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Offline Rough Rider

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I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« on: August 07, 2011, 12:08:48 pm »
Not my finest moment  ???

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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2011, 12:25:33 pm »
Not your fault, I saw that tree jump in front of you.... :biggrin:
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2011, 12:29:59 pm »
Quote from: Vis Arend on August 07, 2011, 12:25:33 pm
Not your fault, I saw that tree jump in front of you.... :biggrin:

Either that or I turned about 300m too soon  :ricky:
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2011, 12:57:52 pm »
Seems a rulethat count on the road, might ba applicable in the dirt    ----  you ride where you look-----
Did you look at the tree on the right that you clipped?
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2011, 01:25:24 pm »
Quote from: Sharingroads on August 07, 2011, 12:57:52 pm
Seems a rulethat count on the road, might ba applicable in the dirt    ----  you ride where you look-----
Did you look at the tree on the right that you clipped?

The paths around there are quite tight and it is difficult not to clip the trees, on that occasion it took the bars.
It is interesting to see that the tree on the right pulled my bars to the right and bike swerved left, a classic example of how counter steering works.
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2011, 02:02:08 pm »
 :imaposer: :imaposer: :imaposer: :imaposer:

IT IS SO FUNNY!!!!
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2011, 02:25:54 pm »


The paths around there are quite tight and it is difficult not to clip the trees, on that occasion it took the bars.
It is interesting to see that the tree on the right pulled my bars to the right and bike swerved left, a classic example of how counter steering DOES NOTworks.
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Fixed :imaposer:
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2011, 02:31:38 pm »
Quote from: Sharingroads on August 07, 2011, 02:25:54 pm


The paths around there are quite tight and it is difficult not to clip the trees, on that occasion it took the bars.
It is interesting to see that the tree on the right pulled my bars to the right and bike swerved left, a classic example of how counter steering DOES NOTworks.

Fixed :imaposer:
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2011, 05:20:24 pm »
Come ride with us boet. There are no trees in the desert!
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2011, 08:37:39 am »
Quote from: Kenisis on August 07, 2011, 05:20:24 pm
Come ride with us boet. There are no trees in the desert!

Jeez dude I would love to  :biggrin:
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2011, 02:36:39 pm »
eina amazing how abruptly its possible to stop
everything ok ?
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2011, 04:45:58 pm »
Quote from: Scribble on August 08, 2011, 02:36:39 pm
eina amazing how abruptly its possible to stop
everything ok ?


Yeah thanks no damage done; apart from my ego which was slightly dented.
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Offline MalcolmX

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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2011, 04:48:31 pm »
Was dit by zevenwag?
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2011, 05:17:21 pm »
Quote from: Malcolm2T on August 08, 2011, 04:48:31 pm
Was dit by zevenwag?

No it's in Parklands
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Re: I crashed into a tree ouch!!!
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2011, 05:19:28 pm »
ah, lyk fun!!!
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