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- Apr 15, 2013
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- Location
- Beeville
- First Name
- Bryan
- Last Name
- Hughes
My first bike was an 81 Honda CB 900F SS. I remember the first time I went down on it I was at a stop light getting ready to turn left. Long story short, a friend said "party at my house" while passing me. I went to through the light, jumped down on it, and hit that patch of rubble that we all hate.
Down I went. Didn't really do anything because I wasn't going long enough to have any speed. It wasn't until an hr later and 30 miles outside of town that I found out what happened. I fell and busted the stater. I tried pushing it for a while, and realized that was stupid. So I thumbed it back to town to find a truck.
Now what does all that have to do with my new 2016 Honda Africa Twin?
The AT has TRACTION CONTROL!
This morning on my way to work I cut the corner sharper than I ever do when I went to enter 290 from the house. Because traffic was heavy I had to stand on it. Well sure enough, I hit a patch of that rubble. The back end went to wash out and I'll be a monkeys uncle; as soon as that rear tire broke loose and went to slide the TC kicked in and the bike got back under control. By the time I realized what just happened I was already in traffic running 60+!
At that point I fell in love with my AT. AGAIN!
Down I went. Didn't really do anything because I wasn't going long enough to have any speed. It wasn't until an hr later and 30 miles outside of town that I found out what happened. I fell and busted the stater. I tried pushing it for a while, and realized that was stupid. So I thumbed it back to town to find a truck.
Now what does all that have to do with my new 2016 Honda Africa Twin?
The AT has TRACTION CONTROL!
This morning on my way to work I cut the corner sharper than I ever do when I went to enter 290 from the house. Because traffic was heavy I had to stand on it. Well sure enough, I hit a patch of that rubble. The back end went to wash out and I'll be a monkeys uncle; as soon as that rear tire broke loose and went to slide the TC kicked in and the bike got back under control. By the time I realized what just happened I was already in traffic running 60+!
At that point I fell in love with my AT. AGAIN!