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.
Quote from: 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.
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.
Maybe that was a warming from the big guy up stairs, as in "the next one, you are on your own".
Quote from: trenner on November 02, 2009, 01:33:46 PMI 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)
Glad to hear you made it safely! [thumbsup]
Quote from: 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".
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Glad it worked out! [thumbsup]
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.
did you sign any "deal" [evil] lately?
luck, God, fate... it's all a higher power just how you interpret it. glad you are safe.
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]
Sometimes the moto-gods like us.