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Old February 27th, 2014, 04:41 PM   #32
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Name: Jim
Location: NJ
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Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, KTM EXC610SMR

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Originally Posted by csmith12 View Post
Curious, why would you think this is a good idea? I am all for not giving up but if a bar is touching earth, it's pretty much done. Why continue to hold on until stop?
I explained it in my post, you will try to catch yourself with your hand by reaching out. That is a great way to snap a wrist or arm. I'd rather be dragged to a stop than snapping my bones trying to fight it. Every crash is different, but given the room to slide to a stop, I'll keep my grip as long as possible.

Last "good" crash was 35MPH impact on the sumoto race bike. It blew my leather jacket zipper open but I had only minor abrasions thru the arms of the jacket. My hand guards were scarred very badly.
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