PSA: watch for them speedbumps
01-18-2013 | 10:22 AM
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PSA: watch for them speedbumps
We had to stand out of the seat and go over a little 2x4 in our MSF basic class. On a related note, this guy seems to have tested every side of his helmet:
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01-18-2013 | 01:02 PM
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Any ideas how he got the back of the bike up in the air? All I can think of is that he locked or was at the point of locking the front brake when he hit the speed bump. I'm not going to experiment.
01-18-2013 | 05:11 PM
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I don't think police bikes have the greatest weight distribution, what with all the added gear.
I'm guessing the forks bottomed out, then the front wheel became a fulcrum, and the rear of the bike just levered forward due to inertia.
And those other cops on the sidewalk weren't in too much of a hurry to get out there and help him, were they?
I'm guessing the forks bottomed out, then the front wheel became a fulcrum, and the rear of the bike just levered forward due to inertia.
And those other cops on the sidewalk weren't in too much of a hurry to get out there and help him, were they?
01-19-2013 | 04:07 PM
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gawd that was simply horrible....first he was going too dang fast for the speed bump. front will always make it its the back that launch's everytime on speedbumps. ooouch hurt my eyes to even watch it "and the embarresment he musta felt in front of all his peers
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