Even Tourmeister messes up once in a while. lol. Just not as often as the rest of us.
I subscribe to the tree falling in the forest philosophy... If there is no one there to see me fall, laugh, and take a picture, did it really happen?
Rob doesn't think I fall down because he just hasn't ridden with me very much
Talk to Rsquared if you want the real scoop. He's been witness to some "creative riding" over the years
But like you said, the gear makes a world of difference!! I cannot stress that enough!
Yep. Some of those moss covered concrete crossings are so slick you can't walk across them, much less ride.
I squared up for a crossing like this on Cow Creek Road in the NW Austin area while riding my 1200 GS... it did NO good. The front instantly went all weebly wobbly on me and in the space of maybe one heart beat I was down pretty hard
The bike was mostly fine, but my left elbow looked like I had a cue ball under the skin
I was up in Arkansas last May and literally stopped before entering the water, which was maybe 2" deep and moving fast. My son was on the back of my GS. The front wheel got maybe two feet out into the water and it washed right out from under us. Down we went, freezing cold water rushing in through the collar of my jacket and exiting my pants at the heel. We were both fine, as was the bike, but picking it up and walking it to the other side was a MAJOR challenge! Just standing there, the force of the water was pushing us toward the downstream edge, which had a drop of about 8-10"... We eventually made it across, but it was work! We approached another crossing a few miles later, stopped, and walked the bike across. It was just as slick and just as hard to do. It is surprising how even an inch or two of fast moving water can take the bike right out from under you! I had TKCs front and rear for all of those crossings. The only thing that might have helped would have been studded tires