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 Hug those blind corner shoulders
Had the front left fender of my RT clipped by a downhill rider on a rural road with lots of twists and turns. I was going uphill on a 2 lane road, approaching a blind curve and hugged the shoulder. 1st downhill rider came around the turn in his lane, but his buddy behind him was over the center of the lane and ended up clipping my fender - the Harley went down and slid for about 15 feet (low speed for all involved) and his momentum propelled him into oncoming traffic behind me. Fortunately my riding friend was 4-5 car lengths behind and stopped in time. Thank goodness no injuries. I was able to drive the rest of the way home, and the Harley said his was driveable too.
It happened in the blink of an eye. Just a reminder to be extra careful in those blind curves.
Last edited by CentralCoastCA; 04-27-2017 at 03:48 PM.
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2014 RT SE6, Pearl White 57k (2014-2020)
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Sounds like the guy was riding beyond his ability! I hope the damage to your Spyder is minimal!!!!
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Glad everyone is OK! Maybe that will slow the Harley Ryder down....
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One thing I stress and try to remember to do is on blind hills, I will move to extreme right in case someone comes over the top on my side of the line.
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Goes to show you don't mess with a spyder fender lol
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 Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Having once had a high-speed head-on collision with snowmobiles at the very top of a hill (We couldn't see what was happening on the other side!): I never charge into a situation where I can't see what's going on around me.  
The guy on the Harley was over the edge of his skill-set, and it cost him...
But it's a good thing that it didn't cost him dearly!
Originally Posted by ingramwc
Sounds like the guy was riding beyond his ability! I hope the damage to your Spyder is minimal!!!!
I don't think skill-set or ability had anything to do with it. I have seen people in cars and motorcycles both cut corners. They do it till they get a wake-up call. Sometimes that call is costly.
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Originally Posted by kngfsh27
I don't think skill-set or ability had anything to do with it. I have seen people in cars and motorcycles both cut corners. They do it till they get a wake-up call. Sometimes that call is costly.
What I understood was that the second bike was too far out in his lane for the speed and ended up in the other lane and the Spyderryder was hugging the outside of his lane and that saved him a head-on. That's what I got anyway....
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Depends, I subscribe to the stay wide on entry and dive for the apex theory. It lets me see further around the corner and in most cases buys a second or two - not to mention gives them a chance to see my headlights sooner. But, whatever floats your goat.
When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
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Originally Posted by kngfsh27
I don't think skill-set or ability had anything to do with it. I have seen people in cars and motorcycles both cut corners. They do it till they get a wake-up call. Sometimes that call is costly.
You can call it whatever you like... 
But in my opinion: a lack of the ability to recognize a situation for what it is... should be considered a missing skill.
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Unfortunately many H-D riders don't realize this brand of bike is built for many different missions, but canyon carving is not one of them. It is very fortunate that no one was hurt.
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I'm glad both of you are OK, I was in a motorcycle accident when I was in my early 20's and gave up motorcycles for almost 30 years, I finally bought a Spyder feeling that they are safer and get noticed more. Sure loving life now ryding with my wife, I have a lot of making up to do.
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Originally Posted by kngfsh27
I don't think skill-set or ability had anything to do with it. I have seen people in cars and motorcycles both cut corners. They do it till they get a wake-up call. Sometimes that call is costly.
OP said 15 MPH should not take much skill at that speed, It sounds to me someone cut the corner and didn't have time to react. But then I have been known to be wrong before
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