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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Zoney on December 04, 2012, 10:30:14 AM
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At my shop we do not allow them at all, and we aren't even near the water.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/43989/motorcycle+journalist+crashes+on+dock+falls+10-plus+feet+into+sailboat/
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Oh geez, I misspelled reason..........missing my right pinkie changes the whole typing thingy :bhead
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I went to a Honda main dealer some years ago. I was looking to buy a ST 1100 abs. They refused a test ride and they missed out on a £11'000 sale.
I bought the same bike from another local dealer who did allow me a test ride. No one in their right mind would spend thousands of pounds on a new car without a test drive but because its a bike its assumed you will bend it. :mad:
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The real scary thing, it's not even a test ride, that's his bike.
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hw did you lose your pinkie?
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hw did you lose your pinkie?
motorcycle test ride?
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hw did you lose your pinkie?
Left it laying where he shouldna been leaving it lay. DUH!! :o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CG5HozkvAc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CG5HozkvAc)
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hw did you lose your pinkie?
I was a roadracer. I fell at 130 mph and for just a millisecond my finger was trapped between the handlebar and the pavement on impact.
Went through the glove, the flesh and the bone just like that. Hurt like hell too!! Stupid thing still hurts and it's been 6 years. That was also my last race,
I was considering quitting anyway because I had turned 50 and figured I was pushing my luck.
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Ouch, that's a good story to tell though. My Grandma had her 3rd finger bitten off by a horse, that is not such an awe inspiring story to have to tell.
Guess he regreted those saddle bags after that fall. They look stupid anyhow.
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Oh geez, I misspelled reason..........missing my right pinkie changes the whole typing thingy :bhead
Relax. You didn't misspell anything; you hit the wrong key. That's called a "typo"... A FAR lesser offense. ;)
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a friend of mine let me ride his shovelhead that had a footclutch and handshift :rock wow way different than anything I ever rode.
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Relax. You didn't misspell anything; you hit the wrong key. That's called a "typo"... A FAR lesser offense. ;)
Ive been sayingt hat for years!
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a friend of mine let me ride his shovelhead that had a footclutch and handshift
Used to ride a Harley with a suicide clutch and a jockey shift. Lots of fun.
Your friends name wasn't Charles, was it?
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Your friends name wasn't Charles, was it?
nope Dennis, yes they are fun
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The real scary thing, it's not even a test ride, that's his bike.
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the guy was doing a test ride for one of the French Moto mags, the bike was not his and it was totaled....
the test ride was set up to get a review done on the FJR.
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Well according to the article it is his motorcycle.Unless they meant it was the motorcycle he was riding.
"The motorcycle journalist, named Lolo, not only crashed his Yamaha while being videotaped during a waterfront ride, he tumbled off a dock and landed in a sailboat 10-15 feet below."
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I wonder if the motorcycle would have sunk the small sailboat if it hand landed in it instead of on the dock.
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I wonder if the motorcycle would have sunk the small sailboat if it hand landed in it instead of on the dock.
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Something to submit into Mythbusters :D
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I wonder if the motorcycle would have sunk the small sailboat if it hand landed in it instead of on the dock.
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Depends... The FJR wet weight is 639 pounds (without rider or loaded gear), so if the weight capacity of the boat is higher than that, it would float unless the bike punches a hole in it. I really don't know much about boats, but I guess it could be possible that the bike could have hit it with enough force to what I believe they call "swamp" it, which could cause it to sink.
Fred
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apologies SIK1, Just re-read my post, it cam across a bit blunt, that was not the intention, :cheers:
Did a bit more research on the bike... it was in fact a loaner from Yamaha importer, that same day they had another "oops" when one of the reporters for a Danish mag, laid one down due to oil / water on the road...
all in all not a good day for Yamaha :(