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Title: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: pnut on November 02, 2009, 12:50:13 PM I was riding in Malibu this morning. I was coming up Mulholland just north of the Rock Store. If you've never ridden that area, it's a very challenging ride with some very tight hairpins, one after another. I was going at a very spirited pace when it felt something touching my right forearm. I looked down, and saw that my Monstrack mirror had come loose and had swung down and was resting on my forearm. I've had the mirrors loctited on for over 4 years and they have never budged before. l slow down substantially and twist the mirror back into place. Just then I hit another hairpin turn and right accross the apex of the turn is a slick of mud and loose gravel. I hit it and the back tire steps out slightly, but I'm able to catch it and ride through it. Had the mirror not come loose, I would have hit that corner at a much higher speed and probably wiped out. Like I said earlier, I'm not much of religious person, but I honestly felt that someone upstairs was looking out for me.
Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: trenner on November 02, 2009, 01:33:46 PM I was riding in Malibu this morning. I was coming up Mulholland just north of the Rock Store. If you've never ridden that area, it's a very challenging ride with some very tight hairpins, one after another. I was going at a very spirited pace when it felt something touching my right forearm. I looked down, and saw that my Monstrack mirror had come loose and had swung down and was resting on my forearm. I've had the mirrors loctited on for over 4 years and they have never budged before. l slow down substantially and twist the mirror back into place. Just then I hit another hairpin turn and right accross the apex of the turn is a slick of mud and loose gravel. I hit it and the back tire steps out slightly, but I'm able to catch it and ride through it. Had the mirror not come loose, I would have hit that corner at a much higher speed and probably wiped out. Like I said earlier, I'm not much of religious person, but I honestly felt that someone upstairs was looking out for me. Nice to feel loved! I took off my annoying vibrating Monstrack mirrors, and replaced them with a CRG Blindsight. Never looked back...uh...I mean...that didn't come out right. Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: Goat_Herder on November 02, 2009, 01:34:12 PM Maybe that was a warming from the big guy up stairs, as in "the next one, you are on your own".
Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: EvilSteve on November 02, 2009, 01:45:14 PM I took off my annoying vibrating Monstrack mirrors, and replaced them with a CRG Blindsight. Never looked back...uh...I mean...that didn't come out right. That's because it wouldn't help if you did! ;)(Nice pun btw ;D) Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: somegirl on November 03, 2009, 05:18:42 PM Glad to hear you made it safely! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: Oldfisti on November 03, 2009, 06:33:07 PM Maybe that was a warming from the big guy up stairs, as in "the next one, you are on your own". http://www.hulu.com/embed/iNZNXtRTSrIE3CeKBRTHEA (http://www.hulu.com/embed/iNZNXtRTSrIE3CeKBRTHEA) Glad it worked out! [thumbsup] Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: sbrguy on November 03, 2009, 06:55:56 PM or maybe it was just luck. not devine intervention but luck.
hey when i win the lottery and get 200 million then i might believe in devine intervention till then, its called luck. glad you are ok and stay safe out there. mullholland is a great road though. Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: Simon on November 03, 2009, 09:37:07 PM did you sign any "deal" [evil] lately?
Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: Raux on November 03, 2009, 09:53:11 PM luck, God, fate... it's all a higher power just how you interpret it. glad you are safe.
Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: Monster Dave on November 04, 2009, 07:04:29 AM It's moments like that when you're made certain that someone is watching your back. [thumbsup]
Just a suggestion - ride a pace lap first to scope out the road before going bonzai!! [thumbsup] Title: Re: Not a religious guy but someone is looking out for me up there!!! Post by: pennyrobber on November 04, 2009, 07:17:09 AM Sometimes the moto-gods like us.
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