REMEMBER WE OUTBRAKE CARS!

CaptCrash · 06-14-2007, 09:07 PM

OK. I’m on the way home from running Bogus Basin road and am traveling south on Meridian road. I have to make a right onto Amity. The lights are timing well and I’m decide I’ll just get a little rowdy and really hit this turn hard.

SO. I wait and wait and wait, lean on the front, start squeezing the front brake HARD (hey I’ve got a 320 disc up there, its fun!) and right as I start to press on the inside grip I hear SKIDDING TIRES BEHIND ME! Luckily there's nobody in the eastbound left turn lane so I gas it, let it run a little wide, and start looking in my mirrors. All I can see is a guy in a VW Jetta with his elbows locked rolling straight through the intersection.

All I can figure is that he was behind me just mesmerized by the traffic tailgating me and when I cranked it down to turn I caught him offguard. I'm just glad he didn't take me out.

REMEMBER: CHECK YOUR MIRRORS AT STOPSIGNS, STOPLIGHTS, and when you're about to bust a move in a right hand turn...Yikes...

celeste · 06-14-2007, 09:27 PM

I keep a stopping distance chart tacked above my desk at work as a reminder. Since I'm not at work, am posting from memory so am sure there are errors:

mph moto car
ft ft

15 15 30
30 60 90
45 100 150
60 180 300

CaptCrash · 06-14-2007, 10:24 PM

Yep. We stop good. It's important to remember that even if we can get stopped in time, the economy sedan behind us may not be able to

. Keep your mirrors adjusted

Hozhead · 06-14-2007, 11:15 PM

Just one of the reasons why I've added a better mirror to The Tard.

CBR King · 06-14-2007, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hozhead

Just one of the reasons why I've added a better mirror to The Tard.

good call

FyrSpnr · 04-28-2008, 03:09 PM

Good info.

Definitely something I will keep in mind.

06-14-2007, 09:07 PM	#1
CaptCrash Senior Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 716	REMEMBER WE OUTBRAKE CARS! OK. I’m on the way home from running Bogus Basin road and am traveling south on Meridian road. I have to make a right onto Amity. The lights are timing well and I’m decide I’ll just get a little rowdy and really hit this turn hard. SO. I wait and wait and wait, lean on the front, start squeezing the front brake HARD (hey I’ve got a 320 disc up there, its fun!) and right as I start to press on the inside grip I hear SKIDDING TIRES BEHIND ME! Luckily there's nobody in the eastbound left turn lane so I gas it, let it run a little wide, and start looking in my mirrors. All I can see is a guy in a VW Jetta with his elbows locked rolling straight through the intersection. All I can figure is that he was behind me just mesmerized by the traffic tailgating me and when I cranked it down to turn I caught him offguard. I'm just glad he didn't take me out. REMEMBER: CHECK YOUR MIRRORS AT STOPSIGNS, STOPLIGHTS, and when you're about to bust a move in a right hand turn...Yikes...

06-14-2007, 09:27 PM	#2
celeste Senior Member Joined: Aug 2006 From: here Posts: 175	Re: REMEMBER WE OUTBRAKE CARS! I keep a stopping distance chart tacked above my desk at work as a reminder. Since I'm not at work, am posting from memory so am sure there are errors: mph moto car ft ft 15 15 30 30 60 90 45 100 150 60 180 300

06-14-2007, 10:24 PM	#3
CaptCrash Senior Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 716	Re: REMEMBER WE OUTBRAKE CARS! Yep. We stop good. It's important to remember that even if we can get stopped in time, the economy sedan behind us may not be able to . Keep your mirrors adjusted

06-14-2007, 11:15 PM	#4
Hozhead Joined: Feb 2006 From: Price, UT Posts: 6,810 I Ride: Husqvarna SM610	Re: REMEMBER WE OUTBRAKE CARS! Just one of the reasons why I've added a better mirror to The Tard.

04-28-2008, 03:09 PM	#6
FyrSpnr Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 251	Re: REMEMBER WE OUTBRAKE CARS! Good info. Definitely something I will keep in mind.

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