I was commuting home on the R6 and came up to the Richmond bridge. For reasons only known to them, only two of the staffed lanes are carpool, and it always irks me when non-carpool cars use them when there are other lanes free. So some guy (not someguy) cut in front of me and paid his toll, slowly, while I in best calamari fashion am blipping madly behind him. (OK, I know it's juvenile behavior, no need to point that out.) Finally the d*ckhead pulls out and I pull through, get the wave, and then get on the gas.

Well, I guess it was a bit more gas than the greasy patch in the toll lane could support, so the rear breaks loose and the bike is going a bit sideways. I throttled back a bit, but not enough to highside myself (oh, the shame) in front of everyone. But I did feel like a big idiot.

I guess if I was Catholic I'd go to confession, but being a pagan, I just come here to fess up to my sins. Mea culpa.

No worries, MM. I've had that happen to me a number of times in toll booths. Lots of oil congregating there. Just glad that R6 didn't put you on your head.

Stand up, put your weight on the front and hold that badass burnout until your clear of the DH who cut you off. Let him smell the angry rubber. 

You gonna start wearing your backprotector on the outside of your hoodie next?  

You should have kept the throttle pinned and passed the wanker in a haze of tire smoke, giving him the one-finger salute as you went by.
Preferably with the front wheel in the air. 

You said you were a pagan....

Next stop:  neon ground effects on your bike.   

I've almost crash a bizillion times because I was ragin' at cagers.  At some point you'd think we'd learn.  Not so much . . .

for your sins my son, you will ride the vespa for a period of not less than one month ... and oh yea, say three hail mary's or drink three bloody mary's ... your choice. 

Quote from: mostrobelle on February 04, 2009, 09:40:45 AM
You gonna start wearing your backprotector on the outside of your hoodie next?  

Good one! It certainly fits the occasion.

Quote from: Spidey on February 04, 2009, 09:45:43 AM
Next stop:  neon ground effects on your bike.   

I've almost crash a bizillion times because I was ragin' at cagers.  At some point you'd think we'd learn.  Not so much . . .

I think the R6 encourages more of that little-head-thinking.  

Quote from: mostrobelle on February 04, 2009, 09:40:45 AM
You gonna start wearing your backprotector on the outside of your hoodie next?  

The image of MM with a hoodie and back protector is ... AWESOME!


Glad you didn't throw yourself at the ground 

Dont' feel too bad. I think I biffed it at the gas station once in front of the pump. 

I did this nasty burnout in the car before at the toll Booth.

I felt like a complete turd for doing it since it was road rage related as well =(

Now you know how to do it at Tambux.  Just find that oil spot in the parking lot and let 'er rip!  Smokin' frappaccino in the M-V, muthafrog! 

Quote from: desmoquattro on February 04, 2009, 09:37:49 AM
No worries, MM. I've had that happen to me a number of times in toll booths. Lots of oil congregating there. Just glad that R6 didn't put you on your head.

But you do it intentionally, right?

Quote from: johnc on February 04, 2009, 09:51:11 AM
for your sins my son, you will ride the vespa for a period of not less than one month ... and oh yea, say three hail mary's or drink three bloody mary's ... your choice. 

  Dang it you beat me to it!

And you must kneel with one knee at your Vespa like Rossi before riding and pray for guidance.

Quote from: Spidey on February 04, 2009, 09:45:43 AM
Next stop:  neon ground effects on your bike.   

I've almost crash a bizillion times because I was ragin' at cagers.  At some point you'd think we'd learn.  Not so much . . .

I thought you did crash like a bizillion times  .