First Ride 2010: 1.5miles in and....

Gas Man · 03-12-2010, 01:20 AM

I almost died!!!!

Went to merge on to the freeway

On the throttle to get in front of the 2 semi's running inline in Right lane. I merge into the right lane...

I'm in the throttle to pass the vechicles in the center

My front tire about even with the rear tire of the 2nd vechicle in the center lane..

You guess it!

no blinker no nuttin

The bitch comes over... I'm all over the brakes... abs kicks in and everything.

Here's what I was lookin at

I come up next to her and stare her down... she has no idea

Where I came from
What I was staring at her for
What she did
Nothing!

I throttle and leave it all in the mirrors... then I realize if she would have hit me or I went down... the semi would have ran me over DEAD!

What a way to start the season!!

Other than that I had a nice 50 mile ride including stoppin for a hair cut. It was good to be out!

Rangerscott · 03-12-2010, 01:30 AM

Welcome back to the fun.

Gas Man · 03-12-2010, 02:34 AM

Yep.. no shit man!

marko138 · 03-12-2010, 03:23 AM

Wacky ass MI drivers.

Gas Man · 03-12-2010, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Wacky ass MI drivers.

What you doin up Mr?

Kerry_129 · 03-12-2010, 07:20 AM

Key word there - almost!

Three cheers for situational awareness & yours making up for the bitch cager's lack of it! Glad you reacted well & survived it to enjoy more of the new riding season.

karl_1052 · 03-12-2010, 08:59 AM

I had my first cager try to chase me this morning.
I passed her at about 30km/h faster than she was going(still less than the speed limit), and she sped right up to try and tailgate me.
I passed a bunch of cars(busy two lane road), and lost her at the next cross street.

Plus my back tire is always trying to kick out when I give it gas(at any speed).

Phenix_Rider · 03-12-2010, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

I had my first cager try to chase me this morning.
I passed her at about 30km/h faster than she was going(still less than the speed limit), and she sped right up to try and tailgate me.
I passed a bunch of cars(busy two lane road), and lost her at the next cross street.

Plus my back tire is always trying to kick out when I give it gas(at any speed).

Time for a new tire...

My first ride was uneventful. Got it inspected, and only rode 10-15 miles. My plan to ride out to the mall and see a movie was foiled by rain- like we need any more water with all the snow melting

Rider · 03-12-2010, 09:32 AM

Good thing you were paying attention. Riding a motorcycle, that is the kind of thing you need to expect on every ride. Stay alert an always know your surroundings and it sounds like you you did both. Oh and you should always have had a pocket full of ball bearings.

karl_1052 · 03-12-2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Time for a new tire...

Brand new. 32F temps and 185hp don't go together well with a couple of square inches.

03-12-2010, 01:20 AM	#1
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	First Ride 2010: 1.5miles in and.... I almost died!!!! Went to merge on to the freeway On the throttle to get in front of the 2 semi's running inline in Right lane. I merge into the right lane... I'm in the throttle to pass the vechicles in the center My front tire about even with the rear tire of the 2nd vechicle in the center lane.. You guess it! no blinker no nuttin The bitch comes over... I'm all over the brakes... abs kicks in and everything. Here's what I was lookin at I come up next to her and stare her down... she has no idea Where I came from What I was staring at her for What she did Nothing! I throttle and leave it all in the mirrors... then I realize if she would have hit me or I went down... the semi would have ran me over DEAD! What a way to start the season!! Other than that I had a nice 50 mile ride including stoppin for a hair cut. It was good to be out! __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

03-12-2010, 02:34 AM	#3
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Yep.. no shit man! __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

03-12-2010, 08:59 AM	#7
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	I had my first cager try to chase me this morning. I passed her at about 30km/h faster than she was going(still less than the speed limit), and she sped right up to try and tailgate me. I passed a bunch of cars(busy two lane road), and lost her at the next cross street. Plus my back tire is always trying to kick out when I give it gas(at any speed). __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

03-12-2010, 01:30 AM	#2
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Welcome back to the fun.

03-12-2010, 07:20 AM	#6
Kerry_129 Semi-reformed Squid Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 531	Key word there - almost! Three cheers for situational awareness & yours making up for the bitch cager's lack of it! Glad you reacted well & survived it to enjoy more of the new riding season.

03-12-2010, 09:32 AM	#9
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Good thing you were paying attention. Riding a motorcycle, that is the kind of thing you need to expect on every ride. Stay alert an always know your surroundings and it sounds like you you did both. Oh and you should always have had a pocket full of ball bearings.