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Cruiser
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| Whoever invented those tip-overs I owe him a steak Dinner. Last night I was coming home from work and i hit the on ramp of the 215 in Vegas at 25 mph what I didn't Know was this fool had just ran a red light did a left turn at high speed and drifted in to my lane giving me the choice of a T-bone or going down. well i didn't want to second guess myself on my lay-down decision because if you hesitate your dead so I remembered from the advanced safety course if you hit you front brake alone on a curve your bike will dive like a sparrow hawk for the ground well I did and it does. decision taken away no hesitation. I hit the ground and slid to a stop, damn if the guy didn't even stop to see if I was ok . well I dusted myself off and righted the Bike and headed for a lighted area to see the damage to my bike. To my great relief no damage , got home pulled her in the garage and took out a shop light to see what I had missed and there was a little scratching on the underside of the tip over if you laid on the ground and looked up, so guys they really work and are not just for looks. By the way to answer the next question No no one stopped to even see if I was ok , one cage driver even had to-steer off the road to get around me.
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Fountain Inn, SC United States | Fantastic! Glad to hear you were unhurt and the bike is drivable. Those Tip-over Guards earned their keep! You might send a letter to Victory about your incident. You might be their next commercial. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3204
Memphis | Just another reason why the Vision is so absurd. Great story with some sad truths about our society thrown in. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 965
New York State | Glad to hear your OK . The tip overs are a blessing I was rolling my bike into the garage the other night sliped on some wet leaves and droped it. Needless to say I hit the ground harder than my Vision. |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | Glad to hear another one survived, and a Vision also because of the tip overs. Been there done that, got the shorts to prove it. 
Edited by varyder 2009-10-19 9:45 AM
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Iron Butt
Posts: 732
Western WA | One more for the tip overs! Saved my bacon twice now.
But more importantly I'm glad to hear that you're not hurt. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 104
| Glad to hear you were not hurt and the bike is OK.
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Cruiser
Posts: 123
Marysville Washngton | Glad you are OK and a great plug for Motorcycle Safety course everyone! |
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Visionary
Posts: 1484
LaPorte,Tx. | Bob, I hate when people don't show any respect for bikers. Glad you and the bike are ok. The Vision takes a beating some times and comes out ahead of the game. Keep an eye on them, they're out to get us!  |
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Tourer
Posts: 548
Mount Vernon, WA United States | "Went Down on my Vision" ???? Ok.. my mind needs to just get out of the gutter... my first thought was "Geez, I hope the pipes weren't hot, he coulda burnt his lips!!!!"
Glad you are OK... glad nothing was broke... glad I was waaaay off base |
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Visionary
Posts: 1436
| First off I'm glad you are ok.
Now for my concern; You say that in your advanced course they told you to lay a bike down? Thats very bad advice for two reasons. One you lose all control and secondly your brakes don't work when you aren't on your wheels.
Like I said I'm very glad you are alright, but laying a bike down is a very bad idea. If you have enough time to drop it down you have enough time to evade. I sure would like to know what safety course and where they are teaching lay downs as proper procedure for accident avoidance? |
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Went Down on my Vision