Forum: Face plant
05-16-2008, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,333
Whether she gave a proper signal or not is...
Whether she gave a proper signal or not is totally irrelevant. She voilated your right-of-way and caused you injury. The question of her signal in this case is only of interest to a cop who has to...
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Forum: Face plant
08-29-2007, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,355
Lemme guess
Busted tail light
Busted ass cheeks
Too much wheelie???:wink:
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
08-23-2007, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 486
Yeoww
I'da pooped my pants if I'da been the guy Bambi jumped over. Course, it looks like Sturgis, so he was prolly drunk and thought he was hallucinating anyway.
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Forum: Face plant
08-22-2007, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,157
Owww!!
Sux to be him. Course, he was out colder'n a mackrel so it didn't hurt 'till later.
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Forum: Face plant
08-22-2007, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,335
Whaaa????
Dayum! Did we actually put out our own flame war here??? Good on us!!!:clap
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Forum: Face plant
08-22-2007, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,481
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Forum: Face plant
08-22-2007, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,335
Anger management
Dakarboy,
You need help.
Also spelling lessons.
Also thicker skin.
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Forum: Face plant
08-12-2007, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,481
My $.02
I was in my car the other day on I-68 in Western Maryland. There was a guy on a sport bike a couple hundred meters behind me. His headlight was very visible. Next time I checked the mirror he was...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-23-2007, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,142
Alternative
Screw the handgun. Carry bear mace. It weighs less than most sidearms and does a better job of stopping almost any two or four legged threat. Studies I've seen show that a threatened person is more...
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Forum: Face plant
07-09-2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,081
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Forum: Face plant
07-02-2007, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,671
My father-in-law is 90 yrs old. Never had a...
My father-in-law is 90 yrs old. Never had a ticket or a wreck (since he was 16 anyway). Very careful, considerate, and responsible with his Taurus. I just hope like hell that when his ancient...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-02-2007, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,344
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-02-2007, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,309
Group passing technique
Not trying to rub sand into the wound here, but if you were the trailing rider in the group, on a multi lane highway, YOU should have been the first one into the left lane in order to take control of...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-02-2007, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 6,515
Ugly 1150 Adv
Yeah, my wife 'bout flipped out when I sold my '03 Hardley Deuce and got the Beast. She said "at least the Harley was pretty . . . this thing looks like somebody started to build a car and forgot to...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-22-2007, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,929
Maybe not
So . . . you assume the rider in front of you will brake in the turn just to warn you? If (s)he's got good skills, you'll get no warning from the brake light, no?
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Forum: Face plant
06-22-2007, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,418
Wave video
While you're there, check out Mordeth13's tutorial on wave etiquette.
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-14-2007, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,929
Line through left handers
The dilemma of line selection through blind left-handers (especially downhills) is that, while lazy cagers coming the other way will tend to borrow the inside of your lane, any gravel tends to be on...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-08-2007, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,153
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-16-2006, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,561
Are you dealing with your insurance company or...
Are you dealing with your insurance company or the minivan's? Either way, what you're trying to do is called an "owner retention" of salvage. You need to be aware of YOUR state laws regarding salvage...
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Forum: Face plant
09-20-2006, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,258
It looked to me like the slow cop was speaking...
It looked to me like the slow cop was speaking into a microphone clipped to his right shoulder. Maybe that's why he wasn't running. He might have been calling for an ambulance. If so, better he walk...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-15-2006, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,121
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-14-2006, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,121
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-14-2006, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,121
While I think you may be on to something, I got...
While I think you may be on to something, I got two random comments on that:
1 - Did ya ever wonder why there are more injuries to high school football players than rugby players? Might it be that...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-14-2006, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,121
Headlight modulators
IMHO people who are afraid of headlight modulators because someone might interpret them as saying "come ahead into my lane" are like the people who say about seat belts "I won't wear one because I...
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Forum: Face plant
09-13-2006, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 12,385
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Forum: Face plant
06-07-2006, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,502
Knee jerk reactions
First of all, I'm really not a "dumb fuck", Meathead. Second, I never said anything in defense of the van driver's behavior after the impact, which was indefensible. He might be an embezzler, a...
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Forum: Face plant
06-05-2006, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,502
Huh?
Where did THAT bit of bigotry come from? Jeeze, frigging lawyer slams into the rear end of a van, and all of a sudden the van driver is an illegal alien who can't speak english??? Seems to me I...
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Forum: Face plant
05-26-2006, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,930
Better late than never
Well, I'm a bit late to this thread. I can see pretty much all sides to the "wisdom" issue. I can't help but thinking though that I sure wish I could ride a bike like them sumbitches!. All other...
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Forum: Face plant
05-24-2006, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 867
Ignorant idiot too
Jeeze, will some urban legends never die? You cannot screw up a gasoline engine by "dissolving" sugar in the gas. Sugar, like gasoline, is a hydrocarbon. It will not dissolve in gasoline. Don't...
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Forum: Face plant
05-11-2006, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,389
Whichever way it happened, I'd like to think it...
Whichever way it happened, I'd like to think it wouldn't have happened to me. That sounds pretty smug, but after MY fiasco (as recounted above) I now tend to assume that ANY unusual activity ahead...
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Forum: Face plant
05-11-2006, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,983
You, young lady, are an amazing person. Your...
You, young lady, are an amazing person. Your grace under terribly trying conditions is SO inspiring. I am also impressed by your ability to express very complex emotions and thoughts in a language...
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Forum: Face plant
05-11-2006, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,389
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Forum: Face plant
11-01-2005, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 769
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Forum: Vendors
10-31-2005, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 136,104
Good stuff/Good service
Just installed my new RickRack and side stand extender on the 1150 GS Adv. Nice powdercoat. Rick made the rack to my specs, so it's a bit wider than someone else might like, but the Jesse lids clear...
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Forum: Face plant
10-10-2005, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,768
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Forum: Equipment
09-30-2005, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 874
Well, I think you're dreaming about your...
Well, I think you're dreaming about your equipment/packing scheme, but . . . I assume you're stopping by North Conway and the Gunks. If you bypass Seneca Rocks in West (By God) Virginia, you'll have...
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Forum: Face plant
09-29-2005, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,989
Depression
I did not know this lady, but reading all the links I found here about this sad event helps me understand that she was a treasure to her friends. I mean no disrespect of her, nor do I mean to imply...
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Forum: Equipment
09-28-2005, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,669
I suggest the anorak top for the FroggToggs...
I suggest the anorak top for the FroggToggs instead of the zip-up. It's more of a PITA to get on over your jacket, especially if you have a back protector in, but it's much more rainproof. At speed,...
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Forum: Face plant
09-28-2005, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 10,901
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Forum: Face plant
09-28-2005, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,365
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