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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: billybandit on October 17, 2005, 02:47:27 PM

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: billybandit on October 17, 2005, 02:47:27 PM

Coming home from work in traffic, I'm approaching a big roundabout at about 35-40mph, in the right hand lane. I move into the left lane and brake for the roundabout, bike loses ALL control - felt just like when I fell off my CZ the first time. Anyway I somehow gain control again and luckily the bloke to my right had noticed and braked in time, I JUST make it round the roundabout a pull over for a breather. It is then I realize how serious it had been - my knee had actually hit the floor during the buckaroo! I bet I looked like Rossi making a save! Anyway I've got me breath back and I still love bikes, just hate oil (or soap as my friend tells me it was)

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: PeteSC on October 17, 2005, 03:20:41 PM

:shock:

   Glad you made out OK.

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: PitterB4 on October 17, 2005, 03:38:46 PM

Yeah - glad you remained a member of the Shiny-side-up Club!

Around here, it must be a banner year for walnuts.  And, there's a walnut tree on half of the decent curves around.  I went for a ride by myself yesterday.  I was more stressed out when I got home than when I left.  Looked a lot like this guy >  :shock:

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: Vee Dub Nut on October 17, 2005, 04:59:59 PM

I think i would need to pull over and clean out the pants after somthing like that...

good thing your all right

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: billybandit on October 17, 2005, 05:33:58 PM

Lol cheers for the support. I really wish I could have seen it from someone elses view though cause my knee definitely hit the road at some point! It's baffling

Title: Angel ouer u
Post by: rodney on October 17, 2005, 07:00:27 PM

Nice to know you made it out of that in one piece.   :banana:

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: Desolation Angel on October 17, 2005, 07:30:37 PM

That knee's liable to be pretty sore in a day or so. :wink:

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: billybandit on October 17, 2005, 07:59:27 PM

Haha doubt it, it only clipped the road momentarily. Stung a little though!

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: B6mick on October 18, 2005, 06:33:57 AM

Nice save, well done. :shock:

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: billybandit on October 18, 2005, 03:44:35 PM

Cheers. I informed the police after and I think they sorted it because it seemed clean today. Still took it easy though!!

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: billster on October 18, 2005, 08:30:42 PM

GOOD SAVE!  Thank God!  Another killer is anti-freeze...you can't see it but hit it and it's total mayhem until you stop sliding.  Got me good once and couldn't figure it out until I limped back and actually had trouble standing on the spot.  (The reason I don't wear polarized sunglasses on the bike.)

(BTW: 'Near Miss' means you hit - 'nearly missed'  :roll: )

Cheers.
Billster

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: amboman on October 20, 2005, 02:11:56 PM

Well done for staying upright.  Makes me think about buying frame sliders though.   :roll:

Title: NEAR miss!!
Post by: billybandit on October 20, 2005, 04:51:31 PM

Haha probably a good idea. Only another setback though, still saving for my next bike. The 250's just my hack now  :crybaby: