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Here is the link if anyone wants to download any of these photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskJqVrgf Didn't go crazy on the photos, I did more video than anything. Started going through the video footage but there's a ton of it so it'll take some time to come up with a video. I'll insert small clips as I get them.

Learn to let that shit go, brother - if you become the aggressor or escalate a confrontation, you'll be the one who'll rot in a jail cell when it goes bad, or get ran over by a 6,000lb vehicle, or get shot when someone takes you up on a challenge. Almost every day someone does something on my commute I feel like braining them for....but I choose my battles wisely. 99 times out of 100, raging from the seat of a bike is a losing battle.

550 can seem "boring" especially from the Barlow to Sharpsburg section. It's similar to 78 but depending on the time of year, there will be lots of tractor traffic. May consider 676 as an alternative. Picks up outside of Marietta and goes all the way to 555 that you can either run into Barlow or into Chesterhill. This is mine and @JustinNck1 backyard. Our playground. If you need any scouting done, let us know. We'd be glad to do our part.

You can't over analyze a crisis situation and handling things differently. It's all happening so fast and your main concern is a guy who is hurt. You did what you felt was the best thing at the time and you live with it. You aren't trained for this sort of thing so you just go off instinct. Kudos to you for doing the best you could.

Too skinny? This guy!

Helmut, The guy in the silver pickup should not have been where he was when you came around the corner - agreed. But when he pulled forward he stopped on the other side of the corner and was there to flag people down when I got there with the next group. After I stopped I went back and asked if he was part of the group that had the accident. He wasn't so I told him I'd stay and flag people down. I did that till theBrown57 brought his car back to help slow people down. So the pickup driver did help out, though he started in a bad spot. Kudos to Snot (Jennifer) because she jumped right in there. Chris

Good cat like skills you all!!! That coulda been reallly nasty...common sense should tell most folks to warn people before the corner...wtf...sounds like u all took charge and made a severely unsafe situation a lil safer...kudos to u all!! Everyone can learn from the video what to do in situations like that to help make it a lil bit safer out there for everyone...good job fellas and LADY!

Ping @RidersDiscount here. Their deal on them is pretty epic. Reminder, dont try and pair with me on the Gap Trip. I will shoot you.

If it gets real.........Bubby backup.

Whatever gets me out of the kitchen, I am fine with.

I am pumped to try nc bike. Looks like a blast.

Hard to beat a Sena 20s. @RidersDiscount can hook you up with the best deals on Senas. I am running a Sena 10U and really like it, but you gotta have a specific helmet.

Skip to the 17:00 mark this is the section from 555 to 339.

Well not all of us are mustangdame. I'm sure you've met him before, right Rob? He's a friend of Ib's.

I think you're going to struggle to find any worthwhile investments for that sum of money unless you're going to do individual stocks, or an ETF like @jbot mentioned. Most decent mutual funds start at an initial $2500 investment, with better ones starting at $10,000, then $50,000, then $100,000+ It also depends on your risk tolerance, diversification strategy, timeline to withdrawl, etc. At $500 per kid -- you might just be better off in a CD.

If you were faster you would catch up to the slow traffic I speak of.

SMH - My biggest pet peeve is when people think something about you that's not true but there's no way to convince them otherwise. Like when they cut you off and they blame you. The problem is they have no accountability with little risk to themselves so they feel free to do as they wish, not caring about us because we are "idiots on motorcycles".

And you might not have needed to hit them that hard...you were in a corner. Hard braking stands the bike up...you had to balance stopping and turning. ABS in a corner is less reliable since it won't totally keep the tire from sliding sideways. It helps, but it is best in a straight line. Obviously you did it right.

I was about to type that exact statement word for word.

That would be @TRMN8TR

You quit being a pussy and ride?

I hear ya, my commute is what city folks call an epic ride.

