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Real Motorcycle Riding Skills
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My bike wouldn't even get that low without catching the foot boards... I've taken a turn onto a side street at 55mph, but every bike I've owned was way to heavy to attempt the kind of acrobatics shown in those videos. I don't think anyone will ever catch me riding in Singapore though; traffic is erratic compared to in the US.
Thanks for the links.
Thanks for the links.
Erratic but much slower moving, and easier for a defensive driver. I feel 50x safer here than I ever did on a road in Chicago, and at least 10x safer than in California. That's notable too, because California drivers tended to be much more motorcycle aware and friendly than anywhere else. Here drivers are ignorant and stupid, but most of the shennaniganz occur at rather low speeds. Sure you can still die at a low speed, but it's easier to be safe the slower you're moving.breakfastforthebestfood wrote:My bike wouldn't even get that low without catching the foot boards... I've taken a turn onto a side street at 55mph, but every bike I've owned was way to heavy to attempt the kind of acrobatics shown in those videos. I don't think anyone will ever catch me riding in Singapore though; traffic is erratic compared to in the US.
Thanks for the links.
In the interest of fair disclosure though, I have hundreds of KMs of scooter experience in Hanoi and Saigon. Now *that* is crazy and erratic!
Re: Real Motorcycle Riding Skills
For some reason, this video is related to your motorbike video, I couldn't help clicking on it....Strong Eagle wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twUAi1Q4o0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVNDPTfZ ... re=related
It appears to be for some kind of Chewing gum in Japan!
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IreneLim wrote:I wonder if i should take defensive riding..
tic...toc...tic...toc...
2 innocuous posts in a row. I see what you are doing and I am watching.....
In fact, seeing you have registered with a disposable email account from 10 minute email, I have locked your account as you are up to no good and I have removed the link from your profile.
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What bike do you ride that prevents you from turning sharply?! Can still do acrobatics on a biiiiiig bike:breakfastforthebestfood wrote:My bike wouldn't even get that low without catching the foot boards... I've taken a turn onto a side street at 55mph, but every bike I've owned was way to heavy to attempt the kind of acrobatics shown in those videos. I don't think anyone will ever catch me riding in Singapore though; traffic is erratic compared to in the US.
Thanks for the links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULb__PZI ... re=related
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