2003 Cobra on CL...

[Troll]

Bo, your argument is a long-standing common sense vs. karma kinda deal.

I've had many sport bikes, a few fairly fast cars and now the Harley. When I sold my last sportbike, I told Wifey and my old man that I would never get another one... maybe a Harley. The reason is what you said about the skiing. I really don't want to take myself out. You could still do something stupid on the HD, but it's not really that fun on the "edge" with that machine. The things that will take me out are the same things on the sportbike and the more dangerous things... even little ones... like ground hogs and dogs, an SUV with a 5-thumbed ape driving, stuff falling off pick-up trucks (yeah, that's right), a blow-out especially on the front, mechanical failures... etc etc etc.

So, in conclusion, the only person that I trust on the bikes is me and I've tried to take myself out of the equation by riding a bike that is not as fast, doesn't handle well and has mediocre brakes. All of those things might save me in those other bad situations. Kinda weird.

It's a conundrum.

My dad (who rode bikes for years) doesn't like me riding. We get in this argument all the time. I (sometimes) feel like when it's your time to go, it's your time to go. You might be 37 years old and have a massive heart attack in your sleep and die and that's it for you. If you're at work, or in a car, or on your bike at that very moment, then that's when you go.

So, he says, "Then, why don't you just go jump out of an airplane every day?"

[John4cam]

Bo, your argument is a long-standing common sense vs. karma kinda deal.

I've had many sport bikes, a few fairly fast cars and now the Harley. When I sold my last sportbike, I told Wifey and my old man that I would never get another one... maybe a Harley. The reason is what you said about the skiing. I really don't want to take myself out. You could still do something stupid on the HD, but it's not really that fun on the "edge" with that machine. The things that will take me out are the same things on the sportbike and the more dangerous things... even little ones... like ground hogs and dogs, an SUV with a 5-thumbed ape driving, stuff falling off pick-up trucks (yeah, that's right), a blow-out especially on the front, mechanical failures... etc etc etc.

So, in conclusion, the only person that I trust on the bikes is me and I've tried to take myself out of the equation by riding a bike that is not as fast, doesn't handle well and has mediocre brakes. All of those things might save me in those other bad situations. Kinda weird.

It's a conundrum.

My dad (who rode bikes for years) doesn't like me riding. We get in this argument all the time. I (sometimes) feel like when it's your time to go, it's your time to go. You might be 37 years old and have a massive heart attack in your sleep and die and that's it for you. If you're at work, or in a car, or on your bike at that very moment, then that's when you go.

So, he says, "Then, why don't you just go jump out of an airplane every day?"

Has anyone on here ever came up on a hazzard that could have or did put you down?

Not being a rider I always wondered about this and what your chances of staying on two are in this situation.

[INSANELY CRAZY]

:whocares:

my bikes faster, oh no my bikes faster... yea well my dad can beat up your dad...

[stieny]

Well then i'm STILL not sure what you're smoking - You might catch some poser with your 750, but you won't be knocking on my door!

LOL. I never said I was going to get a 750. I could end up with a liter! Who knows!

[Troll]

Has anyone on here ever came up on a hazzard that could have or did put you down?

Not being a rider I always wondered about this and what your chances of staying on two are in this situation.

never crashed on the street (KNOCK ON WOOD KNOCK ON WOOD), but many hazzards, I have drove through, around by luck? chance? skill? who knows?

the sooner you assume you are totally INVISIBLE, you will become a better rider on the street.

I've been riding bikes since I was 5 years old, so some things just come natural, like counter steering. I am not trying to brag or say I got more skillz than anybody, it's just something I've been doing for 32 years. I don't even think about it. I've tested myself many times and I just do it. John, it's hard to explain if you've never ridden, but basically when you're on a bike, you actually push/pull the handlebars in the opposite direction of the direction you actually want to go.

For instance, if you want to go LEFT, the first thing you do is push with your left hand and pull with your right hand, just a little bit. This gets the bike leaning left, then you ever-so-slightly start turning the other direction.

If you are not experienced (you see this on the news a lot --- "it just seemed like he turned right into the car" a witness will say) and a car pulls up real hard on your right, your gut reaction is to turn the handlebars 90* to the left which will do the exact opposite and put you right into the car.

