Jumped my 1100LT tonight

[Tom R]

Yep - unexpectedly Airborne. I'll have to hand it to Chicago Streets and Sans for putting a ramp right in the middle of the road without any flashing lights, signs, cones or horses - Job well done.
I was going about 45mph on a poorly lit stretch of Sacramento when instinct took over. Certainly no time to stop when I saw the gravel mound from curb to curb materialize out of the darkness - Just stay off the brakes, stand up on the pegs and hit it. Now I couldn't have jumped a shark or anything, but maybe a medium sized dog. Still... - Whoa!
My header has some gravel scratches on it; but nothing too dinged up.

[7981GS]

Way to maintain control of the situation.


Daniel

[Charlie G]

Are you ready for the Grand Canyon?

cg

[Vmass]

With the condition of the roadways around my area, it makes you think if you should even be out there riding.

Every time I ride I have several outbursts " f***, ouch, sh** that hurt, you f****** s*** and so on.....

You can only assume that the people in charge of keeping our roads in shape don't take motorcyclists into considersation.

[Dodik]

i know the feeling about an hour ago on my way to work took an 8 inch bump on uphill in the middle of highway with really bad rear shocks it makes a scary noise when centerstand smacks the frame on the rebound. but like you said stand up and hold on.

[tkent02]

- Just stay off the brakes, stand up on the pegs and hit it.

Stand on the pegs - that's had o do on an L. Congrats on pulling it off, and when do we get to see the video?

[Tom R]

Stand on the pegs - that's had o do on an L. Congrats on pulling it off, and when do we get to see the video?

No video - Anyway, I'd be afraid of what it'd reveal. In my head- 50 yds....

I have daytona bars, so getting up on the pegs wasn't quite the feat it would have been with the stock pull backs.

[MelodicMetalGod]

Aaaaaaannnndddd...He STICKS the landing! Bravo! Well done Evel!

[bruin]

Around here the rain has ruined alot of the roads. Riding in to work yesterday I had to swerve around a foot long, 6 inch deep hole in the road. At least the road crews were nice enough to paint an orange circle around it until they can patch it.

[Jason the terminator]

Need to change your name to Tom R Knievel. Think I would have had to push my bike home after that one.

[shiznizbiz]

Nice job sticking it. This could have very well went under a crash story if you hadn't been paying attention.. Roads are just as bad here. The off ramp i take on a daily basis has a nice concrete ramp in the middle. My first time taking it on a bike, ramped it...talk about an adrenaline rush. unexpected pucker moments get it going. woooooot