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    Tailgating at the stoplight

    For all the riders who like to pull up RIGHT behind the car in front of them at the stoplight, put their bike into nuetral and not pay attention to the traffic coming up behind them....

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    Check out picture #3...

    ....try to learn the lesson from the picture instead of the hard way.

    Amazingly no serious injuries.
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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    Anyone who does that to a beautiful V4 bike should be beaten mercilessly.

    Yep, always leave yourself a way out and keep an eye on everyone. I nearly had someone do that to me once years ago. I saw them coming and had a way to scoot around the car in front of me.

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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    Quote Originally Posted by RAGrote View Post
    For all the riders who like to pull up RIGHT behind the car in front of them at the stoplight, put their bike into nuetral and not pay attention to the traffic coming up behind them....

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31948125...r=1&beginTab=1

    Check out picture #3...

    ....try to learn the lesson from the picture instead of the hard way.

    Amazingly no serious injuries.
    Be like a Hare and get out of there!

    Check out picture 4.
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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    Pretty impressed with that rear wheel's ability to support the engine & front end of a car tho...
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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    Quote Originally Posted by MetaLord 9 View Post
    Pretty impressed with that rear wheel's ability to support the engine & front end of a car tho...
    It's a Honda, dude. They probably just used the Magna to tow the car to the shop.

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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    Leave an out and watch your six. I had some idiot run the red after I stopped for it on Foothills and Valmont. Luckily I moved over to the left of my lane as he split his crap POS Accord between me and the pickup in the next lane.
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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    No matter how close I pull up to the car in front of me, I'm usually always to the side of it. I like to be in side-mirror view of people around me.
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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    +1 on what Webman said.
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    Re: Tailgating at the stoplight

    Damn! I should have kept my Magna. I never knew how good it would look as a lowrider.

    No serious injuries???? One lucky mutha.

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