Yep done the same thing my first time, but now it's like a drug can't get enough of it. But you do have to know your limits. I've had several bikes over the years & with each of them you find out very quickly what you can & can not do. Only broken 1 bone in my 30+ years of riding & that was my big toe & I probably wouldn't have broken that if I had just put on my riding boots that day. Oh I've had some good crashes a little road rash & some $$$ out to fix whats was damaged. But the rush of hitting that corner & feeling your adrenaline pump you up is some thing that most people just don't get. Yea & when you hit a corner there is the feeling in the back of your mind hay dumb a$$ what the hell are you doing. But like Freddy Kruger said aah what a rush. Remember tho ride to live live to ride & RIDE TO CRASH!!!
Had a minor heart attack
Om my way home this afternoon, I almost had a non r heart attack and a seizure at the same time.
I felt like riding and took the loooong way home. I am pretty comfortable with the road and I know all the corners like the back of my hand. So... I just starting to slow down to take this one corner (almost a hairpin bend) and went in a bit hot. As I am leaned over, I start to realise I am starting to go into the opposite lane. There wasn't any cars coming, but being a hairpin, you can't really see if there's one approaching. I gave it everything I had left and leaned like I have never leaned before (I have about 3mm left on my tires, so it can still lean a bit), then something completely unexpected happened...
I SCRAPED MY PEG!!!!! I know that this is something that some of you do on a regular basis, but this was my first time and it was unexpected.
Now let me tell you something: it was f**king terrifying. My first though was "o my god, i'm going down" then that screech and vibrations through the pegs almost made me jump off the bike. I managed to keep my cool (I have no idea how... Mind = blown) and I pulled over on the straight after the corner to calm my nerves.
If you haven't leaned that far yet, be prepared. It will be the most terrifying and exhilarating thing you have ever done!!!
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I felt like riding and took the loooong way home. I am pretty comfortable with the road and I know all the corners like the back of my hand. So... I just starting to slow down to take this one corner (almost a hairpin bend) and went in a bit hot. As I am leaned over, I start to realise I am starting to go into the opposite lane. There wasn't any cars coming, but being a hairpin, you can't really see if there's one approaching. I gave it everything I had left and leaned like I have never leaned before (I have about 3mm left on my tires, so it can still lean a bit), then something completely unexpected happened...
I SCRAPED MY PEG!!!!! I know that this is something that some of you do on a regular basis, but this was my first time and it was unexpected.
Now let me tell you something: it was f**king terrifying. My first though was "o my god, i'm going down" then that screech and vibrations through the pegs almost made me jump off the bike. I managed to keep my cool (I have no idea how... Mind = blown) and I pulled over on the straight after the corner to calm my nerves.
If you haven't leaned that far yet, be prepared. It will be the most terrifying and exhilarating thing you have ever done!!!
Sent from my Xperia S using Motorcycle.com Free Approach
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