Can I hear an AMEN BROTHER !!! Henry ?? You got beat to the punch on that one.
-----Original Message----- From: Phil Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Time to debunk a myth (was Re: Advice on a purchase) This is not directed at Mark specifically, but at the rather widely held view that "layin' it down" is EVER an appropriate emergency procedure. I take the STRONG view that it's not. Folks, the rubbery parts will always, ALWAYS give you a better out in an emergency than the non-rubbery parts. To intentionally "lay down" a bike is to admit defeat. Period. Stay with the bike, USE the massive and wonderful front brake our GTSs have, and try to regain control. Swerve if that's appropriate. "Layin' it down" is a technique we DON'T teach at MSF. We do teach swerving and braking. Accident involved motorcyclists often lack those skills. My take? Most people who claimed to intentionally lay down a bike actually used inappropriate braking technique, lost control, and hate to admit to wives and girlfriends (may they never meet) that they're really pretty shitty riders. Phil Mark Steiger wrote: > acouple of people did mention it would be tough to bring a GTS down in an > emergency because of how nice it looks, and I do have to agree on that one.. The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments may constitute Corvis Corporation Proprietary Information that is subject to Non-Disclosure Agreement and cannot be disclosed to any other party without the express consent of Corvis Corporation. If you are neither the intended recipient of this e-mail nor responsible for delivering this e-mail to the intended recipient, note that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or retention of this e-mail is prohibited. If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, we request that you notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete this e-mail and any return e-mail immediately.
