95rxl650
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If you ride aggressive it can happen even with seasoned riders.
We prefer night riding so we can see headlights in the bush but we had a couple close calls on Friday night. My buddy blew through a poorly marked stop sign at a road crossing and missed a truck by no more than ten feet. Sign was barely visible and to close to the road. The trail had a straight run right to the road and slightly uphill. None of the tell tale signs that there was a crossing. Just looked like the rest of the bush with tree's running nearly to the road and no banks to speak of. He tried to brake then opted for the throttle. Good thing he did. I seen him react and had time to come to a sideways stop at the road.
Earlier the same evening I was playing catch up after stopping to plug my visor back in. A groomer had piled some bank up in a 90* left turn and I was doing 130km. From a distance it looked like a continuation of straight trail so I stayed on it.
Thankfully the trail was fresh groom as I had no where to go. Locked it up, swung the azz end out, turned hard left and nailed the throttle. A 270* spin into the bank and stayed upright.
Try that twice. lol
I laugh, but it could have gone badly for either one of us. We just dont see as well anymore.
We keep saying we cant ride like we are younger anymore, but when you get in the "zone", it's hard to ignore.
I know alot guys my age still drink and ride as it was once a right of passage and acceptable. Heck, it was part of snowmobiling. Days of 60mph top speed sleds is long gone and reaction times slow down.
Check yourself and leave the beer at home. Shyte happens to fast to risk having your ability impaired.
We prefer night riding so we can see headlights in the bush but we had a couple close calls on Friday night. My buddy blew through a poorly marked stop sign at a road crossing and missed a truck by no more than ten feet. Sign was barely visible and to close to the road. The trail had a straight run right to the road and slightly uphill. None of the tell tale signs that there was a crossing. Just looked like the rest of the bush with tree's running nearly to the road and no banks to speak of. He tried to brake then opted for the throttle. Good thing he did. I seen him react and had time to come to a sideways stop at the road.
Earlier the same evening I was playing catch up after stopping to plug my visor back in. A groomer had piled some bank up in a 90* left turn and I was doing 130km. From a distance it looked like a continuation of straight trail so I stayed on it.
Thankfully the trail was fresh groom as I had no where to go. Locked it up, swung the azz end out, turned hard left and nailed the throttle. A 270* spin into the bank and stayed upright.
Try that twice. lol
I laugh, but it could have gone badly for either one of us. We just dont see as well anymore.
We keep saying we cant ride like we are younger anymore, but when you get in the "zone", it's hard to ignore.
I know alot guys my age still drink and ride as it was once a right of passage and acceptable. Heck, it was part of snowmobiling. Days of 60mph top speed sleds is long gone and reaction times slow down.
Check yourself and leave the beer at home. Shyte happens to fast to risk having your ability impaired.