November 24th, 2012, 12:33 PM | #41 |
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Body position. You account for a third of the bikes weight... Use it
Edit: maybe only a quarter since you are concentrate I wouldn't worry about it too much. We have all had our noob bike moments where we wind up tossing our bike down the road. Just learn what you can, don't let it get you down. Focus on getting healthy again and getting your bike
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November 24th, 2012, 12:39 PM | #42 | |
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In fact, pretty much the first sign of danger, I switch to 'track mode' gun it and run it. Road ragers, drunks, teenage testers... Dangers aren't to be ****ed with on a bike so just gtfo
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November 24th, 2012, 12:50 PM | #43 |
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Late to the game, but sorry to hear this Jo! But very glad to hear that you made it out in one piece.
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November 24th, 2012, 01:25 PM | #44 |
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sorry to hear about this as well, though as i read through i did feel that it was a tad ironic that the cause of the scare leading to the crash was the bike being lowered what seems to be too far
250s better be allowed i don't want to buy a brand new bike as my first bike next spring, and i'd love to still have people to ride with |
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November 24th, 2012, 03:57 PM | #45 |
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November 24th, 2012, 06:00 PM | #46 | |
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I meant more along the lines of crazy lean angles and taking super sharp corners at high rates of speed without any concern of yielding for traffic or potentially losing it and going crashing into traffic/pedestrians etc...
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November 26th, 2012, 10:32 AM | #47 | |
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November 26th, 2012, 11:59 AM | #49 | |
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you think its sane to be riding the way we do on the track on the street? When I'm on the track I'm taking turns fast as ****, without thinking about a car coming the other way or being fully committed in the corners without worrying about a pedestrian crossing the street... At least that's how I ride. Balls to the wall, I don't know about you.
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November 26th, 2012, 12:22 PM | #50 |
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let me ask you this then, when going around a corner at 55mph, with how much power the ninja 250 has, how much throttle will give you the correct 40/60 weight to provide "optimal traction" according to keith code? the answer is WOT. let me ask you another question, when you are on the street, would you rather be near cars or away from them? pretty easy answer right? cars kill you... stay away from them. so now lets put this logic into a scenario... you've pulled to a red light on a street that curves to the right with plenty of visibility. you have traffic stopped at the light in front of you, and cars approaching behind you. as you approach, you filter to the front (stay away from the cars approaching from the rear) and when its green you go at full speed (put distance between you and cars) and then properly keep WOT as you go around the fully visible corner to continue adding distance between you and your enemies while at the same time providing optimal traction...
not sure if you lane split in canada maybe i simply have a bigger distinction between "race mode" and "track mode"
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November 26th, 2012, 01:45 PM | #51 |
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Minikin_Jo's Crash
So far this is all I got. Hope the link works and all. The footage was captured by @Old Lemon's camera:
Link to original page on YouTube.
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November 26th, 2012, 01:47 PM | #53 |
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I can't see it.
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November 26th, 2012, 01:55 PM | #54 |
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That sounds really painful. Sorry to hear about your crash. I hope you recover quickly.
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November 26th, 2012, 01:55 PM | #55 | |
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November 26th, 2012, 02:00 PM | #56 |
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the link does not even work for me. if it is on youtube you can make the video private and post the link here. only people with the link will be able to see it.
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November 26th, 2012, 02:02 PM | #57 |
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Looking at those pictures part of me wonders how you walked away, doesn't look like an enjoyable ride in the least bit, I can say I am glad you survived and are with us! I hope you recover quickly and can find your way back to the streets again someday soon!
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November 26th, 2012, 02:06 PM | #58 |
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November 26th, 2012, 02:11 PM | #59 | |
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November 26th, 2012, 02:52 PM | #61 |
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I saw your accident postings on other threads. Very sorry to hear about it and I hope you heal up quick. Also I'm glad you started a new thread. I hope it helps people improve their survival skills.
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November 26th, 2012, 04:54 PM | #62 |
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Yep, I got the same error that @alex.s posted. Heal up quick!!
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November 26th, 2012, 08:05 PM | #63 |
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November 26th, 2012, 08:51 PM | #64 |
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Best wishes and heal fast!
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November 26th, 2012, 09:09 PM | #65 |
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Glad you walked away! Speedy healing! Sorry to hear about the bike, I always loved that candy lime green ones, I wish the 300's came in that color.
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November 26th, 2012, 09:26 PM | #66 | |
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November 26th, 2012, 09:30 PM | #67 |
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Ouch! Get well soon. Glad you're still amongst us.
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November 26th, 2012, 10:30 PM | #68 |
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Speedy Recovery! All the best fellow rider. We're all brothers and sisters!
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November 26th, 2012, 10:56 PM | #69 |
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Like I said before, glad it wasn't any worse...
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November 27th, 2012, 08:43 AM | #70 |
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Glad you're okay! Heal up quick!
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November 27th, 2012, 09:25 AM | #71 |
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@DennyV Thank you for putting up the Youtube link. Greg did it for me last night as I realized others couldn't view it from FB.
Thank you for the well wishes. I am not sure if Greg deleted the recording of my riding just prior to the accident. I watched it and there is nothing crazy I'm doing to indicate I'm going to wreck. Just looked like a chill easy ride. The file got corrupt right before I ran off the road. One of the other guys that rode with us said the same happened to his. Not sure what was in that area to make our cameras not work at the same time/location.
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November 27th, 2012, 09:54 AM | #72 |
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Glad your okay - hope you heal quickly.
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November 27th, 2012, 10:27 AM | #73 |
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Get well soon!
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November 27th, 2012, 01:12 PM | #75 |
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In a crash things happen so quickly and it is hard to do the correct things fighting fears and instincts and target locking. It is tough for me to go through the crash section as i understand that most of the situations could easily be me any day of the week :/ Most people don't expect to crash....i guess i do and accept that sooner or later it is gonna happen be it my fault or someone elses. Just hope to come out of it with some new found wisdom and the ability to hope back on the steel horse.
in short, glad to hear you are doing well and hopefully you make a full recovery mind and body and jump back in the saddle, besides after insurance pays up you have a 600 to look forward to right? best, joe |
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November 27th, 2012, 05:50 PM | #76 |
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heard about this crash through friends that were at the ride. good to see you're okay. POR/Frederick Loop ride has a lot of riders that crash whom are unfamiliar with the route. heal up and get back out there.
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November 27th, 2012, 06:30 PM | #77 |
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Get well soon.
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November 27th, 2012, 07:27 PM | #78 |
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Sorry to hear about the accident. Best wishes for a quick recovery.
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November 27th, 2012, 09:25 PM | #79 |
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Speedy recovery, glad it wasn't worse!
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November 28th, 2012, 07:07 PM | #80 |
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glad u didnt hit a tree...
get well soon, and do not became afraid of riding cuz of that... **** happens.. sadly it is part of being in traffic |
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