Potholes SUK
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From: Aiken, SC
I used to have a 1200 sportie with 16" narrow glide apes on it. I hit a pothole one night so hard I rocked the bars waaaaaaay back towards me. Almost lost it. I had to stop and loosen the clamps to put them back where they belong. Yeah, potholes suck!
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Well my boots sure make me more sure footed the tennis shoes slid when I tried to catch myself. I stepped into the pothole and when I tried to keep myself from going over ....... no traction the rest is history..... I think I could of caught it in time to geeze I hate to say it but go over. Let me rephrase the first part...... I stepped in the pothole at a stop sign Now theres the rest of the story
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The best thing about your ex-wife is the ex part huh? lol
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Well my boots sure make me more sure footed the tennis shoes slid when I tried to catch myself. I stepped into the pothole and when I tried to keep myself from going over ....... no traction the rest is history..... I think I could of caught it in time to geeze I hate to say it but go over. Let me rephrase the first part...... I stepped in the pothole at a stop sign Now theres the rest of the story
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Well I wanna say F@#K OFF but I wont....but I was looking at all the dumbasses trying to run into me and down isn't where they were coming from...... WTF
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Originally Posted by AnotherBlackSG 
Huh?? How do you not look down as you're pulling up to a stop? The only other person I've heard of this happening to is my ex-wife and she's... well, she has some "problems", but they're very close to zeroing in on her proper medication dosages.
Huh?? How do you not look down as you're pulling up to a stop? The only other person I've heard of this happening to is my ex-wife and she's... well, she has some "problems", but they're very close to zeroing in on her proper medication dosages.
IDK Man, if you're having a hard time keeping your eyes & attention on all of the places they should be while riding, then maybe you need some help. Perhaps a basic rider course would help to keep you from becoming a statistic.
Texas Fat Boy - I'm assuming everybody thought you drove through a Pothole, not that you stepped into one.
Texas Fat Boy -The best thing about your ex-wife is the ex part huh? lol
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Potholes are the reason I changed to a 16"er up front on my evo, after bending 2 21's on potholes back around 89-90, on went the catsquasher.ever since I've been anti 21 and I like the look on a Bagger but just don't trust them. Have they improved. The strength of them over the years?