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Cruiser
Posts: 62
ESCALON CA. | hit diesel in a 35 mph turn , instantly lost traction of both tires, but rode out of it!
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Iron Butt
Posts: 849
, FL United States | Don't think that's what they were designed for but glad you didn't go down |
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Visionary
Posts: 2027
Brighton, TN | Very nice, glad to hear you didn't jump off and were able to ride it out. That had to be one of those, "OH SH!TT" moments. I've had a couple. |
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Tourer
Posts: 311
Atlanta Area | I tested them in late April at about 50mph in a tight left-hander. Unfortunately I was not able to stay on the bike. Any other bike and it would have been totaled and I would have been more seriously injured.
BTW, don't go doing stupid crazy full speed twisties riding without checking the air pressure in your rear shock. I had 7lbs in the shock when I went down. Totally forgot to check it before the ride... I normally pump it up to 35lbs when I am in stupid mode. The whole bike compressed in the turn, hit the tipovers and down I went... All hail the mighty tipovers! |
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Tourer
Posts: 366
Albuquerque, NM | Looks like minor damage to the rear tip over. A little elbow grease with a file and some touch up paint should make the damage hardly noticeable. Glad to hear no one was hurt. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 725
Reno County, KS | Now you have an excuse to get the chrome rear tipover covers. :-) |
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Cruiser
Posts: 215
orrick, mo | I would not cover the damage. Always can be used as a good conversation piece and proof what
excellant bikes we have. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 233
flagstaff, AZ | Lets see a picture of the seat. I'm sure there is one large pucker in the middle. Really good that you maintained calm and literally rode away. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | Glad to hear no injuries, metal and plastic are alot easier to replace than skin.............. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 62
ESCALON CA. | i was going to fix it after a picture but now i kindof like it, no time to pucker, & that was the only damage! it was suprisingly smooth. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1290
Ruskin, Fl | Glad to hear you came out of OK. A word of caution. I locked the front wheel in a 90 degree turn doing about 30 mph. The asphalt had crumbled into little black rocks that acted like ball bearings. The back of the bike had no damage, except for the tipover, which looked just like the photo. The front was another story. The front tipover has no strength laterally. The tipover snapped off the U shaped subframe. Bike took a real hard hit on the right side. $6900 in damage. I understand they are not ment as crash protection, but if would be nice if that was a little stronger. Than again, don't want a 1000 pound bike. Happy Father's Day. |
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