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Chichevache posted:How fast were you going that you put a hole through the jacket? Probably too big of a jacket so the armor shifted when he fell and he slid right on the textile.
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BlackMK4 posted:Probably too big of a jacket so the armor shifted when he fell and he slid right on the textile. Got it in one! the whole sleeve slid upwards about three inches, when I recomposed myself my elbow armor (which did take the hit, just not the slide) was basically on my tricep. This is what I get for losing weight and then not replacing my jacket. Well, I get to now.
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Oct 7, 2014 22:49
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Hey, now you know how they should fit when you buy a replacement. 
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Yeah, all things considered it could've been way, way worse. So whatever, cleaned the little bit of road rash once I got home, and I rode the bike home so it'll be a new gear lesson not a new bike lesson.
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That's great, glad you came out alright. Those tires are pretty similar in tread as the ones on my KLR. They always feel fine but I'm constantly nervous about a slip when I'm leaned over, especially in the wet or something. Being close to home seems like a recipe for disaster huh? I was about a mile away from home when I had my wreck.
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Three minute mark local meetup guy takes his SV650 down an embankment on Banner Grade outside Julian CA. To my eyes this was pure noob. He could have made that corner (among 100 other bad decisions he made). I've met the guy. He hangs way off his bike when it's not necessary. Not surprised to see this video. Luckily no one was hurt! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyKnt0e6vNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5G45JK6naQ Stugazi fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Oct 17, 2014 22:55
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Looks like he rode straight off the road.
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Oct 17, 2014 23:09
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A bike passing someone like an rear end in a top hat and then immediately crashing the next turn is my favorite crash video. This one was pretty drat good.
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Oct 17, 2014 23:09
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That was pathetic.
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That's some moot level stuff right there
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Oct 17, 2014 23:20
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Moot so hard
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Oct 17, 2014 23:38
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Wow, what is it about group rides and dick waving? He was obviously trying to show off. I'm glad to hear he's okay.
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Stugazi posted:I've met the guy. He hangs way off his bike when it's not necessary. \ Is that actually a bad thing? My riding course encouraged that because it increased your contact patch and grip and made it less likely to lowside.
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On the street? I don't hang off but I would think so, it has to make it slower to swerve, change directions, or stand it up to brake right?
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You don't need to hang off unless you're taking curves at a prodigious speed. And if you're not, you look like a tool. yaaaa brevvv sick knee down in the cul-de-sac also laffo at this pic I found on GIS 
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Oct 18, 2014 01:23
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Stugazi posted:Three minute mark local meetup guy takes his SV650 down an embankment on Banner Grade outside Julian CA. Sweeper, sharp turn, blah blah blah. People travel a hundred miles to buy a PIE in this town. That's really all the data you need.
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Marv Hushman posted:Sweeper, sharp turn, blah blah blah. People travel a hundred miles to buy a PIE in this town. That's really all the data you need. I look forward to driving through it to buy BEER in Alpine...
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Here are some pictures of me hanging off like you should. Coincidentally I look like a total and complete bad-rear end.  I tend to keep my upper body more upright at the entry of the corner and kind of 'fall' into it as I get to the apex. Here's one I didn't buy that shows a bit better and doesn't make me look crossed up. 
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Barnsy posted:Is that actually a bad thing? My riding course encouraged that because it increased your contact patch and grip and made it less likely to lowside. Tanbo posted:On the street? I don't hang off but I would think so, it has to make it slower to swerve, change directions, or stand it up to brake right? Totally anecdotally: I have tried both hanging off (not to a retarded degree, no knee down or anything) and riding normally on a certain corner I ride every day. I found that if I ride normally, when I get on the throttle the rear tyre tends to spin up and the bike slides a little. Hanging off this doesn't happen, but on the other hand I would be vastly less prepared for something unexpected happening because it takes a little while to readjust my posture to be able to slam on the brakes/swerve in the other direction. So I guess the right answer is somewhere in the middle? I think if you're going fast enough to need to hang off on the road, you either know the road very well and can plan your cornering fully, or you're going too fast for a road you don't know. Because you have to be going pretty fast for posture to make the difference between a (competent-handling) bike getting out of shape or making it around the corner. On the other hand, above a certain speed I find hanging off easier and more stable-feeling than riding normally, but my bike probably isn't a good example for it.
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nsaP posted:Here are some pictures of me hanging off like you should. Coincidentally I look like a total and complete bad-rear end. You hang off the bike that way to let your girl hair blow in the wind.
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It is fabulous
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Barnsy posted:Is that actually a bad thing? My riding course encouraged that because it increased your contact patch and grip and made it less likely to lowside.
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El Jebus posted:I look forward to driving through it to buy BEER in Alpine... I guess it's not all that bad...I have memories of it being an absolute touristy nightmare, but maybe I hit it at the peak of harvest season.
