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/\ /\ /\ SEE??? See what he did right there??? THREAD-JACKED, just as I tried to get back on-topic!!! (so seriously, it's a ticking during deceleration... keeps getting louder...)

Quote: Originally Posted by Seadog1967 Umm 65 huh!!!! I think you should up that some. I'm 62 and still rolling 18 wheels. Yes I agree there should be testing later in life. (driving that is) but I think everyone is different at different ages. I do think though that the younger people seem to think that 65 is the golden mark of people not being capable of doing things anymore. Maybe we shouldn't issue a driving license to anyone...

Quote: Originally Posted by jeffs99vulcan Why, do you want to talk about my ticking noise again?! This one was ALL trikebubble... and his east-west thing!!! Go ahead, crap on HIM! Oh, and I think this one was in some serious death-throws before I rescued it!!! If it wasn't for me, you'd be getting flamed about your grey hair EDIT-EDIT-EDIT!!! So seriously, about this ticking... what do you think it could be?! Sure, sure...blame it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Guitar7272 Another lesson: Take your own information down. Dont trust the police to do it. Write down the names and numbers of everyone who saw the accident and what they saw. That information is invaluable if you wind up in court. Im glad your buddy made it out relatively unscathed - it'll all work itself out in the end. Absoultely right. That's why I have the names and numbers of everyone who was at the...

Quote: Originally Posted by dwayneb236 This probably doesn't help. But the police usually only investigate accidents if there is a death or serious injury. At least where I work that's the way it is. The insurance companies handle most investigations. As police, were are not on scene to witness an accident, so we don't really know what happened, and an accident, usually, is not a criminal offense. The only reason the police...

Wow that must have sucked. Here in florida we have love-bug season and those are terrible. I've literally had to pull over and clean my visor more than once before continuing. Glad to hear you didn't get your butt kicked

The important thing to remember is that you can't let off the throttle in the middle of the turn. If you do, the tendency of the bike is to straighten up and go right off the roadway. According to the MSF instructors, you may even have to roll on more throttle in the turn the more you lean. (and never forget to look WHERE you want to go )

morale of the story is always ride with the visor down... it's there for a reason not only will it stop bugs hitting your face, but it'll stop small rocks and road debris too.

I guess that would really be bad :-S. I guess the part that made this one really scary was the 2000 drop off the side of the mountain hehe.

This probably doesn't help. But the police usually only investigate accidents if there is a death or serious injury. At least where I work that's the way it is. The insurance companies handle most investigations. As police, were are not on scene to witness an accident, so we don't really know what happened, and an accident, usually, is not a criminal offense. The only reason the police even take a report in minor accidents, if...