Bish bash wallop, another one bites the dust..

[mchaggis]

Yes, that would me being afflicted with a bout of eejititis. I braked too hard with the front approaching a speed bump and it slid out from me on the slimey surface. I don't think it was wet leaves or anything, it was me not paying attention as I'd just turned onto the road my house is on. I had a bad feeling that something was going to happen to me though, as soon as I encountered the closed A38.

Five hours of labour later and the bike is in perfectly rideable condition again - bent the footpeg back straight, bent and twisted the headlamp bracket back into shape, fabricated a spacer to take up the new play in the indicator mount, untwisted the forks, and rearranged the switch gear. All fixed with a socket set, a 2 lb lump hammer and a couple of mole grips. The spacer was made from an old door lock.

As for me, it's all just bruises and grazes, a pulled muscle in my shoulder and a crushed toenail which will shortly be parting company with my toe (it hurts a little ). The Heine Gericke Devon pants come out trumps again: not a scratch on them. My gloves and my textile jacket got a bit scuffed, but they did a good job, other than the useless elbow armour.

It certainly is the season for it, take care out there and don't brake too hard. I didn't even jab at them, just applied too much pressure and couldn't recover the slide once it had started. Take care out there.
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[Bendy]

You should speed up for speed bumps. Unloads the front suspension.

[McGee]

Is this true bendy i normaly shit my self and do like 15mph over them

At least your alive mate
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Bendy]

If you're going to run anything over, you want to do it with as much suspension travel available as possible. So technically, you should be accellerating at the point you hit it. Same goes for any debris you encounter in the road - brake before it by all means, but the moment you hit it you want the front to be uncompressed.

I just ride over them, usually stand up a bit cos it's comfier.

[Sparks!]

I don't call them speed bumps... they are mini-jumps
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[McGee]

LoL.

They put them on the best country road round us so they ruined the fun i think they are the most pointless things used same as speed cameras you slow down for them but speed up afterwards
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[mchaggis]

It was my braking before it which brought me down. I could tell exactly what was going to happen once the front started sliding, but by then I couldn't do much but try and kick the ground away.

I normally do brake and then accelerate over a speed bump, just wasn't paying as much attention as I should have been. I know better than to brake too hard in the wet, but did anyway. I'm going to be stiff as a board and aching tomorrow; I think that's my bodies way of telling me I'm stupid.
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[Bendy]

[riichy]

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[Jack_Cheese]

Speed bumps are a pointless, not only do they cause extra tyre, brake and shock wear, as well as electrical problems (due to increased vibrations), they also slow emergency vehicles down, affecting the response times quite dramatically. For the latter of the reasons, there is normally a route into/ out of most estates which is speedbump free, or only has a few on it.

Jack
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[extreme3d]

You need to be carefull around speed bumps as causing a car/van/truck to bounce up and down means they can drip oil, diesel etc. The road before and after them can therefore be greasy, especially when wet.

[Rookie]

Yeh unless you've got a Smart car you can pretty much avoid them in a normal car.

So if you brake and then accelerate over a speed bump, should you brake when your front wheel is over?

[haGGard]

[G]

No, you should clutch in and dump with a few revs .

[Bomberman]

Long before I was a biker I taught my Dad that trick in the car. Accelerate off the top of speed bumps everytime Easier on the car
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[The Tot]

Ouch, another Loughboro uni lad bites the dust . Least you and your bike are OK Ferg. It seems to be the season for unexplained crashing. So take care of your tyres and always them up sufficiently. And wherever possible, take the dry line.
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[stinkwheel]

[AcIdBuRnZ]

I was thinking the the actual forks legs were twisted, if you understand.
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[Visitor Q]

I do love those midget ones...

Big wheelies down the middle of them

But yeh all i do if i have to go over one is droop the revs a tad, maybe a slight squeeze to get to about 20-30 ish, then blip the throttle in a slight jockey stance.

Wouldnt mind doing a few on a proper crosser

And once you get on a bigger bike im loathe to clutch up from speed bumps, cos its less predictable. Loved doing it on the goose though. Only way to get it to wheelie
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