Originally Posted By: BigCahuna
A few things that won't happen on a Harley. Wheelie's,Stoppies, or 0-60 speeds in 3 seconds or less. Doing the Tail of the dragon in record time. Or fitting thru space's in traffic, less then 2 1/2 feet wide. Things happen on the road that sometimes come up too fast to observe, figure out a plan of attack, and execute that plan, before it all goes bad. Like leaning over into a curve then come up on a pothole with gravel right where your about to ride. Not much you can do at that point but to hold on and hope for the best. Sometimes you eat the Bear, sometimes the Bear eats you.,,,
Ride a sport bike in a sane manner and the chances of crashing due to poor handling or brakes goes way down. Lots of Harley guys crash because the bikes are big and heavy, and don't handle and brake very well in an emergency situation.
A few things that won't happen on a Harley. Wheelie's,Stoppies, or 0-60 speeds in 3 seconds or less. Doing the Tail of the dragon in record time. Or fitting thru space's in traffic, less then 2 1/2 feet wide. Things happen on the road that sometimes come up too fast to observe, figure out a plan of attack, and execute that plan, before it all goes bad. Like leaning over into a curve then come up on a pothole with gravel right where your about to ride. Not much you can do at that point but to hold on and hope for the best. Sometimes you eat the Bear, sometimes the Bear eats you.,,,
Ride a sport bike in a sane manner and the chances of crashing due to poor handling or brakes goes way down. Lots of Harley guys crash because the bikes are big and heavy, and don't handle and brake very well in an emergency situation.