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Old 06-03-2010 | 03:15 PM
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I have 30+ years riding experience and it still happened. When my brother was here not too long ago we were riding in the mountains and pulled off to a scenic overlook. I swung my bike around to line up to back it in to a parking spot. I swung around a bit fast and set my foot down all in (30+ years experience right?) one smooth fluid motion. Well you know the rest. Next thing I know I have the opportunity to find out if I can pick my bike up off the ground by myself (which I now know I can). My brother pulls in behind me telling me how he has the whole thing on video and will make a good post for the forum. Some of you would have seen that video I am sure, if he hadn't run out of memory on the camera before it happened. He has the video of me pulling in the lot but it cut off literally seconds before I set it down. I was as relieved as he was disappointed.
So my question is: In your perspective was I lucky or unlucky that day?
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 03:22 PM
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If it was going over vs falling down then I would say you're lucky, if not I am confused why you would be lucky to fall down.
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 03:27 PM
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Yes....
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 04:08 PM
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absolutely...
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 05:19 PM
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falling down - unlucky
not having it memorialized on video - lucky
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 06:24 PM
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bad lucky
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 06:26 PM
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yes you was
yes you are
yes you were
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 07:23 PM
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Yep, lucky.
Nice pic of Bell Rock.
 
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Old 06-03-2010 | 08:07 PM
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Thatīs pure luck!!
 
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Old 06-04-2010 | 08:06 AM
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Good day for a ride, with your brother (who sounds like a fun guy), nice scenery.
How lucky do you want to be?
 


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