August 15th, 2017, 11:54 PM | #41 |
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August 23rd, 2017, 08:50 PM | #42 |
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Well, some bad news
Going down the road and out of nowhere she veers hard right, directly towards a guardrail. Thankfully I am okay, only a little bit of road rash, sore back and shoulders, and swollen right ankle/calf. Unbelievable how lucky I am for not having on all of my gear.. Especially glad I was going only 30mph. Here's a pic I took a few minutes after the crash. Only 1, couldn't walk around to grab more. Here's some further pics of the damage. Forks are bent, left footpeg bracket is broken along with the footpeg, fairings and turn signals are toast, and so is my front tire. Not quite sure what my future plans will be. EDIT: Excuse the massive pictures.. If someone can point me on how to downsize them through the forum then please let me know! |
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August 23rd, 2017, 08:55 PM | #43 |
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A sudden veer has to be the result of something major breaking, like a triple clamp, or axle, or frame member for example. Take a very close look at everything and see if you can find what caused it.
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August 23rd, 2017, 09:02 PM | #44 |
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Ouch. If nothing is bent then go for a streetfighter look.
Taking off fairings and replace things that broke won't be hard. |
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The info I can give so far is the rear wheel alignment was 1/8" longer on the right side, chain was a bit loose, and mismatched tires (new Pirelli MT75 rear, Dunflop K630 front. MT75 front had shipping issues). Also had just completed a long right hand turn, which then turned into a shallow left hand turn where this took place. It was when the bike had become fully upright that it felt like going in the guardrail. No odd vibrations or noises compared to the 1400 miles I had put on previously. |
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August 23rd, 2017, 09:12 PM | #47 |
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August 23rd, 2017, 09:12 PM | #48 |
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By the pictures I'd say so..
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August 23rd, 2017, 09:37 PM | #49 | |
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August 24th, 2017, 07:25 AM | #50 |
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Glad you are OK.
That front tire looks like s***. Not sure what happened in your case, but riding on a tire that's past its prime isn't going to help if you need to react quickly to anything. Looks salvageable. My son rode one that went down (luckily not with him on it) at 85 mph. Wasn't really as messed-up as you would think. Ran it without any fairings for years and many thousands of miles. The pix would be easier to look at if they were resized. |
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August 24th, 2017, 07:28 AM | #51 |
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In thinking about it, anything frame or steering related that put a lot of steering force on the handlebar would have startled you, and you probably would have reacted by muscling it straight until you could pull over. Instead, I bet your rear wheel locked (brake, transmission, broken chain, etc.,) That would allow you to keep the bike upright, but with no directional control, so whatever way it felt like going, that's the way you'd go.
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Bill P.S.; Looked at the picture again, there is a skid mark. I think you nailed it TJ.
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August 24th, 2017, 12:44 PM | #53 |
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Here's a better picture of the marks.
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August 24th, 2017, 04:50 PM | #54 |
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I'm glad you're ok and hopefully you'll be able to repair the bike and get her back on the road.
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August 25th, 2017, 09:55 AM | #56 |
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August 25th, 2017, 10:07 AM | #57 |
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August 25th, 2017, 11:37 AM | #58 |
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There could still be a problem with the rear brake, like the little bleed hole is not getting uncovered, or it's clogged. That can lead to a locked wheel when things warm up a little and the fluid expands, but has nowhere to go.
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Locking the rear at 30 mph should be no big deal. The bike should go pretty straight until it stops. Is it possible something got lodged in the chain and sprocket (like a stick), locking the wheel, that eventually broke away - leaving no evidence?
Even if that did happen, what would make it dart to the right so abruptly? |
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August 25th, 2017, 03:06 PM | #61 |
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That really depends on a lot of things. If it was on a curve and decided to go straight, this crash could have happened. Any little thing like road crown could make it decide to go in a direction other than straight.
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August 25th, 2017, 03:39 PM | #63 |
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When a rear wheel locks and you steer to keep the bike upright, the bike straightens up rather than doing a drift, so the front end would have hit the guard rail first. You can try it somewhere when it's raining and there's no traffic and see what I mean.
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Bingo on gentle left turn. Extensive front end damage is because the bike layed down hard on it's left side and hit one of the vertical posts. Which probably is a good thing, if I was sent over the guardrail it would be a very steep and rocky, 40ft descent. |
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October 6th, 2017, 06:29 AM | #66 |
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Home for the next 5 days, so I have her back on the road now. New forks, front tire, and made a replacement handlebar and shifter brackets at school with the welder and CNC.
Steering head nut was a little loose, and also I was able to "twist" the bars & the front wheel (like on a bicycle, to straighten out the front wheel). No longer twists after tightening. Re-aligned the rear wheel, checked the chain tension and lubed it, reconnected the airbox (slipped off the carbs from the accident), and bending one of my mirrors enough to at least somewhat see behind me. Took it out for a little ride yesterday, no vibrations or anything seeming loose or out of the norm. Still not comfortable with it as there was no definitive answer as to why it wrecked, and that is in the back of my mind.. But this morning I'm going to be going through absolutely everything to make sure nothing is loose or out of line to hopefully make me a little more confident on it :P And good lord is it cold to ride with no windshield or fairings in cold fall weather.... |
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A decent winter suit can go a long way toward helping you enjoy cool weather rides.
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October 6th, 2017, 07:09 AM | #68 |
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I'll likely hold back on one for now since I'm not bringing it to college, and after this weekend the next time I'll ride is in the spring.
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I'm glad you're back on the road! I hope you've got everything back in place so it's all solid and happy for spring time.
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280 miles the past 2 days, and tried replicating the situation in which I wrecked. No luck getting it do it. But ugh, still plagued with carb issues. Running rich below 7k and bogging because of it, doesn't want to idle without dropping to 1000rpm and eventually stalling. I think sometime this winter I'll send them off somewhere so at least it runs well for when I sell in the spring. |
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remarkable coincidence, so do I the same guy, perhaps?
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understood...NE winter storage time is approaching. Ugh.
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