Smooth_G
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posted July 05, 2008 10:16 PM
HIT A DEAD DOG TONIGHT
i was riding home tonight on surface streets,,,n there was a car in front of me who missed the dog with both wheels,,then it appeared in front of me,,that close all i could do is hang on,,i was going about 50mph,,the dog was already dead,,big dog,,black rot,,couldnt see shit until i was a couple feet from it,,didnt dump it,,,bikes ok,,fork bottomed out,,,,no broken plastic,,
  
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stevewfl
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posted July 05, 2008 10:25 PM
glad all is well
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northmedic
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posted July 05, 2008 11:11 PM
lucky you good you kepted it up ,
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jerchung
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posted July 06, 2008 04:42 AM
Lucky you ....ride safe.
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Superman T
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posted July 06, 2008 04:46 AM
close call....but I'm glad ur ok and the 14 is also
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AZ ZX14
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posted July 06, 2008 05:17 AM
Nice job. This could have ended up with a different ending.
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warbird
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posted July 06, 2008 05:36 AM
 .................Glad everything is o.k. Smooth............... 
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bigdtd
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posted July 06, 2008 07:49 AM
yikes
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Smooth_G
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posted July 06, 2008 10:57 AM
thanx guys,,thanx for your support
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drewzx-14
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posted July 06, 2008 11:17 AM
good save man.....
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BobC
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posted July 06, 2008 11:26 AM
Had a similar scare once with a dead fox. I was riding a GPz900 back then, the one with the 16 inch front wheel but surprisingly stayed on. Glad you're ok.
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bigdtd
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posted July 06, 2008 03:10 PM
armadillos can be bad news, like a moving speed bump
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cunundrum
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posted July 06, 2008 07:16 PM
i have always heard, that if there is something like a dog,fox,armadillo in the road to not hit the brakes and stay on the gas so the front shocks don't compress with you hitting brakes
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road rage
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posted July 06, 2008 07:48 PM
I've kinda been taught similar in that if there's a small ounce of time, you'd want to slow down / brake then raise yourself up off the seat and position your weight towards the rear as you approah the obstacle. Keep the bike straight, and apply some throttle as you go up and over the item. I have hit a few things on the road, small animals and such (the biggest item was a trash bag full of trash tumbling across the highway on a windy day).
A good rule of thunb; if it's the size of a cat, rabbit, etc, stay your course, keep your eyes on the road and run it over. If it's anything larger than that take evasive maneuvers such as above.
Glad you made out ok...
Phil
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