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04-13-2006, 09:43 PM
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| Third gear and cruising   Join Date: Feb 2006
Bike: Buell XB12Ss Lightning
Location: York, Pa
Posts: 521
|  If the front wheel isn't on the ground...
it's hard to stear. Today I was at an intersection trying to get on to rte 30 bypass. It was a difficult area to get on to, so when I saw an oppertunity, I pulled out and accelerated hard. That was a mistake. The front end came up and although I was still leaning, it def made it difficult to keep turning to get into the lane. Once the wheel touched down, it jerked the bars hard. I know the feeling, so it wasn't totally unexpected, but it certainly added a twist to trying to get the bike straight. I feel I may be getting a little squidish and over confident. I need to take a look at my riding and settle down a bit. Sure, I can pop a wheelie and look cool, but I think wheelies are a squid thing to do unless not intentionally done. But today, although it was unintentional, it was not a safe area to be doing it and should have waited a bit longer for a better opening or found an alternative intersection. Had I thought about it for a moment, I could have rode through an alley and had come out to rte 30 at a light. |
