cornering a harley a little too hard

[Badcat]

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[emaN]

OUCH!
good to see he was wearing leathers...ie-his own hide!
i had an Electra Glide, which'd lean further than that tho'; looks like his footrest didn't "fold" up, or perhaps the crash bar touched down.
check out his front tyre in the middle picture tho'...that can't help!

[riffer]

Yup. Looks like he may have tried a bit of braking to get the bike to stand up. Pity his front wheel was off the ground at the time.

[Lou Girardin]

Thread's been done already, bought the T shirt too.

[XTC]

Thread's been done already, bought the T shirt too.
Well..... I'd never seen it before as i'm not paid to read kiwibiker all day:bleh: so thanks Badcat

[Lou Girardin]

Well..... I'd never seen it before as i'm not paid to read kiwibiker all day:bleh: so thanks Badcat

OK, sorry, enjoy.

[mstriumph]

.... i think he looks a bit anxious? that chrome ain't cheap............:blink:

[Badcat]

.... i think he looks a bit anxious? that chrome ain't cheap............:blink:

bugger the chrome, imagine how bad he looked after the bin.

[Motu]

I've seen it heaps before too - but I still can't figure out why he fell off the inside of the bike before it went down,almost like he bailed out,or just fell of the bike...literaly! He should be able to slide on front and rear bars anyway,kinda like a skateboard on castors,but no way has he lost it yet - why bail?

[Lou Girardin]

I've seen it heaps before too - but I still can't figure out why he fell off the inside of the bike before it went down,almost like he bailed out,or just fell of the bike...literaly! He should be able to slide on front and rear bars anyway,kinda like a skateboard on castors,but no way has he lost it yet - why bail?

The inertia of the beer gut took over.

Or he remembered someone talking about hanging off, but forgot to hang on.

[scumdog]

Followed a 'bagger H-D from Deadwood to Sturgis, on all the left corners he leaned with the bike o.k. but on the right-hand ones he sort of sat upright like the dude in this crash appears to be doing, any theories as to WHY people do this?????

[Lou Girardin]

Followed a 'bagger H-D from Deadwood to Sturgis, on all the left corners he leaned with the bike o.k. but on the right-hand ones he sort of sat upright like the dude in this crash appears to be doing, any theories as to WHY people do this?????

Incompetence, stupidity, fear, thinks he's on an MX bike?
All of the above?

[Storm]

Its a Harley- so all is not quite right with it

[miSTa]

I think all it is, is that this guy has no idea, you don't just fall off. :doh:

[Biff]

Incompetence, stupidity, fear

Yup - I'll vote for that, that and that

Is it true that the max angle of lean for some of the 'chunkier' HDs is a mere 20 degrees?

[scumdog]

The thing is: why not lean on the right hand bends? is it a subconscious thing or is it the bike lay-out or what???
Left bends the dude looked A1.

[Motu]

Maybe he was a flattracker who only turned left....was he sideways on lefthanders?

[Cookie]

I enjoyed "canuks" comment:

"Having seen the pics, I'll be more understanding why they don't wave back..."

(Not saying I would never want a Harley though)

[Big Dave]

Nah - I don't get it either, i've ridden them heaps and thing is with those big tankers is when you get them cranked over further than they are meant to go, the frame digs in, just in front of the swingarm bearing - and it triangulates the back wheel up off the ground.
sounds worse than it is - literally - the whole arse end lurches sideways with a horrible grinding sound.
I've always just gone - oh fuck too far davey and if you roll with it - it's dealable - its a signal to like...slow down - but 'taint the front that washes out - reckon it must have been a rebound effect wot's low sided this guy.

Rocket III's do it too - they lean over further - but you can lift the rear wheel on one of them off the ground if you chuck it in real hard, that's an interesting noise too.

[marty]

I've found the reason that he's bailed! Check out the first picture carefully - HE'S WAVING!!!!

[SPORK]

I've found the reason that he's bailed! Check out the first picture carefully - HE'S WAVING!!!!
...So obviously he isn't accustomed to riding an H-D, and couldn't handle it's "power"?

[TLDV8]

Anyone else see this guy putting a 1340 through its paces at Wanganui,i think this shot was lining up for the railway tracks and chicane :2thumbsup

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[skidMark]

holy crap thats gotta hurt how could you lean a harley that far i mean that a bit of a stupid mistake i mean my mini chopper is like less than 15 cm off the ground and i can still turn the damn thing without leaning it.... the exhaust is another 2 inches lower than that

never scraped it once and i ride it all the time i wave to all bikers hardly ever get a wave or nod back guess im not taken seriously on a mini chopper :bash:

[oldrider]

They are better than that! Bet he blamed the photographer too! :blink: John.

