Close calls

[SMOKEU]

I went for a ride up the hills today around Christchurch today, and I was braking for a corner when I hit a patch of gravel and locked the front wheel. The front wheel then started washing out from underneath me, so I released the brake and put my foot down. I ended up going off the road and onto the grass. I don't know how I managed to keep it rubber side down.

While I was recovering from the shock of that incident, I was going around a bend at around 100kmh when I hit a large bump which sent me into the start of tankslapper which nearly spat me off. I kept it under control, thankfully.

A couple of hours after that I ended up hitting another rather large bump while travelling in straight line this time, which only added insult to injury and was enough to just about warrant a change of undies.

All in a days work.

Now I really need a drink.

[pc220]

Would seem you could work a bit more on your situational awareness. Good work staying upright.

[Hans]

Would seem you could work a bit more on your situational awareness. Good work staying upright.

+1 Take it as a sign that something needs to change.

[willytheekid]

Would seem you could work a bit more on your situational awareness. Good work staying upright.

Wise man
Ride to the limits..your own, the bikes and the roads.
Well done on keepin it upright .....aint gravel fun!

[Headbanger]

A close call from a few weeks back....

Me and the old boy scooting along just south of Raetihi, a dog is on the road, I cant see it but the oldboys slows down real quick and all of a sudden I'm catching up with him way too fast...so I pull to the right to go around him, fuck, there is a harvester approaching taking up the entire lane and the fucking dog he's slowed for is on the median strip, sensing certain death I change tact, pull left, foot hovering over the brake I take a nano-second to decide heavy braking is going to cause me to crash into him at speed, only a few feet between us now, he's near walking speed and I'm still up near the speed we had been doing, I pull her to the left and do a mad wiggle has I fly past him to avoid him, I hit his elbow with my shoulder.....


I'd assume there was a few mm between our bikes as I went past,and the entire fuck-up must have only taken 3 seconds max....

[Gremlin]

Thursday night ride months ago, I'm travelling down Kahikatea Flat Rd on a straight, and its dark. An oncoming car vears into my lane, heading towards me. For a second, I'm thinking, a crazy car trying to kill me? I ponder going into the oncoming just to avoid the crazy bastard, but as I do, he veers back into his lane.

Couple of seconds later, I notice a tractor in the oncoming, taking up the lane, no lights. I only notice him as I pass by, my lights illuminating the side of the tractor. That could have been so much worse...

Don't think I have had any calls so close I've actually gone off road, just the usual sliding because of slippery tar, tyre lost traction...