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Message started by lancer on 02/13/06 at 07:20:07

Title: MOD'S ??
Post by lancer on 02/13/06 at 07:20:07

I ran across this picture this morning...looks like there was some unscheduled modifications.

http://www.ridesafely.com/GetImage.asp?Type=3&Image=%2F20051121%2F12575285%5F5X

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Post by Reelthing on 02/13/06 at 07:23:53

ouch!

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Post by torque on 02/13/06 at 07:27:47

time for a chopper kit ::)

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Post by PerrydaSavage on 02/13/06 at 08:21:46

Man that's nasty!!

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Post by SAMM on 02/13/06 at 10:30:45

From the looks of the w/shield the rider didnt stay with it...............

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Post by Red_Wine on 03/15/06 at 14:16:14

But note the right fron signal is still unscatched! :o

Best,

RW

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Post by slavy on 03/15/06 at 15:22:50

This is the new "tight turn" steering geometry.

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Post by clueless on 03/15/06 at 18:05:46

Lancer,
When I saw this, your terminology really made me LOL!!!

I needed that!

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Post by lancer on 03/15/06 at 19:51:04

My pleasure sir.

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Post by Paladin on 03/16/06 at 07:30:37

lancer wrote:

I ran across this picture this morning...looks like there was some unscheduled modifications.

http://www.ridesafely.com/GetImage.asp?Type=3&Image=%2F20051121%2F12575285%5F5X

Dropping a bike is not too bad -- you grind a little skin off, no big deal. Crashing a bike is bad, that sudden stop does nasties to bones and internal organs, not to mention driving external objects deep, through the skin and into stuff that counts.

This gentleman experienced a crash. The rider pushed the windshield foreward, but didn't it snap it off -- he might departed the bike off to the side. The front fender has an imprint of the crash bar indicating that the front wheel was pointed slightly to the right upon impact. Most likely the bike laid down on it's left side, but we cannot see that side. The frame and tripletree look okay, but would have to be checked to be sure. I am very curious as to what impact speed was.

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Post by Savage_Rob on 03/16/06 at 07:48:00

I saw one very similar to that once and it was caused by running off the road, down a small hill and into a ditch.

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Post by HotFix on 03/16/06 at 08:11:12

Savage_Rob wrote:

I saw one very similar to that once and it was caused by running off the road, down a small hill and into a ditch.

BMW makes a 650 Thumper for that kind of riding.

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Post by bikingb on 03/17/06 at 12:33:16

I thought about getting that BMW 650 thumper but it was about 6 K too much

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Post by Savage_Rob on 03/17/06 at 19:26:05

I'm still lusting after that HDT diesel thumper.

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Post by sluggo on 03/17/06 at 20:52:10

i did that mod to my brothers 90 kaw in 1970. it was easy. just a quick wheelie in back yard, followed by a sudden stop into the side of the house. :o

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Post by Frost on 03/19/06 at 23:35:28

Paladin, you need to take a break from watching all that C.S.I. on t.v. :P ;D