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Originally Posted by ckissick
Hmm.. I once passed a big rig on my pedal bike on the sough side of Col de Galibier in France, hitting a top speed of 100 km/hr (62 mph) I've always though that if I went down, I would have had no chance of survival. But I guess you're saying there's still a chance.
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A few years prior to that I bought a 1 year old Honda ATC 250 three wheeler (first year for the two stroke. I think it was a 1981 model) from the boss at my summer job. I had agreed to work it off (which would have taken me years at that rate LOL)
Second day I had it, I was riding a fifth gear tapped out wheely down a local road. Stupidly my right foot was back on the rear bar (not on the foot peg where the rear foot brake is). It got too high and I came off the back doing probably at least 50 mph. Once again no helmet.... I was wearing a long sleeve jersey, jeans and tennis shoes. Road rash on many parts but not as bad as my later street bike crash. My parents made me return the 3 wheeler to my boss with my tail between my legs.
This go around I had to sleep/live on my dad's lazyboy with sheets protecting it from the oozing road rash.
Prior to all that I had an old KX250 that I would ride up and down my road wearing nothing but shorts and tennis shoes. I could do fifth gear wheelies for hundreds of yards up and down our road while standing both feet on the back of the seat. I guess I watched too many Evil Kneivel events as a kid. LOL