On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:40:33 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:09:13 -0500, wrote:


I am not talking about intentionally laying it down but that can just
happen if you get to aggressive with the brakes, particularly in the
woods.

Agreed! The woods is different! There are trees there than *will* just jump right out in front of
you. And hitting the brakes while on loose gravel or wet leaves is a good way to test your 'quick
dismount' skills.

OTOH
If you are going to hit something, having tires and springs out in
front is better than counting on your face shield to save you. ;-)

The closest I ever when to going down on the road was on the E street
expressway (under the Kennedy center). It was a little wet. I hit
those vinyl lane markers in the road and it was like ice. They had so
many markings on the road I thought I was never going to find asphalt
again. The guys behind me said they thought I was down about 3 times
but I managed to get it upright and going again with nothing but a
little peg scraping and a boost in my heart rate.