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Timely. Rode 2 up today with my lady friend and noticed the stock rear shock, 30k, set at high, is bottoming. Didn't and don't like the feel of it now, and it forced me to take lines I normally don't. Your post has IMHO, two significant messages.Still, I have thought about a couple things. First: I've said it before, but now I have my personal proof -- setting up inside for turns paid a big dividend. Not only was I paying attention so that I saw him the moment he came into view, but my setup allowed me to take the bike lower and tighter to the right than I would have been able to do that quickly if I wasn't inside. That margin of error saved my ***.
This year Tim.. Ain't old age and short memories a great thing?That pretty much is how my near miss occurred last year (or was that the year before? dunno). The good thing is that you can write about it. And so true the suspension comments. For the life of me, I cannot understand why some folks don't take the time to adjust their suspension properly. Clorox will work well on the unmentioned part of your story.
Me too. Setting up on the outside into a right hander would allow you to see him sooner. Outside, inside, outside?Great save. One question. When you said setting up on the inside do you mean been on the inside before the turn or in the turn? Sorry, I am a bit confused here by what you said.
What was your fork upgrade? I can't recall if you did the AK-20 Cartridges from that Group Buy in the Spring of 2006, or was it the GPSuspension.com fork upgrade we did in the Group Buy last December, or was this just new Wilbers springs, or...?I'm thankful for having upgraded suspension dialed in for us two (money well spent), having a new tire up front, and the FJR's geometry.
I had two of these same incidents on Saturday...Hmmmm, was there a full moon the night before or something in the water...I was out on the FS 25 road behind Mt. St. Helens heading south. These type of incidents happen so often there, that I expect it. Usually they aren't more than half way into my lane. You wouldn't believe how many of them are other motorcycles coming around a blind corner in the wrong lane heeled over. I always think, they would be dead if I was in a cage.Suddenly I see a large pickup coming the other way, going really FAST and when I see him, he has his differential on the center line. It happened so fast that all I remember is pushing the bar down and trying to cut harder, harder . . . as I imagine for a second that he is about to hit me in the left knee with his left front bumper. I believe we missed getting hit by about a foot. After that happened, I remember thinking that what I feared would happen would probably have taken my leg off, and Judy's -- IF we were lucky enough to be alive.
Complete wrong way of riding TIGHT twisties ! You gain a foot or so of sight line, going 30 / 40 mph that's a nano second..does you no good at all.............Out, in, out.......That's only good if it's wide open sweepers.... Stay Right Stay Alive.. well done Skibum!!!Me too. Setting up on the outside into a right hander would allow you to see him sooner. Outside, inside, outside?
Hmm, I guess we have to agree to disagree on this one. I would do out-in-out regardless. It gives me more time and space to see what is coming. If you are not out first then you have to do much more drastic turning at the same speed. Go prove this one wrong.Complete wrong way of riding TIGHT twisties ! You gain a foot or so of sight line, going 30 / 40 mph that's a nano second..does you no good at all.............Out, in, out.......That's only good if it's wide open sweepers.... Stay Right Stay Alive.. well done Skibum!!!Me too. Setting up on the outside into a right hander would allow you to see him sooner. Outside, inside, outside?
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