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Let's be careful out there.
Posted on 03/15/2005 1:11:57 PM PST by martin_fierro
Man killed while riding new motorcycle home from shop
A Montgomery County (TX) man is dead after crashing his brand-new motorcycle on the way home.
Police say the man was returning from the bike shop around 10:30 Monday night, when he lost control on a curve on FM 2090 near Daw Collins and slid into the path of an oncoming car. The driver was thrown into a ditch and died instantly. The other driver was not injured.
His brother had taken him to the bike shop and was following behind in a car when the wreck happened.
Police say it’s the second-time in two days Montgomery County motorcycle riders have been killed while driving their new cycles home.
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Let's be careful out there.
When I get my new Dyna, my husband will ride it home. I will spend some time in a parking lot getting the feel of the added weight before I get out amongst the people.
unreal
Most unfortunate. I can't quite make out what model of bike it is.
Either way, this is probably a good time to point folks to the homepage for the motorcycle safety foundation:
http://www.msf-usa.org/
If you want to learn how to ride or improve your skills, the best thing you can do is take one of their rider courses. Comes with a nice insurance discount too.
Ride safely, folks. Wear your gear. It's too early in the season for stories like this.
Do us all -- your hub, you and me -- a favor and spend A LOT of time getting used to the added weight.
I made the mistake of pushing Mrs. Fierro too hard into riding a new Kaw Vulcan 750 after she'd done well in a riding course on a Honda Nighthawk 250.
She did a low-speed tipover in a parking lot while learning on the 750 and really messed her knee up.
Her riding days are now over, and I still feel lousy about it.
What version of the Dyna are you getting? A superglide sport with more accessories hanging off it than a bagger is currently infesting my garage. I'm a pretty big fan of the Dyna line (except for the wide glide, which feels a little chopperish to me).
I'm going for the Dyna Low-Rider, if I get one at all. I'm still not convinced it's a good move.
Right now I have a 2001 Sportster. I'm leery of the added weight, even though the Dyna sits lower and is more stable (I'm told.) The Sporty is topheavy.
I may just go with a new Sporty, now that they've moved and rounded out that blankety-blank battery case.
Don't worry, I will.
Okay, motorcycle people, what do you think? I currently ride a Sportster. Everybody (husband and motorcycle sales critters) thinks I should go to a Dyna because of the lower center of gravity.
I'm not sure about the added weight vs. lower seat. I'm 5 feet tall, 105 pounds. Advice?
I think anyone who rides a motorcycle in the Houston area has a secret death wish.
New rider, new bike, night riding, head on, on a curve.
He was looking at the headlights of the approaching car = Boom!
Bike riding 101 ~ look at the part of the road you want your bike to go ~ the bike follows your eyes.
Also ~ keep your eyes parallel with the horizon while turning.
Careful BTTT!!
Keep the sportster, and enjoy it. I like mine: )
I just may do that. I'd hate to drop big money on something I can't (or shouldn't) ride.
Unfortunately "early in the season" is when you see 'em. New, unfamiliar bikes and rusty reflexes are a bad combination.
Thirty years ago I bought my first bike, a Honda MT-250 Elsinore, a really torquey enduro bike. After I laid my money down I asked the salesman if they had someone who could show me how to ride it. After a couple laps behind the Honda shop I rode it home. Lucky I didn't wind up in the ditch or worse. Sometimes when we're young we do REALLY dumb things.
(Jus kiddin' about the beating up part - She's a sweetie.)
Go with your gut feeling ~ just ride, ride, ride. :)
I've owned three Harleys, twenty plus bikes of other makes, in 56 years of riding and they are all good!
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