Street Glide Power Slide
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ORIGINAL: Isshinryu
I had a great ride last Sunday it was warm and sunny. I left my house and was riding down the road at about 50mph with the stereo blasting really enjoying myself. A cager comes out of a parking lot right in front of me and stops to turn left. I slam on the brakes and the rear wheel locks up and starts to come around to the right. I turned the handlebars to the right and slid sideways past the cagers rear bumper. I started to turn the handlebars back to center and let off the brakes, the rear end straightened up and I went on by.
I was really impressed with how the big street handled in that emergency maneuver. I guess the conditions were just right to keep me from killing myself.
I remember an old biker that kept a brick in his Heritage saddle bag to show his appreciation to cagers who do stupid things like that. I wish I had that brick.
John
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I had a great ride last Sunday it was warm and sunny. I left my house and was riding down the road at about 50mph with the stereo blasting really enjoying myself. A cager comes out of a parking lot right in front of me and stops to turn left. I slam on the brakes and the rear wheel locks up and starts to come around to the right. I turned the handlebars to the right and slid sideways past the cagers rear bumper. I started to turn the handlebars back to center and let off the brakes, the rear end straightened up and I went on by.
I was really impressed with how the big street handled in that emergency maneuver. I guess the conditions were just right to keep me from killing myself.
I remember an old biker that kept a brick in his Heritage saddle bag to show his appreciation to cagers who do stupid things like that. I wish I had that brick.
John
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When you are feeling young and dumb, like me do that on purpose then rev that baby till about 5 grand and drop the clutch
. It's fun if you know how to control it. However it is dangerous. I learned on a dirt bike in the dirt so it was not that big of a deal when I lost it while learning how to do it.KB
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RE: Street Glide Power Slide
I've started slides like that on my EG standard twice now, though I never got completely sideways. Once was on I-4 in orlando when a moron decided they didn't want to exit after all and came right back into my lane and then this past weekend on a poker run. Some on coming car decided they wanted to pass a group of bicyclists without waiting for oncoming traffic to clear. It forced me and the two people I was riding with to stop hard. I hit to much rear brake and did a quick skid on the glide, with my wife on the back screaming in my ear. I'm surprised at how stable it feels when the rear end starts to swing out.
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RE: Street Glide Power Slide
just don't let off the rear brake unless the bike is lined up to where you want to go. release in a sideways skid and the rear tire will push the bike that direction. i'm glad you didn't lay it down. there is rarely a good reason to lay a bike down. lay it down and you lost control. even if you are about to t-bone a car, stay on the brakes straight and upright and up may not be going very fast when you collide and risk less injury than if you laid it down and went under the car. ride safe.
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RE: Street Glide Power Slide
Wow..........glad everything turned out like it did.
My first day on my RK, I had a lady pull right out in front of me. I saw her and expected the worst, so I was already on my brakes. Funny thing was, she froze stopped right in the middle of the intersection. I was able to stop 15 ft from her, blew the horn, called her a dumb bit*h, and waved to her with my middle finger.
Just another day dodging bullets
My first day on my RK, I had a lady pull right out in front of me. I saw her and expected the worst, so I was already on my brakes. Funny thing was, she froze stopped right in the middle of the intersection. I was able to stop 15 ft from her, blew the horn, called her a dumb bit*h, and waved to her with my middle finger.
Just another day dodging bullets
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RE: Street Glide Power Slide
MSF always says predict the worst...I live in Los Angeles and luckily I not had any close calls...I consider it close if I never saw it coming or something surprises me. I have had numerous people pull out in front of me and make left turns...the thing is you have to anticipate the cager doing that...if you are anticipating and doing a safe speed..9 out of 10 times you will be ok. It the ones that you don't see coming because your looking at some hot chick or showing off for someone going a little to fast when bad things happen. Of course you are going to always have folks run red lights and those...well what can u do?
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RE: Street Glide Power Slide
ORIGINAL: Isshinryu
I remember an old biker that kept a brick in his Heritage saddle bag to show his appreciation to cagers who do stupid things like that. I wish I had that brick.
John
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I remember an old biker that kept a brick in his Heritage saddle bag to show his appreciation to cagers who do stupid things like that. I wish I had that brick.
John
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From: Los Angeles, CA (live in Manteca, CA)
RE: Street Glide Power Slide
Yeap that happen to be also but I was on the freeway and people just braking for no reason. I saved the bike but I @#!$ my pants. Nice save.
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Man it's a good thing you were alert, I mean when we ride anymore you have to look at every cage as if they are going to pull in front of you, it's a shame it's that way but it will be until the end of time, remember that most of the peploe that do stuff like pull in front of you will also pull in front of a tractor&tralier also.
Be safe.
Be safe.
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From: Waynesville, NC
RE: Street Glide Power Slide
Glad to hear you made out ok, and that they bike stayed up-right too.
Here is a Tip that I think helps. If you ride a bike with driving lights on it. Use different color bulbs either in the head light or the driving lights. I have Xeon White Bright bulbs for driving lights, and a Xeon Purple tinted bulb in the head light. It makes a noticable differance and stands out when it is coming down the road. I figure the different colors, help make the bike stick out, instead of having the same color bulbs.
Bob
Here is a Tip that I think helps. If you ride a bike with driving lights on it. Use different color bulbs either in the head light or the driving lights. I have Xeon White Bright bulbs for driving lights, and a Xeon Purple tinted bulb in the head light. It makes a noticable differance and stands out when it is coming down the road. I figure the different colors, help make the bike stick out, instead of having the same color bulbs.
Bob
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