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Drifter posted:Preemptively don't corner so hard? Poor little guy. That looked like a ruff crash.
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Welp, almost high sided today. I was riding down a straight road at night doing around 40-50 mph. I didn't see the stop sign until I was almost on top of it. Braked hard and the back end locked up immediately and began fishtailing. I ended up sliding about halfway into the intersection before- I think- turning the front wheel to the right just in time for the back wheel to gain traction again. Shot me right onto the road in the direction I'd been hoping to go, so it ended up working out pretty well. Still a butt pucker moment and I'm really glad I'm on a bastard supermoto or I'd probably have crashed (assuming these things are the anti-grav machines you all claim they are).
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Nov 18, 2014 07:04
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nsaP posted:But did you say "whooo!"?? Once I verified that a car coming around the corner wouldn't flatten me, yes, I yelled "whooooooooooooooooooo".
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Nov 18, 2014 07:08
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 I can't wait till I can get a second bike so I can start trying to push myself a lot more. Right now I don't feel comfortable risking the safety of my bike since it is my only transportation. 
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Nov 18, 2014 07:26
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My MSF even had us ride over small planks and stuff as part of learning.
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Jul 27, 2015 00:32
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Digital_Jesus posted:Almost all of my near-crash related incidents have been almost rear ending someone while staring at sidewalk boobs so I think this theory holds true. I had this problem in a car, not on my bike. At least my motorcycle makes me more progressive. The tinted visor hides my objectifying male gaze.
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Jul 29, 2015 18:11
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Wet riding best riding.
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Sep 2, 2015 12:06
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Gillingham posted:Posting for the fucktard idiot driver of this SUV https://streamable.com/jggm at least it was a good reminder I need to look at my front brakes. Holy gently caress, you almost died. 
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Sep 3, 2015 18:06
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Verge posted:To be fair to him, it's a DRZ. If it doesn't collide w/ something, you bought the wrong bike. Yes, I did.
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Nov 18, 2015 20:18
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Razzled posted:don't believe in that gently caress head, believe in me Some of us went down the used road like daredevils instead of buying a fresh bike. 
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Nov 21, 2015 07:48
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Half the fun of a supermoto is Hmmm... yes... hitting a trespassing motorcyclist with a golf cart absolutely falls under the realm of "observe and report" 
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Nov 23, 2015 13:49
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Schroeder91 posted:I wish some sumos would come hoon it up at my work. I would definitely "observe and Same. We've got tons of staircases and hills on this property to have fun with. Just gotta tell the lieutenant I was doing a 10-14 off property with them. 
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Nov 25, 2015 10:53
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I've seen a video of you riding. Every day is a hazardous day.
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Nov 26, 2015 15:16
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Verge posted:True, I'm a squid, but I'd rather die by poor judgement rather than poor skill. Crashing is a skill. 
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Nov 28, 2015 05:51
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YF19pilot posted:I'd rather not die, personally. I know you want to stand out from the crowd, but all the cool kids are doing it.
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Nov 29, 2015 15:44
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Verge posted:I understand wanting to be a squid on some levels (stupidly quick, stunting) but ASPIRING not to wear gear? If you don't crash, you don't need gear. Seems simple enough.
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Nov 30, 2015 09:49
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Schroeder91 posted:Shiiiiit that was close. Glad they missed ya though. Tap on their window. They don't usually ignore that.
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Jan 7, 2016 17:56
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Yuns posted:I originally posted this to discussion but should have posted here. This owns. You own. Get a gopro.
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Jan 26, 2016 12:18
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:You mean a traffic circle? You mean four-way stop sign?
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Mar 15, 2016 02:13
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Space Whale posted:Balanced the friction zone against the front instead of rear brake. You can put that right up there next to my favorite bit of dumb advice to offer learned from personal experience: don't try dragging knee on a U-turn.
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Apr 30, 2016 11:32
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Is it weird that I really want my second bike to be a trials bike? Edit Second in my stable, that is.
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May 2, 2016 13:43
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builds character posted:No, but where will you ride it? Do you have a back yard or a truck to take it somewhere to ride? They're almost never street legal. Nope and nope 
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May 2, 2016 20:52
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Sagebrush posted:
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Aug 22, 2016 23:08
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KARMA! posted:Ah, autumn! I hope it takes you a while before you show up. I can't wait for late October, when Los Angeles will finally be a brisk 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the riding weather will be perfect.
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Sep 21, 2016 05:17
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A MIRACLE posted:God it's so loving hot in LA this week 105 degrees with humidity 
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Sep 21, 2016 17:03
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Verge posted:good save. i just had this same thing happen to me on the street. at least you were safe on a track though. It could also have been a highside, which still would have sucked on the track. Coydog posted:Nice save! Did you just lean in too far? To me it looks like his back tire lost grip (probably due to the wet and maybe that tar snake too) and kicked out pretty far before getting traction again. It made my butt pucker just watching it. Good save. Edit Vvvv Thanks for that. Chichevache fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Oct 5, 2016 |
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Oct 5, 2016 21:43
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FecLives posted:Let's See, Get a gopro.
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Mar 27, 2017 04:40
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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. I wish we could outrun cager mods.
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Mar 27, 2017 05:56
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rdb posted:I hit a deer this morning. I got lucky, it was small enough to still have its spots. I hit it dead square in the neck at about 35mph, the bike went over it. The deer was not so lucky, it was flopping around afterwards so I am pretty sure I broke its neck. Didn't stick around to find out because I was already running late to the airport. Stick around and put it out of its misery next time.
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Jul 18, 2017 15:06
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rdb posted:I don't keep guns/knifes on my person, its also considered taking one out of season if your caught doing that. Run it over twice.  sorry if I sound callous. that's a poo poo situation all around.
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Jul 18, 2017 17:31
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EX250 Type R posted:the proper thing to do would be to notify authorities so they can come and dispatch the animal. If there is no damage or if it doesnt meet your states threshold then it is not reportable on your end and there is no need for you to stick around but at least report it to be taken care of. Maybe it's because I worked in a pet store for so long, but to me leaving a wounded animal to suffer feels really unethical.
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Jul 18, 2017 18:50
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Sagebrush posted:well, assuming you're even carrying a gun, putting it out of its misery is risking a firearms violation and a charge of poaching, isn't it? I'm utterly shocked that an engineer's go-to euthanasia method is a gun. Be more creative!
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Jul 18, 2017 18:57
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Razzled posted:because deer are useless scum Some people say the same thing about motorcyclists.
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rdb posted:Managed to hit and kill a black vulture today. It tore the plastic off the side of the bike and got foul poo poo and feathers everywhere. I plucked most of the feathers out, popped the plastic back on and kept going. Thankful that it didn’t hit me in the chest. I think you mean fowl poo poo.:iamafag:
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