I'm not going to lie, I'm a social media guy. I enjoy it. Mostly instagram/YT because of my channel and it's all mostly motorcycle stuff and Facebook because I'm a millennial. I'm constantly going over my data limits because of it. And then there's OR, but that's really not much a data hog being mostly text and a few images. Rather than think it's a problem, just embrace it. There are far worse things in the world than constantly browsing a motorcycle forum full of incredible people

Most people aren't crazy Asians either.

I've seen candid shots of her not made up and she's still a doll. Sop her up with a biscuit nom nom

I cant stand the drama of ( face twat and snap book) .

Most people aren't that intelligent...

Stunters + congested traffic = what could go wrong? I will happily stay down south in hillbilly land. I don't have the patience for big city traffic, plus our roads are better

Ivans Performance has a flash that fixes all the fuel issues and really makes the Gen2 a great bike. Stay away from 06 and 07 as they do have issues with frame welds and stators.

With no center stand... Not sure I understand why they even included it.

At lying? Damn right they are!

This is the correct procedure whenever you deal with the LEO's. Don't make up shit, they are professional liar detectors. They do it all day every day, they are way better at it than you are.

Replace it with a track addiction.

Already excited

Sv650 during day and still be able to play pool at night

Personally, I find FI to be easier to work with because you can use a power commander or flash to adjust. Try pulling all the carbs and cleaning them and/or jetting. Not fun. I think up to 2008(?) on the second gen there was a problem with frames cracking at the weld.

I heard @Hellmutt yelling woah in my head...sena. So, I did start slowing down before I came around the corner and was prepared to stop.... I love having our senas, they have helped so many times. Monday quarter back: we (i) could of done a lot of things differently and better. In the heat of the moment it is different. I knew Hellmutt would move my bike, I had nowhere to go at the time (truck in the way). The scene was safe for me to enter, the other rider was my priority (because No one was with him). I knew our group would start directing traffic and take control. I never knew the red car was there until I watched the video.

Winter is coming.......

I've been here about a week and I can't stop refreshing. All you guys seem really cool, and seem to be good friends. Happy to be here.

I felt like we handled it all really well for just happening upon it and definitely helped that guy when he needed it most since it seemed his buddies were still in some kind of shock and not thinking clearly. Major props to Snot for jumping right in there and helping as best she could with her med kit and to the rest of the group for not wrecking and getting every thing under control and as safe as we could given the circumstances.

ABS may have saved my ass on that corner, but didn't feel it kick in. I heard @o-no-moto lock the rear as he split right of me just between the truck and bikes. Again, damn good save Chad. And yes, I was a bit pissed the truck was where it was....should've definitely been around the corner flagging traffic. Had he stuck around, I planned to speak with him since he nearly caused us to pile up as well, but he pulled away as I was walking up so I went right to moving my wife's bike off the road. I'm truly proud of my wife @snot and thankful our group instantly went to work with traffic control, or trying to get a signal for the 911 call, attending to the rider down, and just asking if they could be of help. We did what we could in that situation, and took charge like it was one of our own guys. Just another reason I'm such a fan of the people on OR. This place continues to bring good folk together - thanks again to all

So many variables... if your mom plans to continue contributing to the 529, then that's good, but there's nothing stopping you from opening up another 529 in each of their names that you and the Mrs. contribute to. Your 529 contributions are good up to $2000/year off your Ohio state taxes. It all depends on how fiscally diligent you are to keep contributing to it, or just adding to it "as you can/want" -- that'll steer your path into different options. Or, you could always spend it on hookers and blow for you, because you can't make your children happy unless you're happy too. Something about Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs and sh*t.

I have the board open every day at work in a tab in IE. When I need to take a 5 minute break or something, I just go to the OR tab lol. My name is Tim, and I am addicted to OR.

I rode up until my gear didn't fit anymore @ 5 months with my first and probably for about 2 months with my second (then it snowed so it worked out). Mary

Here ya go OR!

And here I thought coming up with a steal vs LeBron and playing a couple weekends with him on an AAU team was an awesome story. Then again when you've been around this Earth for 110 years, your bound to have more stories than us youngins