Almost crashed today

[Tortuga_imp]

So I was out with Mrs. T a week or so ago when at a particular roundabout I smell diesel. Cautiously I enter the roundabout and see the patch of freshly spilt diesel which I gingerly mince around and avoid.

On the way back I give the same slick a wide berth and we get home safe and sound.

Today, I rode out and ended up at the same place, this time approaching from a different angle. My eyes were originally on the car to my left waiting to join the roundabout, which stayed put. Then I focused on the exit of the roundabout and looked for my line of drive.

I was using my limited peripheral vision to scan for spills on the road, but saw none, until it was too late.

My front tyre washed out like I'd hit ice. In a split second I goosed it, sat her up a bit, cleared the patch of diesel, smelled it , and made eye contact with the driver to my left who was all "wtf just happened?". I carried on, arse twitching for a few seconds, and then thought how lucky I'd been.

If I'd have throttled off, I'd have gone down. The bike felt Fur King heavy when it slipped. I'd never have caught it on my own, the bikes torque and the fact I had the revs in the mid range (4500 rpm ish) it picked up and got through the oil.

Scary stuff. I got home as quickly as I could and warmed up with a nice ale and some comfy clothing.

Good to be home!

Have any of you guys had a scare?

my bike is nolonger pristine, it is laid down, not by me by my son. He wants to learn how to ride motorcycle on my bike. I say NO. When I tell him to go riding with me in backseat, he says it is boring and insists I let him to ride my bike. Well, I give in, take him out HS parking lot to teach him fundamental and tell him to go very slow. Within 10 min, the bike is on the ground on the left side!!!

He is okay, the bike has scratch on engine, it is inconspicuous. but no longer pristine. Lessons learnt for both father and son.

my bike is nolonger pristine, it is laid down, not by me by my son. He wants to learn how to ride motorcycle on my bike. I say NO. When I tell him to go riding with me in backseat, he says it is boring and insists I let him to ride my bike. Well, I give in, take him out HS parking lot to teach him fundamental and tell him to go very slow. Within 10 min, the bike is on the ground on the left side!!!

He is okay, the bike has scratch on engine, it is inconspicuous. but no longer pristine. Lessons learnt for both father and son.
That must be heartbreaking!

If it were my bike, and my (non existent) son, it'd also be leg breaking (his!).

[Elipten_imp]

Nope dad is responsible. Not to be mean but the CB1100 is what approx 550lbs and 80-85hp. That is way to much for a learning bike. 125cc or 250cc and MSF class is the way to learn.

But seriously I am most happy no one was seriously hurt. Sad about the bike, but you have a dad-son memory.


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[cbdtran_imp]

Nope dad is responsible. Not to be mean but the CB1100 is what approx 550lbs and 80-85hp. That is way to much for a learning bike. 125cc or 250cc and MSF class is the way to learn.

But seriously I am most happy no one was seriously hurt. Sad about the bike, but you have a dad-son memory.


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yes im responsible for the result, don't remind me, I am still mad.

[The Spaceman_imp]

Nope dad is responsible. Not to be mean but the CB1100 is what approx 550lbs and 80-85hp. That is way to much for a learning bike. 125cc or 250cc and MSF class is the way to learn.

But seriously I am most happy no one was seriously hurt. Sad about the bike, but you have a dad-son memory.


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yes im responsible for the result, don't remind me, I am still mad.

My kid just turned 15 and I have no intention of teaching him to drive or ride. He can learn driving basics from one of the local schools and then I'll send him to Skip Barber's Car Control class. Bikes he can go to MSF, if he gets interested; he isn't at the moment. Actually he doesn't even want to get his restricted license until his Junior year because he can't drive to school until then! Can you imagine? I was at the door of the DL office the morning of my birthday.

[bubblerboy64_imp]

Nope dad is responsible. Not to be mean but the CB1100 is what approx 550lbs and 80-85hp. That is way to much for a learning bike. 125cc or 250cc and MSF class is the way to learn.

