Thanks Kiwi. What can I say? I'm a 50+ y.o. female. I'll leave that kind of confrontation to some of the young ones on this forum. It's just not my style
Thank you for your help at Forks of the Credit today!
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Thanks Kiwi. What can I say? I'm a 50+ y.o. female. I'll leave that kind of confrontation to some of the young ones on this forum. It's just not my style
bramptonmike
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My spouse and i ride that route lots and have never had that happen and if it did the person doing the throwing would have my footprint across their cheek and I'm not talking about their butt cheek either!
kiwi
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Thanks Kiwi. What can I say? I'm a 50+ y.o. female. I'll leave that kind of confrontation to some of the young ones on this forum. It's just not my style
Oh, fair enough - I kind of meant verbally pointing out to the driver if they realised what they had done.
Glad you're able to walk away safe from it.
I haven't been to the Forks for several years.. but yeah, in summer it just gets too busy.. especially when the leaves start to change.
To be honest, the incident happened so quickly. Once my bike was up and I was able to get it into neutral, my focus then became getting back up the hill, without stopping lol Will I go to the Forks again? Probably. It was a lovely ride there.
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Wrong information doesn't do anyone any good. Please refrain.
Next time bring Inreb. He gonna protect yaThanks Kiwi. What can I say? I'm a 50+ y.o. female. I'll leave that kind of confrontation to some of the young ones on this forum. It's just not my style
OP - glad you're okay. I went to the Forks for the first time ever yesterday and I was shocked by that hairpin. Cars taking it downhill seem to have trouble negotiating it within their lane. There must be so many crashes at that spot.
Look at this guy @ 0:20:
[video=youtube;qrNZ67gbsfA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNZ67gbsfA&list=UUt4fjWsC-XgULC1l7KqigZA[/video]
Look at this guy @ 0:20:
[video=youtube;qrNZ67gbsfA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNZ67gbsfA&list=UUt4fjWsC-XgULC1l7KqigZA[/video]
If i am wrong please feel free to correct me so that the correct information is present in the thread.
Further reading I found that your rates are protected during a single vehicle crash if you choose to pay the claim yourself is this what you are referring to.
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I don't know what you're talking aboat.
I didn't on the way down - I got a little scared but I stayed in:
First time i tried to go up around the curve in 5th gear ...that didn't work out so well
The correct info is exactly the opposite of what you posted. Simple.
edit: I just saw your edit. No further reading required. We're talking about a rider vrs car with no contact and cops and insurance involved.
(your advise was DEAD wrong - sorry).
lol, my bike was struggling in 2nd. That sudden climb is nuts.
Im sorry i'm still not following and if i'm wrong please just correct me so I can not be wrong in the future. Can you just sum it up for me.
Also don't apologize if just correct me so I can not be wrong anymore.
EDIT: Gary explained to be the Non-contact accident concept and I have edited my post to reflect this.
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Thanks Matt and also for posting the video! At 0:22 shows the situation I found myself in. Pretend the vehicle in front of you is me on my bike (750 Honda Shadow). The blue car, instead of making that turn, proceeded across my path, into that gravel area on right of the frame. Yes, that hairpin is shocking. But you did it! Good for you
Same here, but good on the OP for keeping cool and clearing the road
Most vehicle operators, in a car or on a bike, have no idea how to negotiate a hairpin. If you treat every corner that you come to as if it's a decreasing radius, you aren't likely to have a problem.
In wide, apex late, exit tight. That keeps you from running into the grille of the car whose driver can't figure that out.
I once came around the first corner that's just west of the hairpin only to find a minivan parked right on the centre line, with a couple of blue hairs standing next to it and taking pictures. At lean. At 40+ Kmh.
