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Old May 27, 2013 | 10:10 AM
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I hope everybody has beautiful weather this weekend like we are in central Florida, just without the fools on the road.

Yesterday afternoon I was on 415 SB crossing the St Johns/Lake Monroe bridge when out of nowhere there is a red chest cooler in my lane! I was going 65, so from when I saw it to swerve reflex was about 2 seconds. I hit it with my long arm cruise bar and switchblade peg. It felt like somebody hit the bottom of my foot with a sledgehammer!

It happened so fast I never slowed down or saw what happened to the cooler,
Sorry if it hit anybody else! I was a little preoccupied checking my foot and pegs/footboard...

I have to say I'm impressed with the Kury bars and pegs, say what you will about some of their stuff, but if these pegs can punt a cooler at 65, they have a loyal customer with me!

Eyes wide open out there, no telling what you will roll up on!
 
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Old May 27, 2013 | 10:13 AM
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Just be safe. Never know when stuff happens.
 
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Old May 27, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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Some of the loads people put on the shelves clinging to their hitch receivers are a very bad collision just waiting to happen. I don't follow them, and I hope cops issue tickets for such carelessness.

Glad you're OK.
 
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Old May 27, 2013 | 11:44 PM
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Hell, if they ain't aiming for you with the cager itself, they are throwing crap out to get you.
 
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