Laid it down...Hard...

[kyled25]

Sorry for the slip up in distance. Its only a rough guess cause im not too good at distance measuring without a ruler and it was also at night and i had a minor concussion at the time. Once i get my bike up and running again im gonna go back up there (slowly this time) and take a pic of the dirt mound, my savior, and the drop.

haha nice, I'm actually really excited to see the drop! Oh and janx the only time it's acceptable for distance getting longer with each story is when we're talking about my pecker 

[codajastal]

haha nice, I'm actually really excited to see the drop! Oh and janx the only time it's acceptable for distance getting longer with each story is when we're talking about my pecker 

Yea cause 1 inch is not very long in your case

[frylockjim]

Sorry for the slip up in distance. Its only a rough guess cause im not too good at distance measuring without a ruler and it was also at night and i had a minor concussion at the time. Once i get my bike up and running again im gonna go back up there (slowly this time) and take a pic of the dirt mound, my savior, and the drop.

haha nice, I'm actually really excited to see the drop! Oh and janx the only time it's acceptable for distance getting longer with each story is when we're talking about my pecker 

i might be able to get someone to bring me up before it gets too dark today so if im able to get a good shot then ill definitely post it right afterwards

[kyled25]

haha nice, I'm actually really excited to see the drop! Oh and janx the only time it's acceptable for distance getting longer with each story is when we're talking about my pecker 

Yea cause 1 inch is not very long in your case

$h!t all I got to do is tell 12 d!ck stories then I'm up to a foot

[frylockjim]

Alright just got back from GMR with some pics. One of them is me on the hill that saved me, another is the oil spill i left, and the last 2 was the drop! Once i saw the drop in daylight i nearly shat my pants! WAY over 30-50 ft!! i dont know if you can tell in the picture but this was like about 300+ at least!



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[kyled25]

cant really see the drop, but judging by the slopes of the surround mountains and hills your one lucky bastard 

[frylockjim]

yeah there were a couple bushes in the way but it was quite a huge drop! And the speed i was going i wouldve for sure died! 

[BockinBboy]

Wow, Frylock... How many lives you think you used up on that one?!

Fry, my comment about rear brake was really directed toward Cal and his skids to stop... But that's more about his tires than anything else, and I did not know about that beforehand. You are right about your case, front brake could have killed you... Possibly caused a high side vs the low side in which you experienced.

Ohgood, after re reading through the posts, I have decided we probably wouldn't even be arguing if this wasn't actually a conversation over the Internet.  I didn't mean that the GS was too light for rear brake at all, that's just silly. I don't care to continue to try and validate myself or prove anything. Again, it's hard to convey what we really mean to say sometimes over the internet, so it's possible I was in error with how I wrote something. But I also can't help how another reads my comments.

Apologies for any perceived negligence folks.

- Bboy

[BockinBboy]

Slips, so that was your thread I was talking about right?  I still can't find it. Post a link if you can.  It's a good reflection which is relevant here, and a good experience to read nonetheles.

- Bboy

[slipperymongoose]

I did a vlog about it talking about both my crashes. But lessons from here I learnt in my second crash. What thread and what did I talk about?

[frylockjim]

I did a vlog about it talking about both my crashes. But lessons from here I learnt in my second crash. What thread and what did I talk about?

Yeah so far i had 2 crashes. Got hit by some old guy wearing an oxygen tank, which was actually my fault cause he was driving slow and i was being impatient, but this recent crash gave me a lot of clarification on how i should ride

[ohgood]

Wow, Frylock... How many lives you think you used up on that one?!

Fry, my comment about rear brake was really directed toward Cal and his skids to stop... But that's more about his tires than anything else, and I did not know about that beforehand. You are right about your case, front brake could have killed you... Possibly caused a high side vs the low side in which you experienced.

Ohgood, after re reading through the posts, I have decided we probably wouldn't even be arguing if this wasn't actually a conversation over the Internet.  I didn't mean that the GS was too light for rear brake at all, that's just silly. I don't care to continue to try and validate myself or prove anything. Again, it's hard to convey what we really mean to say sometimes over the internet, so it's possible I was in error with how I wrote something. But I also can't help how another reads my comments.

Apologies for any perceived negligence folks.

- Bboy

dude, there's no 'possible error' to it !

when you say "the bike is too light to use the rear brake" you can completely help how another rider reads it. it's right there, bad info, typed plain as day.

if you can't own it completely and learn from it, that's on -you-, not the new rider that interprets what you typed. take responsibility, learn, ride, and pass on the GOOD information you can. that's how we learn to make the very best out of these crap bikes, crap roads, TOTALLY CRAP car drives, and everything in between.

the OP posted up his near death experience (look at the pics!) and shared the realities of what riding motorcycles can be. at least share GOOD information instead of biker cliches like "too light of a bike" or "had to lay er down".

the internet, typing, and 'maybes' have nothing to do with it. improve the community, teach and learn. 

[BockinBboy]

I did a vlog about it talking about both my crashes. But lessons from here I learnt in my second crash. What thread and what did I talk about?

Haha, it may not have been you then.  Someone did a post about how they were in a group ride, and was trying to keep up.  Talked about how every turn made him push his limit.  He didn't go down, but it made him reflect hard on his riding.  Bugging the mess out of me that I can't find it!

- Bboy

[mimikeni]

And this is another reason I don't do group rides, won't do 'em.  I have enough trouble keeping up with myself.

[Calpantera]

If your going to ride that hard on the street, pick up more protection for yourself. You can always replace the bike.  Your body...not so much. 

http://www.safermoto.com/

Ya know after looking into these things I would be a bit leary of actually wearing one. If you have a situation that they work in as designed they seem very cool but being that the teather requires more than 60Lbs of pressure to go off I could see it keeping you teathered to the bike on a low side and actually pulling you into a nice hot metal thing with spinning wheels of death instead of letting you seperate from the bike. Also if they go off while you are already on the ground I can see them propelling you against an object that you might not otherwise have had contact with or into the air and over that 5ft mound that saved Jim from going over the ever increasing height cliff that he avoided.

BTW Jim love your avatar, RIP Dime!

[RossLH]

And this is another reason I don't do group rides, won't do 'em.  I have enough trouble keeping up with myself.

If the group pressures you to keep up with them, you're riding with the wrong group.

[slipperymongoose]

And this is another reason I don't do group rides, won't do 'em.  I have enough trouble keeping up with myself.

If the group pressures you to keep up with them, you're riding with the wrong group.

Agreed. I feel safer in a group ride incase something happens.

[frylockjim]

i think that we can all agree that although this area may have been my grave, it is quite beautiful! Much like a marriage, it can be beautiful but it can also be your doom   

[ohgood]

bockinbboy just sent me a very sincere and unneeded apology via pm.

hats off to this dude.

ride on

[Slack]

Glad it didn't happen, but it sure would have been a beautiful place to meet your maker.