What would (should) you do? - Page 2

oldbikers · 07-19-2009, 04:29 PM

That looks like my old Magna but mine didn't have a car sitting on top of it. As Bob said but if you can't get out of there then stick your head between your legs and kiss your a$$ good bye.

peterdarby · 07-19-2009, 06:24 PM

I pretty much do what Tom said. If you get hit you get punched to the side and if you see it coming (I always check the rear view mirror as I stop) you can accelerate away.

**ringadingh** · 07-19-2009, 06:45 PM

He is certainly one luck guy, I think Id drop the bike and run if I had a chance to. Unfortunately he ended up with a mangled lowrider.

dantama · 07-20-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by goldstar225

When stopping in traffic I index to the left or right of the vehicle ahead of me (whichever gives me the best escape route) with about 8'-10' of space between my bike and the vehicle ahead. I leave the bike in gear and watch the traffic approaching from the rear. If the car approaching from behind isn't slowing fast enough, I'm prepared to "shoot the gap". This has saved my bacon once so far.

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In my parking lot practice video, about 20 seconds in I start out about 3 feet behind a line (think truck in front of the bike in this conversation) and can turn past it in that much room if I'm leaving with the steering all the way to the stops.

Of course if you didn't turn back, you probably hit the car to the side of you, but that's better than getting sandwiched.

I probably stop too close to the car in front of me, but I know I can turn past it in just a few feet, but I probably on leave about 6-8 feet. I always think that if I see and hear a car screeching to a stop behind me, I'm hitting the gap. If the adrenaline is too much, and I bungle it and hit one of the cars to the side and in front of me, that is better than the alternative.

I think I could turn and shoot the gap as fast as I could dismount and run. You all might want to practice that turning to the stops and zig zag move in your parking lot practice just for this sort of thing.

egetaseb · 07-20-2009, 03:27 PM

Wow, that is some mighty fine riding Dan. Once I get my speedometer back in line, I am heading to a parking lot.

nomad561 · 07-21-2009, 07:02 AM

Without knowing the whole situation,all I can comment is,I typically leave at least 1/2 a car length between me and the guy in front of me and I ALWAYS watch behind me when I am stopping or sitting at an intersection.
There isn't a "standard" solution to this other than keep your guard up.

markusmaximus · 07-21-2009, 06:16 PM

Hey Dan. I noticed something interesting in your video. When you do your figure 8's, you use the width of 4 parking spaces for the length of your 8. It looks like your 8 is somewhat elongated (not true circles on end).

When I practice, my 8's are 90 degrees to yours relative to the parking spaces. IOW, I use the width of 2 spaces (~20') and the full length of 2 spaces end to end. Essentially, I try to do my 8's in the space of 4 parking spaces (2 on each side and 2 end to end). It probably doesn't make much of a difference, but I'll try it your way for comparison.

Just an observation.

dantama · 07-21-2009, 06:48 PM

Markus, I think your way would be tighter and slower, mine would be longer and faster speeds.

I'll have to try your just for fun and comparison.

markusmaximus · 07-24-2009, 07:41 PM

Dan,
I tried the figure 8s your way today. You're right... my way is a little tighter. I'll practice both ways for variety.

jamiep24 · 07-27-2009, 08:15 PM

Say a (quick) prayer!

**trip** · 07-27-2009, 08:27 PM

Wow....that's a Honda Magna....my guess is it's a 1998 model. I used to have one just like it, only black.

Oh and yes, I'd be in the back of that truck also.

AlabamaNomadRider · 07-28-2009, 11:10 PM

I saw this earlier and just hope I never have to deal with it. I do watch my rear view mirrors very closely.

NRiderUSA · 08-02-2009, 05:42 PM

Have about enough time to say "ohhhhhhh sh*t".....

psychocycle · 08-03-2009, 10:43 AM

You can never become complacent when riding (although I do), because as soon as you do, that is when the unexpected will happen.

gghost · 08-13-2009, 01:29 PM

Another reason that I try and never be centered behind the vehicle in front of me. Sure, if you are centered you have the option of right or left, but you have to move a greater distance. I try and pick my escape route before I stop, and I am always in gear.

