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02 Sep 2009 17:55 #318683 by Vter Bob
:laugh: :laugh: :P :P :laugh: :laugh: :blink:


www.motorcycledaily.com/28august09_frontbrake.htm

Georgia, Vermont

1981 KZ550 LTD
1982 KZ1000 LTD
1999 ZG1000 Concours

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02 Sep 2009 18:11 #318694 by thompsonmx100
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That is awesome. People are stupid. I am ashamed to be even remotely associated with this moron.

2006 gs 500 streetfighter
1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
1985 gpz750
Kz 650

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02 Sep 2009 18:45 #318721 by trianglelaguna
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plus he had a cup of that damn mcdonalds coffee in his cup holder and we all know they better write it so he can tell it's hot.......then there is the nails he bought that mention glasses and the gun he owns .......

1976 KZ900
2003 ZX12R
2007 FZ1000
2004 ninja 250R for wife

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02 Sep 2009 19:57 #318752 by mzandmz
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Is this before or after he ate the Chili with the finger in it?

New to Family, 1979 KZ440 LTD

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03 Sep 2009 03:29 #318796 by Z1109R Fin
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Only in America :laugh: :laugh: Sorry boyz, just had to :P

Like someone wrote in that article:

3. This is the typical American response of which I am embarrassed to associate, "I screwed up, someone else needs to pay. It wasn't my fault."

Z1000R ´83...Slightly modified...

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03 Sep 2009 06:30 #318827 by Limey
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Defending the manufacturers in these situations is what I do for a living and yes, the vast majority of them are as stated "I screwed up, it must be somebody else's fault"!

Currently on a case for Kawasaki!

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Newmarket, England (for 3 years)
Pentwater, Michighan (Home)
1978 KZ650
2000 ZG1000
2006 Suzuki Burgman 650

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03 Sep 2009 06:55 - 03 Sep 2009 06:56 #318830 by Russ Jackson
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Anyway, he must have grabbed that front brake, because the bike allegedly overturned and James went down, suffering "physical pain, suffering, physical impairment, loss of earnings, disfigurement and mental anguish," according to the lawsuit.


LMAO...Russ

1976 KZ 900 B1 29 smoothbores, Kerker, Lester Mags
2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 abs
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03 Sep 2009 20:00 #318974 by thompsonmx100
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physical impairment "his brain fell out"

2006 gs 500 streetfighter
1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
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03 Sep 2009 21:01 #318988 by TerryK
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thompsonmx100 wrote:

physical impairment "his brain fell out"


He can't blame the dealer. His brain obviously fell out long before his crash.

1977 KZ1000
GSXR swingarm and rear brake
WM6 rear Akront rim
Wiseco 1075c pistons
33 smoothbores
stage 3 Web Cams
Head porting
Dyna S ignition
Lockhart oil cooler
Wiseco header



1980 Z1R drag bike
1200cc
38 Flatslides, .
500' cams
7" slick
Dyan 4000 SP ignition
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Ontario, Canada

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03 Sep 2009 21:20 #318991 by saxjonz
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Before all you guys are so quick to judge. Perhaps he was a novice but still if in serious traffic perhaps it stopped all of a sudden. I don't really know the specifics but it is possible that he had to panick stop and for that you do need BOTH brakes like I always use equally applied never rear then front. You learn early on when the one time you apply the rear more than the front that you go fishy taily. But I know most morons think the front brake is a novelty I know I have heard more than one ignorant person tell me they like a huge rear tire so they have more stopping power and that front brake are unneccessary.
But too I know my friends rear brakes went out and you do loose stopping power considerably when coming down from a high speed to stopped in a hurry. I rode his kaw with aftermarket rear calipers that just gripped the hairy hell out of the rotors so much so that I used the front brake much more than the rear.
Still the shop must test ride the bikes to make sure that it is in working order. For sure he will win the lawsuit and will he be ahead? Who knows if he is crippled after who cares how much money you get. Your health is always first. The brunt of the responsibility is on him for sure but still the shop carries the blame as well.
Whatever too bad he got hurt. Good maybe this will make novice riders be more cautious or keep fools who think bikes are cars off of the road. I love buying bikes at half the price from people who never ride them because they get "scared" and leave them alone.

79 LTD B3
80 LTD B4 1075 kit JE Pistons .410 cam grind, Bassani, 31 keihin CR Specials...
1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200

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04 Sep 2009 06:38 #319042 by JMKZHI
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Supposedly, the guy was "forced to utilize the front brakes,". If that quote is accurate, then he probably doesn't know how to do a panic stop anyway. Novice or not, he apparently didn't check the bike over before going on his merry way.

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04 Sep 2009 06:56 #319046 by Kawickrice
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Stupid Hurts

73 Kawasaki Z1
07 HD CVO Ultra Classic
82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
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