Off road FJ

[Travis398]

seems to handle the rough stuff pretty good.

Off-road Dave

[racerman_27410]

holy fence post batman........target fixation will win every single time.... everyone has to remember to look thru the corner cause ya go where ya look!



KOokaloo! (after ya get the winter rust off of course)

[axiom-r]

That certainly has all the traits of target fixation....  if you look closely you can see that even under pretty hard braking all he had to do was lean it in.  Virtually impossible when your brain locks in fear and you are staring at the wrong thing!!!    

I think he had worse chances in that grass then he would have had braking hard and leaning it in-    great training video to explain what target fixation is!

Lucky for him for sure!

[FJmonkey]

Looks like the FJ is a high power mulcher as well. I watched my dad do something similar but he went into a shallow ditch and simply parked it. I accused him of target lock and he showed me where his center stand bit into the pavement causing a low side and under steer. Long time bike guy, I miss rides with him. We unbent a few things and off we went. He never dismounted, he picked his legs as he slid in and was laughing when I got to him.....

[ws4transam]

Some of you might know him.  Its courtsdaddy on here.  I took the video, and couldn't understand what he was thinking.   It shows you how things get out of hand in a hurry.  My worst fear was him going into the fence.  I don't know how he made it through it, but i am glad he hung on.  BTW, this was taken in Hocking Hills Ohio.  We go there twice a year and the roads, turns, and scenery are amazing.

[courtsdaddy]

Well!!!!!!!!!!! all I can say is I FUCKED UP and got away with it.  I dont know what I was thinking of but it sure the hell was not turning  lol

[Rampant_ant]

Haha nicely done..... just shows you've always gotta be on the ball on a bike.

Could have come out a lot worse. Good thing you didn't

[Dan Filetti]

As F-ups go, that was an excellent one.  No damage to you or the bike.  Except for maybe having to clean out your shorts!  Glad you pulled that out, nice recovery. 

Dan

[craigo]

Great Save,

Out here, there are usually drainage ditches to fall into.  Or the barb wire is just a foot or 2 off of the road. (at least it looks that close).

Just a quick question, where are your gloves and boots?  White sneakers don't protect the feet so good and once you fall down with out gloves on nice coarse, dirty asphalt, you never will ride without them again. (First hand experience, excuse the pun)

Take care and be safe,

CraigO
90FJ1200

[SlowOldGuy]

Probably don't need this, but the posture in the first curve is all wrong.  The curve is to the left and you're upper body is leaning to the right. 

I don't want to pile on, but perhaps you need to consider a riding class or two?

And GET DECENT GEAR!  That's helmet, jacket, pants, boots and gloves.  I noticed bare hands and arms on the filmer.  It only takes a slow speed fall to convince you that it's money well spent.  We all think we're bulletproof to some extent, don't wait till it's too late.

I normally don't rant like this, but I've seen too much stupidity lately (locally).  When people show up under dressed at our local riding group, they are sent away. 

DavidR.

[TheRadBaron]

Remind me not to go riding with your group, David.  No offense intended, but it should really be up to the individual rider what sort of gear he wears or doesn't wear.  This is supposed to be America, after all.

[simi_ed]

I disagree.  I was there for the Klavdy/pinecone incident, along with about 4-6 others.  We all pretty much felt responsible for Klavdy's well-being, and ended up spending several hours making sure K-man got back to civilization in 1 piece.  If he had been riding in sneakers and short sleeves, we would have a had a real medical emergency on our hands.  I feel like David, better be dressed to ride, or go home.
JMHO,

[carsick]

I'm guessing there are piles of unused spare gear owned by members, and they would gladly give it to someone who would use it. Lead by example. It's beyond my comprehension why anyone would argue about needing to wear a helmet or other gear. Except the cruisers, whom travel at so leisurely a pace that I agree they only need a do-rag to keep their balding pate from being sunburned.

[FJmonkey]

I disagree.  I was there for the Klavdy/pinecone incident, along with about 4-6 others.  We all pretty much felt responsible for Klavdy's well-being, and ended up spending several hours making sure K-man got back to civilization in 1 piece.  If he had been riding in sneakers and short sleeves, we would have a had a real medical emergency on our hands.  I feel like David, better be dressed to ride, or go home.
JMHO,

+1 one that, I saw K-Man and his gear after the slide. His bike slid 200+ feet and hit the hill hard enough to seriously bend up the front beyond limping home. K-Man literally walked away with only soft tissue injuries. All The Gear All The Time (ATGATT) for me. 

[FJmonkey]

I'm guessing there are piles of unused spare gear owned by members, and they would gladly give it to someone who would use it. Lead by example. It's beyond my comprehension why anyone would argue about needing to wear a helmet or other gear. Except the cruisers, whom travel at so leisurely a pace that I agree they only need a do-rag to keep their balding pate from being sunburned.

I already gave my leather pants away for the cost of shipping last year. My jacket may be up for donation (quite worn and down once), I just got a new textile one that is better suited to the warmer temps here in SoCal...I still have a pair of size 12 Roadman boots (brown) as well. No retail value so pay the shipping and get almost free gear.