But seriously I am most happy no one was seriously hurt. Sad about the bike, but you have a dad-son memory.


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yes im responsible for the result, don't remind me, I am still mad.

My kid just turned 15 and I have no intention of teaching him to drive or ride. He can learn driving basics from one of the local schools and then I'll send him to Skip Barber's Car Control class. Bikes he can go to MSF, if he gets interested; he isn't at the moment. Actually he doesn't even want to get his restricted license until his Junior year because he can't drive to school until then! Can you imagine? I was at the door of the DL office the morning of my birthday.

My kid just turned 15 and I have no intention of teaching him to drive or ride. He can learn driving basics from one of the local schools and then I'll send him to Skip Barber's Car Control class. Bikes he can go to MSF, if he gets interested; he isn't at the moment. Actually he doesn't even want to get his restricted license until his Junior year because he can't drive to school until then! Can you imagine? I was at the door of the DL office the morning of my birthday. It's a different world today. In 1962 when I turned 16 years old you could get your permit a month before your birthday. I took the test on my birthday and have loved driving and riding ever since. Pushing 100 vehicles between the two and four wheelers in those 50 years. Kids today first of all have a lot more exciting things to "do" then I did as a kid. You essentially had the neighborhood kids to play with sledding in the winter and bike riding in the other months. TV was hard to see due to limited programming and poor reception. Driving was the first right of passage. Today kids don't really have to leave the house to entertain themselves or visit with friends. Now on the other hand, had I the access to the cars of today I probably would have killed myself. My Dad had underpowered and hard to drive cars which were excellent to learn on. You had to really work to get them to 60 miles per hour however. Times change when my mom and dad were 16 there cars were few and far between. In 50 more years it will be just as different.

[Tortuga_imp]

Nope dad is responsible. Not to be mean but the CB1100 is what approx 550lbs and 80-85hp. That is way to much for a learning bike. 125cc or 250cc and MSF class is the way to learn.

But seriously I am most happy no one was seriously hurt. Sad about the bike, but you have a dad-son memory.


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yes im responsible for the result, don't remind me, I am still mad.

My kid just turned 15 and I have no intention of teaching him to drive or ride. He can learn driving basics from one of the local schools and then I'll send him to Skip Barber's Car Control class. Bikes he can go to MSF, if he gets interested; he isn't at the moment. Actually he doesn't even want to get his restricted license until his Junior year because he can't drive to school until then! Can you imagine? I was at the door of the DL office the morning of my birthday.

My kid just turned 15 and I have no intention of teaching him to drive or ride. He can learn driving basics from one of the local schools and then I'll send him to Skip Barber's Car Control class. Bikes he can go to MSF, if he gets interested; he isn't at the moment. Actually he doesn't even want to get his restricted license until his Junior year because he can't drive to school until then! Can you imagine? I was at the door of the DL office the morning of my birthday. It's a different world today. In 1962 when I turned 16 years old you could get your permit a month before your birthday. I took the test on my birthday and have loved driving and riding ever since. Pushing 100 vehicles between the two and four wheelers in those 50 years. Kids today first of all have a lot more exciting things to "do" then I did as a kid. You essentially had the neighborhood kids to play with sledding in the winter and bike riding in the other months. TV was hard to see due to limited programming and poor reception. Driving was the first right of passage. Today kids don't really have to leave the house to entertain themselves or visit with friends. Now on the other hand, had I the access to the cars of today I probably would have killed myself. My Dad had underpowered and hard to drive cars which were excellent to learn on. You had to really work to get them to 60 miles per hour however. Times change when my mom and dad were 16 there cars were few and far between. In 50 more years it will be just as different.

