February 13th, 2012, 11:14 AM | #1 |
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This is a thread to keep yourself humble and honest. Lots of us describe events where someone else made an error on their motorcycle/cage and either caused us to crash or gave us a close call, but there are times when we make mistakes too. Fess up!
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February 13th, 2012, 11:20 AM | #2 |
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Name: Akima
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Ok: so I'll go first...
I was on the way to work today. As I approached a set of traffic lights I thought I would lane split through the middle of the two lanes of traffic going in my direction and then pull in front of one of the cars waiting at the lights. I've done this tens of times before on this exact same junction. It's legal and relatively safe to do. This time though I wasn't concentrating hard enough. I made it all the way through the waiting traffic and just as I was pulling in front of the last car the lights went green... but I didn't see that. The car driver didn't notice me in time as I swerved in front of it to stop and the result was that it drove into me slightly. It's bumper only lightly pushed into my leg before the driver stopped. At this point my bike was at an angle and I couldn't bring it upright on account of having a car pressed against my leg! I turned around and looked at the [understandably] pissed off lady driving the car, made an apologising motion with my hands and then made a 'please back up' motion so that I could bring the bike upright and ride away. What a jerk! I'll be concentrating much harder when lane splitting next time, and pay attention to the traffic lights. |
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February 13th, 2012, 11:47 AM | #3 |
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Well, this isn't much of a close call kinda thing, but I've always wanted to do a burnout since I got my CB. I just wasn't able to because of a slipping clutch and bad front brake :/
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February 13th, 2012, 11:55 AM | #4 | |
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February 13th, 2012, 12:39 PM | #5 |
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I guess I could do that... but some drivers might see that as a challenge and decide to race me. I usually pull away quicker than the cars, but I don't like the idea of having a car a few inches to my side keeping up with me. Has that happened to you before?
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February 13th, 2012, 12:44 PM | #6 |
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It's pretty rare that someone tries to race me, but it's only happened when I've been in my own lane not lane sharing
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February 13th, 2012, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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Last Wednesday in my physics class, I let out a silent fart and blamed it on the fat guy next to me. It stunk so bad I could taste it.
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February 13th, 2012, 01:51 PM | #9 |
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Hit the nitrous button on accident while doing a clutchless upshift to 7th gear at 210mph with 2 passengers causing me to do a backflip luckily I landed it and everything was okay.
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February 13th, 2012, 02:02 PM | #12 |
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a few weeks ago i was going north on the 5 through 5mph traffic on my 250. off and on WOT in 2nd around 9k to redline weaving like an idiot. got scary when someone cut me off, had to jump on the other side of them half blind near the traction limit. front end went to mush but i gave it wot after it was pointed and blasted through anyway. it pissed me off that i didnt see it coming so i picked up the pace even more but missed my stupid exit because of my rage. got pretty mad at myself for that.
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February 13th, 2012, 02:16 PM | #13 | |
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I don't get it. How could more aggression have helped in that situation?
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February 13th, 2012, 02:18 PM | #14 |
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February 13th, 2012, 02:33 PM | #15 |
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February 13th, 2012, 02:44 PM | #17 |
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when I got my driving license(car) coming home turned into a 90degree turn(120 ft away from my home) and took 3/4 of the road and a cruiser was coming from the opposite direction we just locked eye while he cusses something (had windows up) idk what there really is ent many bikes in my area i now always take that turn to see that biker
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February 13th, 2012, 03:21 PM | #18 |
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So it's a hot summer day in 1975 and i just picked up my RD350. I had just had Tanner&Brandt ( builders of the RD350 that held worlds record 1/4 mi. at the time) port. polish and slap an expansion chamber on the bike for the ungodly fee of $400). There's no sound like a 2 stroke with a pipe.
At that moment, I had one of, if not the fastest RD350 in NYC. I wailed out into traffic, blasted down Queens Blvd and the wind was blowing in my face so hard i looked like The Joker ( had no full face gear in them days). Then she died...I mean just died,,,,the pipes dropped from a machine gun stacatto to a dead mans moan and there i was amidst busses, trucks, and everybody else beeping horns and cussibng me for blocking traffic. The effin' guys....$400 and the fweekin bike breaks down 5 minutes out of the shop. It's 90 degrees out, traffic all around and I have to push this sucker across 6 lanes and 3 miles back to the shop. I get there maybe an hour later and go screaming into Mike and Bills small office about what they did to my bike and how i had to push it back and i was gonna burn the shop dow--- when Bill gets up, walks to the bike, opens the cap. He says nothing to me, grabs a gas can , pours a few ounces in and starts the bike. No one can imagine what an ass I felt like. I've done stupider things but this was the single most embarassing thing i've ever done. That RD was fast....wanna see where the bone came thru my skin? |
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February 13th, 2012, 03:35 PM | #19 |
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Name: Akima
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@eddiekay: I knew you'd have a good story! You've got a reputation with me now lol. Yeah: and that's embarrassing!
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February 13th, 2012, 08:29 PM | #21 |
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Whoa Alex....now that's an idea for a thread....full color pix of scars, vids of limping, knocked out teeth, lumps that never go away.
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February 13th, 2012, 08:41 PM | #22 |
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I want to see it!
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February 13th, 2012, 08:42 PM | #23 |
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My Story: I put lettuce on a hamburger on accident at Mcdonalds. So embarrassing...
