RE: [ST] What did I do wrong?

["Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bummer that you don't remember anything.  If the car coming from your left didn't hit you, and there was no one coming from the right, then you own theory sounds plausible except:

I was turning right onto side street to a gas station on a wet road.  As I gave it gas the rear wheel quickly spun out from under me, but my right foot simultaneously came down and slammed the ground hard.  While all that was happening, I pulled in the clutch and let off the gas and the bike immediately snapped to attention.  I wasn't starting from a complete stop, and I wasn't going fast (maybe 5-10 MPH).  Although it seemed close, I didn't highside.

If you were at a stop sign, stopped, then executed your turn, I don't know - maybe you could have highsided.  It's hard to tell, even comparing what happened to me.  There could be a variable in your equation that wasn't in mine.  It happens so fast, I think it's next to impossible to determine how things happen sometimes.

The important thing is you're alive and unhurt. :)

Rich

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Harries, Mort
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:36 PM
To: 'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [ST] What did I do wrong?

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So my question to the gurus on the list, is what the hell happened??  My own
theory is that the bike started to slide out in the (left) turn, then
suddenly got traction again, and flipped violently over onto the right.
Thing is, I don't remember any of it, or if I did something to make it
worse.  So I guess I'm hoping for some answers on what happened, and is
there anything I could have done to prevent this.  

Thanks,

Mort Harries
Haworth NJ
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