And the bike looks just like my son's, except his is not the "low rider" version.

07-19-2009, 04:29 PM	#16
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	What would (should) you do? That looks like my old Magna but mine didn't have a car sitting on top of it. As Bob said but if you can't get out of there then stick your head between your legs and kiss your a$$ good bye. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-19-2009, 06:24 PM	#17
peterdarby Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manassas Va. Posts: 286	What would (should) you do? I pretty much do what Tom said. If you get hit you get punched to the side and if you see it coming (I always check the rear view mirror as I stop) you can accelerate away.
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07-19-2009, 06:45 PM	#18
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	What would (should) you do? He is certainly one luck guy, I think Id drop the bike and run if I had a chance to. Unfortunately he ended up with a mangled lowrider. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-20-2009, 03:27 PM	#20
egetaseb Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 238	What would (should) you do? Wow, that is some mighty fine riding Dan. Once I get my speedometer back in line, I am heading to a parking lot. __________________ Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. KawaNOW #00755 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-21-2009, 07:02 AM	#21
nomad561 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasco , Wa Posts: 1,445	What would (should) you do? Without knowing the whole situation,all I can comment is,I typically leave at least 1/2 a car length between me and the guy in front of me and I ALWAYS watch behind me when I am stopping or sitting at an intersection. There isn't a "standard" solution to this other than keep your guard up.
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07-21-2009, 06:16 PM	#22
markusmaximus Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 603	What would (should) you do? Hey Dan. I noticed something interesting in your video. When you do your figure 8's, you use the width of 4 parking spaces for the length of your 8. It looks like your 8 is somewhat elongated (not true circles on end). When I practice, my 8's are 90 degrees to yours relative to the parking spaces. IOW, I use the width of 2 spaces (~20') and the full length of 2 spaces end to end. Essentially, I try to do my 8's in the space of 4 parking spaces (2 on each side and 2 end to end). It probably doesn't make much of a difference, but I'll try it your way for comparison. Just an observation.
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07-21-2009, 06:48 PM	#23
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	What would (should) you do? Markus, I think your way would be tighter and slower, mine would be longer and faster speeds. I'll have to try your just for fun and comparison.
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07-24-2009, 07:41 PM	#24
markusmaximus Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 603	What would (should) you do? Dan, I tried the figure 8s your way today. You're right... my way is a little tighter. I'll practice both ways for variety.
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07-27-2009, 08:15 PM	#25
jamiep24 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Yazoo City, Ms Posts: 965	What would (should) you do? Say a (quick) prayer!
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07-27-2009, 08:27 PM	#26
trip VBA Founder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lindale, Texas Posts: 6,846	What would (should) you do? Wow....that's a Honda Magna....my guess is it's a 1998 model. I used to have one just like it, only black. Oh and yes, I'd be in the back of that truck also. __________________ Robert "Trip" Hilliard VBA/KawaNOW - Founder/Past President VBA # 00001 Trip's Website Custer 09, 18 / Maggie Valley 11 / Eureka Springs 09, 17 / Antlers 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 Texas Hill Country / Deals Gap / Colorado / Wyoming / Montana / Utah / More trips for Trip
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07-28-2009, 11:10 PM	#27
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	What would (should) you do? I saw this earlier and just hope I never have to deal with it. I do watch my rear view mirrors very closely. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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08-02-2009, 05:42 PM	#28
NRiderUSA Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,781	What would (should) you do? Have about enough time to say "ohhhhhhh sh*t"..... __________________ NRiderUSA "Rick" "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." 1946 George Orwell
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08-03-2009, 10:43 AM	#29
psychocycle Advanced Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 822	What would (should) you do? You can never become complacent when riding (although I do), because as soon as you do, that is when the unexpected will happen. __________________ Psychocycle VBA # 1125 2002 1500 fi Nomad
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08-13-2009, 01:29 PM	#30
gghost Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA Posts: 626	What would (should) you do? Another reason that I try and never be centered behind the vehicle in front of me. Sure, if you are centered you have the option of right or left, but you have to move a greater distance. I try and pick my escape route before I stop, and I am always in gear. And the bike looks just like my son's, except his is not the "low rider" version. __________________ gghost
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