385 Search Results for "crash"

• Bike Riders Make Better Driver

  • From: Wild_Hogs
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    I feel that riding a bike has improved my driving.  In my opinion, bike riders, for the most part, make better drivers because of their increased attention to traffic patterns, what I call "idiot anticipation" and concentration on the road and surrounding elements.  I WOULD say that no cell phone use while riding a bike is another safety advantage...until recently.  A bulletbike rider was texting while cruising at about 45 mph!!  My first reaction was "He knows better than that...I couldn't believe it!"  I have had more near-miss situations with drivers on cell phones than anything else.  This blows my better driver theory out the window.  Just an anomoly?  I've seen texting or message checking by bikers at intersections but never on the run.  I would love to see a cell phone ban while operating motor vehicles but more especially after what I've been through while on my bikes.  I was curious about what you have experienced in your different areas?  I am in Texas!

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  • 3 days ago
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• Day 3 & 4: Road Trip - Albury

  • From: Dimitra
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    Day 3: Road Trip - Albury to Canberra

    We woke to a beautiful day, 32c degrees. Headed out from Albury, across the Hume Weir across a huge girder bridge. Absolutely awesome road along the Murray River (pic on right of page) to Jingellic, where we crossed back over the border into NSW.

    Then headed from Jingellic up to Tumbarumba, all bitchumen with big sweeping curves which Dim really loved. Except for one spot where we came around a corner and had a 5 foot long Red Belly Black Snake sunning itself in the middle of the road!! Adam went to the right of it (on the wrong side of the road), it lifted it's head to look, and Dim passed it on the left side, right in front of it's raised head. (No pics of the snake, didn't really want a closer look!!)

    Got to Tumbarumba and checked out their Information Centre / Museum which had a lot of information on a famous 1930's plane crash called the Southern Cloud. From there another fun ride up through Batlow to Tumut where we had lunch, beautiful food from a run down looking little milkbar.

    We asked some rangers about different roads through to Yass, one road we'd been told about was very rutted and dirt and wasn't advised even for 4WD vehicles. So they sent us on a back road from Tumut through Brungle, then to Gundagai which was a really good ride! It was on this strip of road, that Adam spotted a massive Goanna on the side of the road... (He must have scared him off cos he was gone by the time I passed by).

    Pulled in to Gundagai and took some photos with the Dog on the Tuckerbox (pic right of screen). Got back onto the boring Hume Highway and droned on to Canberra. So boring Dim's average speed crept up to 120km p/hr to avoid falling asleep. (Will that defence work with the cops?)

    Booked into a nice Country Club in Canberra who were very good by letting us park the bikes under cover and even gave us sponges & a bucket to give them a wash the next day.

    Day 4: Road Trip - Canberra

    This is where Adam ran into some trouble, his bike refused to start after the wash.

    He'd had a regulator / rectifier replaced just before we left and this had died again. One in a million chance, faulty part failed. We searched out a local Yamaha Dealer (Canberra Motorcycle Centre, Mitchell). They checked out the bike and confirmed it was the regulator again. They ordered the part in after our local Yamaha guys from home (City West Yamaha) faxed up the paperwork to do a parts claim through Yamaha and we went off to do our sight seeing at the Canberra War Memorial and Parliament House.

    Cruising around Parliament House we were approached by a security officer on a bicycle, and we were expecting to be told off for going in so close, but he just suggested a good spot for taking pictures. Then we cruised to the War Memorial down Memorial Drive, which is a long stretch of road between the two buildings and the middle of the road is divided by red gravel and on the sides of the road are monuments the whole way down, which represent each of the wars Australia has been a part of. All the while expecting Adam's bike to die at any minute, because it wasn't charging.

    The Australian War Memorial is well worth a visit. A huge place and very interesting. Adam loved it and could have stayed there overnight looking around. Some amazing interactive video, light and sound displays and the most amazing exhibit of the Japanese Mini Sub which was sunk in Sydney Harbour.

    Took the bikes back to the country club and did a 'once over' on the bikes before Adam's bike goes in for work & hopefully we can leave town!

    Stay tuned for the next episode... will Adam's bike ever be fixed or is he stranded in Canberra while Dim galavants off into the sunset? LOL

    Dim & Adam

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  • 4 days ago
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• Caught in the act

  • From: Englissh
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    Hello from France.

     When I was at Blaye at the Wolves Riders Party, I fancied an ice cream cone, I did ask the guy is it low suger and he replied f *** you, I thought he said yes so here I am caught by Gaille the official soul taker with a cone in the hand.

    Keep the grey coming long and slow.

  • 4 days ago
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• New Tires for my Aprilia CapoN

  • From: uwe999
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  • 6 days ago
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• Lebanese bikedrivers...

  • From: hondac3
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  • 6 days ago
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• No Engine No Go !

  • From: Englissh
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    Hello from France.

    I was just going to bed and I looked at my inbox and my friend knows that I am a MOTOR BIKER decides to pi** me off with silly bike piccies.

    If this guy had a motor bolted to that frame maybe that coming trip to the dentist would not be needed!

    Keep the Grey coming long and slow

    

  • 1 week ago
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• Which brand of Helmet Motorcyc

  • From: vtxsoul
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    It's your noggin.  Spend more, get much better protection!  Full face offers the best protection.  In a crash or spill, one of the number one areas to be scraped to the bone is your chin/jaw area, hands/wrist/forearm area.  Chin/jaw will require reconstuctive and/or plastic surgery.  A good fitting full face helmet will protect that from happening.

