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Puddle Jumper
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Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada | Tip-overs saved my brother in law from both financial and several physical pain.
He doesn't ride, couldn't even tell you which one on those levers is the clutch.
However, if "big sis" can handle a bike, how tough could it be?
Before she could stop the process, he got on it and up-righted it (he tends to do things on the spur of the moment).
Due to the low center of gravity, and putting too much effort into it, he put it completely over on its right tip-overs.
He was considerably chastened by this event and understood what had happened, he said "those tip-over things saved me a lot of money!"
Probably saved more than that, I think she would have hurt him for damaging her favorite bike of all time.
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Cruiser
Posts: 56
| My wife and i hit the tips around 5 miles an hour due to some slick clay under a street light. Best thing...thebike popped back up with me and the wife still on the bike. My instinct caused me to counter steer out of the tip. Tapped the gas and the bike turned 180 around in the clay. What a bike! Name another bike that can go down while moving and pop back up. Dont suggest trying this. Lol. My wife now has more confidence in the bike....AND my riding skills. I call it God looking over us. And some great victory engineering .
In response to the fella that stated the bike is top heavy...this bike is not top heavy. I'm 165 pounds, 5'7, with short legs...never felt so comfy and secure on a bike. Many of my friends hds feel much much heavier. Dont even mention a goldwing. Never thiugh i would ride a bike this big until i rode a vision. Just my 2 cents.
Edited by kpVision 2012-04-04 8:47 PM
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Cruiser
Posts: 102
Cary, NC | I found that it is easy to test the tip overs when you pull into the garage, get off and realize that you forgot to put the kickstand down. |
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Tourer
Posts: 307
Columbia, SC | Or when you bring a new person on a ride as a passenger,mand after telling them to mount and dismount on the left, you prepare yourself and they quickly jump off on the right. Wasnt ready for that change in weight. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 166
Bullhead City, AZ | Want to be the center of attention? Just get off and push it over at a bike rally, everyone there will have a stiff neck trying to see what you did even the Kawasaki salesman in mid salespitch. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Just a reminder for some of you newbies:
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