Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Eric Foster wrote: > > http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/howto/122_0608_50_ways/index.html >

>>42. Flashing is good for you

> And I've heard people swear by swerving as they approach a car waiting to > turn left or pull out from a driveway or sidestreet: they say it really gets > people's attention. I imagine the safety geeks would warn you you could lose > control doing it but ISTM you choose your poison.

>>I whack the throttle a few times to raise and lower the headlight if I see

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Mike Grace wrote: > And I've heard people swear by swerving as they approach a car waiting to > turn left or pull out from a driveway or sidestreet: they say it really gets > people's attention. I imagine the safety geeks would warn you you could lose > control doing it but ISTM you choose your poison. I whack the throttle a few times to raise and lower the headlight if I see someone I deem "indecisive" when turning or pulling out. More effective on the FJR, as it always has plenty of torque to push the front nose up a bit, but it seems to work on the KLR as well. It seems to be just enough to wake 'em up and let them know "Hey, here I am! Don't hit me, doofus!" --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes Springfield, VA 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou" 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon" 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet. http://smthng. info "If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> ----- Original Message ---- > From: smthng else > To: KLR List DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, July 4, 2008 8:12:07 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] 50 Ways to Save Your Life - Motorcyclist

> > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Mike Grace

> > And I've heard people swear by swerving as they approach a car

> > turn left or pull out from a driveway or sidestreet: they say it

> > people's attention. I imagine the safety geeks would warn you you

> > control doing it but ISTM you choose your poison. > > I whack the throttle a few times to raise and lower the headlight

> see someone I deem "indecisive" when turning or pulling out. More > effective on the FJR, as it always has plenty of torque to push the > front nose up a bit, but it seems to work on the KLR as well. It > seems to be just enough to wake 'em up and let them know "Hey, here

> am! Don't hit me, doofus!" > > --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gary LaRue wrote: > > I've heard people say that they weave side-to-side just a little bit in order to draw attention. Cough. In the time is takes to do all these gyrations described, prescribed, suggested, one could be slowing down, rather than gyrating towards the accident site. The gyrations described, prescribed, suggested--eat up valuable time/distance and make the outcome quite predictable. If you are inclined to follow the gyrations described, prescribed and suggested: Please sign you donor card. revmaaatin.

> Never use them but have seen those things that make your head light > kinda blink or flash. Really gets your attention. Don't know about > how they work at night or if there is a switch that you can control > the "flashing" of the headlight to make it like a "normal" light or > not.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "smthng else" wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Mike Grace wrote: > > And I've heard people swear by swerving as they approach a car waiting to > > turn left or pull out from a driveway or sidestreet: they say it really gets > > people's attention. I imagine the safety geeks would warn you you could lose > > control doing it but ISTM you choose your poison. > > I whack the throttle a few times to raise and lower the headlight if I > see someone I deem "indecisive" when turning or pulling out. More > effective on the FJR, as it always has plenty of torque to push the > front nose up a bit, but it seems to work on the KLR as well. It > seems to be just enough to wake 'em up and let them know "Hey, here I > am! Don't hit me, doofus!" > > --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes > Springfield, VA > 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou" > 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon" > 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet. > http://smthng.info > > "If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself." >