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Yup, sometimes timing is everything!
Sometimes "the miracle" is in the timing...

I'm sure that it's not 100% my fault that I still walk and talk.

I was lucky that van's brakes worked as good as they did that day, and that the driver was as quick as he was... If he needed an extra foot, it ...

I've heard good reviews of this stuff...
http://www.jet-hot.com/colorchart.html

Cheers Kal, I see what you mean (and it does make sense) but I'll stand by what I said.

What you're describing is some advanced stuff... basically, you're talking about lifting the front wheel as you come out of a corner (if I understand correctly). It does work, and my CB does it nicely, but this ...

"In my experience power makes the bike turn in quicker and rolling off the power sends it wide."

I'm having trouble understanding that Kal..? More gas will take you out of the turn, the bike will try to straighten out unless you lean on it more.

Maybe it's a misunderstanding, but I meant backing ...

"Waiting ain't gonna help"... couldn't be more true! But practicing off the street might be a good idea for anyone that struggles with this. You shouldn't have to think about it before entering traffic!

Use your clutch, and don't be afraid of cooking it either, replacing it ain't a big deal.

In ...

Hi I am interested in getting into the riding scene instead of the driving scene. Curious what would be good for me, I am a little over 5'6 and am about 185, gonna try to get down to 175 soon. Im interested in getting a sports bike but I am afraid most of them do not fit me. I really want to get a ...

One morning on my way to work, making a right onto a wide road, I could see the red light at the next intersection...

But I could also see the yellow light for the cross street, so I started grabbing gears. I figured I couldn't possibly get there so fast that the light would still be red when I ...

Hi all, my name's Jim.
I'm originally from NJ but I moved out here to Hawaii almost 20 years ago. I was browsing some of the threads here and figured I'd join up...

I started out riding dirt bikes back in NJ. I had an XR75 first, then a GS550L, and then a YZ250. I left the YZ and GS behind when I ...