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Post by shane0613 on Mar 21, 2012 16:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by inuyasha on Mar 21, 2012 16:40:33 GMT -5
Hi First off im so very relieved and happy that you are well Secondly im amazed that nothing happened getting into an accident wearing such skimpy clothing Please take this to heart and always wear a helmet and full protective gear, you got extremely lucky this time Take care and drive safely Yours Hank
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Post by imnts2 on Mar 21, 2012 16:48:39 GMT -5
In this case, seems like more luck than brains.
Not only you, but the scoot lives to try fate again. Try to be more careful in the future. 60MPH on a 150 with no protective gear. defective lighting and the rain. hell guy, you could win a fortune at Russian Roulette.
You have used up your share of good luck but I suspect you will need more so I wish you more good luck lefty2
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Post by loganhes on Mar 21, 2012 17:56:28 GMT -5
Flip Flops and no helmet!!!...what the hell were you thinking? I am glad you are alright but urge you to reconsider your riding attire. You could have easily ended up in worse shape than your scooter. I personally never ride my scooter without a helmet even if it is a short ride.
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Post by terrilee on Mar 21, 2012 19:31:20 GMT -5
i was out all day cruising the big roads with nothing on but a bikini
NOT
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Post by teddy554 on Mar 21, 2012 19:42:44 GMT -5
any pictures terrilee
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Post by terrilee on Mar 21, 2012 19:48:01 GMT -5
hard to take pics of yourself when riding
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Post by inuyasha on Mar 21, 2012 20:08:50 GMT -5
Hi
Take care and drive safely Yours Hank
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Post by leepotter on Mar 21, 2012 20:24:37 GMT -5
Glad you are ok, but maybe you should slow it down.
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Post by mkfchef on Mar 21, 2012 22:25:48 GMT -5
The title is "Proficient Motorcycling". Buy it and read it. Glad you are ok.
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Post by justbuggin on Mar 21, 2012 23:44:49 GMT -5
you not to play the lotto you may just win (if you do give me some)
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Post by jwalz1 on Mar 22, 2012 11:58:53 GMT -5
The title is "Proficient Motorcycling". Buy it and read it. Glad you are ok. I kept seeing this title pop up and so I bought it at Amazon for $20 and read it. Glad I did.
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Post by spandi on Mar 22, 2012 12:14:07 GMT -5
Armor up. Helmet, gloves, padded jacket, boots. and no more going down rain slicked roads a 11 o'clock at night doing over 60 mph. What would have happened if you had lost control and a car was coming the other way?
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Post by h3nry on Mar 23, 2012 1:53:33 GMT -5
crashing in an inevitability, but it isnt always going to be going fast. typicaly i find my self having issues when going slower over areas of roadway that i KNOW are going to cause issues but i dont judge the situation correctly and either slow too much or overturn and start to slide. i know i will fall but i also know it will be my own fault.
the only thing i am afraid of is other drivers making stupid decisions, thats why i watch the others on the road more than my self lol
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Post by redhandmoto on Mar 23, 2012 7:29:46 GMT -5
...by definition an accident is just that... [/left] [/quote] This here don't qualify as an accident. It qualifies as an inevitability. The only serendipitous factor was the fog. The term "accident" is less-and-less used in official and professional reporting and studies, giving way to the more accurate descriptive "crash". God loves thee, brother, more than thou carest for thine own self. Claro.
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Post by shane0613 on Apr 1, 2012 14:21:45 GMT -5
I haven't been on since I posted this. I think 60-65mph was probably a little faster than I was actually going. I was probably running between around 50mph which was still stupid. I grew up riding dirt bikes and would like to think that it helped me by knowing how to fall but now that I think about it, experience falling had nothing to do with it. It was pure luck. After going back to pick up my parts I saw where I went of the left side of the road (oncoming lane) about 6 inches and that is when I lost all control. As soon as I hit the sand and little bit of wet grass I was done. I just think the way I fell I kinda slid off the left side of the scoot rather than being tossed in the air or over the handlebars which I have done plenty of times in the past on dirt bikes. I was lucky to miss all the asphalt and basically slid in wet grass into a wet ditch. I was really lucky there was nothing big like a log or cinder block in the bottom of that ditch also.
I've always known and been told that when you think you have a bike of any kind mastered is when it will teach you otherwise and that definitely was the case. I tried to slow down but just didn't have the time and my scoot has never really turned very well.
I have learned my lesson though. Thankfully my scoot is okay as far as the frame and engine but it is going to cost more to fix the plastic parts and buy replacements than I paid for the scooter (got it at crackhead prices, but title was clean). I learned my lesson in multiple ways. The main one was my safety and how lucky I was and secondly just not thinking for a split second can really hurt your wallet also because my scoot will be fixed cosmetically which I have already started but it is going to take a while.
Thanks for all the well wishes.
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Post by shane0613 on Apr 1, 2012 14:23:59 GMT -5
Hi Take care and drive safely Yours Hank Thanks Hank. That vid is 100% correct.
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Post by jtweak on Apr 1, 2012 15:03:06 GMT -5
honestly, instead of having laws like "must be under 50cc" blah blah blah, it should be "must wear a helmet, glasses, gloves and LEGIT SHOES." the police force would definitley make more money because of unsafe riders.
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Post by superonionknight12 on May 18, 2012 7:41:33 GMT -5
I agree. It would be silly for a law like that to have to be in place, but I don't see that many motorcyclists or scooter drivers wearing helmets, let alone any sort of protective clothing. If anything, I see more bicyclists wearing helmets than motorists. It's just dumbfounding how many do not realize what risk they are taking when they ride in a motor bike or a vehicle in general for that matter. And what really irks me is that whenever I inform certain people of all the safety gear I have and am going to acquire, I get the same response. "If you need that much safety gear, then you shouldn't be riding." It's not a very tricky statement to combat but rather tedious and hopeless. Of course, nothing can beat defensive driving and watching out for fools on the road. Main Point:Ride safely and your scooter, body, and family will love you for it. ;D
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Post by romanxrs on Jun 2, 2012 13:50:06 GMT -5
Wow Glad you are ok
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