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ZooTech wrote: That is correct. Those photos are straight from killboy.com where my photos came from. The guy leaned too hard on his floorboard and picked the front tire off the ground causing understeer. With a blind right curve coming up quick, he chose to dive off rather than contend with whatever was coming the opposite direction.

Sorry Zoo I didn't realize it was a repost and found them on another forum. I do tend to doubt that he "dove off" so much as fell off......not to offend your friend of course....

High_Side wrote:

ZooTech wrote: That is correct. Those photos are straight from killboy.com where my photos came from. The guy leaned too hard on his floorboard and picked the front tire off the ground causing understeer. With a blind right curve coming up quick, he chose to dive off rather than contend with whatever was coming the opposite direction.

Sorry Zoo I didn't realize it was a repost and found them on another forum. I do tend to doubt that he "dove off" so much as fell off......not to offend your friend of course....

No harm, no foul, High_Side.

As for the rider, according to the photographer the guy dove off in lieu of "riding it out" to what was a certain head-on collision and/or plummet off the side of the mountain. I don't actually know the guy, btw.

My wifes cousin would cry if she saw those photos. She has a road king and loves the thing to death. Its even a 100th anneversary road king like that guy was riding.

Zoo your meanie is not a typical cruiser. Its a cruiser built for twisties. About the only cruiser built for twisties that I know of. BTW what do you think of the new red/black paint job on the '06 meanie.

Not to spark an argument on riding gear, but that picture is a prime example of why i prefer to look safe rather than look like a toughguy in my cutoff tee-shirt.

ThumperStevetheJanitor wrote:Not to spark an argument on riding gear, but that picture is a prime example of why i prefer to look safe rather than look like a toughguy in my cutoff tee-shirt.

No arguments here. Anyone who rides in a t-shirt/no gloves combo, especially on a route such as the Dragon, is riding on borrowed time.

ZooTech wrote:No harm, no foul, High_Side.

As for the rider, according to the photographer the guy dove off in lieu of "riding it out" to what was a certain head-on collision and/or plummet off the side of the mountain. I don't actually know the guy, btw.

Well then I will add this: I believe the guy fell off, yet told everyone that he "dove off" as a way of pretending he actually had some control of the situation. I do feel for the guy but it was a rookie move at best....

jmillheiser wrote: Zoo your meanie is not a typical cruiser. Its a cruiser built for twisties. About the only cruiser built for twisties that I know of. BTW what do you think of the new red/black paint job on the '06 meanie.

I like it quite a bit. I think with the addition of my chin spoiler and reaper front fender it'd look pretty tough. Problem would be continuing the red graphics on those new pieces, but I'm sure a vinyl graphics expert could handle it fairly easily.

Gummiente wrote:Anyone who rides in a t-shirt/no gloves combo, especially on a route such as the Dragon, is riding on borrowed time.

That's just it, Gummi, we're all on borrowed time.

That's just it, Gummi, we're all on borrowed time.

Of course we are. Some of us are just borrowing a little extra time.

cb360 wrote:

That's just it, Gummi, we're all on borrowed time.

Of course we are. Some of us are just borrowing a little extra time.

Touche'.

Some of us leave the time-frame up to the lender.

Gummiente wrote:

ThumperStevetheJanitor wrote:Not to spark an argument on riding gear, but that picture is a prime example of why i prefer to look safe rather than look like a toughguy in my cutoff tee-shirt.

No arguments here. Anyone who rides in a t-shirt/no gloves combo, especially on a route such as the Dragon, is riding on borrowed time.

I tend to agree, though I don't always practice what I preach.

At least the guy was wearing a lid and I bet that saw some hardtop up close.

ZooTech wrote:The guy leaned too hard on his floorboard and picked the front tire off the ground causing understeer.

Yep!...Probably countersteered when he started waving, he was already cranked over to the right and lifting his left hand off the bar most likely made the bike drop further into the corner.

I hope borrowing time isn't like borrowing from the bank.