01-05-2011, 10:46 AM | #121 |
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Then I get to worry about trees. I want to, I really do, but money is a factor. I'm aiming for a track day in March, see how I feel about stuff then.
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01-05-2011, 11:14 AM | #122 | |
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01-05-2011, 01:51 PM | #123 |
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01-05-2011, 02:47 PM | #124 |
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I would never get a dual sport. The Ducati Diabel or a Goldwing.
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01-05-2011, 02:59 PM | #125 |
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And see I would LOVE to just venture off a street and down some random dirt trail just to see where it goes...
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01-05-2011, 03:16 PM | #126 | |
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I wasn't implying tires can't cause wrecks, but unless you lived a half mile down the road from the crash (doesn't appear to be anything for miles in either direction), it seems a pretty odd place for a "cold tire" incident. Seems you should have been riding at a good clip for a while at that point, that's all. One of the most aggravating crashes I had in '09 was a low-side at VIR because I just couldn't figure out WTF I did wrong. Like you, I just wanted to understand why. The only conclusion I could come to was I must have put too much weight on the clip-ons during that lap. It was toward the end of the 2nd day riding there, each day over 105 degrees. It took me weeks of over-analyzing everything about it to draw that conclusion, so I understand where you're coming from. Good luck with it, and I hope you find a way to continue enjoying your bike. |
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01-05-2011, 08:19 PM | #127 | |
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01-05-2011, 09:24 PM | #128 |
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My KLR actually lets me get the balls of my feet on the ground, you might be able to touch a toe
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01-06-2011, 08:49 PM | #129 |
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Good luck with that. Hubby just got a DRZ and I can't even touch well enough to sit it upright (off the kick stand)... I think I'm your height or a little taller (5'5"). He can barely touch but with his weight he compresses the suspension enough that he can. I don't think it moved when I got on.
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01-07-2011, 04:25 AM | #130 |
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I heard the real reason for the off was that DLIT slipped on a pile of DLIT's ego that was layin' mid corner
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