CT_SPIRIT Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 RIP http://longisland.news12.com/news/police-motorcyclist-killed-after-hitting-pothole-in-riverhead-1.10070626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickkciR Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) we were on an IMRG ride Sunday ... guy behind, off to my right, almost hit a pothole that was about 12" in circumference and looked to be about 3" deep ... I was looking down in it as I rode by it, pointing it out... .close call ugh Edited March 19, 2015 by RickkciR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldev Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 My first accident as a kid on a motorcycle was hitting a pothole in Michigan at speed. Totaled the bike. I was lucky. Real lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickkciR Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 My first accident as a kid on a motorcycle was hitting a pothole in Michigan at speed. Totaled the bike. I was lucky. Real lucky. Ouch .. no doubt you're feeling blessed .. I hit one my first year on a 'big' bike... cracked the rim, and wobbled it off the road. But I was barely doing 30mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Diesel Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Some of you saw my front rim at Branson. I hit a pothole in the highway doing about 70 mph. Scared the crap outta me. Looked the bike all over after I stopped - couldn't see any damage. Took months before it showed, because the big divot in the rim always ended up hidden by that big-assed fender. Dumb fucking luck. Gotta love those old-school tube tyres. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micmac Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Have you changed it yet? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Have you changed it yet? It's still early... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micmac Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hey Chris, Maybe he's getting it off the trailer? Or fueling it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarlicIndian Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I was riding the back roads somewhere in Kansas on my why to Branson.. I hit a pot hole under a train trestle that sent my ass flying out of my seat.. just glad I had a good hold of my bars... otherwise I probably would of watched my bike ride away without me on it... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2blackbelts Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Remember, the "REAL" bikers say that you need to be riding a rigid. Can you imagine how those pot holes would feel on a sprung front end with no rear suspension? My first ride was a 46 HD flathead 45. Whenever you hit a hole, speed bump, rock, anything, you knew then that you had graduatated to being a "REAL biker. Thats why I have a glide front end and swingarm now . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Diesel Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Have you changed it yet? It's still early... That's what I thought. Hell it rode fine from 2009 when it happened until I finally swapped it out 5 years later with the one that Jimbo and Kim gave to me in 2011. Speaking of Kim, has anyone spoken to her lately? She said something on FB that was a little worrisome - so I sure hope it turned out to be nothing. She and Jim are about the finest people you could hope to meet. Hey Chris, Maybe he's getting it off the trailer? Or fueling it up? Fkrs. That's why I loves youze guise. You've spent your entire lives becoming perfect assholes - nothing phony about you!! Cruzer - I knows 'zackly what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Fkrs. That's why I loves youze guise. You've spent your entire lives becoming perfect assholes - nothing phony about you!! We do strive for perfection, I can't comment on my esteemed colleague in NC, but I'm DAMN close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
335 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 thats why they say keep your eyes on the road, an why I dont like to ride at night! skin takes a long time to grow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It is Baloon Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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