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Old 03-27-2012, 08:23 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
Well, here's the thing.

Lead acid motorcycles are cheaper than lithium motorcycles, but they also happen to weigh more. So, when you ditch a PB Bike onto your left ankle, the ankle isn't going to be happy with that!

The worst part is how horribly self-inflicted this is. A camera mount clipped the ground on a slow-speed left-hand turn, scooting the back tire out a hair, completely changing the two-wheel dynamics and INSTANTLY ditching 400 lbs on my left ankle.

Ouch.
I fully understand your pain. But I did it with a 600 lb Harley, but I was wearing leather boots and didn't break anything. What were you wearing, may I ask?

Eric
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