Lucky Escape

**riffer** · 10th October 2007, 08:03

It's pissing down this morning.

I was coming off the inlet road (Paremata Rd) through the roundabout to merge with the Porirua Motorway, wound on the throttle and the lights on the cars in front of me all went on in unison.

Slammed on the front brakes, and the front locked, and the bike went straight down.

Now here's the weird bit:

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.

My arse came back down hard on the seat and tank (lucky I don't want any more kids eh?) and with a wobble I was off again.

How the hell did I get away with that?

God bless Avon Vipers. That front tyre grip obviously saved me today.

**Devil** · 10th October 2007, 08:05

Hah. Of course it was your uber-riding skills and you meant to do that the whole time...

Lucky bastard.

**nudemetalz** · 10th October 2007, 08:06

Sheez, you're a lucky fullah, Riffer. What does the RF look like now?

**riffer** · 10th October 2007, 08:08

Other than a small brown stain on the seat and a skid mark on the front tyre, its untouched.

**riffer** · 10th October 2007, 08:09

Originally Posted by Devil

Hah. Of course it was your uber-riding skills and you meant to do that the whole time...

Like hell. I was seriously a passenger.

**ManDownUnder** · 10th October 2007, 08:27

Congrats - You've finally made it. That's the final test before you're actually qualified as a fully fledged RF rider. I did mine a while back and... aaaa who am I kidding.

Onya mate. People get what they deserve, although that's a little more "karma" than I would be ready to predict.

I have a new seat up here if you need it... (seriously!)

**Drum** · 10th October 2007, 08:30

Meant to do it. Bikers are so tricksy.

**Renegade** · 10th October 2007, 08:41

man you were lucky, i managed to get wet this morning, might be time to treat the gear with some of the water proofing stuff, soaked through the arm seams dam it, man you were lucky!!

**GaZBur** · 10th October 2007, 08:43

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

..People get what they deserve, although that's a little more "karma" than I would be ready to predict...

Wow - karma or luck either way you are in one piece so yippeee!
Has anyone else wondered if its Karma or Luck. I remember sitting at a red light facing down hill and stalling the bike when the light changed, I thought "thats funny I have had this bike 10 years and it the first time I remember stalling it" just as a car crashed the red light and would have collected me had I taken off like normal. So I bet a lot of others have a funny story like that!

**sunhuntin** · 10th October 2007, 08:43

lucky! would have loved to have been a passenger in a car and watch what happened... must have looked wicked!

take care going home... i think thats your luck for today used up!

**Blackbird** · 10th October 2007, 08:46

Well done! Someone was looking over your shoulder on that occasion. In your case, I don't think it was the Big Fella with the white beard, so I'd sacrifice a goat when you get home to be on the safe side

**Hitcher** · 10th October 2007, 09:04

It was certainly wet in the Hutt. I uplifted a freshly serviced FJR from TSS. The motorway traffic was sedately well-behaved, so filtering was accomplished with no problems. The forecast isn't particular flash for tomorrow morning when the same process will be required for Mrs H's Bandit -- with a brand-new set of Avon Storms upon it. Lovely.