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Old 11-10-2009, 01:02 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Speedracer42 View Post
There is no way to prove it, but I am an experienced enough and skilled enough racer and street rider that "laying the bike down" is 98% of the time a panick braking maneuver gone wrong and the rider either tucks the front or loses the back. Then they tell all their buddies "I had to lay 'er down. No choice" Laying a 400+ pound bike on the pavement at any mph vs. trying to use the brakes and/or avoidance maneuvers being called "survival instinct" is bullshit. Plain and simple
My "off" was not an intentional lay down, I actually high sided myself off the bike before it hit the truck. I was braking like mad and I wasn't slowing down. Finally the rear end slid out to the right, threw me off the the bike then landed on it's right side. Funny thing is, I was only going 36mph.
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