![]() 09/17/2019 at 12:36 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
This was me chasing one of my friend over at 129photos.com (seriously, go check out their stuff, its amazing quality)
I was out with a member of our canadian group when he passed us..I recognized the SV and gave chase.
BRAP BRAAPPPPP -pop-pop-popop BRAPPPP
![]() 09/17/2019 at 12:53 |
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Dude. Nice.
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No chicken strips to be found... I could seriously watch that all day.
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Nice run! It's been over 7 years since I've been down there on one of the bikes, but man I need head back. That whole region is a rider's paradise.
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Wow - awesome that you got an uninterrupted run, and that the Slingshot driver was good enough to let you two go by.
Looks like your friend is occasionally body-over-the center-stripe, though his tires are
not. Stuff like that really scares me when I’m confronted with it coming the other direction at speed
in the twisty stuff
- your thoughts?
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its an intresting angle as you can see the front suspension doing its thing and the wheel turning.
I have another video on my channel from this angle but with erm...significantly less legal passing. and whoolies.
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Nice! I will be checking that out... later, after work. Because I won’t get anything done otherwise.
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that wasnt the full run, it started about 1/2 way.
friend is a local there, and he knows he isnt the best at BP, but i trust his lines WAY more then my own.
So, that actually happened during the week. Came around the corner and there was a giant Blue H-D in my lane.
I had enough ‘reserve’ handling to throw the bike lower and avoid him, but it was certianly a code-brown moment, and led to me stopping me run, turning around and having a little chat with the
fuckwit
gentleman.
It is a danger, just like any other road. I tend to keep my lines slightly tighter then most so I have some play with speed/angle left.
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I have been called an enabler in the past, yes
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Shiiit. Glad you’re okay, and that you went and gave him a piece of your mind. Could’ve kill a lesser, or more aggressive rider.
We push hard when we go out (cars, not bikes)
, but we do not mess around with the center line.
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I want to say I dont mess with the center...but I have plenty of (SAFE) passes over it be people who are obilivious, stupid, or just plain assholes.
I think I have the video of it too. Its an awesome angle (same mount as this vid, but pointed backwards so you can see footwork/knee dragging)
but I’m not sure if i reall
y should publish it.
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Okay, yes - if there’s room to pass (even it’s a double yellow), I’ll make a pass (and have the power to do so rapidly and safely).
Hmm... could post as “private” so only people with the link can view it.
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I posted that video. The keyboard warriors will get my sooner or later. but meh
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Well, you can rest easy in the fact that you may have actually saved that guy’s life (and others), assuming he actually has the capacity to learn from his mistakes.