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11-10-2009, 03:43 PM | #2 |
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i wouldnt
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11-10-2009, 03:51 PM | #3 |
Serious Business
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So...next time I'm faced with
a. limbo bar b. cable strewn across the r wait a minute...how thick a cable? What diameter cable are we talking about? Too thin...you wont have time do all this fancy laying it down stuff. Too thick and why not just stop the damn bike? What about height? If its low enough to hit the fairing...it could just kinds deflect over if you lean down enough... If its to low then you'll do a high side. |
11-10-2009, 03:58 PM | #4 |
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Is this a Harley site now?
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11-10-2009, 04:19 PM | #5 |
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11-10-2009, 04:36 PM | #6 | |
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Obviously you'd have to get off the bike and measure the cable before making a decision. Duh! JC
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11-11-2009, 12:41 AM | #7 |
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laying it down is NOT a good option to me. I'll do that emergency stop the MSF teachers drilled into my head like a MOTHERFUCKER while shitting bricks probably. or simply swerve and brake if need be to avoid an accident.
laying it down counts as crashing no matter what, so honestly, its just not a good answer to a legitimate problem. if you've taken an MSF course, you know to brake and swerve, to avoid a crash, or do an emergency stop so you can avoid crashes. both are outstanding solutions that allow you to not see how well your gear(or skin for you squids out there) holds up to asphalt. and keep your bike looking nice. if you ride a harley with no front brake, or drum brakes, disregard this, have another beer and lay it down. |
11-12-2009, 04:09 PM | #8 | |
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11-12-2009, 05:57 PM | #9 |
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Yup. Unless you're about to get decapitated by something (trailer) or have very compromised traction (off-pavement/hydroplaning/oil on tires/snow/etc.), those precious few seconds spent dicking around 'laying it down' would be far better spent braking and/or steering to far more effectively scrub off speed and change direction. It's not like once your ass hits the pavement it magically looses momentum & quits traveling in the same vector the bike was moving when you separate. Now if you brake/swerve so hard that you loose traction and low-side, that's one thing - but to me that's simply loosing it in an avoidance maneuver, not laying it down on purpose.
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11-15-2009, 02:54 AM | #10 |
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Before I can "lay a bike down" to avoid an obstacle, I gotta go get me a piece of shit Hardly-Ableson, some assless chaps, a skull bandana, some stupid looking sunshades and a ragged out fat bitch with cellulites on her ass.
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