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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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Today Hard. I ran upon some fuel spill while traveling over a freeway overpass. My bike lost traction, rear and front tire ziz-zaging, I got up on the tank and ease her off the fuel spill....[&:]

SCARED THE CHIT OUT OF ME!!!!!!

I'm still shaking........didn't hit the pavement....... but I had to go to the local clothes store for a new pair of undies.....[8D]

The bike has fell over twice in the garage and once when I took her offroading...doesn't react to well in the sand.

I'd say it's beer thirty, but I'm still at work and have to travel home.

still shakkkkeeeennnnnn
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Glad you escaped disaster. Did you mean to say you took your Ultra offroading?

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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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GREAT JOB keeping it upright. Not too many folks can do that in those conditions.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Glad you escaped disaster. Did you mean to say you took your Ultra offroading?

Hack
unfortunately, yes.....had to take her off the highway and on a dirt road around an accident that had the highway closed. On the way to the 2007 Laughlin Bike, just out side of 29 palms. Soon as I hit the sand, she went DOWN..Picked her up, checked her out, no visulable damaged, started her up, go one the GAS and rode her thru the sand (300 yards) and onto the highway. My mistake, just wasn't ready...[8D]
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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Scary story. Glad to hear you kept it under control.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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whew, i thought this was a thread about my ex-wife...
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Sounds like the title to a ****..."Almost went down"....glad it worked out.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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What you never go dirt touring? LOL This photo was taken when a buddy and me were looking for a new road to lead a chapter ride on. Needless to say, this was not a good one. We ended up 6 miles down before we hit pavement again. Took awhile to wash up the bike that day!



 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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What you never go dirt touring? LOL This photo was taken when a buddy and me were looking for a new road to lead a chapter ride on. Needless to say, this was not a good one. We ended up 6 miles down before we hit pavement again. Took awhile to wash up the bike that day!



looks like you missed a few spots.......................jk

sounds like an adventure..........
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Yeah it was, uh, fun! Not the first time though, or the last I suspect. We met this guy along the way. He wasn't sure what to make of us I think!


 
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