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18th December 2009
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1150R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Went down today - Not hurt and bike is ok, but lesson learned
Yep, BigJ went down on the bike today. I knew it was coming to, but unfortunately I couldn't do shit about it. I'm riding down a road picking up signs for another forum and come to this:
That is a cattle guard / bridge. See the brown stuff across the bridge? Yep, friggin mud. I didn't see it at the time (that picture was AFTER retreiving the bike).
I managed to cross the cattle guard doing about 20mph and then I see thick, brown mud. My momentum carried me threw the mud, the rear wheel spun, and instantly my feet went out. I panicked and XLFXLFXLFXLF ME, grabbed the front brake. Grabbing the brake locked up the front wheel, turned it clockwise and by the luck of God, I stepped off the bike and it was going down.
My right foot catches first as the bike is going down and I take one hop, bike goes down under me, left foot clears the seat and I'm standing next to my bike.
I didn't have the chance to take a picture of her laying on the right side. My camera was in my tank bag and I screaming at myself, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!!
I get the bike back up and slowly and carefully turn it around and ride it back across the cattle guard / bridge.
What did I learn? Don't grab the front brake when sliding in mud. If I hadn't of done that, I wouldn't have gone down. I could have duck walked my way out of the mud.
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18th December 2009
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Biker
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 90 Sportster/Buell Model: 883L Sportster/Buell Year: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: Road King Custom Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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Yep, mud and front brakes don't mix.
Glad you're ok, coulda been worse.
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18th December 2009
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Beware broken records...
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Thornton and Boulder, Colorado
Posts: 4,963 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1999
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Glad you escaped unscathed!
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2006 1200 Low--NRHS HurricaneFlow 2", slash down Screamin' Eagle Street Performance exhaust, Progressive 12" 418s w/ heavy duty springs, Progressive fork springs + Ricor Intiminators, HD forward controls, Mustang Vintage Wide seat, HD QD windshield (smoked), HD mini-apes, and surely more to come...
1999 1200 XLH--In progress.  Custom Led Sled frame--4" up, 2" out; Baker/Vulcan chain conversion; Buell 17" rear wheel...
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=708796
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18th December 2009
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Biker
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: The 6th Canto Of Hell
Posts: 95 Sportster/Buell Model: Nightster Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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Glad your ok. Hope there isn't too much damage on your bike.
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18th December 2009
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Red Beard Cycles
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: MARY Lund, YUK !
Posts: 9,968 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH-1208 Sportster/Buell Year: 1997 Other Motorcycle Year: ALL
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some water and you're golden. If you're going to drop a bike, this is a good way !!..
Glad that you're ok
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18th December 2009
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: nc
Posts: 627
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at least your OK should clean right up .....How did you like the smell of burning mud on the ride home?
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18th December 2009
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1150R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Only damage was the right mirror was bent back a little bit. And this evening when I got home, the right highway peg wiggles a little bit. The highway peg took the majority of the weight. I'll probably have to replace those 2 mounting bolts.
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18th December 2009
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1150R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by turn8a
at least your OK should clean right up .....How did you like the smell of burning mud on the ride home?
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Oh god, did that stink as it was burning off! |
19th December 2009
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Sunny Italy
Posts: 15,573 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1993 Other Motorcycle Model: Moto Guzzi California EV Other Motorcycle Year: 1998
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'93 1200
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19th December 2009
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Niagara Region, Ontario Canada
Posts: 121 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Glad your ok, & minimal damage to the bike. Good thing you weren't smoking along at a fast pace, things might have been different 
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