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Jul 16th, 2010, 1:55 am
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Posts: 539
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Almost lost it today...
No I didn't forget my bike outside with the key in the ignition... 
I was getting to the office, riding in the small street very slowly, maybe around 20 to 30 km/h and in my periferic vision I see something on my right side coming out fast! I grab the brake ( our roads are slipery as F***) I loose the front end to the right side, hit the ground with my left foot while releasing the brake, the bike is staright again but wobbling with my feet of the pegs like a clown, grab the brake again loose the front to the left side, same procedure... bike straight.. wobbeling ... suddenly I see what was coming and it was a bicycle with a 12 year old on it and now he was riding paralel to me so I relax as there is no more danger of contact and ride next to him, didn't know what to tell him, just rode off. I have a little sore lower back from pulling and kicking and the feeling that I need to go to the beach and relax under the sun... 
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Jul 16th, 2010, 2:47 am
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Arnhem, , Netherlands
Posts: 159
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Glad you kept it upright! 
Too many Hypers got damaged lately...  Thankfully everybody is ok!
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Jul 16th, 2010, 3:01 am
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Orinda, CA, USA
Posts: 319
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Why were the roads so slick?
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Jul 16th, 2010, 4:58 am
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Posts: 539
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crank1000
Why were the roads so slick?
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euuuuh? third world country?
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Jul 16th, 2010, 2:07 pm
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Home of vortex tuning
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Sedona, AZ, USA
Posts: 1,559
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Wild watermelon, , ,
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Transmitting throughout the cosmos from my 'Pod
Hammerin' Honda 90's 'round Lake Berryessa since '67
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Jul 16th, 2010, 3:37 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA
Posts: 2,379
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I heard that they let the watermelon run wild in Lebanon.
There's no leash law.
Dave
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2008 Hypermotard S Black!!!!
2006 Yamaha YZ450F Supermoto
The girl at the flower store assured me that nothing says "F*ck my brains out" like a dozen roses.
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Jul 18th, 2010, 12:05 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Posts: 539
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Decreasing Dave
I heard that they let the watermelon run wild in Lebanon.
There's no leash law.
Dave
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Yeah the kind of like in your avatar! They are all over the place! 
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Jul 18th, 2010, 3:32 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Milton, PA, USA
Posts: 1,139
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I saved my hyper durig a rainy track day last year twice on my knee. That was enough to put the hyper away and bring the track bike out. Wheew, lets wreck the $3k bike and not the $10k bike!
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08 Ducati HM
03 Yamaha R6 track bike
02 Suzuki TL1000-R RIP baby
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Jul 18th, 2010, 8:17 pm
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Posts: 51
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wish I could say that I saved it. But the one close call I had the front end tucked on me. Was heading through a corner a little too fast, then realized it was a decreasing radius so I tried to scrub some speed.(I could do it on my RSVR) But as you all know the bakes on this thing are TOUCHY. So the front end tucked and the bike came to rest on its seat and bars. Still running. I broke my scaffoid bone in my right hand snapped the left rear set and trashed the side plastics. That is why my bike looks like it got attacked by a carbon layer. Carbon front to rear now. The beak was still good but went a head and replaced it with carbon.
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