glad i have crash bars
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glad i have crash bars
Tuesday i was traveling on the highway doing 70 when everyone decided to slam on their brakes. I was about 5 car lengths behind a truck but centered on his tail gate because i was in a construction zone with no shoulders. I applied the brakes as best as i could without locking it up as i don't have ABS. I knew i was going to smash right into his damn tailgate , at the last minute i was able to swerve and clipped his bumper and was lucky enough to not eat the pavement. It sounded loud as hell and i just knew something broke lol. I continued on to a point where i could pull over. He pulled over as well, no damage to his truck, at the time i only noticed my peg was folded in. We shook hands and went out ways. when i got to work i noticed the bar was bent a few inches on the left side. However it was just the mouthing tabs that bent. A few minutes in a vice and some muscling and it got it back to normal. The next day people started slamming on their brakes again and i had the pucker factor lol but all is well. Im fine, bike is fine but it definitely made for an interesting day.
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easier said than done in the situation but thanks for the assholish reply
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i know what they are called lol, at that time it stopped me from crashing and smashing my leg on his bumber
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Let's just be glad you are telling the tale and we are not reading about it in the newspaper !
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Take my words as you wish. Rear ending a pickup truck isn't an impressive riding skill. Stopping without hitting it would be an awful lot better.
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Dont feel bad, most people are quite clueless.
I was just explaining this yesterday, pilots will do drills untill its a reflex.
Will we be riders or motorcycle pilots?
In fact, you do not get away with the very first hour of flight instruction without starting the drills.
Yet somehow on motorcycles we just hope, have no clue but hope.
And some will say ts tooo much for a novice.
Well, let's make him an expert, not a novice journeymen. Forever.
PS, i am glad the OP is ok.
But damn get your buddies and see how fast you can go from 60 to zero.
Everyone should.
You will be truly surprised after a few tries when you compare your last to your first.
The slowest guy buys the beer.
Last edited by Kingglide549; Jun 14, 2018 at 11:29 AM.
