04-11-2019, 10:17 PM
(03-11-2019, 03:10 PM)Mike Costigan Wrote: A very real scenario.
A friend of mine did that bump starting his Model 9 Sunbeam. Not wanting to let go when thrown partially off the bike he foolishly held on (instinct), and the dragging made him apply more throttle. A sturdy oak arrested the runaway and partial rider. Neither rider nor bike came off well. The tree was unperturbed.
Charles
Much the same fate befell my brand new Benelli when someone bump started it down the high street, let it go and watched it make friends with a local shop wall. My bike never even got to be a week old before being written off.
Jamie.