A moment's error, and a spared life...

[Ixion]

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Ixion reckons virgin mouse, I want to know how you prove them virgin before you sacrifce them

Always a conundrum that. Same way as chicks, I guess. Start on in and if you meet resistance, withdraw. Just need to find an assistant with a shit load of will power and a VERY tiny dick. The latter should be easy enough round here , just start out with the Gixxer thou riders. The former, may be more of a problem.

[Mom]

Always a conundrum that. The former, may be more of a problem.

Now see that is where I have to totally agree with you. I have a theory about tiny appendages too, we should "talk" sometime. Virgin Rats are the same I take it?

[Ixion]

See, this is where KB is really good.

We take a thread that starts as a noble and humble ackowledgemnt of thanks, and within less than 20 posts we've turned it into one of obscenity and grubby innuendo

Good , eh

It's a natural gift, I reckon.

[jrandom]

I was completely in the wrong.

Isn't it odd, and yet wonderful, how cockups can still provide opportunities to retrospectively wallow in one's own awesomeness?

Years of riding, thousands of overtaking manouvers & somehow i got it all wrong.

I happened to notice some years ago that when two cars pass on the road going in opposite directions, there is always enough space for a motorcycle in between them.

It's a bad look having to be in that space, I suppose, but it's there if you need it.

[jrandom]

noble and humble...

[mattian]

Takes some big balls to own up to something like that mate...... I dear say alot of people would have kept something like that under their hat and maybe even bragged about it (the name "carver" comes to mind for some reason)
You made a mistake, we all have at some stage. You have already recognised the reasons why this could happen to anyone under those circumstances. Fatigue is definately a major.........
Thanks for being here mate and thanks for sharing it.

[skidMark]

Yeah, I'm off to bed now, can hardly keep my eyes open. I have no idea how GIJOE manages his escapades...

I posted this for two reasons. The first is that I think we've got a responsibility to share this sort of stuff too - for me it's a learning experience in the biggest way. The second is that other people can add perspective to this - this means it becomes a learning experience for our wider group as well.

I'd like to buy that Ute driver a dinner or a week in Fiji. It was his quick thinking that spared my life. With a closure speed of 160 km/h (assuming both of us were doing 80), I would have been vapourised.

Did you go back and talk to him? / get his rego so you can thank him, but i suspect you were too shaken to think.

[<Rhino>]

Today's ride is one of the longest that I've done, and I think it was a contributing factor. After 7 hours on the bike, physical pain (buggered knee), dehydration, plain old fashioned fatigue (we rode some great roads, so the concentration level was huge) contributed to my bain fart.

Guess you've found a limit to be aware of? The more I ride the more I think its similer to when I was a diver - you dive and dive within your limits then one day you push it to far and alomost become fish food. I once did a controlled dive to asses just how deep I could go before I got narked! turned out that was pushing 60 meters!

The positive thing about this is that now you know what your "hit the wall" point is and maybe if you do a ride like that again you will know at which point you will need a stop and energy boost.. a positive lesson I would say

[Tone165]

Good post or thread or revelation or whatever.

If sharing our mistakes can encourage ppl to think, who knows what the benefits might be! This small reminder that our brains are not necessarily "on our side" might save a life...or many!

Glad to see you are still with us, and that there are still a few quick witted cagers around, and I can relate to the brain fade myself. Mostly it happens to me driving car or truck, but I will be thinking about it a bit more now.

[GSXR Trace]

shit mate! you said to read about your mistake... didn't realise it was this serious! well glad you made it out, and made it home with your bike all in one piece. Definitely good to hear there was a ute driver with their mind switched on!

Hope your knee is feeling okay as well!

[sidecar bob]

I happened to notice some years ago that when two cars pass on the road going in opposite directions, there is always enough space for a motorcycle in between them.

It's a bad look having to be in that space, I suppose, but it's there if you need it.

Always enough space??? Really!!
I have never used that space & never will. I dont trust it, its a variable that is far to variable to gamble on.

[Hinny]

Keeping hydrated is extremely important at this time of year.
Coffee being a diuretic won't do it for you. Fatigue follows the buzz.
Apples, Water and Electrolites do the business for me.
The apples let you know if your brain isn't functioning properly. You bite your tongue if the gang upstairs are on holiday or having a tea break The fructose feeds your brains powerdrive.
Good thing about riding a sprots bike. You get plenty of opportunity to rehydrate yourself when refuelling the bike.
Simple test. If your urine has any colour in it apart from the first leak of the day then you are not drinking enough and you won't function as well.

[FJRider]

I happened to notice some years ago that when two cars pass on the road going in opposite directions, there is always enough space for a motorcycle in between them.

Don't they call that lane splitting... ???

Bikes were narrower then though...

[Badger8]

Fookin 'ell mate! That's enough to make the ringpiece pucker just reading about it!
Glad to hear you are alright, and made it back home in one piece.

Endurance is definitely something that is hard to gauge, you only tend to notice it when you become aware you are past your limits. At least you are aware of it, and will be better equipped for future rides Rest up well...

[Badger8]

Keeping hydrated is extremely important at this time of year.
Simple test. If your urine has any colour in it apart from the first leak of the day then you are not drinking enough and you won't function as well.

Have learnt that one m'self at the start of this summer. Luckily nothing bads went down, but really felt the effects one ride on a hot day. Spent 35 bucks on a camel pack off retardme, and damn i find myself a lot more focused on long rides now. Dunno how i used to do without it!