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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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Thank goodness your ok bro! Were you running board extensions or just 1" lowered bike?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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On occasion I have hit a single piece of gravel with my front tire while cornering. Its feels like the tire "slippped sideways" an inch or two while leaned over. Its a wake up for sure.

Glad your'e ok. Could have been worse.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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Anything you can walk away from is a lesson learned. Glad you're ok.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:43 AM
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Glad your OK. Hope you get the bike up and running soon.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Walking back to the asphault, you could see two nice lines scribed as if by a LASER- straight off the road.
I'm wondering what hit besides the footboard? I know bikes are lowered but it always makes me wonder if that doesn't affect the handling, ground clearance which is only about 5" stock. So a lowered bike has 4" of ground clearance - is that right?

I ride mine with stock height but I think about handling snafus all the time. I hate to hear of your sorrow but have to laugh at all the rubes who post they've never dropped one or crashed in umpty-ump years of riding. Sure.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Sounds to me like maybe you dragged the board a little more then normal, allowing it to dig in a bit more taking the pressure off of your front tire.
Glad you were able to walk back to the asphalt though.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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Glad you are okay. Metal and rubber may be far easier repaired than bone and flesh.
 
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Originally Posted by Texas Fat Boy
.......To me, scraping your boards should be a "warning" not a "goal". But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Tex, You could not have put it any better thAn that, and truer words are seldom spoken here. I'm Converted-I BELIEVE!!
 
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Glad you're ok. At least no one got a pic of it and made you an internet star like this poor guy!

 
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Sounds like a perfect time to Trike the King! !

OK, just kidding but very happy you are OK.
 
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