Panic

Custom900 · 02-28-2006, 10:06 PM

I thought it was all over today. I was coming home from the local Sportbike Night we have once and Month and was almost run over by an aggressive woman in a Mitsubishi Eclipse. She wanted my lane and there was not much I could do about it.

That isn't what the panic was all about. There was a clear opening ahead and I went for it. I grabbed a handful of throttle and got away from the car as quickly as I could. The panic came when I released the throttle - I felt the front-end of my bike settle back onto the pavement. I never knew I was in the air. I had moved a full car-length and a half, plus changed lanes all while on one wheel.

There is no one that will ever be able to tell me that a 900RR isn't capable of a rolling 3rd gear wheelie. It's more than capable.

Be careful out there guys. I could have ended up in the ER rather than at home if I had made a slight wrong move. It would have been my fault too.

I just thought I would share my little story. It's the beginning of another riding season. There are a lot of bikes hitting the road again. Keep your heads on straight.

ND4SPD · 02-28-2006, 10:24 PM

southpark460 · 03-01-2006, 8:31 AM

Well there you have it... Wheelies save lives!

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 9:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Great I feel better now.

Seeing your Pink Ms. Kitty Busa makes me wonder if you were trying to put a title on yourself. Hmmm.

OK, We'll call you sqiud.

smoothrideronli · 03-01-2006, 9:18 AM

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Originally Posted by southpark460

Well there you have it... Wheelies save lives!

I wonder if that will work in court...

SPY · 03-01-2006, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Custom900

Great I feel better now.

Seeing your Pink Ms. Kitty Busa makes me wonder if you were trying to put a title on yourself. Hmmm.

OK, We'll call you sqiud.

You misspelled squid and it was right there on a sign in your post!

RedRocker · 03-01-2006, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by southpark460

Well there you have it... Wheelies save lives!

ReaperAZ · 03-01-2006, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SPY

You misspelled squid and it was right there on a sign in your post!

Hahahaha, that's a good one.

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 11:33 AM

I love you guys.
Thank you for pointing that out by the way. I'll try to be more attentive to the typos just for SPY.

WOW - I feel like part of the family here now.

ReaperAZ · 03-01-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Custom900

I love you guys.
Thank you for pointing that out by the way. I'll try to be more attentive to the typos just for SPY.

WOW - I feel like part of the family here now.

, now you should feel part of the family.

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 11:36 AM

Now that was better than a hug

ReaperAZ · 03-01-2006, 11:38 AM

See, we aim to please.

Red Rider · 03-01-2006, 11:38 AM

Yeah, it's kind of like getting initiated into a gang. You gotta get your ass kicked before you're accepted!

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 11:46 AM

Oh great - more pain to come.

ReaperAZ · 03-01-2006, 11:48 AM

More....it hasn't even started yet. We send the gentle members(Me) after the new guys. Then when we think you can handle it, we unleash the big dogs.

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 2:28 PM

Bring it

abtech · 03-01-2006, 7:08 PM

Be careful what you wish for

sheepofblue · 03-01-2006, 9:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SPY

You misspelled squid and it was right there on a sign in your post!

What did Bacchus pass you the batton before leaving AZ? And where has he been? Mrs Bacchus must have him doing lots of chores

clutchslip · 03-01-2006, 9:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Custom900

There is no one that will ever be able to tell me that a 900RR isn't capable of a rolling 3rd gear wheelie. It's more than capable.

Now, you might be given too much away here. Since the 900 has a pretty well known rep for being a wee-bit-light in the front.

Maybe your friends

aren't old enough to remember the 900 screaming around and scaring the pee out of their owners.

The clutch, an old shriveling

ReaperAZ · 03-01-2006, 9:25 PM

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Originally Posted by abtech

Be careful what you wish for

I warned him.....

MrX954 · 03-01-2006, 9:45 PM

"When in doubt, throttle out" --A wise man once told me

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 9:55 PM

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Originally Posted by clutchslip

Now, you might be given too much away here. Since the 900 has a pretty well known rep for being a wee-bit-light in the front.

Maybe your friends

aren't old enough to remember the 900 screaming around and scaring the pee out of their owners.

The clutch, an old shriveling

Thank you for making me feel like a kid again. I've got one of those terrible things called a Birthday coming up in a few days and it's been getting to me.

Then again - compared to some of you ooooooooooold, old, old, old, old guys 31 doesn't seem all that bad.

I'm not sure if I would say the 900 has a light front. I always thought it felt like a tank. If not for the 16in front wheel I'm not so sure the bike would be as nimble as it is.
I have always ridden Suzuki's though. Somewhere along the line however I saw the light and made the move to Honda. There's just something about the later year 900's I can't get away from. I love the looks of the thing.

Custom900 · 03-01-2006, 9:59 PM

I just looked at my join date. I think I need a more productive life. I've only been here a Month and already have more than 220 posts.

However, I don't think that's a record. It might be somewhere, but I doubt it is here. I would almost be willing to bet that Phobe beats my post count by 200 every Month.

ND4SPD · 03-01-2006, 10:04 PM

Yeah, he's a postwhore