Ride her Cowboy

Kirmit · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Karma :

It's now official, I am a cowboy.
Last night took my SV out for a ride. Was sitting at some traffic lights, chatting away as you do.
Lights go green, I panic, pull away, shift into second and pull my first ever wheely. Yeah ha Laughing

Then this morning coming to work on my Bandit. A car pulled across in front of me, so I break (in the rain).
Back wheel locks, swings out to the right about 45 degrees Sick

, catches, then swings 90 degrees to the left. Sick

Amazinly I manage to keep up right. Cool

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paulthewitt · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2004 Karma :

nice one with the wheely. congrats

as for the slide, be careful, going down hurts!! (you'd probably guessed that) now all you need to do is buy some spurs and a hat! maybe a six shooter!

Paul

cbrbiker · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

Hi ho Bandit! Away! Wink

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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Someone's got a panicking problem!

I find there are two type of people - those who panic in a situation like your sliding incident, and those who don't panic at all but act purely on instinct. It tends to be the 'instinct' ones who don't die, so my advice is work on your emergency stop, don't use your front brake much in the rain (you clearly didn't with all that fishtailing Razz

). Oh and the instinct people may be less likely to die, but if they don't work on the braking too, they'll end up dead.

But the wheelie was just a case of over enthusiasm. Mr. Green

Kirmit · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Karma :

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Do it! You might not be so lucky next time! Shocked

zephyrgirl · Spanner Monkey Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Karma :

This is what you need....

https://im.super.cz/fun/01/78-cowbike.jpg
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Minky_monkey · Traffic Copper Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Karma :

That's a heffer alot of bike, I bet it's a right cow to start in the winter.......

Snake Eyes · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

very funny

I been riding for about 3 -4 months, and I had my first fish tale the other day, OMG i needed a change of underwear Laughing

coming off a roundabout in the wet I was in third to try and keep it from spinning and as i gently accelerated off it went. never been that scared in me life
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no_shad · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Karma :

Liverpoolrobb... · Crazy Courier Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Karma :

i had some taxi join my lane and not even know i was there! he was closing the gap on me as i was riding and i was getting closer to the kirb! he had passengers as well! i actually didnt brick it as much as i thought i would!

by the way SV's look a bitch to stop fish tailing me mate tryed to save his SV but it didnt happen it went sliding in to the road and in to the back of my scooter!

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

Cant be that much of a panica if you saved it, sounds like it got right out of shape, Somtimes accidents just happen, if you didn't press the brake hard enough you probly would of hit the back of the car. Well done and keep alert like that in the future