crash ! ouch! poor 250r

[Popeye]

And would you now?

Haha- I don't know. I'd probably just think a little faster and get back up into first lol. That was really the only issue I had all day. We probably topped out at 10 miles an hour- just weaving through trees looking at deer sign and stuff.

[dougspcs]

Haha- I don't know. I'd probably just think a little faster and get back up into first lol. That was really the only issue I had all day. We probably topped out at 10 miles an hour- just weaving through trees looking at deer sign and stuff.

A near miss wasn't enough for you to see how quick shlt happens I guess??

Interesting!! I guess we don't all learn things at the same speed..

Not trying to dis' you just an observation.

[Blown 331]

I know this isn't going to be the most poplular post but here goes. Back when we were teenagers my cousin and I both had 1982 ATC200's. Just the plain 200 (not S, M, E, etc). We couldnt' keep rear brakes on those things for anything. We couldn't seem to keep sand out of the drum which would tear the shoes up. And I guess our drums were oversized because the brake cam would actually get suck on end or damn near go over center (this was before ebay got popular). We would weld those cams up so the shoes would open up wider. That would work until we got sand in them again. lol. And one time when I actually had brakes my brake lever caught a bunch of weeds and snapped my cable. Just couldn't win with rear brakes on those things and its pretty much the same machine Popeye has. We usually had good front brakes though.
About 4 years ago a bunch of us were out riding Harleys when one of the guys went down hard. He actually had to be taken away in an ambulance and wanted us to take care of his bike. Well the front brake lever and rear foot lever were both broken off. One of our guys was like- you can't ride this, theres no brakes. I told him I'm used to riding without brakes. lol. I rode it about 5 miles through town (suburb of St. Louis) with no brakes at all. I even had to stop at a stop sign at the bottom of a hill. To stop I pulled the clutch and hit the kill switch, then released the clutch lever as my brake, it was enough to drag the back tire if I had to. Other than stopping at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill, I only had to do that one other time. The rest of the time I just coasted to a stop.

[jadleybray]

[QUOTE=Popeye;1149024] I thought I had it bad. I knew I didn't have any brakes, QUOTE]

Natural selection at its finest

[dougspcs]

Natural selection at its finest

Easy there, Jadley..you have a right to your opinion, but we have to respect that not everyone thinks the way we do!!

Just don't want to see another shltstorm thread that ends up with feelings hurt and people banned for bad behavior..

[Popeye]

I'm not gonna shoot back lol. The situation was just taken out of context. Maybe it was the way I put it, but it wasn't that big of a deal. 99.9% of the bicycles and machines I have ridden didn't have brakes. I like to have fun and a couple of safety issues ain't gonna get in my way lol. I'm more cautious than most. Hell, I had just put brake pads on it. I got to figure out what is going on with my cable though. Like Blown said, my drum was full of sand and the brakes never worked that good anyways. I'm not a dare devil on these things- just like to take "Sunday strolls". I don't think creeping through the woods with no brakes is half as crazy as hitting 65-75 mph down a drag strip (I know, I know- I'm building a 300r). It's funny how people question your intelligence though. Anyways, keep it coming. I'm a big boy lol.

[Afrothunderkat]

Im about to get yelled at.

Just got a neglected 85 250r for cheap, and waited for 5 days for parts. Did not get to ride her besides the place I bought it, which was in the city, on the road. SO, new parts on, brake are off for rebuild, and I took her for a spin. Geared fully, knee braces, chest protector, jersey and pants, gloves helmet goggles. Had no issues riding with out brakes. Rode like i normally would, within my ability. You're going to crash whether you have full gear or none, brakes or not. Its all chance. No brakes just increases your chances for failure. But if you have half an idea and don't ride like a hotdog you'll be fine.

Bottom line. Don't do it.

[dougspcs]

You're going to crash whether you have full gear or none, brakes or not. Its all chance. No brakes just increases your chances for failure. But if you have half an idea and don't ride like a hotdog you'll be fine..

'Chance' is the rock on the trail that wasn't there when you rode that same trail yesterday..

Whether you run into it or not because your brakes are screwed is on you, not 'chance'!

Should I use your logic and tell my wfie there is a 'chance' my kids and I will come home safely from a ride??

Tell you what, I'll just keep fixing my stuff when it breaks..fuk 'chance'!!

Bottom line. Don't do it.

Then you say this..your logic is really confusing. Don't do what?

[Jason125m]

Not another one of these threads please....

Bottom line is, don't be a retard, get some brakes.

/thread