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mmosel Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline My bike is officially THUMPING now. Posts: 415 NW Oregon Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #15 - 01/13/06 at 21:29:51 Quote: mmosel -- http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=cafe;action=display;num=1133402... Aha! Excellent, excellent Dr. Paladin.
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HDI_IA YaBB Newbies 2005 No Login Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 28 Torrance, CA Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #16 - 01/13/06 at 23:29:54 Paladin thanks for the info on Ricky and Ronnie's I really thought it was more of a Harley night kind of thing...Boy was I wrong Guess my Father and I are going to have to make it down there one of these Thursdays. Thanks again for the info
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #17 - 01/14/06 at 02:28:06 Way cool there Paladin! I'll be using those video clips to practice my "scanning ahead" before my LS comes out to play in April BTW ... that Riding in the fog reminds me of here ... in May & June!
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #18 - 01/15/06 at 07:21:15 Cool video. I really enjoyed leaning on your bike through the turn. Kinda had me leaning in my seat, too
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Re: Riding in the Fog
Reply #19 - 01/15/06 at 08:06:43

Sluggo, no, still using the bouncy clamp to the handlebar mount. Still in the thinking stage for the next mounting attempt. Whatever I do will be more expensive than the $5 or so I have in the current one. I'm looking at the space right behind the flyscreen. I also want to try a helmet mount, which will somewhat follow where I am looking.

Greg -- That lean was on wet streets. So far the only time I have felt any slippage of the tires has been on damp broad painted white lines and a manhole cover -- both very momentary, both no more than a raised eyebrow.

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Re: Riding in the Fog
Reply #20 - 01/15/06 at 09:21:48

Paladin. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01:

Sluggo, no, still using the bouncy clamp to the handlebar mount. Still in the thinking stage for the next mounting attempt. Whatever I do will be more expensive than the $5 or so I have in the current one. I'm looking at the space right behind the flyscreen. I also want to try a helmet mount, which will somewhat follow where I am looking.

That'll make an even more interesting video. Probably akin to some of the trips I took in the 70's.

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Greg -- That lean was on wet streets. So far the only time I have felt any slippage of the tires has been on damp broad painted white lines and a manhole cover -- both very momentary, both no more than a raised eyebrow.

And those tar-like crack patches that get soft in the sun. Most just un-nerving.

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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #21 - 01/16/06 at 08:25:17 Great video, but I was surprised to see no rear foglight on the cages... they are mandatory here in Europe, get rear-ended in fog with your foglight off and it's YOUR fault! Don't you guys have foglights? ??? Maurizio
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Re: Riding in the Fog
Reply #22 - 01/16/06 at 09:51:31

ummm.... err... In Europe, you take driving and driver safety seriously. We don't.

A significant percentage of cars have burnt out tail lights, brake lights, head lights. A smaller percentage forget to turn on their lights. It is not uncommon to see a vehicle with only one of three brake lights working.

We have mandatory vehicle insurance. It is not legal to drive in California without proof of liability insurance to pay for an accident that is your fault. For my Savage, insurance to cover my liability for damage done to others is $60/year. (It is not likely that I will be the cause of an accident.) My coverage for uninsured motorists (those breaking the law) damaging me is $80/year. (That covers the likelyhood of an uninsured motorist hitting me -- there are a lot of them.)

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Red_Wine Senior Member Offline Chain-drive, 400cc Black Savage in Chile Posts: 478 Santiago, Chile Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #23 - 01/16/06 at 10:34:16 Hey Pals, Why can't I see Paladin's video? I'm at the office, with very broadband and fast Internet connection, but Windows media player only says "connecting..." and stays there forever ??? Any help would be appreciated. Best, RW
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #24 - 01/16/06 at 15:11:07 Interesting. I get the same stall out. However if I mouseover and rightclick it pulls up the menu and I click "save target as..." and it downloads it no problem. Will look into this when I can.
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Red_Wine Senior Member Offline Chain-drive, 400cc Black Savage in Chile Posts: 478 Santiago, Chile Gender:	Re: Riding in the Fog Reply #25 - 01/17/06 at 13:38:26 I could see the video today!!!!! WOW!!! That IS some SERIOUS fog to ride in I would probably not do it now, although I have done it in the past... I wonder what kind of speed were you riding at? It seemed quite fast for the little visibility I saw... Interesting, thou, very interesting..... Thanks Pal, Best to all, RW
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Reply #26 - 01/17/06 at 15:07:18

If you look at the start the fog seems thinner. Actually it wasn't - the lens was getting fog droplets on it making it, obstructing it's vision. As I said, riding in the fog is one of the very few times I do not wear eye protection. In the fog the water droplets film on anything in front of the eyes -- glasses, goggles, face shield, windscreen or windshield. All which obstructs vision. Bare eyed I can see far better in the fog than others, giving me an advantage.

On the clip I mention seeing the traffic light long before it become visible on the recording.

I was running 20-30 mph, depending on traffic and fog density. Soon after I had shut down the camera I had an idiot cager come up my rear, I sidestep, he rips past going 35 or so. No way he could see beyond stopping distance.

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Re: Riding in the Fog
Reply #27 - 01/19/06 at 05:52:52

Pal,

I follow you in the fog getting thicker as you ride through it and obstructing vision, whenever I reide in the fog, I do not wear googles either.

I assume this is quite a frequent route for you, since you were able to see the lights before they were visible on the video. Same thing happens to me, when I ride in the rain or fog, I usually use the same route, so I know where the traffic lights are, and slow down until I see what color they are...

Thanks anyway, and take care,

Best,

RW

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