Honda 250 + Pothole

akima · May 19th, 2012, 02:56 AM

Link to original page on YouTube.
His youtube video description:

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I wasn't planning on having kids anyway...

I hit a bad pothole the other day. I was going about half his speed though. Massively jolted the bike, but no damage.

Ranor · May 19th, 2012, 04:27 AM

The ninja holds up really well with potholes (no damage yet), despite having developed superhuman pothole avoiding skills I still manage to hit a bad one every now and then

Some of our roads are really, really bad:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...ghtmare.408436

akima · May 19th, 2012, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ranor

Some of our roads are really, really bad:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...ghtmare.408436

Blimey!! ... and you can ride your ninjette there?!

Ranor · May 19th, 2012, 04:54 AM

Thankfully both university and work are in Malta so most of the riding I do is over there (some really wonderful coast roads) where the roads are significantly better... However I do quite a bit of riding in Gozo (Gozo is Malta's smaller sister island) as well. There are a few good roads but unfortunately there are a lot of bad ones as well. Avoiding potholes becomes natural after a while, infact i prefer riding the ninjette than the car since I can avoid most of the potholes on the ninjette while some are practically unavoidable with the car.

On a side note the funniest part there are still some people who own literbikes and hayabusas over here. The only reason I would ever buy a big bike like that is for touring across europe.

leed · May 19th, 2012, 07:19 AM

Waaah that is terrible! I wonder if his tires were a little low too?

But man Ian, your roads are terrible.

xSean13 · May 19th, 2012, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ranor

The ninja holds up really well with potholes (no damage yet), despite having developed superhuman pothole avoiding skills I still manage to hit a bad one every now and then

Some of our roads are really, really bad:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...ghtmare.408436

And I thought the section of grooved pavement (from where they will repave soon) on my way to work was bad..

Ranor · May 19th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Some day i will record my commute from Gozo, to the university in Malta (theres a ferry ride in between) so you can see the contrast between the really good and really bad roads over here. Eventually both islands should have roads up to european standards but the government tried to repave too many roads at the same time and its taking too long lol.

CZroe · June 13th, 2012, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranor

The ninja holds up really well with potholes (no damage yet), despite having developed superhuman pothole avoiding skills I still manage to hit a bad one every now and then

Some of our roads are really, really bad:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...ghtmare.408436

Really? I've dented three Ninjette rims on potholes and road hazards.

Ranor · June 13th, 2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CZroe

Really? I've dented three Ninjette rims on potholes and road hazards.

Well so far so good for me... I do know how to properly take a pothole if it is too late to dodge tho so that might help.

avian · June 16th, 2012, 10:54 AM

that is a lot of damage.

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May 19th, 2012, 04:27 AM	#2
Ranor ninjette.org member Name: Ian Location: Gozo, Malta Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Pearl White EFI Posts: 86	The ninja holds up really well with potholes (no damage yet), despite having developed superhuman pothole avoiding skills I still manage to hit a bad one every now and then Some of our roads are really, really bad: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...ghtmare.408436

May 19th, 2012, 04:54 AM	#4
Ranor ninjette.org member Name: Ian Location: Gozo, Malta Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Pearl White EFI Posts: 86	Thankfully both university and work are in Malta so most of the riding I do is over there (some really wonderful coast roads) where the roads are significantly better... However I do quite a bit of riding in Gozo (Gozo is Malta's smaller sister island) as well. There are a few good roads but unfortunately there are a lot of bad ones as well. Avoiding potholes becomes natural after a while, infact i prefer riding the ninjette than the car since I can avoid most of the potholes on the ninjette while some are practically unavoidable with the car. On a side note the funniest part there are still some people who own literbikes and hayabusas over here. The only reason I would ever buy a big bike like that is for touring across europe.

May 19th, 2012, 07:19 AM	#5
leed ninjette.org sage Name: David Location: Loves Park, IL Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Time will tell Posts: 969	Waaah that is terrible! I wonder if his tires were a little low too? But man Ian, your roads are terrible.

May 19th, 2012, 07:57 AM	#7
Ranor ninjette.org member Name: Ian Location: Gozo, Malta Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Pearl White EFI Posts: 86	Some day i will record my commute from Gozo, to the university in Malta (theres a ferry ride in between) so you can see the contrast between the really good and really bad roads over here. Eventually both islands should have roads up to european standards but the government tried to repave too many roads at the same time and its taking too long lol.

June 16th, 2012, 10:54 AM	#10
avian ninjette.org member Name: Avery Location: London Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 16	that is a lot of damage.