cornering a harley a little too hard

**Badcat** · 24th November 2005, 08:21

http://www.nesba.com/TrackTalk/bb/Fo...ML/003664.html

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**emaN** · 24th November 2005, 10:33

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** · 24th November 2005, 11:20

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** · 24th November 2005, 11:46

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

**XTC** · 24th November 2005, 11:53

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

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

so thanks Badcat

**Lou Girardin** · 24th November 2005, 12:09

Originally Posted by XTC

Well..... I'd never seen it before as i'm not paid to read kiwibiker all day

so thanks Badcat

OK, sorry, enjoy.

**mstriumph** · 24th November 2005, 12:24

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

**Badcat** · 24th November 2005, 12:30

Originally Posted by mstriumph

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

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

**Motu** · 24th November 2005, 12:48

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** · 24th November 2005, 13:17

Originally Posted by 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?

The inertia of the beer gut took over.

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

**scumdog** · 24th November 2005, 13:55

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** · 24th November 2005, 14:07

Originally Posted by 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?????

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