GS + windy road + ditch = NOT good!

[cableguy]

Glad you're OK. 60 mph is pretty fast for agricultural excursions, it's amazing you only only broke little stuff on the bike and nothing on you! Except your pride and dignity of course, but just hang out on the GSR where those things aren't highly regarded anyway. You squid. See, that didn't hurt so bad the second time!

[Gssheller]

Glad you're OK. 60 mph is pretty fast for agricultural excursions, it's amazing you only only broke little stuff on the bike and nothing on you! Except your pride and dignity of course, but just hang out on the GSR where those things aren't highly regarded anyway. You squid. See, that didn't hurt so bad the second time!

Thanks... guess I deserve that. See what I get for sharing!

[8barreldart]

looks like the intersection of hwy47 and scappoose vernonia highway? i have nice set of headpipes off my 78 750 that you can have if you need them.

[Gssheller]

looks like the intersection of hwy47 and scappoose vernonia highway? i have nice set of headpipes off my 78 750 that you can have if you need them.

Exactly. Good eyes. If you have the right (brake) side exhaust I could really use it. Please send me an email with more info! bnasheller@gmail.com.

Thanks!
Brian

[tkent02]

Squid is also a rider who only uses the front brakes coming DOWN a mountain road
and expecting not to have the front wheel lock up on a bit of sand in a turn.

Daniel

That's just someone who doesn't know. Not really a squid thing.

So what's the guy who uses only the rear brake on said mountain road?

Airborne Eddie?

[cableguy]

Thanks... guess I deserve that. See what I get for sharing!

Now you're getting the hang of it!

[Gssheller]

Drove back by the scene of the crime today and took a couple of photos. I really can't believe that I escaped with as little damage as I did.

Landed, bounced, and ended up in the middle of this mess.



You can just spot a piece of my gauges in the foreground:


It only gets worse.


View from across the street:


Someone isn't finished with me yet!

[7981GS]

That entire area looks PAINFUL!
It looks like where I ride dirt bikes.

Daniel

[Flyboy]

And so the lessons are learnt and the schooling continues, glad you are ok and came off intact, as others have said, could have been much worse.
Motorcycling is very unforgiving, a moment's lapse in concentration or a brief spell of inattention and you get punished.
Looks like your bike came off realativly unscathed as well, I would say that your crash bars had a lot to do with that, personally, I don't like them and have always removed them from my bikes, I have seen them amputate legs when folding back in a crash, but those of yours are real strudy looking things, you could pick a bulldozer up with those, they did thier job well.
The worst is waking up the next morning and having pain in places you didn't even know you had.
I must admit, I have fallen foul of the same stupid lack of concentration more than once and limped home, bloodied ad bruised on a bent motorcycle, and no matter how many people tell you how much worse it could have been.......it just sucks.

I was getting worried about Hector waiting for me. I really don't like to be late

and really starting to worry about Hector at the Starbucks in Longview

Hahahahah, that is a keeper, for sure.

[7981GS]

Does this look familiar?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9GsT9gOeX0

Daniel

[earlfor]

Does this look familiar?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9GsT9gOeX0

Daniel

I watched that vid four times and he had a slight bit of rear wheel slippage, but I can see no reason why he should have gone off the road and crashed.


Earl

[cowboyup3371]

I watched that vid four times and he had a slight bit of rear wheel slippage, but I can see no reason why he should have gone off the road and crashed.


Earl

Agreed, head was turned, bike was still leaning a little but not as much as he probably should be, could he just have let off the gas too much?

[7981GS]

Daydreaming and NOT looking where he wanted to go. He went where he was looking.

Daniel

[earlfor]

Daydreaming and NOT looking where he wanted to go. He went where he was looking.

Daniel

Maybe when it chirped, he let off the gas and looked at the side of the road where he thought it was going. And,,,,,,,,,,,,,sure enough, it went there. I have a rule. When in doubt and it appears all is lost, add a little power and push it on over til you drag the handlebar grip. What the Hell, you were going to crash anyhow, so why not go for it. Thus far, that has worked every time and the bike has made a turn I didn't think it could.

Earl

[tkent02]

I think the slight tire slippage scared him, long after it was done slipping he chickened out, tried to straighten the bike up, freaked out, went off the road, and slid out.
Either that or too much yellow paint.