Forum: Face plant
12-03-2006, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 5,848
An unexpectedly sharp turn (ie too fast) with a...
An unexpectedly sharp turn (ie too fast) with a little gravel -- lowsided, slid off the edge of the road into a crash barrier, took a chunk out of my elbow. General anaesthesia to let the ortho clean...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-13-2006, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,460
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Forum: Face plant
11-13-2006, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 7,740
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Forum: Face plant
11-09-2006, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,031
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Forum: Beasts
10-26-2006, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 5,238
Views: 1,212,925
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Forum: Equipment
10-23-2006, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,925
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Forum: Face plant
10-20-2006, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 6,438
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
10-18-2006, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 4,960
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Forum: Face plant
10-13-2006, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,015
Slippery situations aside, you don't have full...
Slippery situations aside, you don't have full traction on the front tire until your weight has shifted forward onto it with some more gentle braking. If you suddenly twitch the front brakes you can...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-12-2006, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,847
I have nothing to declare but my completely...
I have nothing to declare but my completely freaked-out state of mind. It's a good job you didn't pull into that campground with a completely overwhelming and immediate need for a pee or summit.
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Forum: Equipment
10-12-2006, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,462
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
10-12-2006, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,640
This is one of the reasons given in the MSF...
This is one of the reasons given in the MSF course -- aside from fall protection and shielded-from-the-elements there was also "visibility", and maybe somethging else that I've forgotten.
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Forum: Face plant
10-11-2006, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,216
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Forum: Face plant
10-06-2006, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,313
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Forum: Beasts
09-27-2006, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,335
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-25-2006, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,625
There's a mention here...
There's a mention here (http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/triumph/time06.html) of Triumph buying back a dispatch riders '92 Trident in '95 with 250,000 miles on it. Pretty good rate of...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-25-2006, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,777
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Forum: Equipment
09-14-2006, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 682
I picked up a dry bag...
I picked up a dry bag (http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=12139594&parent_category_rn=4501503&vcat=REI_SSHP_PADDLING_TOC) from REI to keep by...
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Forum: Equipment
09-10-2006, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 677
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Forum: Equipment
09-09-2006, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,395
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Forum: Equipment
09-09-2006, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,395
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Forum: Equipment
09-08-2006, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,395
I suppose it all does come down to the cuffs in...
I suppose it all does come down to the cuffs in the end, and whether they can prevent the armor shifting. In winter I have no problem with cinching them up nice and tight, but in summer that would be...
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Forum: Equipment
09-08-2006, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,395
Disillusioned with Darien Jacket
I had a little slide last week, just a low-side at something like 10-25mpg, and the loose cuffs on my Darien allowed the sleeve to slide up and expose my elbow to the jacket without the benefit of...
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Forum: Beasts
09-07-2006, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 569
For mods, I put on Touratech bars, which just...
For mods, I put on Touratech bars, which just saved me a hat full of cash this past week, and I cut about 1.5 to 2" off of the stock screen to get smoother airflow round the head. You need to get the...
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Forum: Beasts
09-07-2006, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,619
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Forum: Equipment
08-08-2006, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 6,008
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Forum: Equipment
08-07-2006, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 748
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Forum: Face plant
06-22-2006, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,290
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Forum: Face plant
06-16-2006, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 604
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Forum: Face plant
06-16-2006, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 671
That NY message could have been even better if,...
That NY message could have been even better if, at the end when the car waits for the bike and then turns left, another bike had been coming after the first and had hit the car. Just when everyone's...
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Forum: Face plant
06-16-2006, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 421
My own dumb mistake, but face plant avoided.
I was talking to the SO the other day about one of the exercises on the BRC -- emergency stop on a turn. The one where you have to suddenly straighten up on the curve before applying the anchors ......
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Forum: Face plant
06-16-2006, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,176
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-15-2006, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,407
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Forum: Thumpers
06-13-2006, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,300
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Forum: Face plant
06-12-2006, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 5,664
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Forum: Equipment
06-10-2006, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,944
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Forum: Equipment
06-08-2006, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,610
I rode through a rain and hail storm from...
I rode through a rain and hail storm from Tabernash up-and-over Berthoud Pass yesterday. Darien jacket and pants did the job for me. :thumb
Hot weather is just a matter of getting the vents open...
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Forum: Equipment
06-01-2006, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,438
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
06-01-2006, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 359
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Forum: Face plant
05-31-2006, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,447
I always try to keeping mind that it's the...
I always try to keeping mind that it's the changes around you that kill -- someone slows down, speeds up, changes direction, appears at a junction, road goes over a hill, road curves etc.. It's a lot...
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