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Kano832003
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 08:14 am: |
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i feel really about the situation. a friend of mine who's riden with me tons of times on my bike ended up sliding off the back seat last night as we were heading into town. we wernt screwing around or being stupid she just let go at the same time i gave it a little (and i mean a little) throtle. i spend the whole night at the hospital with her and they let her go this morning at about 4. she ended up with a sprained wrist and a little patch of road rash on her side (about twice the size of a quarter). luckily she was wearing my Harley-Davidson riders jacket which is now ruined but saved her from a lot of road rash. just gose to show that no matter how safe you are sometimes just happens. i only wish it were me and not her. |
BadS1
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 08:29 am: |
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Was she wearing a helmet??? |
Kano832003
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 08:40 am: |
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no but luckily her head didn't even touch the ground. |
Cataract2
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 09:49 am: |
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Glad to hear she'll be ok. Man, that's gotta be rough on you. Just keep your head up man. Everything will be ok. |
Newfie_buell
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 12:02 pm: |
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Ah the importance of Helmets, What the jacket did for her body the helmet will do for your head!!!!! She is indeed lucky. |
M1combat
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 12:27 pm: |
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Very lucky... And so are you . |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 12:37 pm: |
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Jeez... |
Outrider
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 01:49 pm: |
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Just another good reason for a Mini Bitch Pad behind the pillion. For your M2, that would be a Corbin Gunfighter and Lady with removable back rest. Am sure someone else makes a comparable saddle as well. Heck, we have a local saddlemaker in Milwaukee that can fix you up if you want. |
Rubberdown
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 02:40 pm: |
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A while back I decided to just remove the passenger pegs. These are simply not two-up bikes. |
Jeremyh
| Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 03:50 pm: |
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one major rule i have about a passenger on my bike. The passenger must be more protected than me and i usually am in full gear most of the time. oh yeah and tell them to never let go of you because you never know what you are going to have to do and there is no way that the passenger will know either. glad she is ok.......put a damn helmet on her next time. |
Kano832003
| Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 03:31 am: |
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all good advice. this has had me pretty spooked. leaving the hospital at 4 am i realized i was afraid to corner with the bike and was really hesitant to accelerate. when she first got to the hospital she said she never wanted to ride a bike again but tonight (she's doing a hundred times better) she said she can't wait to get back on one and that she wants to ride with me as soon as she's better. that helped a lot. up until i heard that i was seriously going to park my Buell until i could get a bunch paid off and then trade it in for a Harley but she told me to keep the buell. like the saying says: Hind sight is 20/20. too bad it takes something like this to wake you up. she's gonna buy her own leathers and a new helmet. i'm probley gonna buy a new riding jacket and start wearing my helmet. hopefully i'll never have to start a thread like this again. |
Outrider
| Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:12 am: |
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Eric...Sounds like both of you are making great progress towards getting back on the horse. In your case, you are simply going through the deep thinking stage and from experience, it sounds like you are on the right track. My experience is two fold. First, in college I was a passenger on a friends bike. He did a wheelie when the light turned green and I fell off the back. No injuries, but it would have been catastrophic if the vehicle behind us didn't notice my disappearance and gave it the gas. Second, I getting on the freeway with a new bike (Yamaha FJ1200) and my wife of the day. I rolled on the throttle and we were enjoying the low end grunt. However, neither of us knew about or were prepared for the high end warp speed rush when the rpm's got over 6K. I heard her yell and felt her sliding away. I grabbed her with my right hand just in time and we stopped on the shoulder asap. Man, did I get the reaming of my life and it was well deserved. The result was, she never got on a bike again that didn't have some sort of butt stop and Mr. Corbin saved our marriage for a while longer. So rest easy and learn from the mistakes of others as well as a few of your own. |
Rick_a
| Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 02:12 pm: |
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The other day I was trying a stoppie with my wife on the back. I felt her creeping up my back and had to let off. Damn she's tolerant. |
Jeremy_02_x1
| Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 04:58 pm: |
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I was taking my friend for a ride the other day. I really had to watch the shifts because she was sliding back and then slamming into me under braking. Very different. |
Rick_a
| Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 07:10 pm: |