[Big Dave]

guess im not taken seriously on a mini chopper :bash:

Pretty fair guess.
Dude - I would have had one when i was 16 for sure, and party on - but no - don't expect to get taken 'seriously' by anyone else but other mini chopper riders.
It's a horsepower thing.

[Zed]

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kLol, why did I laugh? I feel terrible.

First impression -

1st pic he was looking good
2nd pic he was getting some serious action...looked great
3rd pic idyut!
rofl

[loosebruce]

Anyone else see this guy putting a 1340 through its paces at Wanganui,i think this shot was lining up for the railway tracks and chicane :2thumbsup



Yea heard a few stories bout this, mans a machine alright. Still wouldn't mind a V-rod, reckon i could scare a few sport bike riders out there with one, and dhuck a supercharger on it and some screaming eagle parts.......... fucken aye

[skidMark]

Pretty fair guess.
Dude - I would have had one when i was 16 for sure, and party on - but no - don't expect to get taken 'seriously' by anyone else but other mini chopper riders.
It's a horsepower thing.

but im 18 if that changes anything rofl

oh common more horsepower means your compensating for something

it's not the bike it's the rider thats makes the bike what it is ....

mind you....

Cheers : MA

[Macktheknife]

Just another advert for wearing good gear I guess, hope he survived the experience. Probably shouldnt have waved at the camera guy though.... snigger.

[Mattyc]

good advert for Harleys i reckon.. good advert why i will never own one....ever

someone once said to me ..... you know Matt, I really like Harley's its a pity they dont turn handle and stop. From memory i almost pissed my pants laughing

[scumdog]

good advert for Harleys i reckon.. good advert why i will never own one....ever

someone once said to me ..... you know Matt, I really like Harley's its a pity they dont turn handle and stop. From memory i almost pissed my pants laughing

I guess it must have been somewhere in the middle of last century when that 'someone' last rode a Harley eh?

I guess a picky person could say " you know Matt I really like other bikes, it's a pity they look butt-ugly, cost as much as a Harley for parts and their re-sale value is nothing compared to a Harley"!!:lol: :bleh: :rolleyes: :wait:

[Skyryder]

Followed a 'bagger H-D from Deadwood to Sturgis, on all the left corners he leaned with the bike o.k. but on the right-hand ones he sort of sat upright like the dude in this crash appears to be doing, any theories as to WHY people do this?????

There's been a number of threads on variouse biker sites over the years on this very theme. Why do we have a preference to the left, but when it comes to taking right hand curves..........it's just not the same. There's a thread on this somewhere on this forum.............but from my experiance this 'fear' is as applicable here as it is in America, so it's not the side of the road that we ride on or camber influenced. It would appear that most riders prefer to lean to the left, or are more confident, that's a better word, than leaning to the right.

It may have something to do with the fact that the righthand grip is not as stable due to 'throttle roll' as the left hand grip and because of this the right hand lean is less secure or that's what our brain is telling us.

Then again, guys right and left parts of the brain are different than females so do the females have a preference that is different from the guys?? Or do lefthanders prefer leaning to the right as against right handers who prefer leaning to the left. Ene meanie minie mo.etc.

I tend to 'lean' towards the unstable right hand grip as an answer but who knows.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

I think that taking his left hand off the 'bars while in a right hand turn caused the rider to apply 'too' much pressure on the right hand bar. This would have caused the front tire to 'bite' with the result that the bikes momentum would have 'aggrivated' the front of the bike to fall inward due to rider weight and momentum. Just another reason why I keep both hands on the bars. When shit happens...........and you can not find the toilet paper you sure as hell better have another option.............like in this case and new pair of jocks.

Skyryder

[Mattyc]

I guess it must have been somewhere in the middle of last century when that 'someone' last rode a Harley eh?

I guess a picky person could say " you know Matt I really like other bikes, it's a pity they look butt-ugly, cost as much as a Harley for parts and their re-sale value is nothing compared to a Harley"!!:lol: :bleh: :rolleyes: :wait:

Funny thing is, he owns a Harley currently, its some big bore 1340cc or something, It doesnt stop too well, needs brake upgrade