Sounds like you guys are having fun.
Gald your all ok.
Gald your all ok.
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Man, go away for a couple of days and the board runs into each other! Glad you guys, and gal, are more of less okay. I can't wait to see the photos.
I'm a little confused. 1st crash, wrightme43 low sides, and on his own? 2nd crash, cut off by a left turner, and tries to avoid by braking only to have Defy riding up his rear?
I'm just glad that everyone is okay. <sigh of relief> And...., still having fun. However, maybe there something here we can discuss about when it comes to group riding. After reading this, for me, at this moment, I'm not too comfortable hanging two seconds behind someone in a group ride. I think I'll be the guy in the back who's 12 seconds back.
In the second crash they were overtaking 2 cars so the guys were on the throttle and accelerating hard. The cars then decide to make a turn.
I'm not sure how everyone else sees group passing, but it has been my experience that when riding in a group you need to execute your pass and get back in your lane so that those behind you can get it done safely. The importance of making quick passes is amplified when very very few passing opportunities exist. I guess I'm just going to have to piss some people off in the future by not passing until the person in front of me has completely passed...this may mean I ruin a good opportunity for other people to pass in the name of "what if".
I'm kind of at a loss though...do I ride at the back and just hang way back so I can do my thing in the corners without catching up? Do I just explain to people my new views on passing before the ride? Do I continue to pass like everyone seems to do?
Any thoughts on passing would be much appreciated (cage or bike). Oh yeah, the bikes are fine...like I said, we were barely moving...fender frickin' bender.
Any thoughts on passing would be much appreciated (cage or bike). Oh yeah, the bikes are fine...like I said, we were barely moving...fender frickin' bender.
Wrightme43: I don't understand how the mishap occurred. Lady waved you on? Was she on passenger side...I don't understand. She isn't driving yet is giving you signal to pass? Husband and she are not on same page but in same vehicle?
Welcome to the site,Hello Guys,
This will be my first post on this forum. I was more active on SBN and R6 forum, but i guess i'll add this to the list since some of my old friends hang out here.
I purchased my '08 cadmium yellow R6 to replace what used to be the love of my life (05 FZ6). I've been riding with DefyInertia for years and I know I can trust his judgement. That's why i decided to follow him closely when we tried to pass the cagers.
This mishapp was 100% the cagers fault. The lady who waved us by was driving a jeep grand cherokee following her husband who was driving a pickup truck. I believe she was just following her husband not knowing where she was going. As soon as she saw a fairly long straight, she waved us by and simultaneously her husband turned left.