First nasty (nearly)

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By Brianr on Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 11:51 am:  View Brianr's Profile Search for other posts by Brianr Edit this post

Dam those Mille brakes are good.
Just minding my own business about 80-90 MPH when the car in front (as I thought) slams on the brakes as the rear lights up light a Christmas tree. No time for thinking reflex brake action as I grab a right hand full.
Now remember I have only had this thing a couple of weeks, and as it happens it was the cars fog lights going on not the brakes
It was all over in a second, the bike just stopped (well the front wheel did) the rest of the bike continued. I must have been almost vertical before my brain yells "LEAVE GO OF THE F&^%ING BRAKE" I did and the bike majestically drooped to earth all the right way up but some 60 MPH slower. I removed my nuts from the tank and looked around confidently in a kind of "I meant to do that" kind of way. Continued home at 30 MPH and changed underwear and had a beer

Dam those Mille brakes are good  

By Hansie on Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 02:07 pm:  View Hansie's Profile Search for other posts by Hansie Edit this post


Quote:

Dam those Mille brakes are good




We call it sufficent.

Hansie 

By Befbever on Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 01:25 am:  View Befbever's Profile Search for other posts by Befbever Edit this post


Try and keep the thing in one piece, will you Brian?  


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