Back in '66, I first did a lean into a turn and spun on the footpeg. I was bangin a "u" to stop and see a lovely lady friend who had waved to me, and it almost spit me off. I was goin' slow, though, so nothing serious to me or my bike; just the ball on the end of the lever had a flat spot after that. And, we made a date to go to a flick... My wife, however, experienced the hand-shakin' turn when she had to take the curve real wide because some oncoming cage took his half out of the middle. She saw her hand real close to the asphalt, felt the peg scraping, and when she came up out of the turn she said she had to pry her fingers loose from the grip. She didn't realize the tires would hold at such a steep angle. And I remember when I thought the same... Now they pivot (the footpegs...). Stanley
________________________________ From: wrenchman <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 2:15:36 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Why would someone do this???? maybe he meant"squid-(verb)- one who doesn't posess the skills necessary to operate his bike to its full potential. you know, the kid on the sportbike with a giant flat spot in the middle of his back tire, or the old fart on the 5 year old cruiser with only 1500 miles on it. or pretty much anyone who has never taken a curve so fast their hands were shaking afterward. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
