Controlled lay down with the EGC
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I was riding my new SG on the second day I had it when a was stopped by the Fire Dept because of an accident on a back country road. They were turning traffic around on a very high crowned road that was slanted at a very steep angle. I was following a car who swept too wide to make the corner forcing me to stop quickly while my bike was just cresting the uphill side. I went to put my foot down and i had to lean the bike way way over to touch the ground and the bike was in an awkward up hill position with the forks turned in the direction of the down hill side. I'll tell ya, I never knew just how much brute strength this 51 year old body with a bad back still had till I faced the prospect of dropping my brand new bike. I kept her up, but barely. Then when I started to go again at that angle I almost lost it again. You had to see the position that I was stopped in to truely appreciate the magnitude of the situation. 
I've been riding for 30 + years and know many tricks but thats just one of those positions you want to try to avoid finding yourself in.
I've been riding for 30 + years and know many tricks but thats just one of those positions you want to try to avoid finding yourself in.
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I was riding my new SG on the second day I had it when a was stopped by the Fire Dept because of an accident on a back country road. They were turning traffic around on a very high crowned road that was slanted at a very steep angle. I was following a car who swept too wide to make the corner forcing me to stop quickly while my bike was just cresting the uphill side. I went to put my foot down and i had to lean the bike way way over to touch the ground and the bike was in an awkward up hill position with the forks turned in the direction of the down hill side. I'll tell ya, I never knew just how much brute strength this 51 year old body with a bad back still had till I faced the prospect of dropping my brand new bike. I kept her up, but barely. Then when I started to go again at that angle I almost lost it again. You had to see the position that I was stopped in to truely appreciate the magnitude of the situation. I've been riding for 30 + years and know many tricks but thats just one of those positions you want to try to avoid finding yourself in.
I've been riding for 30 + years and know many tricks but thats just one of those positions you want to try to avoid finding yourself in.
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As I understand it, a lay down is when you are moving in a forward motion and fall over. A crash is when you hit something other than the ground first. Last but not least is the drop which is when you are stopped or moving by foot power and the bike for whatever reason gets away from you ( foot slips, hole, etc) and you fall over or the bike falls over and you are left standing on one foot.
I also don't believe in the old saying "I had to lay it down". That means I choose to quit riding the bike and wreck/lay down. I may lay a bike down, but it won't be by choice. I have dropped most every bike I have had at one time or another, that just comes along with bikes. I have even had one crash because a blind old lady suddenly pulled out and stopped in front of me with only abut 15' of distance between us and me trapped in the fast lane. she had my whole lane blocked with traffic going both ways on each side of her and no where for me to go and not enough room to do anything. I was pretty lucky in that the car beside me slammed on their brakes too which gave me some room, but I was already too close and barely clipped her front bumper with my left foot peg while trying to squeeze between her and the car next to me. Turns out she was trying to make a Uturn and never saw me........go figure.......... and pulled out blocking my lane to wait for the car beside me to go by so she could complete her Upturn.
It happened really fast and I am glad I had already slowed down for the intersection before I got there or it would have been very bad. As it was it took me a month and my WG three months to get up and going.
Glad you are both ok. Parts can be fixed a lot easier than people.
I also don't believe in the old saying "I had to lay it down". That means I choose to quit riding the bike and wreck/lay down. I may lay a bike down, but it won't be by choice. I have dropped most every bike I have had at one time or another, that just comes along with bikes. I have even had one crash because a blind old lady suddenly pulled out and stopped in front of me with only abut 15' of distance between us and me trapped in the fast lane. she had my whole lane blocked with traffic going both ways on each side of her and no where for me to go and not enough room to do anything. I was pretty lucky in that the car beside me slammed on their brakes too which gave me some room, but I was already too close and barely clipped her front bumper with my left foot peg while trying to squeeze between her and the car next to me. Turns out she was trying to make a Uturn and never saw me........go figure.......... and pulled out blocking my lane to wait for the car beside me to go by so she could complete her Upturn.
It happened really fast and I am glad I had already slowed down for the intersection before I got there or it would have been very bad. As it was it took me a month and my WG three months to get up and going.
Glad you are both ok. Parts can be fixed a lot easier than people.
Last edited by Watchfuliz; Jun 4, 2010 at 02:46 PM.
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