    Just a suggestion:

    Shoei if your head tends to be oval.

    Arai if your head is rounder.

    These two

  • 2 weeks ago
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• Scaphoid Bone Broken - see arr

  • From: manybikes
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    The side of the Scaphoid bone should be smooth.... look at the arrow = not smooth! 6-12 weeks of casting! Ahhhhhhh

  • 2 weeks ago
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• Ahhhh Cast Off... for just 5

  • From: manybikes
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    Here it is... the Doctor update. I broke my Scaphoid bone... and according to the Dr.  it has super poor blood flow and thus is one of the bodies slowest healing bones. This bone takes 6-12 (12 being the norm) in a CAST! 

    The Dr. says riding will not prohibit healing, if I can comfortably do it in the cast, I can't hurt the healing....

    So... the KY ISO grip comes out... the cast fitter molded my cast around my Kuryakyn ISO grip!

    Here it is! 

  • 2 weeks ago
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• New Cast Prep with Kuryakyn IS

  • From: manybikes
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    Here it is... the Doctor update. I broke my Scaphoid bone... and according to the Dr.  it has super poor blood flow and thus is one of the bodies slowest healing bones. This bone takes 6-12 (12 being the norm) in a CAST! 

    The Dr. says riding will not prohibit healing, if I can comfortably do it in the cast, I can't hurt the healing....

    So... the KY ISO grip comes out... the cast fitter molded my cast around my Kuryakyn ISO grip!

    Here it is! 

  • 2 weeks ago
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• Old Cast Off

  • From: manybikes
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    Here it is... the Doctor update. I broke my Scaphoid bone... and according to the Dr.  it has super poor blood flow and thus is one of the bodies slowest healing bones. This bone takes 6-12 (12 being the norm) in a CAST! 

    The Dr. says riding will not prohibit healing, if I can comfortably do it in the cast, I can't hurt the healing....

    So... the KY ISO grip comes out... the cast fitter molded my cast around my Kuryakyn ISO grip!

    Here it is! 

  • 2 weeks ago
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• ISO Grip Test Fit

  • From: manybikes
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    Here it is... the Doctor update. I broke my Scaphoid bone... and according to the Dr.  it has super poor blood flow and thus is one of the bodies slowest healing bones. This bone takes 6-12 (12 being the norm) in a CAST! 

    The Dr. says riding will not prohibit healing, if I can comfortably do it in the cast, I can't hurt the healing....

    So... the KY ISO grip comes out... the cast fitter molded my cast around my Kuryakyn ISO grip!

    Here it is! 

  • 2 weeks ago
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• Goldwing Colormatched Cast!

  • From: manybikes
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    Here it is... the Doctor update. I broke my Scaphoid bone... and according to the Dr.  it has super poor blood flow and thus is one of the bodies slowest healing bones. This bone takes 6-12 (12 being the norm) in a CAST! 

    The Dr. says riding will not prohibit healing, if I can comfortably do it in the cast, I can't hurt the healing....

    So... the KY ISO grip comes out... the cast fitter molded my cast around my Kuryakyn ISO grip!

    Here it is! 

  • 2 weeks ago
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• Batwing is on and 12" windshie

  • From: mfitz62
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    The twelve inch windshield made a difference.  Went for a short ride yesterday and the high was 50 degrees.  Lowers work better than the oem windshield and it was bearable w/o the leather chaps, any cooler and the chaps are on.  Keeps the wind off my hands so when it does get cold the heavy gloves should be great.

    I am enjoying this bike, more than any I have had so I don't want the riding to end.  Next add either a crash bar or a new rider seat w/backrest.  Posting a profile picture with the Memphis Shades Batwing Fairing on the bike.

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  • 2 weeks ago
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• easy riders

  • From: iknowu72
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  • 3 weeks ago
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• Kyle Crashes... take 2 & 3

  • From: manybikes
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    Here is another hill climb... tried twice... crashed twice! 

  • 3 weeks ago
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• RE a phone call that no parent

  • From: australian6
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    Guys and Gals

    From my heart let me say that Samantha, myself and Ajay are humbled and deeply moved by the comments, thoughts and the well wishes that we have received from you all. 

    On behalf of my family let me say "Thank You" one and all for the support shown.  It is such a simple word and does not truly convey the gratitude that we feel...... this is yet just another example of the Brotherhood which makes this Community such a wonderful place.

    Samantha was in a state of shock when I got there and was a bit of a mess.  I Spent some considerable time just holding her whilst she had a major teary.  

    Whilst she was distraught over the wreck of her pride and joy, she understood how lucky she was to have survived what very easily could have been a very serious accident. 

    She is still very sore today and is suffering considerable pain and discomfort in her neck, chest and back.  The bruising is also starting to come out on her chest.

    Once again, THANK YOU ALL, you are a most wonderful and caring group of people that I am PROUD to call FRIENDS

    A6

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  • 3 weeks ago
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• Kyle takes on a Hill

  • From: manybikes
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    This is a decent hill climb at Carnige!

  • 3 weeks ago
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• Dale and Kyle Ride!

  • From: manybikes
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    It has been almost a year since Dale and I have hit the dirt! 

    Last time, Dale ripped his bicep off his bone in one of his crashes...check out the video Dale Goes Down. 

    Here is the intro to this ride...

  • 3 weeks ago
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• Wheelie through the corner!

  • From: manybikes
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    Here are some of the non-wreck photos of the day at Carnige Off Highway Vehicle Park in Livermore, California.

  • 3 weeks ago
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