Speaking of "Orloved"...

"The Prince of Peugeot" (AbstractObject) 12/30/2013 at 23:44 • Filed to: twowheelsbad

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Sit around the campfire everyone. I'm going to tell you about the time I got Orloved.

A bit of pretense: It was my Sophomore year in high school and I had been riding my motorcycle to school for about 8 months before the incident. My rear tyre could have done with being replaced around that time, but I thought it was fine seeing that it rarely rains where I live.

It was a particularly shite day, raining on and off throughout the school day. Once classes had ended I decided I had two options: I could either soldier through the rain, or wait it out and see if the heavens would show some mercy. After waiting a few minutes and deciding the heavy rain was not going to let up any time soon I let my teenage ego take over. I took it easy on the road after exiting the school knowing there would be multiple tar snakes, as well as an off-camber turn.. Once I approached this long, sweeping turn I let off the throttle to take it a little slower. Big mistake.

Once I let off the throttle and began to lean for the turn I felt the rear tyre slip. Followed by a split second of oppo, then Orlove (slid off the road into a ditch).

The Blue ellipse shows where traction was lost;

The Red circle shows the ditch where the bike came to a stop (It's a little difficult to see from this side of the road). The banking of the road is also visible farther down. The road comes to a high point in the middle turn lane and is angled down from it on either side like a much flatter -> /\

Luckily I came out of the situation with nothing more than a lightly scraped ankle. The motorcycle lost it's left front turn signal and had it's gear selector mangled. Without the ability to shift into neutral the bike would not start, but after messing around with the shifter at a nearby gas station, with the help of my mother and older brother, we got the bike running. The only catch was with a mangled shifter it had to be taken home in 6th gear, but luckily there were no left turns on the way.

So what did we learn here? Teenagers think they are invincible, and:

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > The Prince of Peugeot 12/30/2013 at 23:52

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I'll consider writing up my accident stories. Not high drama, but lessons to be learned, indeed.

MugarKnifeScience > The Prince of Peugeot 12/31/2013 at 00:04

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I too have been the victim of wet tarmac and graded turns. As a dumb high schooler I overcooked a corner and gave one of my wheels some serious positive camber after striking a kerb. Didn't roll my hatchback, thankfully.

Raphael Orlove > The Prince of Peugeot 12/31/2013 at 00:06

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mmm, that is a pain that I can understand

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > The Prince of Peugeot 12/31/2013 at 00:27

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Mmmm lift off oversteer, the most terrifying of all oversteer for beginners because it feels so counter intuitive, brain thinks lift = safe. I fell victim to it several times when I took a driving course at Sears Point a few weeks ago.

Burrito de EJ25 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 12/31/2013 at 02:49

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Lift-off oversteer makes me cautious on my canyon runs. I take great car to be as smooth as possible on corners.

Granted, I'm probably not going fast enough for me to get in serious trouble, but still. The thought sits in the back of my head throughout my runs.