June 15, 2009 3:40 PM PDT
It's cool to have such good input on a topic like this...Big smiles as I read through the posts... Used to hang out at a "hardcore" clubber site on the net and they would NEVER go balls in and admit when they screwed up (although we've all done it at one time or another)
MY most embarassing event occurred the first time I ever tried to get my motorcycle license. Made it through the written portion of the test and went out with the DMV lady for the riding part. In Illinois you have a series of maneuvers you have to complete in a large "box" on the DMV parking lot. I made it all the way to the last test... The test was a "sudden stop" test. You were s'pose to get the bike up to 35 and then bring the bike to a controlled stop in a small box. The test before this was a "quick swerve" test in which you get up to speed, and swerve from one "lane" to another. Well, BRAINCRAMP happened and midway through the "sudden stop" test, my brain slipped a cog and I attempted to SWERVE..... Needless to say, I swerved in mid BRAKE, high sided and ended skidding into the box with the bike on top of me... The DMV lady came running over to me, asking if I was OK....Gas was pouring out all over me, my brand new helmet was scarred up and my bike was wrecked.... I told the lady I was alright and after getting the bike up, she reminded me that since I had crashed I had automatically failed the test (duh)... I rode the bike home, sans license and signed up for the MSF rider course. I'm pleased to report that about 300,000 miles later I have NOT attempted tom swerve in mid brake again. Sometimes lessons have to hurt to be learned...
