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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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have you ever got on a bike and been scared to ride it ????????not because of the power or anything like that .......just scared i have been on bike's all my life and i had a hurricane and that damn thing wld freak me out when i wld try and ride it and don't know why so i sold it to a buddy and years later got back on it one night and the same feeling came right back .......... was it a sign to stay off it ???????
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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Only bike I ever been scared to ride is a Yamaha 500 IT!!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by hparker619
have you ever got on a bike and been scared to ride it ????????
Yes, but it was my old 530lb 1100cc street bike. I rode it to work, it snowed about 4 inches while I was at work (weatherman lied again) and I had to ride it 20 miles home, walk home or spend the night at work.The street crews had not plowed or salted the roads. I eventually made it, with both feet dragging the whole way.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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I got to ride a turbo busa on the street once. Couldn't crack it past half throttle lol Scared I would 12 o'clock even though it stayed planted
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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only thing thats ever scared me was my buddies kx250 that was modded to the hills. scary fast and felt like riding a unicycle on ice.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Even the ninja knows that all things must hide from the Hurricane!!


The only bike I really remember being scared to ride was an old Yamaha 550 dirtbike. My grandfather's neighbor owned it, and when I was about 12yrs old I made the mistake of saying that no bike was too big for me.
I didn't dump it, but I came close a few times. That bike was indeed too big and heavy for me.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by pittsm
only thing thats ever scared me was my buddies kx250 that was modded to the hills. scary fast and felt like riding a unicycle on ice.
yeah i got on a kx250 when i was 14 got my *** kicked real good ....... my mom went off thinking i got beat up ...... i looked like an indian for cuts ......
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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My dads 1981 honda 750cb custom. Good lord that thing was heavy, and it wasnt all too slow either. Mind you im only 5'10" and about 145lbs.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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Any bike I don't own and can't afford to replace

So I turn down a lot of test rides
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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I wouldn't say scared just some bikes command more respect than others is all
Plus it depends how you define the term "ride" in relation to those kinda superbikes too.
imo
 
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