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Re: [ST] Arrrrgh! Whack! Whack! Whack!
- Subject: Re: [ST] Arrrrgh! Whack! Whack! Whack!
- From: Brian D <brd@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 12:46:12 -0600
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:56:27AM -0800, Kevin Liske wrote:
>
> This morning I was hurrying out of my driveway and got Mr. Toad's
> Wild Ride. Cold tires + cold road + right turn up hill + too
> much gas = Bike On Side
>
> I have to heel over to the right and go up hill out of my driveway.
> A little too much exuberance on the throttle caused my cold tire
> to spin on cold asphalt. I almost got it under control, but
> been caught off guard, I was hanging onto the grips and couldn't
> get the throttle to let off which caused the bike to do the same
> thing the other way. End result is a big scrap on the left panel
> and a broken shifter linkage. Grrrrrrr.
Be glad you didn't/couldn't let off the throttle. Letting off is what
happened in my case:
Bike tires not aligned in the direction of motion + traction = highside
Instead of a panel and shifter, I got broken arm (cast off on Wednesday,
though!) and a totalled ST.
Laters,
Brian
- --
'99 ST (one of the now extinct black ones)
Dallas, TX
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