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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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Bet that hurt!!!
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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That's gonna leave a mark!
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by chilly1962
Umm, you might want to re-read your original post.
Well, what one should do and what we actually do are two entirely different things.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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Love to see the rest of the series...
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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I saw the follow up photos, he stood it back up they didn't fall
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by kyleplusitunes
I saw the follow up photos, he stood it back up they didn't fall

Sooooooooo, where are they?
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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Maybe taking the curve a little slower would have helped. You can only lean so far and then stuff drags and down you go. Could have been riding over his head or who knows what. I'll bet it left an owwie on all three of them
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by kyleplusitunes
I saw the follow up photos, he stood it back up they didn't fall
I want to see that recovery!
 
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Originally Posted by kyleplusitunes
I saw the follow up photos, he stood it back up they didn't fall
He stood it up after the crash with the help of about 50 people that gathered to check on them. But other than some road rash they didn't get hurt.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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I saw the follow up photos, he stood it back up they didn't fall
Maybe he was just showing off his riding abality.
 
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