[MBH]

Bo, your argument is a long-standing common sense vs. karma kinda deal.

and I'm a firm believer that if shit like that is going to happen to someone, it's going to happen to me. I have great luck in a lot of aspects of my life, but I find that when I leave an open invitation for bad things to happen - they always do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo8pcKB8kGw
That was the next level for me, you get enough speed to get pretty fouled up. Was ranked 81 in the nation in my age bracket when I left the sport. We ran courses that didn't get quite that much speed since the gates were tighter, but I had the bad habit of carrying a lot of speed through the tight sections and being a little more on the edge than some of the lighter guys

[Troll]

wow, so that's you in the vid? that's wild. did you get hurt?

yeah, well I don't have a dirtbike or a sportbike at this point in my life. like you said, you just realize you're going to F yourself up. But, some days I would like to trade the HD on a brand new R1 or even a 600. Those rare moments where you say to yourself "How the F did I get away with that?" is what living is all about, not existing.

[ddmi-twin90gt]

My saying "I refuse to tiptoe through life, only to arrive safely at death."

[Troll]

^^^ this inspired me to start that "quote" thread.

I like this one...

You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime.
Burt Munro

Burt Munro is the guy they made the movie about called "The Last Indian" with Anthony Hopkins. He was from Australia. He spent all his money to bring a 1924 Indian to Bonneville in 1963/4/5? and he beat the world record for single cylinder motorcycles under 900cc? I think.

[RUTHLESS]

My saying "I refuse to tiptoe through life, only to arrive safely at death."

The movie was "The Worlds Fastest Indian". That movie rocked!!

[scott5]

ddmi-twin90gt and bish, you should of let me know alil sooner, you guys could of came up.. When they have the bikes up there its a whole weekend deal.. Sat is where anyone can go up on their street bikes, but need to go thru a class and have full leathers (i do this with my 08) and then on sunday a race class goes on where its race bikes only, which is basically, no lights turnsignals and so on and so forth ( i do this on my 00).. But no matter what day its beyond fun!

[MBH]

wow, so that's you in the vid? that's wild. did you get hurt?

no, that isn't me in the vid but I've taken some like that. Sometimes you get too greedy and carry way too much speed into a section and you just catch some bad terrain and you're gone.

I used to be really nuts with skiing, like crank my DIN settings on my bindings up to the point where the only way it would release was if my leg came with it. Going at a pretty high rate of speed in a high G turn and having your binding release will make you go a little overboard.. the big thing for me was that I've had some close calls like that, but most of the time I was barreling towards a bunch of unforgiving trees, which is where most of these courses are set up - since you can't reserve a whole run for it. Not to say that I don't ski too fast or put myself in dangerous situations anymore because I don't do it, the temptation is still there. I used to ski ~35 days a year, and I'd only take a 'fall' once every year or three - but those were more like catastrophic and explosive "yard sales" (its what you call it when all of your shit flies off).

btw "I live my life a quarter mile at a time" and there is a Black KB Cobra for sale on Craigslist

[scott5]

btw "I live my life a quarter mile at a time"

in the hummer or the red one? lol

[MBH]

in the hummer or the red one? lol

Either, they're both slow

[scott5]

Either, they're both slow

yea in each others enviroments! lol

i already seen the hummer at the track,, now i just need to see the cobra in the woods, with mud on it. lol hahaha

[Mater]

if it was roll racing(which is gay) a car can beat a bike,if u know what to do!

[ddmi-twin90gt]

if it was roll racing(which is gay) a car can beat a bike,if u know what to do!

here we go again LOL

[One Sweet Day]

:whocares:

my bikes faster, oh no my bikes faster... yea well my dad can beat up your dad...

it was a nice try rob.

[John4cam]

if it was roll racing(which is gay) a car can beat a bike,if u know what to do!

How much can you do? Mash the gas, shift and stay straight, really not much skill involved. Is there other tricks I'm not aware of?

[wick]

How much can you do? Mash the gas, shift and stay straight, really not much skill involved. Is there other tricks I'm not aware of?

Yeah, jerk the wheel into the bike????? Otherwise, another usless post.