Over the bars

beemerkid · 11-06-2009, 10:05 PM

I was dickin' around on an undeveloped neighborhood road Up in the hills today. Nothing really irresponsible just going around tight corners and having fun.
I hit a patch of gravel in a left hander doing about 40 and the front washed out. Some funky steering manovure later im upright but definitly headed tward the ditch. So, having ABS I simply crammed on the binders and got down to around 15-20mph. I'm now going in the ditch, which is dry, dusty and full of golfball size rocks. ABS and pilot road 2's are not stopping me now, im on a roll, but you know, i can ride this out. As I'm slowing I go into a little washout which is in the middle of the ditch. This washout, about 9 in deep, suddenly ends. I go flying ofer the bars and do a James Bond style shoulder roll.
The only damage is some plastic that i have duplicates of. So, a free reminder to watch out. By the way, I was ATGATT and fine.

rboett · 11-06-2009, 10:31 PM

good you keep an RS around for spares.

My dad did that in the 60's with two Scoda's and then two corvairs.

kalahari-k · 11-06-2009, 10:34 PM

Good for you.

I'd like to see the video! The gravel is such a pain We had a huge rainstorm in town a few weeks ago which washed amazing amounts of gravel onto the road. My eyes are like saucers riding around looking for it.

beemerkid · 11-07-2009, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rboett

good you keep an RS around for spares.

Well, actually, just I have the remains of an identical one I totaled last year. It might save me a lot of money in the future.

11-06-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
beemerkid Do you ADV Joined: Feb 2009 Location: On the can Oddometer: 225	Over the bars I was dickin' around on an undeveloped neighborhood road Up in the hills today. Nothing really irresponsible just going around tight corners and having fun. I hit a patch of gravel in a left hander doing about 40 and the front washed out. Some funky steering manovure later im upright but definitly headed tward the ditch. So, having ABS I simply crammed on the binders and got down to around 15-20mph. I'm now going in the ditch, which is dry, dusty and full of golfball size rocks. ABS and pilot road 2's are not stopping me now, im on a roll, but you know, i can ride this out. As I'm slowing I go into a little washout which is in the middle of the ditch. This washout, about 9 in deep, suddenly ends. I go flying ofer the bars and do a James Bond style shoulder roll. The only damage is some plastic that i have duplicates of. So, a free reminder to watch out. By the way, I was ATGATT and fine. __________________ '04 Bmw R1150RS#1 (busted) '04 Bmw R1150RS#2 (not busted)

11-06-2009, 10:31 PM	#2
rboett 205 n00b posser PBF Joined: Nov 2002 Location: now -Valley of the Sun (was Merton WI was Tampa) Oddometer: 1,151	good you keep an RS around for spares. My dad did that in the 60's with two Scoda's and then two corvairs. __________________ ---Any road can be made interesting with sufficient speed

11-06-2009, 10:34 PM	#3
kalahari-k Kalahari-K Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Oddometer: 52	Smooth moving Good for you. I'd like to see the video! The gravel is such a pain We had a huge rainstorm in town a few weeks ago which washed amazing amounts of gravel onto the road. My eyes are like saucers riding around looking for it.

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