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357Magnum
05-08-2007, 02:10 PM
Too bad I wasn't even trying hahaha

Jerry and I were headed to mill when a dog ran out from in front of the police car we were riding next to, at about 40mph. Well it ran in front of jerry and then stopped about half a foot to the left of my front tire and then acted like it was going to go right in front of me. So i wrenched on the brakes and pulled the back tire up what felt like at least two feet and went from 40 to 0 in what felt like half a second haha.

anyways, all is good. I cant fully rotate my neck cuz it kinda tweaked when i tensed up. damn dog.

practice your emergency braking everyone. I burned a rear tire just practicing and it paid off. A 30 pound dog at 40mph could have really hurt.

did I mention I don't like dog's right now? Jared, maybe you could find me a cat? :P
Tack_R6
05-08-2007, 02:22 PM
Nice, glad all is well!!!
Jimmy3
05-08-2007, 02:35 PM
Good riding.
az 05 r6
05-08-2007, 04:00 PM
glad it all worked out
Blue Devil
05-08-2007, 04:55 PM
all i saw was headlights bounce and i thought you ran it over haha
numberTWO
05-08-2007, 08:19 PM
why does no one ever ask me to go riding with them?
Eviloliv3
05-08-2007, 09:21 PM
dont feel bad, nobody asks me either
357Magnum
05-08-2007, 10:16 PM
lol we werent riding. had some issues and needed to go the bar. dont feel bad ;) lol
Blue Devil
05-08-2007, 10:26 PM
bars and alcohol solve all the issues of life
Rodskii
05-08-2007, 10:37 PM
bars and alcohol solve all the issues of life

hell yeah... I can vouch for that!!!
Eviloliv3
05-09-2007, 12:16 AM
lol we werent riding. had some issues and needed to go the bar. dont feel bad ;) lol
so you cant call me to go to the bar? i see how it is ;)
Disdain
05-09-2007, 08:03 AM
and this whole time ive been scared of cats....
FastDemonr1
05-10-2007, 12:39 PM
If you practiced your emergency stopping, you shouldn't have gone into a stoppie. period.
Libretto
05-10-2007, 02:18 PM
bars and alcohol solve all the issues of life

amen to that brother!!!! :drunk:
CENISTR
05-11-2007, 07:27 AM
If you practiced your emergency stopping, you shouldn't have gone into a stoppie. period.

i second that...pulling up the rear tire...looks like you'll have to waste another rear tire, keep practicing :p
T-Dubby
05-11-2007, 09:57 AM
plus emergency braking helps with drifting hehe... Glad you didn't low side.
357Magnum
05-11-2007, 10:40 AM
by practicing I meant I knew how my brakes would of responded. The whole point was I didnt want my front tire to go anywhere near him. If I would have used more of my rear and less front, I would of hit him. Softly, but I still would of tapped him and probably laid the thing down.
FastDemonr1
05-11-2007, 12:16 PM
Wrong again, the fastest way to stop is keep BOTH tires on the ground and pressure on both brakes. You want all the pressure you can get without skidding either tire.
CENISTR
05-11-2007, 12:21 PM
i agree
357Magnum
05-11-2007, 12:23 PM
lol it makes sense in my head but I can't explain it. You would have had to have it happen to you to understand what i mean
FastDemonr1
05-11-2007, 12:58 PM
Maybe, but it is a FACT you can stop quicker with both tires on the ground.
357Magnum
05-11-2007, 02:08 PM
yes I agree with that. i just cant explain it in writing so that it makes sense haha. next time i see ya ill draw it out ;)
CENISTR
05-11-2007, 02:41 PM
all i know is that last time a cat ran out in front of me i took it out. all it felt like was going over a pot hole......better than losing a bike over
357Magnum
05-11-2007, 03:18 PM
yeah i thought about just gasing it and going through it. thats what ive always been told/have done on dirtbikes when animals were in the way. but this dog was big. at first i thought 30ish pounds but now that i think about it it was probably closer to fifty. my dog is 30 pounds and this one was much bigger. anyways, a friend told me about a story where some biker ran through a cow so i unno lol