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On Tuesday, I was riding (it was 70 degrees here (Milwaukee Wisconsin) and I made a u turn to pull into a parking lot. At the last minute, there was a sign "do not enter". I was going about 00.1 MPH, I pulled the front brake and bam I was on my side (mud, gravel and dampness) Is there some deal with "rake" on a Speedmaster because in 8700 miles, I have gone over 4 times-twice I was stopped dead and twice I was just moving really really slow. This is the first damage- a little ding in the tank and broke the front foot rest!@#$%
The first time I stopped at a stop sign about a mile from home and there was sand on the road and my tennis shoe slid and I was on my side.(I bought new riding boots with stickie soles.
The second time, I stopped in the parking lot at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was waiting for some people to walk by and all of a sudden the stones shifted and I was on my side- 3 guys helped me up and we had a good laugh as they said they were admiring my bike and all of a sudden I am lying on my side!
The third time, I was coming home at 2 AM from the races at Road America with my wife on the back on unlighted blacktop roads about a mile from home and I stopped and pulled out taking a left and it felt weird so I told her to relax and I layed it down- rather than gassing it. No damage, just felt like if I had gassed it I'd have been in trouble- now I don't ride at night unless it is on a well lit road that I am familier with the crown. So, what is it- I'm a duffass or anyone else have real slow speed problems with a Speedmaster or ?America?. Thanks in advance!!
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