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Old 03-12-2010, 01:20 AM   #1
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Red face 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!
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Old 03-12-2010, 01:30 AM   #2
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Old 03-12-2010, 02:34 AM   #3
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Yep.. no shit man!
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Old 03-12-2010, 03:23 AM   #4
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Wacky ass MI drivers.
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Old 03-12-2010, 05:03 AM   #5
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Wacky ass MI drivers.
What you doin up Mr?
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Old 03-12-2010, 07:20 AM   #6
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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.
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Old 03-12-2010, 08:59 AM   #7
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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).
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Old 03-12-2010, 09:07 AM   #8
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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
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Old 03-12-2010, 09:32 AM   #9
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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.
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Old 03-12-2010, 10:05 AM   #10
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time to switch back to a crotch rocket gas, you'll rarely have to worry about whats going on behind or next to you when you merge glad to hear you're ok though
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