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nsaP posted:It is fabulous Which hockey team do you play for?
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Marv Hushman posted:I guess it's not all that bad...I have memories of it being an absolute touristy nightmare, but maybe I hit it at the peak of harvest season. It is a touristy nightmare. It's fun to go through on a loop from San Diego but that's about it. I'll usually grab a pie for the guys at work so I can stop for a pee break. I'm currently at a campground about 15 miles away and it's also a touristy nightmare. Camping here = parking your truck in a 30x30 foot spot and putting up a tent nearby. There are about 500 other people here and it's cold and lovely. This has nothing to do with crashing but I'm annoyed I let the gf talk me into it and just happen to writing a post about the area.
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Bugdrvr posted:This has nothing to do with crashing As long as you're there and have a truck, CA will take...146 Dutch Apples. Actually, it sort of makes my original point, which was: why on earth would anyone turn it up in the middle of this, or the routes immediately in/out? It makes about as much sense as tailgating someone approaching a McDonald's. You KNOW you're getting a last second hard stop/hard right at the entrance, every single time. Golden arches = lane change signal.
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nsaP posted:A bike passing someone like an rear end in a top hat and then immediately crashing the next turn is my favorite crash video. This one was pretty drat good. Not an emptyquote
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Stugazi posted:Three minute mark local meetup guy takes his SV650 down an embankment on Banner Grade outside Julian CA. That poor bike 
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Marxalot posted:That poor bike That poor SV650 never asked for this!!!! 
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FAT CURES MUSCLES posted:That poor SV650 never asked for this!!!! Yes it was, did you see how little it was wearing?
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Radbot posted:Akion - if you don't mind me asking, which road were you on? If it's nearby I'll have to add it to my database of "gently caress this road", which currently includes Lefthand Canyon, US-36 between Estes Park and Lyons, and others! I have firsthand experience that riding hard in lefthand when not familiar with it will do a number on a new-to-you 690smc  . So many decreasing radius corners, many of which are blind. Don't ride like a fuckhead and it's an amazing road, as are many in that area.
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Bugdrvr posted:It is a touristy nightmare. It's fun to go through on a loop from San Diego but that's about it. I'll usually grab a pie for the guys at work so I can stop for a pee break. Julian Cafe and bakery has some bomb rear end pancakes though.
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Well it happened. I crashed today. I'd say almost 40,000 miles without an incident is pretty good. I was behind a BMW X4 going about 20-25. I looked down at my gauges: speed;fuel;time;temp;tac. Within those two seconds, the BMW was making an abrupt stop and suddenly signalling to turn left. I hit the brakes but couldn't stop in time. No idea how fast I was going when I hit him. He rolled forward a few feet and I flew over my bars, landing right on my back. I was very glad I replaced the back pad with actual armor in my jacket. For damage: His bumper and trunk have some paint scuffs on them. Nothing major. My bike's plastics are pretty hosed on the front end. The headlight assembly, front and side fairings and front fender are cracked/broken in various places. My clutch lever is bent to hell and back. The left mirror broke off the bar end. The base for my massive trunk broke (It's currently being held on by duct tape). Somehow, all the electronic and mechanical stuff is fine. The clutch engages and rides just fine. The forks appear unbent, as does the wheel. It's riding straight and true just like before. All the indicators and lights work. The radiator is solid. As expected, I got a $175 for following too close. Trying to find the positive in some part of it- I'm lucky that it was a low speed collision and that 99% of the damage is all plastics. The most expensive part will be the headlight assembly. It'll run me about $280 at dealer cost.
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I met three people (casually, not friends) who died on motos last year. Met in person and had a conversation type acquaintances. That seems high to me. Is that about average if you know a fair amount of riders? Freaks me out a bit to be honest.
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Stugazi posted:I met three people (casually, not friends) who died on motos last year. Met in person and had a conversation type acquaintances. I've known about half a dozen or so people that have died over the 10 years I've been riding - 1 of them was a really fast, good rider who took stupid risks on the street, 2 of them died racing (or committed suicide after being paralyzed in on track accidents  ), 2 heart attacks on track. Friend of a friend from crossing the DY into an oncoming car.But that seems really high - no helmet use?
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Pope Mobile posted:Well it happened. I crashed today. I'd say almost 40,000 miles without an incident is pretty good. Downside: Crashed. Upside: Naked conversion.
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Stugazi posted:I met three people (casually, not friends) who died on motos last year. Met in person and had a conversation type acquaintances. I only personally know a handful of people who have died in my lifetime on a motorcycle. All of then were squid type incidents in the street on supersports.
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Z3n posted:(or committed suicide after being paralyzed in on track accidents that's loving rough.
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