Almost wrecked!!! Please read
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Almost wrecked!!! Please read
So guys...and gals
, I've had my 08 Graffiti since the end of April and have had a blast riding again. So I rode up to NYC from Philly area to see my girl and on my way home early in the morning almost wrecked pretty hard. I was coming across a bridge out of NY and was switching lanes to go around a car at about 80 or so. As I was switching lanes I hit a huge bump in the road (like a speed bump on the highway) and when I landed from the "jump", started to tank slap! Well when I was 17, I came down from a wheelie on my first bike and started tank slapping, so natural reaction was to hit the brakes (kind of how the manuel says!) and immediately ate it at like 70. Thank god I had a jacket on that day. So anyway this time was much much worse and when I came down and it started to tank slap, I cracked the gas....the front straightened right up and after my nerves calmed down I was fine. So I wanted to tell you this story in case a similar situation happens to any fellow riders, I would hate to see someone go down from something that could be corrected. Ride safe guys.
, I've had my 08 Graffiti since the end of April and have had a blast riding again. So I rode up to NYC from Philly area to see my girl and on my way home early in the morning almost wrecked pretty hard. I was coming across a bridge out of NY and was switching lanes to go around a car at about 80 or so. As I was switching lanes I hit a huge bump in the road (like a speed bump on the highway) and when I landed from the "jump", started to tank slap! Well when I was 17, I came down from a wheelie on my first bike and started tank slapping, so natural reaction was to hit the brakes (kind of how the manuel says!) and immediately ate it at like 70. Thank god I had a jacket on that day. So anyway this time was much much worse and when I came down and it started to tank slap, I cracked the gas....the front straightened right up and after my nerves calmed down I was fine. So I wanted to tell you this story in case a similar situation happens to any fellow riders, I would hate to see someone go down from something that could be corrected. Ride safe guys.
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RE: Almost wrecked!!! Please read
Yeah Will I thought about that while my nerves were goin nuts, i'm def sure it helped! That's why I only ride Red, you know the stuff you buy is gonna work.
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RE: Almost wrecked!!! Please read
way to think on your toes man, just be careful out there
the saying goes, theres riders who have been down and there are riders that are going down... but dont mean you cant go down again! lol
i hate close calls. hope your wearing your gear all the time now, thats how i used to be, "wearing my jacket that day"
the saying goes, theres riders who have been down and there are riders that are going down... but dont mean you cant go down again! lol
i hate close calls. hope your wearing your gear all the time now, thats how i used to be, "wearing my jacket that day"
