Sometimes even all the gear isn't quite enough: Difference between revisions

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I hadn't ridden the Yamaha 125 scooter regularly for some time, since getting my 'real' motorcycle. I took it out one day, though, and rediscovered how fun it was to ride. So I got some new suspension pieces for it, new tires, and an SS brake line up front. I really wanted to spend a lot more time on it, but instead I lost three months of riding.

~~In order to explore the limits of~~ the scooter in the safety of a controlled environment, I took it a go-cart track about 45 minutes from home. I was just going to stay for a couple hours, do a few sessions, and get used to the new parts. Sometime early on in the first session, though, I high-sided (or, as it is on a scooter, mid-sided). I don't know what happened, and it's looking like I never will. I vaguely remember starting out, but I have no idea how many laps I'd run, if there were any other bikes on the track, or how I got back to the start/office area. I know I wasn't going more than 25-35 mph when I fell off, but none of the rest of that bit of time is clear. Or even fuzzy.

To improve my riding ability on the scooter in the safety of a controlled environment, I took it to a go-cart track about 45 minutes from home. I was just going to stay for a couple hours, do a few sessions, and get used to the new parts. Sometime early on in the first session, though, I high-sided (or, as it is on a scooter, mid-sided). I don't know what happened, and it's looking like I never will. I vaguely remember starting out, but I have no idea how many laps I'd run, if there were any other bikes on the track, or how I got back to the start/office area. I know I wasn't going more than 25-35 mph when I fell off, but none of the rest of that bit of time is clear. Or even fuzzy.

After I got out of the hospital, I was surprised to find that I had pictures from the track on the camera.

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I prefer to consider the joy.

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 I hadn't ridden the Yamaha 125 scooter regularly for some time, since getting my 'real' motorcycle. I took it out one day, though, and rediscovered how fun it was to ride. So I got some new suspension pieces for it, new tires, and an SS brake line up front. I really wanted to spend a lot more time on it, but instead I lost three months of riding.
-In order to explore the limits of the scooter in the safety of a controlled environment, I took it a go-cart track about 45 minutes from home. I was just going to stay for a couple hours, do a few sessions, and get used to the new parts. Sometime early on in the first session, though, I high-sided (or, as it is on a scooter, mid-sided). I don't know what happened, and it's looking like I never will. I vaguely remember starting out, but I have no idea how many laps I'd run, if there were any other bikes on the track, or how I got back to the start/office area. I know I wasn't going more than 25-35 mph when I fell off, but none of the rest of that bit of time is clear. Or even fuzzy.
+To improve my riding ability on the scooter in the safety of a controlled environment, I took it to a go-cart track about 45 minutes from home. I was just going to stay for a couple hours, do a few sessions, and get used to the new parts. Sometime early on in the first session, though, I high-sided (or, as it is on a scooter, mid-sided). I don't know what happened, and it's looking like I never will. I vaguely remember starting out, but I have no idea how many laps I'd run, if there were any other bikes on the track, or how I got back to the start/office area. I know I wasn't going more than 25-35 mph when I fell off, but none of the rest of that bit of time is clear. Or even fuzzy.
 After I got out of the hospital, I was surprised to find that I had pictures from the track on the camera.
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 I prefer to consider the joy.
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