this morning i had the privelage of testing my busas ability to drive through gravel on the side of the road.
on my way to work i was on the ortega highway, made a stupid mistake and tried to pass, i was in a passing zone but there was just SOOO many cars it was crazy(but none going the other way). So I zip out and cruise along by all the rest of the cars when all of a sudden, an integra slides out right in front of me. At that point i had 2 choices.
1: ride up his ass
2: swereve and try my luck in the dirt
I picked 2, hit the dirt and gravel at about 40(I figure after applying maximum braking considering this guy zipped out about 20 feet ahead of me). Now I dont know how i held on but the front tire was trying desperatly to twist out of my hands as i braked through these rocks. By pure force of will and brute power i held my baby str8 till I stopped
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After relaxing my sphincter i got back on the road and drove along till i got a chance to pull up next to said integra and asked him if he saw me. he honestly said "ya i did, you shouldnt have been trying to pass all those cars."
that really upset me, so i asked him to pull over so i could kill him.
he didnt, and there wasnt #### i could do, so i drove my bike to work and inspected the damage. luckily my baby escaped with only 1 minor(1/4") inch scratch on the right lower fairing(way towards the front underneath) and a few on the cowling in front of the rear tire.
but hey I guess it is better than what COULD have happened. we have all had our close calls. but this one was pretty gnarly.
i take responsibility for my part in it, and i wont do anything stupid again like that. lesson learned. the hard way
Nick
p.s. Busas definatly DO NOT make good dirt bikes
on my way to work i was on the ortega highway, made a stupid mistake and tried to pass, i was in a passing zone but there was just SOOO many cars it was crazy(but none going the other way). So I zip out and cruise along by all the rest of the cars when all of a sudden, an integra slides out right in front of me. At that point i had 2 choices.
1: ride up his ass
2: swereve and try my luck in the dirt
I picked 2, hit the dirt and gravel at about 40(I figure after applying maximum braking considering this guy zipped out about 20 feet ahead of me). Now I dont know how i held on but the front tire was trying desperatly to twist out of my hands as i braked through these rocks. By pure force of will and brute power i held my baby str8 till I stopped
After relaxing my sphincter i got back on the road and drove along till i got a chance to pull up next to said integra and asked him if he saw me. he honestly said "ya i did, you shouldnt have been trying to pass all those cars."
that really upset me, so i asked him to pull over so i could kill him.
he didnt, and there wasnt #### i could do, so i drove my bike to work and inspected the damage. luckily my baby escaped with only 1 minor(1/4") inch scratch on the right lower fairing(way towards the front underneath) and a few on the cowling in front of the rear tire.
but hey I guess it is better than what COULD have happened. we have all had our close calls. but this one was pretty gnarly.
i take responsibility for my part in it, and i wont do anything stupid again like that. lesson learned. the hard way
Nick
p.s. Busas definatly DO NOT make good dirt bikes