Lucky Escape

**Conquiztador** · 10th October 2007, 09:34

The biker gods reached down, put some preassure on your front end, grabbed you, smacked you back on the seat, laughed, and then they got back to their partying.

One day in the distant future I will sit by their table. Then the children of the ones who I took a liking to will have many unexplainable experiences.

**RantyDave** · 10th October 2007, 09:49

Originally Posted by riffer

Just as I was resigning my self to a nice slide down the road, the side peg hit the deck, the front grabbed and the whole bike straightened throwing me up in the air ... and with a wobble I was off again.

Was the whole episode watched by a confused onlooker whose sole input to the situation was saying "ooh, you lucky bastard" as you rode off?

Still, good work man. You'll be quietly sliding out of work to buy some new underpants then?

Dave

**MSTRS:Me** · 10th October 2007, 10:28

That was the Blood Pressure test they don't tell you about. You passed.

**Paul in NZ** · 10th October 2007, 10:36

You have to be lucky sometimes Simon....

Its a bit of a trap picking up too much speed out of there or away from the roundabout on wet days as there is waaaay more cars on the road...

Cheers

**Pwalo** · 10th October 2007, 10:40

What a legend! I thought Freddie Spencer was the only man to get away with front end slides.

It was a wee bit wet this morning. One time when the V Twin works well.

**Fatjim** · 10th October 2007, 12:21

You forgot to mention that your pegs are 2 feet long and have trainer wheels on the end!!!

VLB

(Very Lucky Bastard)

**davereid** · 10th October 2007, 12:25

Ya better buy a big wednesday ticket.. but walk to the bloody dairy to get it eh

**_intense_** · 10th October 2007, 12:51

small brown stain? surely you mean, hand me my new pants please, as the arse end of these desintegrated in a faeculent earthy-hued explosion

**xwhatsit** · 10th October 2007, 13:00

I was in the same situation today, actually (those f**king onramp traffic lights >_<''). Well I locked the front wheel at least, no amazing feats of motorcycle control though.

Front wheel locked on some oil and slid for what seemed like ages... for some reason my hand just wouldn't let go; thankfully I was looking up and the bike just slid forward and upright. No lowside-to-highside conversions like Mr Riffer, thank goodness

**bull** · 10th October 2007, 15:10

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You know it was these guys, they thought that with those leathers you must be part of the Ranger Team.

**riffer** · 10th October 2007, 18:56

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

No lowside-to-highside conversions like Mr Riffer, thank goodness

Yeah, well, us mentors gotta show the young 'uns how its done eh?

Originally Posted by bull

You know it was these guys, they thought that with those leathers you must be part of the Ranger Team.

Seriously Dan, would you really think I'd be wearing my leathers today? Cordura all the way today mate...

I'm a bit sore tonight now. I think I wrenched my shoulder...

**Str8 Jacket** · 10th October 2007, 19:07

Fark Simon what a story eh! Glad you came out of it sweet, could have been much worse.... I think I would have shit myself!

**riffer** · 10th October 2007, 19:27

Actually Helen, it wasn't until I got to work that I got a massive case of the what-ifs.

It happened far too quick to do anything. Makes you wonder just how fast you really can get in the shit, eh?