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Old 04-30-2011, 06:01 PM   #1
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Default he threw the bike to avoid the accident (video)

http://failblog.org/2011/04/30/epic-...-braking-fail/

Actually it looks to me like he locked the front wheel and lost it, but still a pretty shity way to go down
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Old 04-30-2011, 06:45 PM   #2
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Yeah right. He tried to brake and swerve at the same time and lost the front wheel.
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Old 04-30-2011, 06:49 PM   #3
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that's noob failure, there is no dive to the front end, he isn't on the front hard, if even at all. Losing the front is laughable. No lock up is audible. Almost looks like he jumps off. Probably tried to rear brake and said "fuck it, I'm out."

I am fucking going over the handlebars I am on the front so hard in that situation.
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:23 AM   #4
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that's noob failure, there is no dive to the front end, he isn't on the front hard, if even at all. Losing the front is laughable. No lock up is audible. Almost looks like he jumps off. Probably tried to rear brake and said "fuck it, I'm out."

I am fucking going over the handlebars I am on the front so hard in that situation.
No you aren't - you have ABS
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:03 PM   #5
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No you aren't - you have ABS
only the 15% of the time I forget to turn it off. I don't run ABS all that often.
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:44 PM   #6
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only the 15% of the time I forget to turn it off. I don't run ABS all that often.
Didnt know you had the option to turn it off, those sneaky germans Seems liek he had plenty of time/room to brake and make that stop.
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:47 PM   #7
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only the 15% of the time I forget to turn it off. I don't run ABS all that often.
but your bike squats anyways... so you're just slamming forward... hopefully with nothing sharp in your tank bag... or it's ADOPTION for you
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Old 05-01-2011, 01:51 PM   #8
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but your bike squats anyways... so you're just slamming forward... hopefully with nothing sharp in your tank bag... or it's ADOPTION for you
That's average braking. Squatting doesn't stop it from doing stoppies.

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Didnt know you had the option to turn it off, those sneaky germans Seems liek he had plenty of time/room to brake and make that stop.
Yeah, it's ALWAYS off when I leave pavement. The ABS is pure shit off the road.
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Old 05-01-2011, 09:20 AM   #9
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WTH - he didn't seem to be going that fast

I agree with Trip on the assessment
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:19 AM   #10
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I'm with Trip and Particle Man.

He wasn't going that fast. He wasn't paying attention to WTF he was doing. The truck spooked him and he pulled a rookie panic maneuver.
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