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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Amen, Cap'n. You and I both know that touching ANY kind of brakes in that situation would result in exactly what we saw.
BTW - when I mentioned 'sue the bastards' - what I really meant was making sure the insurance company knows that fault should be shared with the bastards that didn't take care of the ice on the road - like MOST of the fault. I understand that our guy didn't have to be there - and shares some of the fault because he was. But that was HORRIBLE maintainance of the road by those responsible.
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Cruiser
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Corona, CA | ABS wouldn't have saved you on this. He had ABS on this bike. It was a brand new 2011.
He was in a curve that sloped the opposite way from the curve and it was black ice.
Edited by team5150 2011-02-06 11:21 PM
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Cruiser
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mansfield, MA United States | WOW that happened so fast! I ride on roads like that every day this time of year. Its always in the back of your head and you always need to look for it. But it looked like he hit it on a angle and the back of the bike came out form him. I'm glad he looks ok. Ride safe |
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Ruskin, Fl | Not wanting to play Monday morning quarterback, but it sound like he was under power and the bike stepped out on him. I know from 2 wrecks it's over before you know what happened sometimes. Just wondering if he had pulled the clutch and coasted through if the centrifugal force of the wheel's rotation would have kept him upright. Just glad he wasn't hurt too bad. |
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Tourer
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Got to admit, he cussed a whole lot less than I would have. I'd have not been able to post the video on a family forum. |
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Visionary
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| I always hate to see anyone falloff their bike, BUT!!!! First I'm willing to bet this is one of those midlife fellows who bought a little cruiser and then just had to have a bigger one even though it's more bike than he could handle. Second he should have seen that ice coming and stopped short or simply rode on instead of reacting and braking. Third if you read his account he doesn't even know what happened so he had no business riding after the get off, he had his bell rung.
Someone said "they are glad he wasn't hurt worse; Nice staement but perhaps had he been he'd have thought twice about riding with his bell rung, or riding at all.
Sorry if this seems harsh, but dang it folks this is the second Vision rider I've read or met with in a week who has really totalled their bike, mostly by riding with their head up their butt. The other fellow in question is in much worse shape and damn lucky to be alive. I knew it was too much bike for him first time we met. Folks need to know their limits and ride within their skill set. Just sayin |
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Tourer
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Green Bay, WI United States | That road has killed and injured more than it's fair share of my friends and family. My little bother (Mike) crashed and was thrown off the side of the mountian and his head hit a huge rock, thank god he was wearing a helmet. A HS friend (Billy) was killed up there and my cousin's husband crashed a fuel tanker off the side of the mountian back in the sixties (Jack). I respect the right and choice to be riding this time of the season and do not believe that any braking or other operator error was involved in this crash, let alone the hiway department not taking good care of the road, looked clean and green to me. We all know the risk of doing the cycle thing and this could have happened to any of us in the same condition. I ride because I can and do not look for a soft spot in the people that try there best to take care of the roads, man up and realize that we have a choice to ride or put or ride in a damn china cabinet to "look at" and tell the grandchildren what a bad a** biker we were. Sorry but Mt. Lemmon has too many great memories for me to allow it and the hiway worker to be abused in any way. Just sayin......
Ride hard, ride fast, but above all, ride safe..... |
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Cruiser
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milwaukee wisconsin | for one those are the risks if you want to ride in the winter thats why i put my bike away when the first salt/snow flys !! |
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Tourer
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Green Bay, WI United States | +1 on the salt here in WI. Sure is bad for all the aluminum castings and fiberglass body work. |
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Beautiful winter ride until . . .
