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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2011, 01:44:25 PM »
Scared me and I'm at home.
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2011, 02:07:30 PM »
yeah you gotta pay attention for those bad drivers with poor lane positioning skills,texting/ipod-ing/damn lucky,it looks like a fairly straight road aswell?

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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2011, 04:02:28 PM »
 Christ! It's a good thing you know how to compensate for the morons that are allowed to wheel those death machines, great job brother! I'm glad you two made home in one piece.

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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 04:06:41 PM »
well done in the gravel aswell,two up and all!!

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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2011, 05:28:38 PM »
Dude, u are blessed that would have sent me to Church.  ;D
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2011, 10:33:59 AM »
That's got to be England.
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2011, 11:14:57 AM »
do ve got the number plate on the film..tryed to stop the film,,but it not easy
i kan not speak english/but trying!!
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2011, 12:05:21 PM »
Was that idiot trying to tag you?

Yesterday I was almost t-boned by an older gentleman at an intersection which he had a stop. He even looked at me twice before pulling completely into my lane before stopping! And then only because his wife was was screaming. At lease I had a clear on-coming lane to pull into...

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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2011, 12:08:16 PM »
fyi, for those who apparently did not read "the rest of the story" this is not me.  :)
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2011, 01:04:37 PM »
its in australia.

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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2011, 01:05:47 PM »
ahhh it vas mad max...he alvays drive the bikers dovn
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2011, 03:03:42 PM »
Dude! Nice save glad you are both okay. I totally love the article with this footage maybe more of us should have recorders on the bikes to track these folks down.
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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2011, 12:31:29 AM »
Dude! Nice save glad you are both okay. I totally love the article with this footage maybe more of us should have recorders on the bikes to track these folks down.

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Re: VERY close call!
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2011, 04:15:14 AM »
my rear end would be permanently gripped to that seat
that was close
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