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February 13th, 2012, 09:16 PM | #24 |
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February 13th, 2012, 09:19 PM | #25 |
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I did the owner a favor and took it off
I want Mcdonalds now lol I have work tomorrow! I like working there. I can honestly say, that I will miss it when I leave them.
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February 14th, 2012, 08:07 AM | #26 |
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Back in my newb days, I would run too hot into corners (probably 3 of 5 tries) and end up in the opposing lanes. This was at less than the posted speed limit too. Now when I take those same corners at or above the speed limit, I look back and wonder how I didn't end up splattered on the front of a cage.
Again, riding while new, I lane split to the front of a line of cars and move to the right to get in front of the first car while using the front brake to stop. Most of you know what happens when you have the wheel turned at very low speed and you use the front brake. Yep, over I went, but not all the way. I'm stuck holding the bike up with my left leg, while my right leg is hooked on the feeler nub on the peg. I eventually got upright again, having managed to keep the bike off the ground. Meanwhile, everyone in the cars behind me were laughing their a$$e$ off. So sad. When I read a post by Akima, I see in my head a talking squirrel. |
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February 14th, 2012, 08:33 AM | #27 |
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This is a nice thred...when it comes to doing stupid things, I have a lot to say
Back in the day in NYC...it was common for sections of a street to be repaired by simply pouring concrete and putting a few cones around it overnite while it dried. I mean, anyone could see the cones and the concrete was obviously wet so there was no reasonable chance that anyone would attempt to cross it. Right? On a rainy day, wanting to go to a store and seeing no place to park but seeing the coned-off area...I decided that ....well, the concrete only looked wet because it was raining. I saw no equipment on the street, no sign of workers so I further reasoned that they did the pour yesterday and...yeah...it only looked wet. It was really dry...but looked wet. OK you know whats coming : Drove straight into the pour. Stopped immediately with my wheels buried to the rims in half cured concrete. Luckily...the bike was small so I thought i'd just roll it out. No. Got off the bike and tried pulling it back but...it was like being stuck in concrete. A few passers by saw this comedy and after they stopped laughing came over, stood at the edge of the pour, grabbed my luggage rack and managed to pull the rear wheel back onto the pavement. It was good...the bike was almost out but...did you know wet concrete like shoes ? As I turned and began to step out my shoes came off....yeah...concrete likes shoes. So...out of the pour i come: shoes off covered to the calves in concrete soaked wheels covered in mud. By this time a small crowd had gathered and they were hysterical with laughter Thanked the 2 guys who helped and got on and rode home. I never made it to the store and my shoes are still buried on Steinway Street. 40 something years later...it still makes me laugh. |
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February 14th, 2012, 10:36 AM | #28 | |
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@eddiekay: love the concrete story Favourite line: "Got off the bike and tried pulling it back but...it was like being stuck in concrete." he he
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February 14th, 2012, 12:09 PM | #29 |
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Damn eddie, I'm definitely jealous of your rd350. Have any old pics of it?
I'm seriously in love with that bike, and if it were legal to ride one on the streets, that would've been my next bike.
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February 14th, 2012, 09:30 PM | #30 |
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Your concrete story is hilarious. I want to go get your shoes
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February 15th, 2012, 08:54 AM | #31 |
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My view is htat we all make stupid mistakes, especially when we're newbs. Admitting that we f-ed up is an opportunity for others to use the experience as a learning tool and hopefully not make the same mistake. Unfortunately, most of the posts are not embracing your vision of this thread. Amusing responses, to be sure, but not helpful in the context/spirit of the thread IMO.
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February 15th, 2012, 09:31 AM | #32 | |
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February 15th, 2012, 09:58 AM | #33 |
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I had a squirrel run out in the road in front of me once when I was first learning. Grabbed at the front brake, skidded, almost hit a mailbox. When I stopped there was no squirrel, but there was a nice little wet spot where he would have been standing.
On an unrelated note, @akima , do you have any relatives in the states?
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February 15th, 2012, 10:25 AM | #34 |
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I would never call a specific person out publicly unless they posted something patently unsafe/dangerous. You know what they say - never point a finger, because there are several pointing back at you.
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February 15th, 2012, 10:49 AM | #35 | |
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February 15th, 2012, 11:30 AM | #38 |
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February 15th, 2012, 01:07 PM | #39 |
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About 2 weeks after I started riding, I was feeling like a total pro, and thought it was time for me to start returning all the waves I was getting from the other riders. I knew it was rude not to wave back before but honestly, I was just too busy trying to ride the bike! I wasn't exactly sure what to do with my hand though... should I make a 'v', point with one finger, or wave with my whole hand? I really wanted to make sure I got it right, so I didn't feel like a total dork.
I passed a rider waving in the other direction on a 2 lane road - and I decided to look really closely to see what he was doing exactly... Perfect storm. Here I am not looking where I'm going, only 1 hand on the bars, narrow section of road with guard rails and having absolutely no idea what I was doing. Sure enough, the car in front of me stops short to make a left, no signal or nothing. Not that I would have seen it because I was too busy trying to mimic this guys wave. When I do finally look up, I panic and lock-up the rear brake, then I panic that I just locked-up the rear brake so I release it, THEN the MSF training kicks-in and I panic again, thinking I'm gonna high-side. Luckily, I worked the front brake perfectly and was able to just stop in time. Could have been much worse though. |
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