you guys must have some big *** bumps. I have been concerned about dragging the left exhaust pipe over a bump and usually take them at angles instead of head on.

I'm glad it worked out ok for you

 

Thanks for the heads up. Glad you're OK.

 

You need to call the owner of the property and tell them what happened! The next person might not be as lucky as you were and the property owner could be sued for some BIG bucks for damages for putting an intentional hazard on property used by the public! I know of one case where this has happened resulting in a fairly large settlement.

 

Great advice! Having my Ultra lowered today, so that's a good heads-up. Another tidbit to pass on is the buildup of oil n gunk while stopping to pay tolls....careful where you put your right foot down....the sh*t drippin off cars gets slick as snot on a door ****!

 

I am sure you guys know this technique but I am posting for the single new member who might not know. With speed bumps that are wide enough, think about traveling to either one side of the lane than take the cut on an angle decreasing the traveled height and angle in place as going over the speed bump at a straight on/90 degree angle. If you can do it 45 degrees works the best.

Of course, it goes without saying that the purpose of speed bumps is to reduce speed so it goes without saying your approach speed should decrease. I am in no way referring to Leeburn as I am sure, with his experience, he knows it already.

 

Is y6ur bike lowered or stock height?

 

Wow!...Better stay away from them speed bumps!

 

Thats something I never thought about but deffinately will now. Thanks for the warning.

 

The community I lived in put some speed bumps in various locations. Some of them were constructed so that there was no way for a stock HD to get over them without the frame hitting the top of the speed bump. I talked to my alderman and told him that any frame damage to any bike or personal injuries to riders, caused by those speedbumps could cost the city a ton of money. It took a couple months, but the speedbumps were re-designed and I can now get over them without bottoming out. I would think that whoever owns the property with the speedbump on it should be liable for damages/injuries caused by their poorly designed speedbumps.

 

Wow, never heard about this situation before. I read a post a while back about a speed bump that flattened out the JS spring then the JS came down while cornering a short while later. If you hear any scraping going over a speed bump, make sure and check your JS to see if any damage occurred!