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Author:  JRD [ Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

My wife had off work today so we were on our way to the park to walk our new puppy Levi. As I'm in between the two "S" curves, a guy on a Honda V twin locks up the back brake and misses the corner. Just went straight at about 20 mph into somebody's lawn.

Since the V-twin isn't known for it's motocross capabilities, the front end washes out and he wiped out.

I pulled into the lawn ( out the road to allow any traffic that might come past ) and check him out. He's up, holding his right shoulder and says " I didn't know the corner was there". (There is a sign marked 20 mph )

He can move alright and other than sore seemed fine. We get the bike up and the only damage was the RR turn signal and the left mirror got torn off. The gas tank had a nice dent on the back right side.

He said he was OK, put the loose parts in his backpack and off he went.

If he would have stayed just slightly right the bumps wouldn't have thrown him off. Luckily he didn't go 8' further to the left as there are trees there.


Looking at the picture, he was coming from the bottom and when he realized the road turned, he jammed on the back brake only.
He was going slow enough initially if he would have applied the front brake he would have made it easily.

But, he didn't :oops:
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Author:  two-stroke-brit [ Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

i have a buddy at work and he rides a triumph Bonneville (2004 ish) . and he flat out told me is scared to use the front brake as he might lock it up and go down. :e9
you wonder about how some of the crashes happen but u-tube is full of people crashing never touching the front brake.
at least he never hurt anyone else. :thumbup:

Author:  BarryB [ Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

Triples have front brakes :lol:

Author:  husson73 [ Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

seems he didn't really know how ride a bike (and didn't really understood the sign :!: ) :mrgreen:

Author:  Dewman418 [ Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

Maybe they should tear down the house and build the road straight as they have no concern for people who can't read or are daydreaming. :D :P

Author:  JRD [ Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

Dewman418 wrote:
Maybe they should tear down the house and build the road straight as they have no concern for people who can't read or are daydreaming. :D :P


That house was there when people still rode horses. I think a MSF course would be better.

If he was looking at the electric lines, they do go straight there. I find it's a much smoother ride if I follow the "hard road" :lol:

Author:  Moriniman [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Saw a guy crash right before lunch today

Quote:
is scared to use the front brake as he might lock it up and go down


He needs an H1A. No worries about locking that front brake!

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