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**99vengeur** · 08-12-2010, 08:10 AM

I don't know....it appears he was fine going into the corner, then realized it was his ex-wife and the man she left him for...

No, all kidding aside, it does look like target fixation. Or he freaked and grabbed a handful of front brake and stood it up. There have been times when I was out riding normally and a vehicle that comes around a semi-blind curve can spook you, especially if you haven't encountered any traffic up to that point.

Hope everyone was alright.

Roaddawg · 08-12-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 99vengeur

I don't know....it appears he was fine going into the corner, then realized it was his ex-wife and the man she left him for...

No, all kidding aside, it does look like target fixation. Or he freaked and grabbed a handful of front brake and stood it up. There have been times when I was out riding normally and a vehicle that comes around a semi-blind curve can spook you, especially if you haven't encountered any traffic up to that point.

Hope everyone was alright.

One of the popular motorcycle roads where I live goes up to a lake, Lake Berryessa. I've been spooked a few times coming around a tight twisty a little 'spirited', to see a big ass truck pulling his big ass boat and riding the double yellow

....gotta love that!

Detrich · 08-12-2010, 10:03 PM

the bit about the minivan driver in the caption made me laugh tho, as did this video that showed up at the end of that video...

Motorcycle Skatman Part 2Video

hehehe xP

**dart1963** · 08-13-2010, 04:11 AM

wow, I'd say he blew the take off in the second vid... I've seen stalls, but that was... wow

Detrich · 08-16-2010, 04:22 AM

off-topic... but, i went riding today and realized that sometimes just navigating a gas station is more difficult than other riding... i went to fuel up and got boxed in all all sides, and i was facing the wrong way. being the newbie that i am, i didn't have the confidence to just try to squeeze between all the cars in such a small space without room to pickup any speed- esp since cars were coming and going everywhere. so, the only thing i could do was to push my bike around the other direction so that i was facing the driveway exit, and then took off that way... felt kinda dumb, but dunno what else i could've done in that scenario... lol

what do u guys usually do?

ry-mac75 · 08-16-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Detrich

off-topic... but, i went riding today and realized that sometimes just navigating a gas station is more difficult than other riding... i went to fuel up and got boxed in all all sides, and i was facing the wrong way. being the newbie that i am, i didn't have the confidence to just try to squeeze between all the cars in such a small space without room to pickup any speed- esp since cars were coming and going everywhere. so, the only thing i could do was to push my bike around the other direction so that i was facing the driveway exit, and then took off that way... felt kinda dumb, but dunno what else i could've done in that scenario... lol

what do u guys usually do?

If you have good clutch work - you should be okay at slow speeds. Just practice stretching the bike by riding the clutch and back brake to keep the bike taunt and upright at slow speeds. I live in downtown Toronto and if I didn't work on stretching the bike, it'd be next to impossible to navigate traffic. It's probably one of the most useful skills a new rider can learn.

M76 · 08-16-2010, 10:48 PM

+1 on bad road choice. I'm only comfortable riding twisties with a centre line or, at the very least, enough space for 2 cars to drive in opposite directions comfortably...

I hope the rider was OK though....

rr_double_rr · 09-08-2010, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Detrich

the bit about the minivan driver in the caption made me laugh tho, as did this video that showed up at the end of that video...

Motorcycle Skatman Part 2Video

hehehe xP

It takes a lot of "marbles" to say ," Screw it, I've already lost the race, TIME TO RIVERDANCE!!"

08-12-2010, 08:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
99vengeur Administrator Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 2,657 Thanks: 719 Thanked 753 Times in 477 Posts	I don't know....it appears he was fine going into the corner, then realized it was his ex-wife and the man she left him for... No, all kidding aside, it does look like target fixation. Or he freaked and grabbed a handful of front brake and stood it up. There have been times when I was out riding normally and a vehicle that comes around a semi-blind curve can spook you, especially if you haven't encountered any traffic up to that point. Hope everyone was alright. __________________ Robert 2009 Cadmium Yellow FZ6R//Intuitive Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders//Evotech Swingarm Spools//Two Brothers Racing V.A.L.E. Complete Carbon Fiber Exhaust//Two Brothers Racing JuiceBox//Driven AIS Blockoff Plates//Uscgduncan Fender Eliminator//Custom Garage Door Opener//Custom Painted Windscreen//Bi-xenon Projector Retrofit with Blue Angel Eye//More in the making...

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Detrich Senior Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6-R - Blue, 2010 Yamaha YZF-R6 - Blue Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,990 Thanks: 638 Thanked 261 Times in 212 Posts	the bit about the minivan driver in the caption made me laugh tho, as did this video that showed up at the end of that video... Motorcycle Skatman Part 2Video hehehe xP __________________ 2009 Yamaha FZ6-R - Blue [1.23.2010] - ProGrip CF Tank Protector, Yamaha Blue Seat Cowl, TechSpec SS Tank Grips, Intuitive Racing NC Frame Sliders 2010 Yamaha YZF-R6 - Blue [4.9.2011] - ProGrip CF Tank Protector, Yamaha White Seat Cowl, Shogun NC Crash Kit View My Virtual Garage Last edited by Detrich; 08-12-2010 at 10:07 PM.

08-16-2010, 04:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Detrich Senior Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6-R - Blue, 2010 Yamaha YZF-R6 - Blue Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,990 Thanks: 638 Thanked 261 Times in 212 Posts	off-topic... but, i went riding today and realized that sometimes just navigating a gas station is more difficult than other riding... i went to fuel up and got boxed in all all sides, and i was facing the wrong way. being the newbie that i am, i didn't have the confidence to just try to squeeze between all the cars in such a small space without room to pickup any speed- esp since cars were coming and going everywhere. so, the only thing i could do was to push my bike around the other direction so that i was facing the driveway exit, and then took off that way... felt kinda dumb, but dunno what else i could've done in that scenario... lol what do u guys usually do? __________________ 2009 Yamaha FZ6-R - Blue [1.23.2010] - ProGrip CF Tank Protector, Yamaha Blue Seat Cowl, TechSpec SS Tank Grips, Intuitive Racing NC Frame Sliders 2010 Yamaha YZF-R6 - Blue [4.9.2011] - ProGrip CF Tank Protector, Yamaha White Seat Cowl, Shogun NC Crash Kit View My Virtual Garage

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08-16-2010, 10:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
M76 Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R, Raven Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	+1 on bad road choice. I'm only comfortable riding twisties with a centre line or, at the very least, enough space for 2 cars to drive in opposite directions comfortably... I hope the rider was OK though....

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