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scorpion 12-03-07 11:07 AM

Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Pulling out of a slow junction at the weekend into slow traff. Pulling up behind a car on a slight right-hand bend my front wheel shifted about 2ft to the left without warning. SCARY! I let go of brakes and stuck my legs out in panic, and slowly came to an embarrassing halt without offing it or hitting anything else which was a mirracle. I looked down and my front wheel had locked up on a flat coke can and caused me to slide like skiis.

I've had plenty of high and low speed scary moments but this one is way up there on the "Scare the sh!t out of you" list.:smt103

kwak zzr 12-03-07 11:16 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
gald you saved it, it could have been alot worse.

Warthog 12-03-07 11:17 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Could you have told the difference if it was a pepsi can?

fizzwheel 12-03-07 11:18 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Warthog (Post 1136104)
Could you have told the difference if it was a pepsi can?

:smt044

scorpion 12-03-07 11:19 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
It's all in the taste eh!:D

Coke slides to the left, Pepsi to the right?;)

21QUEST 12-03-07 11:27 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Warthog (Post 1136104)
Could you have told the difference if it was a pepsi can?

...think you are a comedien? :smt075 :smt044



Ben

scorpion 12-03-07 11:48 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
I'm bloody glad it wasn't RedBull. Cos it give you wings!:smt059

Baph 12-03-07 11:50 AM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Warthog (Post 1136104)
Could you have told the difference if it was a pepsi can?

Surely that's an easy one, they look different. If he didn't see the can, how does he know it wasn't a squirrel!

Glad it was brown trousers instead of blood soaked ones though fella :)

Warthog 12-03-07 12:04 PM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 21QUEST (Post 1136120)
...think you are a comedien? :smt075 :smt044



Ben

"I try not to fly in the face of public opinion" ;) :lol:

Copyright Blackadder.

Flamin_Squirrel 12-03-07 01:59 PM

Re: Locked the front end on a coke can!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Baph (Post 1136148)
Surely that's an easy one, they look different. If he didn't see the can, how does he know it wasn't a squirrel!

:shock:


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