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11-15-2008, 04:13 PM
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Tractor Driver
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
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Unfortunately, I believe we've all been there before. I believe this rider is either a perpetual cruiser from KS or FL who got in over his head in the mountains or is a newer rider. I don't know if he'd ever attended an MSF course or other rider training, but I think it would have made all the difference if he had or had remembered what he was taught. Hopefully, he made it through with minor injuries and light damage. I have been down with minor injuries and light damage. Most have. For me, it was a learning experience. I spent weeks deconstructing what happened and what I needed to do to keep it from happening again. I think it made me a better rider and a better student of riding. There is nothing like getting pitched on your ass to provide you with a healthy dose of respect for riding.
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"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell  
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11-19-2008, 09:16 PM
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Let go of my ears.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC
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 Not cool!
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11-19-2008, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
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he walked away from it... no doubt he had a decent scare. One of three things happened: 1 he learned from it, adapted his riding style, and is a better rider now. 2 he got the shit scared out of him, sold the bike, and we don't have to worry about him anymore. 3 he learned nothing, blamed it on someone else (it's the American way) and is eventually going to kill either himself or someone else.
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11-19-2008, 10:49 PM
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Tractor Driver
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
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Florida's version of Deal's Gap:  Say it ain't so:  
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"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell
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11-19-2008, 11:14 PM
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Let go of my ears.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC
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It aint so!
Last Months POTM was taken in FL! So was this: 
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11-19-2008, 11:30 PM
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Tractor Driver
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
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Does it look like this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...eals+gap&hl=en
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"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell
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11-20-2008, 12:27 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
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11-20-2008, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ATL Burbs
Moto: '09 Triumph Speed Triple
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The good ole Florida Flat Spot.
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11-20-2008, 04:22 PM
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Let go of my ears.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC
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No. I couldn't even watch the video, it's too depressing to even think about!
Thankfully I live a few hours from some good roads in N. Ga, and I can ride 12 months a year down here. New Years Trackday FTW!
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