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Maybe I'll take top honors here for most drops in 24 hours as I lie here icing down my pulled hamstrings.
Yesterday I mentioned in the Raise Your Cup thread about dropping it in the deep sand in the curve of my half mile dirt road from hell to my house. Got a minor leg gash on that drop and today dropped in sand again and pulled left hamstring. Dang it if I didn't get it back up and couldn't pull out of the rut in the road and dropped it into the ditch.
Both times crash bars protected bike but second drop pulled right hamstring.
A dozer operator was working nearby and flagged him down as I couldn't lift the bike anymore with hamstrings burning like hell. Don't ever drop one in a ditch as we had to motor it out going up hill while I wasn't mounted, feathering clutch, gas and front brake. What a handful that was. Nope, I didn't throw in the towell and ride the bike back to the house as I rode onto my construction bid and into town to Brady's Coffee for a cup of java. I nearly couldn't swing my leg over the saddle because of the pain but I figured it was best to get back in the saddle when the bull throws you off.
Hired the dozer operator to re-grade my awful road next week and make it safer for the Wing. I've been up and down what looks like an off road trail a hundred times and had never dropped. Coming back home today was without incident. So, hopefully this nonsense will stop otherwise I'll need to trike the Wing. This is our retirement home so we're not moving and 2500 ft. of driveway was 30k 10 years ago to asphalt. If this continues to be problematic, triking will be my cheapest alternative to be able to access the hard top from my cabin in the woods. Can't afford the full meal deal like a Motor Trike conversion but might look at a Tow Pac or Voyager so I can still have access to 2 wheels if I win the lottery and pave the road or move. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences with Trike kits?
Hired the dozer operator to re-grade my awful road next week and make it safer for the Wing. I've been up and down what looks like an off road trail a hundred times and had never dropped. Coming back home today was without incident. So, hopefully this nonsense will stop otherwise I'll need to trike the Wing. This is our retirement home so we're not moving and 2500 ft. of driveway was 30k 10 years ago to asphalt. If this continues to be problematic, triking will be my cheapest alternative to be able to access the hard top from my cabin in the woods. Can't afford the full meal deal like a Motor Trike conversion but might look at a Tow Pac or Voyager so I can still have access to 2 wheels if I win the lottery and pave the road or move. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences with Trike kits?