RhadamYgg
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Posts: 2172 Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:06 pmSex: MaleYears Riding: 7My Motorcycle: 2006/Yamaha/FZ6Location: Linden, NJ
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by RhadamYgg Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:16 pm
The yellow route line doesn't even follow the curve!
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zeligman
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Posts: 508 Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:02 pmReal Name: AlexSex: MaleYears Riding: 2My Motorcycle: 02 Suzuki Volusia 800 (in salvage :( )Location: Boston, MA
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by zeligman Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:45 pm
RhadamYgg wrote: The yellow route line doesn't even follow the curve!
thats what the truck was following!
still recovering - back to crutches, then walking with a stick, then running - then hopefully riding again!
NYGiantsGuy
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by NYGiantsGuy Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:39 am
Thanks for sharing. Took a similar spill in Southern Indiana but luckily without the 18 wheeler present. That was enough to scare me off the road for a few weeks, but I definitely have kept my road hubris in check since then. Glad everything's okay.
JC Viper
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Posts: 2198 Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:12 pmReal Name: JCSex: MaleYears Riding: 7My Motorcycle: 1984 Kawasaki GPz900RLocation: New York, NY
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by JC Viper Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:33 pm
Lion_Lady wrote: I used googlemaps and created a maplet of "Wild Maggie" - the curve I crashed on.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=f ... 2&t=h&z=18
If you switch to satellite view and zoom in, you can see how the curve tightens up. Use "street view" for a real view of the curve from anywhere.
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See, now I wish you hadn't posted that because now I'm tempted to go and check this out for myself being the thrillseeker I am.
*I am thankful for attending bike and rally car racing schools which taught me how to cope with such things safely in almost any vehicle.
One thing you can count on: You push a man too far, and sooner or later he'll start pushing back.
