I was to close to fucking up this time..

GearboxGeezer · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Heya.. Just thought Id tell you about my near miss I had today.

Basicly was riding like a twat on some twisties, common from a market place which I went with my friend whos on a ped... I was bored from doing 30mph on these lovely roads so I opened it.

I came to a rather big but steap bridge over a motorway. Double white lines in the middle of the road since it was blind, then a long sweeping courner follows, the place had just be retarmaced and its lovely to cain it round.

But when I came over the bridge at around about 80mph to my horror there was a 3 car traffic jam up ahead, and then there was a farmer tractor turning into a junction!

I really really thought I was gona end up in serious trouble, but amazing and rather suprisingly I kept my cool. I planned my escape route some how, well it dont take a brain scientist to work it out, I was just gona try stay in the center of the road to avoid the traffic jam cars and to avoid anything coming the other way.

I pressed the front brake, this is whilst mid turn, and the back end stepped out. It felt massive but was probably only a little bit, this was helped with a bit of rear brake as well. The bike was vibrating pretty badly as well.

Somehow I managed to slow it down and only went passed one car.

I learned my lesson though, I really do think I wouldnt be telling this story if I fucked up and pressed the brake to hard or somthing.

Jebus · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Karma :

Thats just really stupid mate, calm down and dont go that fast on bits of roads that are blind, good your ok
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lurker · Trackday Trickster Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Karma :

don't want to pick holes in your amazing escape but don't quite get how pulling the front brake would ever make the back wheel step out???????

Gradog · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Karma :

Look at it as a warning, take heed of it and drive safe. Glad it was only a warning and you didn't pay the price for going faster than the distance you can see you can stop in.
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paulthewitt · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2004 Karma :

kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

too close. not to close

Wink

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

thanks for posting about it, we can learn from ur mistake so we dont have to make the same one Thumbs Up

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Squiffy_The_Wombat · Brolly Dolly Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Karma :

unless i have this wrong arnt you the guy with the NOS'ed RS125?

IF SO I SURGEST YOU GO AND BUY A CAR!
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