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The scariest moment and one I felt horrible over was getting sideways with my step son on the back. I hit some gravel and stepped it way out. I saved it but the poor kid was hanging on for dear life with one leg slung over the seat and one arm clinging to me. |
Outrider
| Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:42 pm: |
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Rick...Just a note to let you know that near misses with an adult (family or not) is risky enough, but with a minor (again family or not) you have a whole different can of worms if the LEO's spot you or someone reports you. It is called Child Endangerment and it can cost you both big bucks and big time. So ride cool with the the stepson. |
Rick_a
| Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 01:24 pm: |
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It was 15 mph at an intersection. If I did not act he might have had a motorcycle on top of him. I was endangering no one. Please do not preach to me. Thanks. |
Outrider
| Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 05:25 pm: |
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Rick...Kindly accept my apology. I wasn't preaching at all. Sorry you took it that way. Am glad everything worked out for you and you son. Also, makes me miss my first rides in the early 50's with my Dad. Back then you could ride your kid on the tank and have them hold onto the handlebars. Now that was a real treat!!! Heck, for that matter, it seems safer with the little one's. Oh well, some politicians know better, eh? |
Thansesxb9rs
| Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 08:41 pm: |
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Outrider, in Kansas you can still do that, my brother talked with the local sheriff and they told him that as long as his son has a helmet he can ride infront of him. Personally I don't think you should put any child on a street bike when they have no comprehension of what is going on or the consiquenses of not paying attention but it is his choice and the cops say it is legal. |
Bbstacker
| Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 09:34 pm: |
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Well that's one way to dump your girl. Seriously though I'm glad she's gonna be OK. For the love of God get a helmet. It could have turned out much worse. |
Metalstorm
| Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 10:24 pm: |
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My advice is to put a helmet on her and take her for a ride asap. It will do wonders for both of you. Get rid of that post mishap road shyness before it can set in. |
Kano832003
| Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2005 - 08:37 am: |
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I'm already back in the game as far as cornering and overall riding (was a little shakey leaving the hospital and the day after) and she talked to me last night and wants to go for a ride today (asuming the weather clears up). |
Jackbequick
| Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2005 - 03:39 pm: |
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Kano832003 said: "..she talked to me last night and wants to go for a ride today..." How is her sense of humor? If its good, show up with one of those tee shirts that say "If You Can Read This The Bitch Fell Off". You see those shirts occasionally on guys riding solo in Harley packs. Seriously though, glad you got through all this with a minimum of damage. There are a lot of lessons in life, some hurt worse than others, close calls can be good reminders forever. Jack |
U4euh
| Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2005 - 11:05 pm: |
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Gonna get a bit beside the topic, no offense intended. Does everyone else notice every little move that your passenger makes? I know all about the balance and passenger movements, just I have taken a few friends for rides, and I can "feel" when they get distracted and start looking around behind us, I lightley tap the front brake to let the bike dive, and they are right back to paying attention. And they ask me " how do you seem to know everytime I let go and and start looking around?" Kano- don't mean to highjack, your post just brought it to mind, get your girl back on for a ride, just make sure you are ready for the corners! Glad everything turned out the way it did. |
Kano832003
| Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 06:04 am: |
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yeah i know what you're sayin about the movement part. i know everything she's doin when she's on my bike. we went for a ride today and she was holdin on really (and i mean really) tight at first but after a while she let up a bit. we ended up having a lot of fun and we didn't have to go to the hospital this time (that's always a bonus). |
Jlnance
| Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 07:58 am: |
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Jim - The thing I notice most is when I can't feel them holding on. I want to know they have a good grip. I don't like it when I can't tell. |
Citified
| Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 01:02 pm: |
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get the street fighter seat. my wife sticks to it like glue. |
Metalstorm
| Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 01:19 pm: |
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Cool beans Kano! I'm glad you guys are able to have fun again. And yeah, not visiting the hospital is always good. Unless you like the food there. |
Prez
| Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 10:22 pm: |
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my stepfather was a cop in kansas for over 25 yrs..and he said that NO you can not ride with a minor in front of you...sorry man..just my 2 cents |
Rick_a
| Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 01:09 pm: |
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Here I was told (FL) that it's ok as long as the passenger can reach the pegs. |