You didn't crash but you're still a dummy. [The almost crash thread]

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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

my story is best.

i almost hit a wild turkey with my face while going 55 through the adirondacks.

one turkey ran across the road ahead of me, i wasn't thinking too well and it didn't occur to me that they usually travel in groups, so i held the throttle on. then the other came up behind him, saw me coming, and started flying, which i've never seen a turkey do. he flew up about 3-4 feet just as i went by and ducked my head to the left. didn't even have time to hit the brakes. he was right at head height and went by close enough that i felt the wind from him on my shoulder.

gently caress turkeys.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2009 00:54

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 08:57

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

M42 posted:

My parents are visiting for a while and they are petrified by the motorcycle thing, so I'm not going to ride it while they're around.

Have they seen all your gear? And you took the BRC, right? Most non-bike people (and sadly most bike people too) have never heard of that poo poo, and I think if you show them the lengths to which you've gone in the pursuit of safety, they'll be impressed. Might change some minds.

# ¿ Apr 30, 2013 02:23

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Well it is a good way to stop a skateboard I guess?

# ¿ Nov 8, 2013 10:28

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

OK I'll bite. "Cargo cult"?

# ¿ Dec 22, 2013 20:03

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Z3n posted:

No, what the hell is a "cargo cult"?

# ¿ Dec 23, 2013 01:14

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Verge posted:

Wheel bearings? I had that once on an older bike.

Did it prevent you from making a successful pass?

# ¿ Oct 28, 2015 23:23

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

As someone who hates anime, I'm glad to learn you can get probated for that.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2015 11:00

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Bovril Delight posted:

Roundabout.

You mean a traffic circle?

# ¿ Mar 14, 2016 16:21

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

I came a foot or so away from taking a turkey to the face at 50 mph a few years back. Felt the wind from it as it passed my shoulder. Fukken birds man.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2016 06:19

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Shimrod posted:

I kneed a noisy minor in the face at 100~ mid corner the other day.

You're a monster, who kicks children in the head just because they're being too loud? Bikers are the worst people.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2016 17:56

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Verge posted:

zen told me to get an sv so i did then crashed it

Way to go z3n.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2016 19:41

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Sagebrush posted:

I did a similar thing in my car when I was learning to drive (went from 5th to 2nd instead of 5th to 4th) and only bad thing to happen was the water pump spun so fast that the overpressure blew out a freeze plug and dumped all of the coolant.

That's a new one to me. Is this a thing? Are you sure you weren't just driving a lovely car? BMW cooling system?

# ¿ Aug 22, 2016 22:57

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Well the one thing I noticed that could have been done better is not locking up the rear. You might have been able to put more braking force on the front than the rear which would have stopped you quicker. But that does look like one of those situations you can't really prepare for. Maybe a little more space between you and the car in front would be it. I would wager that if you did hit one of those cars in front of you, you would have slowed down enough already that it wouldn't have been a catastrophic accident, so all in all you did about the best you can do.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2017 13:58

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 08:57

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

nsaP posted:

One time I talked about the times I ran from the cops and I got probated but IOC hated me and I don't think we have any oversight anymore so keep the stories coming.

Both of mine were on a Ninja 250 too so don't let anyone tell you they're slow.

I have to say, if you're going to do illegal poo poo and run from cops, doing it on a Ninja 250 is about the most respectable way to do it. It's a bit harder to turn up a nose at that.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 18:32

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