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Dakar 2022
brider:
I have not been kind to my body during my short off road riding career...nuf said.
HawkGTRider:
For a number of years I've been describing myself as a dirt-bike-wannabe. You guys are about to convince me that, especially at my age, being a wannabe without actually doing it, is probably a good plan.
stevegrab:
--- Quote from: brider on January 27, 2022, 03:29:06 PM ---I have not been kind to my body during my short off road riding career...nuf said.
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Weren't some of those "off road" incidents while street riding ;)
I recall something about the Tiger, either Tri-STAR or FCR.
But honestly, kudos to any of you who partake in the off road stuff, my time to experiment with that has passed. Maybe if I lived somewhere with a playground in my backyard.
Ride4MS:
Any size 2 wheeler can have bad endings if not controlled properly. Or should I say, the person in control should always be well alert and remember that there are only 2 wheels and no cage to protect you, and also be sober.
I will never forget the first year that the V-65 Magna and Sabre came out, I was working as the Service Manager and we had sold, I think about 15 that summer. I wrote crash estimates on over half of them. Most of the crashes involved someone other than the owner as the operator. Same old story, owner bragging about the power of his new bike.
Friend not believing him. Maybe a few drinks later, the non-owner convinced the owner to let him take a test ride. He revs it up to dump the clutch and lost it right there, or hung on by his finger tips, and not able to twist the throttle down and eventually crashed.
The CBX 6 cyl was another bike that came on the power curve suddenly and accelerated very fast and a flat seat was hard to stay on if you are not prepared. I personally had that experience while testing a new CBX after the shop prepped it and said, "you can do the test ride". I did not loose it, but I was sure scared.
The moral of the story. Don't let anyone test your new bike, not even your best friend, even if sober.
brider:
--- Quote from: stevegrab on January 28, 2022, 01:54:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: brider on January 27, 2022, 03:29:06 PM ---I have not been kind to my body during my short off road riding career...nuf said.
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Weren't some of those "off road" incidents while street riding ;)
I recall something about the Tiger, either Tri-STAR or FCR.
First let me say they all end up being off road at some point. :o Your memory about the Tiger at Tri Star is correct but all the bad stuff (where i got hurt) have been off road related.
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