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sponger

Hope it is better for everyone else..

About 1 mile down the back country road into work this morning there is a little dog in the middle of the oncoming lane. I slow down and keep an eye on him and he stays out of the way, no problem. Quarter mile down the road there is a sharp left turn. I see a truck speeding around the corner in MY lane! I hit the brakes hard and start to get on the shoulder. He still stays in my lane. Just as I am about ready to put it in the ditch he swerves back over in his lane. Another 5 seconds earlier and I would have been toast.

Then another quarter mile down the road a squirrel runs out in front of me..

I probably should have turned around and headed back home but the rest of the ride in was, happily, uneventful.

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'06 Bonnie Black - AI and snorkel removed, TORs, K&N, IKON rear shocks, Hagon fork springs, Pingel, Tach added, K&Q seat, centerstand, Lucas Style Sport lights

decobike

Glad you're okay and the dog. Gotta admit I'm a little indifferent to the squirrel and the guy in the truck. My ride was uneventful (I ride a rural back road into town too)but very chilly; I worry about the deer quite a bit. I hope the rest of your day is good. Mine will be mixed, the dentist is working me into the schedule at 10:30 CDT, a root canal is unavoidable I suspect.

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2112

After the encounter with the truck I would
have gone back home to change my underware.

BonnieLass

They say trouble comes in threes.. so hopefully you're safe for the ride home!

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'07 865 Bonnie, TORS, AI kit, UNI filter, snorkel on, 120 jets/3 turns/1 shim, drilled. Scrambler single seat. Odo=6600+, 36mpg commuting (40 miles rt, 75% 2nd/3rd gear, stop & go) & 44mpg crusing. 5'7", 33" inseam.

beef706

I does always seem that one day you cruise in, the next everything in the universe is trying to kill you... glad to hear you made it safely!

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05 Thruxton GE, (Gentlemen's Express) Yellow (the Taxi color)
HeliBars, TOR's, snorklectomy, airbox surgery, K&N, AI removed, Racetech fork springs, Ikon Aluminum body shocks.

NastyNick

Glad to hear you made it through the ride without casualties. I commute on the bonnie as well and as much as I love riding, some days I wish I had a helicopter!

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koifarm

Sounds like you need a set of twin vulcan cannons on the road bars...
I think they put out about 1700 rounds in a short burst and with two of them, it should pretty well vaporize any thing in the way....a good mod for them is a laser actuated target acquisition system...that way all ya gotta do is bump the "fire" button and the road is clear again...
bill

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Mods: snorkel removed, bafflectomy, jets out 3 turns, summer screen, cortec tank/saddlebags, Bella Corse Highlander bars,Modre peg lowering kit,Drag specialties mini tach, D9 bracket.

dude

I commute almost daily in NYC to and from work. Some days are easier than others, but sometimes it really feels like the World is out to get you. I enjoy my cigar and beer on my balcony afterwards and wonder why am I still alive?
Cheers, mates

Stoogsy

dude, that's what I do every Friday evening ( Why am I getting visions of the closing scene of Boston Legal ). Although my commute to and from the central business district of Melbourne I doubt would be as hairy as NYC.

KingBear

A squirrel is no big deal in an automobile, but on a bike it's something altogether different. There's the natural instinct to avoid it, and if you run over a big squirrel it's quite a jarring bump! Ask me how I know.