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From: Jeff Deeney on 17 Oct 2007 10:48 "XR650L_Dave" <spamTHISbrp(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1192573846.047752.241440(a)i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 16, 5:54 pm, "Jeff Deeney" <j...(a)nospam.com> wrote: > Especially those with big dual-sports. Way to easy to get stuck under > the bike, or maybe even get pinned somewhat upright against something > and then die from compressive asphyxiation. I use a carefully > developed technique I call 'flailing' where I don't even try to keep > my feet on the pegs, so I can get off all the faster if need be. Looks > accidental, but its a carefully contrived survival maneuver. Sounds very impressive. Maybe you should produce a training video? Geoff Aarons needs some pointers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdv-Gmiu3Hg -Jeff-
From: Jeff Deeney on 17 Oct 2007 10:52 "Craig" <googlegroupmail(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1192627414.028428.101570(a)t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 16, 5:47 pm, XR650L_Dave <spamTHIS...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I have a friend who sticks his arm out straight to "catch himself" > whenever he falls. He's broken his collarbone two or three times now > because of that habit. Three years ago my son broke his wrist. He stalled on a hill & fell backwards. He put an arm behind him to catch himself, then proceeded to land on his arm. Since then, we've talked a lot about rolling, and taking a lot of small impacts on the knees & elbows. His big issue right now is falling over sideways & getting his leg stuck under the bike. Thanks heavens for sturdy boots. The last time I remember getting trapped under a bike was a winter ride on my XR600. I was crossing a frozen stream & the front end tucked in a nanosecond. My leg was pinned between the hot header and the ice. On average, it was just the right temperature :-) -Jeff-
From: Jeff Deeney on 17 Oct 2007 12:17 "Wudsracer" <dirtbike_smackoverRemove(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:bjbch3ljn0ldfacpgocfvitrpmorr9t36r(a)4ax.com... > I was riding like I was on pins and needles. It was no fun. I stayed > sore for over a month from getting tangled up with that big red pig. > If I borrow it again for a similar event, I will definitely change the > tires beforehand. I run full knobbies on my 650L. The thing has so much weight, that I never seem to have issues with traction. Also, you want to gear the bike down for serious trail riding. The tranny has ratios way taller than the XR600. I'm running a 13/51 final drive combo for single track. -Jeff-
From: XR650L_Dave on 17 Oct 2007 16:20 Jeff Deeney wrote: > "Wudsracer" <dirtbike_smackoverRemove(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:bjbch3ljn0ldfacpgocfvitrpmorr9t36r(a)4ax.com... > > > I was riding like I was on pins and needles. It was no fun. I stayed > > sore for over a month from getting tangled up with that big red pig. > > If I borrow it again for a similar event, I will definitely change the > > tires beforehand. > > I run full knobbies on my 650L. The thing has so much weight, that I never > seem to have issues with traction. > > Also, you want to gear the bike down for serious trail riding. The tranny > has ratios way taller than the XR600. I'm running a 13/51 final drive combo > for single track. > > -Jeff- Just 1st is different in the trans, but I think the primary reduction is also different between the XRL and the 600R? DDave
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