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General Category => General Discussion => What did you do to your FJ today? => Topic started by: Lotsokids on October 30, 2014, 02:04:56 PM

Title: Very, Very Bad Decision - Know when to Kookaloo and when NOT to!
Post by: Lotsokids on October 30, 2014, 02:04:56 PM
Riding through town today, there was an SUV VERY CLOSE to my tail. I was going about 5 or 10 KPH above the limit. As soon as we exited town, it sped past me. Here's where my stupid American aggressive rider came out. I poured the fuel to the fire, and in a safe area I passed him - the KOOKALOO gauge reached the max, and the FJ was pulling HARD. I quit at about 130 MPH or so (was not watching the gauges). Then a police car pulled out in front of me from the left from a wooded area. He certainly did not see me. I hit both brakes as much as I dared. I have a feeling I smoked the back tire. I stopped in time, and we all pressed on like nothing happened, but two old ladies saw the whole thing. As I passed them I saw them laughing at me hysterically. I know they thought I was going to hit the police car. What a story THAT would be!

We all need events like this to teach us to throttle back a little. Sometimes this does not end well.
Title: Re: Very, Very Bad Decision - Know when to Kookaloo and when NOT to!
Post by: novaraptor on October 30, 2014, 04:52:50 PM
Yeah, but when everything goes well, it's so much fun! Glad to hear that you didn't get nailed... either way..