October 7th, 2014, 05:54 PM | #201 |
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that guy never did post the pic of when he wheelied into the side of his garage
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October 27th, 2014, 06:51 PM | #202 |
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lean, lean and lean harder!!
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October 27th, 2014, 06:53 PM | #203 |
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sounds like marquez' philosophy, lean until the tires aren't on the ground then lean more to put them back on the ground
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October 27th, 2014, 07:02 PM | #204 | |
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The other day I took an on ramp hard...had an "Oh **** the guardrail moment"...then it was "Oh ****...I never knew I could lean that much"
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October 27th, 2014, 07:07 PM | #205 |
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I want several of the rossi helmets personally, those designs so sick
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October 28th, 2014, 12:13 PM | #206 |
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I learned that going straight off the road isn't the same as the runoff on a track... Ya might wind up in a pond
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November 15th, 2014, 10:03 AM | #207 |
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I learned to listen to that there gut. I also learned that even with loads of experience, idiotic moments can sneak in there and remind us we're still human.
I learned I can break. I learned one split second of lack of focus can be traumatic. All of this I thought I had already learned, but I learned that apparently I hadn't.
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November 18th, 2014, 03:39 PM | #208 |
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lesson learned: less throttle, more clutch, keep 2 fingers on clutch, 2 on the bar.
Price of lesson: $3,849.72, 6 weeks down time from fractured arm, fractured ego. |
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November 18th, 2014, 03:42 PM | #209 |
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what did you do? loop it?
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November 18th, 2014, 04:45 PM | #210 |
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November 18th, 2014, 05:53 PM | #212 |
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@alex.s I really wish I had a story that cool! Just one of those aforementioned lapses in concentration. I was just taking off a little quickly from a stop sign, a block away from my destination (home) and my hand was not as smooth as it should have been.
I know how I hurt my arm, landed slightly off from flat on my back and put pressure on it. I was wearing my Joe Rocket jacket but armor wont save stuff from too much weight on it. Now, how my right big toe got fractured as well, I dont think I will ever know... I was wearing my heavy leather/steel toe high top tactical work boots. I landed on my back, not my feet. And my feet were the last things to leave the bike. Surprisingly, my butt didnt start to hurt untill 2 weeks later when I got the estimate from the dealer... Coincidence? |
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November 18th, 2014, 06:49 PM | #213 |
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Lessons from crashing:
Dont blame the bike or pavement, find out what i did wrong. |
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November 18th, 2014, 07:12 PM | #214 |
The Corner Whisperer
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You will never forget the sound. The scraping sound is deafening.
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November 18th, 2014, 07:48 PM | #215 |
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what if you are already deaf?
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November 18th, 2014, 07:54 PM | #216 |
The Corner Whisperer
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Been there, seen that this year too. The deaf riders rail just the same.
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November 18th, 2014, 07:56 PM | #217 |
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You still feel the vibrations, you'll never forget that.
source: I have mild hearing loss that was worse as a kid and predicted to be worse so I have met multiple deaf people and chatted with them about their experiences to understand it better, typically by using a pad and paper because signing is difficult as hell.
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November 18th, 2014, 08:00 PM | #218 |
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hearing has never been my strong suit, i remember more of the sudden slowing rate of speed and sometimes the sense of floating.
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November 18th, 2014, 09:33 PM | #219 |
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that low rumble thudding, a medium pitched sound that might be cardboard tearing, with a slightly higher pitched cardboard dragging sound, and this sheering tire sound like someone is dragging their tennies on the hardwood. with a high pitched grinding screech and lots of little ticks and plunks.
you never forget that sound.
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November 21st, 2014, 11:26 AM | #220 |
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Wow, I actually played that whole thing out in my head just now...
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November 21st, 2014, 08:20 PM | #221 |
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how very, very fleeting life can be, how you happen to randomly land will determine recovering or never recovering, and dying from a wreck isn't the worst thing that can happen to you. And somehow, for some reason, we'll tempt fate again, because [insert meme here].....
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November 22nd, 2014, 03:04 PM | #222 |
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I learned cold tire crashes can happen at low speeds.
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April 20th, 2017, 04:19 PM | #223 | |
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April 20th, 2017, 04:25 PM | #224 | |
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April 20th, 2017, 04:29 PM | #225 |
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Most of my crashes have happened in the garage. Sometimes I can take two bikes out at a time. I just dropped my Harris, pulling it out on the rear stand it fell off the stand when I hit the ridge between the garage and driveway. Only broke the clutch lever, but still!
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April 20th, 2017, 09:43 PM | #226 |
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I learned that applying the front brake while turning over sand on near-bald tires is a bad plan.
Oh, to be young again. Fortunately now I'm more (less?) sane and don't run into new things blindly, such as riding!
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May 1st, 2017, 04:53 PM | #227 |
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Well, sometimes this works but I think there are better techniques to learn or focus on than lean and lean harder. What about proper steering techniques, quick turning and body position that help get you around the corner safely? What about avoiding mistakes that cause you to feel like you have to lean harder?
What is the most common mistake that riders make that cause them to have to add lean angle mid corner or lean harder in order to not run wide? Absolutely. Figure out what you did wrong.
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May 2nd, 2017, 08:53 AM | #228 | |
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Really: I don't think people need to learn that anymore than they need to learn not to dive head first, blind, into open manholes in the street. Some possible things someone could learn from a situation like the one you described would be to constantly observe the condition of the street and to keep their speed below that which is required to safely ride the observable road. Also: that it's generally better to react and adjust before a potential dangerous situation arises to avoid it, than it is to wait until an actual dangerous situation occurs and react then.
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May 2nd, 2017, 10:25 AM | #229 | |
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June 15th, 2017, 08:55 PM | #231 |
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June 16th, 2017, 04:41 AM | #232 |
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It doesn't really hurt until you get old. Then all those mishaps come back with a vengeance.
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June 16th, 2017, 09:27 AM | #233 |
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Tailgating
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June 16th, 2017, 01:28 PM | #234 | |
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However; if it's a VW Beetle you can ride right over it, or a Prius, you can ride right through it.
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June 16th, 2017, 01:31 PM | #235 |
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Ride On - Over it.
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June 16th, 2017, 01:45 PM | #236 |
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Lane splitting is actually safer in stop-and-crawl traffic than being in the lanes where cars are likely to crush you. Splitting, most traffic is relatively stable and the bike is safely in the middle. You watch for cars changing, but once traffic stops people don't change as much. Plus, they're stopped so they can't just jump over. They have to plan it at least a little, which gives time to see them.
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June 16th, 2017, 05:30 PM | #238 | |
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You need to reread that post. Strawman arguments mean nothing. There is a reason cop's split in Cali, it is safer. Know your stats. Most of the world allows splitting because it is safer. One caveat: where splitting is not legal, some people will try to take the law into their own hands and cut into you. Attempted manslaughter is a bigger no-no than splitting and why I do not split in PA.
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June 16th, 2017, 06:20 PM | #239 |
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June 16th, 2017, 09:23 PM | #240 |
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I don't know that lane-splitters are more likely to pass on the right. Everybody passes everywhere here; I'm not sure I'd notice right-side passing more than anything else.
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