My kid just turned 15 and I have no intention of teaching him to drive or ride. He can learn driving basics from one of the local schools and then I'll send him to Skip Barber's Car Control class. Bikes he can go to MSF, if he gets interested; he isn't at the moment. Actually he doesn't even want to get his restricted license until his Junior year because he can't drive to school until then! Can you imagine? I was at the door of the DL office the morning of my birthday. It's a different world today. In 1962 when I turned 16 years old you could get your permit a month before your birthday. I took the test on my birthday and have loved driving and riding ever since. Pushing 100 vehicles between the two and four wheelers in those 50 years. Kids today first of all have a lot more exciting things to "do" then I did as a kid. You essentially had the neighborhood kids to play with sledding in the winter and bike riding in the other months. TV was hard to see due to limited programming and poor reception. Driving was the first right of passage. Today kids don't really have to leave the house to entertain themselves or visit with friends. Now on the other hand, had I the access to the cars of today I probably would have killed myself. My Dad had underpowered and hard to drive cars which were excellent to learn on. You had to really work to get them to 60 miles per hour however. Times change when my mom and dad were 16 there cars were few and far between. In 50 more years it will be just as different.

Both very astute observations.

I haven't got any kids (thank god) as I'm a selfish bastard, but if I did have they'd be learning on a car park with the @~*^tiest old heaps I could find.

I had my first bike at 14. I bought it against my parent's wish and rode it without their knowledge. (Sneaky too!) by 15 I'd sold it to a grown up and bought a 50cc, all you can ride at 16. Midnight on my 16th birthday when my licence and insurance came into force, I headed out on my 'fiddy' and didn't come back for hours!

My first driving lesson was on my 17th birthday, although the instructor knew I could already drive (don't ask). He let me take the wheel from the off and we just cruised around discussing beer (another interest we shared).

These days kids value iPhones and clothes and other awful things we just didn't care about as children. They don't seem to have any DESIRE to drive or ride bikes, they just mainly want to have transport to get to Starbucks or buy a new jazzy case for their bloody iPhones!

Rant over.

You're both right. Kids these days

[CIP57_imp]

So I was out with Mrs. T a week or so ago when at a particular roundabout I smell diesel. Cautiously I enter the roundabout and see the patch of freshly spilt diesel which I gingerly mince around and avoid.

On the way back I give the same slick a wide berth and we get home safe and sound.

Today, I rode out and ended up at the same place, this time approaching from a different angle. My eyes were originally on the car to my left waiting to join the roundabout, which stayed put. Then I focused on the exit of the roundabout and looked for my line of drive.

I was using my limited peripheral vision to scan for spills on the road, but saw none, until it was too late.

My front tyre washed out like I'd hit ice. In a split second I goosed it, sat her up a bit, cleared the patch of diesel, smelled it , and made eye contact with the driver to my left who was all "wtf just happened?". I carried on, arse twitching for a few seconds, and then thought how lucky I'd been.

If I'd have throttled off, I'd have gone down. The bike felt Fur King heavy when it slipped. I'd never have caught it on my own, the bikes torque and the fact I had the revs in the mid range (4500 rpm ish) it picked up and got through the oil.

Scary stuff. I got home as quickly as I could and warmed up with a nice ale and some comfy clothing.

Good to be home!

Have any of you guys had a scare?

my bike is nolonger pristine, it is laid down, not by me by my son. He wants to learn how to ride motorcycle on my bike. I say NO. When I tell him to go riding with me in backseat, he says it is boring and insists I let him to ride my bike. Well, I give in, take him out HS parking lot to teach him fundamental and tell him to go very slow. Within 10 min, the bike is on the ground on the left side!!!

He is okay, the bike has scratch on engine, it is inconspicuous. but no longer pristine. Lessons learnt for both father and son.

my bike is nolonger pristine, it is laid down, not by me by my son. He wants to learn how to ride motorcycle on my bike. I say NO. When I tell him to go riding with me in backseat, he says it is boring and insists I let him to ride my bike. Well, I give in, take him out HS parking lot to teach him fundamental and tell him to go very slow. Within 10 min, the bike is on the ground on the left side!!!

He is okay, the bike has scratch on engine, it is inconspicuous. but no longer pristine. Lessons learnt for both father and son.
Glad to hear your son is OK