Killboy failure Dragon Fest

[Gummee!]

I'm not quite sure WTF this thing is, but there's too many wheels, so fail

M

[ttpete]

Originally Posted by Gummee!

I'm not quite sure WTF this thing is, but there's too many wheels, so fail

M

Has to be wild doing night time runs down the mountain with that thing. What happens when a deer steps out, or worse yet a bear? I'd hate to smack a bear and piss him off...........

[Mistress of the dual]

Fail


Non-fail

[Harvey Krumpet]

Originally Posted by Mr_Gone

I'm pretty sure the Killboy failure Dragon Fest is around here somewhere....

It appears to have been having a brake.

But I just seen some piccies, so all good.

[PSYCHO II]

Originally Posted by Harvey Krumpet

It appears to have been having a brake.

But I just seen some piccies, so all good.

And don't forget the shitty advice (again the myth that if you use four fingers you're going to grab really hard) that can only lead to one thing.... "ABS... making bad riders look good"


If four fingers is so bad why is it also taught in intermediate and advanced course? Also holding on with the knees and not the arms is taught as well.

[JimVonBaden]

Originally Posted by 100mpg

Hey, here's an idea, take it to the no one gives a shit thread? sheesh.

and WTF is this....is that a bear? or a man in a bear costume? ops, just noticed the blood. its a bear.

Bear.

Jim

[RAGBrian]

Originally Posted by Gummee!

I'm not quite sure WTF this thing is, but there's too many wheels, so fail

M

Dug through the blog's directory to get a differnet looky at this thang:



Seems to be a cult Big Wheel® downhill thing on the Dragon.

[Al Goodwin]

If the speed limit is posted, and he's not hiding behind something man-made,,,NOT a TRAP.

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

It be sumpin like this:

[thetable]

Originally Posted by Al Goodwin

If the speed limit is posted, and he's not hiding behind something man-made,,,NOT a TRAP.

If it's an artificially low speed limit, it IS a speed trap! The speed limit at the Gap was NOT set by a traffic survey. We're talking about a road with no intersecting roads, no driveways, no anything.

[crofrog]

Originally Posted by RAGBrian

Dug through the blog's directory to get a differnet looky at this thang:



Seems to be a cult Big Wheel® downhill thing on the Dragon.

That looks fucking fun as shit, and a bit more stable than the normal big wheels

[jgiacobbe]

Originally Posted by RAGBrian

Dug through the blog's directory to get a differnet looky at this thang:



Seems to be a cult Big Wheel® downhill thing on the Dragon.

What no linky? Inquiring minds want to know more about it but are too lazy to search.

[viverrid]

Originally Posted by thetable

The speed limit at the Gap was NOT set by a traffic survey. We're talking about a road with no intersecting roads, no driveways, no anything.

So seems like it's been set by the frequency of accidents. Yup, the more speed-related accidents the more the authorities want to lower the speed limit. And there are PLENTY of accidents resulting from people going faster than their skill level allows. As demonstrated on this thread. Since they can't administer road tests to everyone entering the area, instead they lower the speed limit.

[viverrid]

Originally Posted by ttpete

....What happens when a deer steps out, or worse yet a bear?

Duck and go under. The deer at least.

[thetable]

Originally Posted by viverrid

So seems like it's been set by the frequency of accidents. Yup, the more speed-related accidents the more the authorities want to lower the speed limit. And there are PLENTY of accidents resulting from people going faster than their skill level allows. As demonstrated on this thread. Since they can't administer road tests to everyone entering the area, instead they lower the speed limit.

Most of the accidents aren't due to excessive speed.

[RDTCU]

Originally Posted by thetable

Most of the accidents aren't due to excessive speed.

And people will speed no matter the posted speed limit.

Sean McMillan, the Marine that died last weekend on the KTM, went into a decreasing radius corner (that has claimed many bikes) a little too hot, got on the brakes hard with a bit too much rear, which made him step out and hit the dirt berm and then the rail. He went over, broke some branches way up in the trees, then fell about 70ft. Some SMJ friends helped put him in the ambulance.

The usual Harley low-sides aren't from excessive speed, as they'll scrub at a walking pace, but the spectacular ones are usually speed related...