Harley pass at the Gap

[MikeSP1]

It's amazing how some people believe that cruisers are inherently safer than any other bike out there. I personally believe that it's a load of crap. I know because I have a cruiser and a sportbike. Cruisers really are more difficult to ride. They are capable of a prodigious amount of speed and inertia, and when the rider doesn't know the road or how to handle their particular machine, then things end up badly. I've had the front end of my VTX lift because I leaned in too hard and used the exhaust pipe as a fulcrum. I've felt both the front and rear tire skip and slide. But I've yet to truly push my RC to her limit yet, if I come in to a corner too hot for how much I'm leaned, I can just lean more, with the VTX, once you're on the peg, that's it.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

Unfortunately, I believe we've all been there before. I believe this rider is either a perpetual cruiser from KS or FL who got in over his head in the mountains or is a newer rider. I don't know if he'd ever attended an MSF course or other rider training, but I think it would have made all the difference if he had or had remembered what he was taught.

Hopefully, he made it through with minor injuries and light damage. I have been down with minor injuries and light damage. Most have. For me, it was a learning experience. I spent weeks deconstructing what happened and what I needed to do to keep it from happening again. I think it made me a better rider and a better student of riding.

There is nothing like getting pitched on your ass to provide you with a healthy dose of respect for riding.

Exactly. You have to learn from your mistakes...provided you walk away from them.