tip"
Lesson #287, stay to the inside of on/off ramps, when a dump truck/trash truck/etc dumps a trail of hydraulic on the road it usually slings to the out side of the turn. Went up an on-ramp to interstate one afternoon, forgot this lesson and while I was kicking in the speed up power(I was on the out side of the ramp) I caught into a hydraulic oil slick about 2 feet wide. Needless to say back wheel went one way, front went the other and me and bike did a side grind across 3 lanes of interstate. Trucks, cars and busses all missed me some how.
Morale of story: remember lesson #287
Morale of story: remember lesson #287
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RE: "tip"
ORIGINAL: inthechateau
Lesson #287, stay to the inside of on/off ramps, when a dump truck/trash truck/etc dumps a trail of hydraulic on the road it usually slings to the out side of the turn. Went up an on-ramp to interstate one afternoon, forgot this lesson and while I was kicking in the speed up power(I was on the out side of the ramp) I caught into a hydraulic oil slick about 2 feet wide. Needless to say back wheel went one way, front went the other and me and bike did a side grind across 3 lanes of interstate. Trucks, cars and busses all missed me some how.
Morale of story: remember lesson #287
Lesson #287, stay to the inside of on/off ramps, when a dump truck/trash truck/etc dumps a trail of hydraulic on the road it usually slings to the out side of the turn. Went up an on-ramp to interstate one afternoon, forgot this lesson and while I was kicking in the speed up power(I was on the out side of the ramp) I caught into a hydraulic oil slick about 2 feet wide. Needless to say back wheel went one way, front went the other and me and bike did a side grind across 3 lanes of interstate. Trucks, cars and busses all missed me some how.
Morale of story: remember lesson #287
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From: Orange VA
RE: "tip"
Has she taken the MSF course?
Yes. She had completed the beginner course about a week prior to this "tip"
Have either of you taken the advanced course?
I have. Been riding since 88.
She's new to riding. This was first attempt to get out of subdivision. We're still working on it. Baby steps.
Yes. She had completed the beginner course about a week prior to this "tip"
Have either of you taken the advanced course?
I have. Been riding since 88.
She's new to riding. This was first attempt to get out of subdivision. We're still working on it. Baby steps.
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Socorro NM USA
RE: "tip"
ORIGINAL: cmorris48
Actually, there are three types of riders:
1. Those who have dropped their scooters
2. Those who will drop their scooters and
3. Those who lie about "not" dropping their scooters !
Glad she's okay....and glad your wife is okay too !
Actually, there are three types of riders:
1. Those who have dropped their scooters
2. Those who will drop their scooters and
3. Those who lie about "not" dropping their scooters !
Glad she's okay....and glad your wife is okay too !
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 429
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From: Southampton, Pa
RE: "tip"
Tell the wife that most of us keep one thing in the back of our minds (besides that), we hope we don't do anything to make ourselves look stupid.
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