Juli-terp-to-be
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good movie
it surprised me too. *shhhhh I am at work LOL*
good movie
Gee! this is not good, beginner decided to go for touring? That is extreme because it is NOT easy to balance it when it comes to curves. That is because of its weight usually around 1k pounds. Best go for crusier with 400 to 600cc. These beginner bike weights about 250 to 400 pounds which makes it easier to go on curve.
Right. They're just getting what they deserve, aren't they?
According to law.
But bikers that die every year do not deserve such deaths even if done in such extreme and reckless manner. No more than a skier who decides to ski out of bound for better snow, gets stuck or lost and unable to save himself dies in the end. Stupidity has a cost, but not deserving of death. Just the morons who decide to murder innocent people.
According to law.
But bikers that die every year do not deserve such deaths even if done in such extreme and reckless manner. No more than a skier who decides to ski out of bound for better snow, gets stuck or lost and unable to save himself dies in the end. Stupidity has a cost, but not deserving of death. Just the morons who decide to murder innocent people.
Agreed.
Granted, I probably should have worded my original sentence to not say he "deserved" death, but that he deserved a consequence for his actions. Unfortunately for him, in this case the consequence was death. This goes to show what happens though when you play fast and loose with your own mortality.
1K? No. A bit too heavy, even for a touring bike. This bike in the picture below (2000 Honda GL1500SE Gold Wing SE) weighs in just under 820 lbs is plenty big and heavy. I think what made it difficult was the extra passenger. I'm sure with the driver, passenger and bike is well over 1K pounds.
2000 Honda GL1500SE Gold Wing SE
It'd be closer to 900 than 1K. Those boxes aren't that big to weigh down that much. Gas, yes but not much so. 4 gallons of gas weighs 34 pounds.
I'd like to see a chart that shows the weight of these heavy touring bikes.
Like I said, I say it was adding the passenger that made it more difficult to maneuver along with inexperience.
2010 Goldwing (info obtained from Honda site)
Curb Weight: 895 - 928 pounds, depending on option packages selected (Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and full tank of fuel—ready to ride.)
typical weight of rider: 200+ lbs
gas: 6.6 gallons (about 47 lbs)
Total Weight: approximately 1,142 lbs including a rider + gas
and yes - adding a passenger plus inexperience will change the whole game
"I have squashed skunk once with my bike, its body is literally gone, that is because of my bike weight, crusiers may be able to do that half way.
Im not kidding about skunk, what a interesting experience."
LOL, I bet it was an interesting experience! :rofl2:
This guy actually lived.Not for the faint hearted!!!!
Sick motorcycle accident, pictures not for the faint hearted on Weird Things
Poor guy. Also mighty stupid.
This guy actually lived.
This guy actually lived.
Heh, you sure about that? He looks pretty dead to me...
Yea, even in fact that I was on the way to work. I thought I didn't get sprayed. As soon as I walked in, few of my co-worker got out of the office! Then one of cool co-worker in front of me and he sniffed few times and said, did you get attacked by skunk? My response was yea. Then as soon I sat down to start my shift. I couldn't stand the smell and decided left work gone back home and got serious bath. Then gone back to work, my co worker said wow! How do you get rid of that smell?