Mulholland Highway Video Thread - Page 2

Bill E Bob · March 5th, 2012, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiskey

He rolled on when too far over, spun out the back & lost it.

If he'd gotten it a bit more upright before the roll on he'd have kept it up, by the time he realised it was happening he was down. If he tried a recovery he was going up & over. As they say highsiding is no fun...

Could his knee pad have touched and caused the rear wheel to lighten its contact. I don`t race so I don`t know if a racer is allowed to or supposed to touch that pad. Is it a `bad` thing to let the knee pad touch or scrape the pavement...
bEb

nickjpass · March 5th, 2012, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill E Bob

Could his knee pad have touched and caused the rear wheel to lighten its contact. I don`t race so I don`t know if a racer is allowed to or supposed to touch that pad. Is it a `bad` thing to let the knee pad touch or scrape the pavement...
bEb

The reason they have the knee pad is so that they can touch the ground

The reason riders drag knee is to gauge how far they're leaning.

Bill E Bob · March 6th, 2012, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickjpass

The reason they have the knee pad is so that they can touch the ground

The reason riders drag knee is to gauge how far they're leaning.

I saw a video after that comment, and the guy was leaving a spark trail from his knee pad, So I guess that's what it's for alright.

Toly · March 6th, 2012, 03:06 AM

From the sound, he gunned the throttle when leaned over. Poor throttle control throughout, probably his first bike.

Whiskey · March 6th, 2012, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill E Bob

Could his knee pad have touched and caused the rear wheel to lighten its contact. I don`t race so I don`t know if a racer is allowed to or supposed to touch that pad. Is it a `bad` thing to let the knee pad touch or scrape the pavement...
bEb

That's what knee sliders are there for, when you're leaning in to a sharp corner you stick your knee out & are able to judge how far you're over so you don't do what the guy in the video did

They're velcroed on so that if you do put that much pressure on it you're more likely to lose the slider than lever the bike off the ground.

Road racers can get through a few sets during a weekend, I've seen a few spectators collecting them from the ditchline once the road opens after each race

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill E Bob

I saw a video after that comment, and the guy was leaving a spark trail from his knee pad, So I guess that's what it's for alright.

Some are designed to do that, they have chunks of zippo flints embedded in them, most don't

akima · March 6th, 2012, 02:02 PM

@Whiskey & @nickjpass: aahhh. Didn't know that. That makes sense. I always just thought that the knee out was just a natural thing riders did to balance and the slider was just a safety thing. I've found myself sticking my knee out without evening thinking about it when I've made a steeper lean angle than normal (which isn't much: I've still got the little rubber feelers sticking out the sides of my tyres

Chicken wings.).

I've never touched a slider: are they lubricated, or just smooth plastic?

Whiskey · March 6th, 2012, 02:14 PM

they're not lubricated just plastic (polyurethane AFAIK) same as the sliders on most bike boots & race gloves

nickjpass · March 6th, 2012, 02:18 PM

I'm surprised I knew that and you didn't haha

Here's an excerpt from motogp.com

Quote:

Knee sliders are made of thermoplastic compounds and they guide the riders who rely on the feel of the ground as they slide through corners at lean angles close to 55%, brushing the surface of the track as they do so.

They're compounds of different materials. Some have titanium rods inserted to create pretty sparks. Old fashioned sliders were bonded leather.

csmith12 · March 6th, 2012, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiskey

They're velcroed on so that if you do put that much pressure on it you're more likely to lose the slider than lever the bike off the ground.

Not that I have tested or anything, but the pucks on my A* suit, my word. I have to use a flathead screwdriver to peel the spent pucks off. I don't see them coming off before I come of the bike.

Whiskey · March 6th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Not that I have tested or anything, but the pucks on my A* suit, my word. I have to use a flathead screwdriver to peel the spent pucks off. I don't see them coming off before I come of the bike.

I've never lost one of mine, but I see a few go missing at road racing, where racers have had 'close encounters of the ditch kind

'

Link to original page on YouTube.

CC Cowboy · March 6th, 2012, 05:52 PM

After watching the original video (and zooming in at 10x) I noticed a sheen on the road which leads me to believe some butter or peanut butter was placed on the road to create the video.

nickjpass · March 7th, 2012, 09:12 AM

Huh lol

Alex · March 7th, 2012, 10:48 AM

I think it was nutella.

akima · March 7th, 2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

I think it was nutella.

mmmMMMm * licks lips *

saxnbass · March 7th, 2012, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akima

mmmMMMm * licks lips *

akima · March 7th, 2012, 01:32 PM

lmao! Caught in the act.

That's such a cute picture btw (^-^)

nickjpass · July 29th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Link to original page on YouTube.

joshuajcrouch · July 29th, 2012, 08:19 PM

How does that even happen? It looked like he wanted to go offroading... No turning and no braking.

kingkang204 · July 29th, 2012, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshuajcrouch

How does that even happen? It looked like he wanted to go offroading... No turning and no braking.

Most likely target fixation.

I feel bad for that guy, and the bike.

areifel · July 29th, 2012, 08:32 PM

I wish he backflipped the bike like Pastrana.

Chubbs032 · July 29th, 2012, 08:34 PM

totaled?

Jiggles · July 29th, 2012, 08:40 PM

He may have an oil leak

Jono · July 29th, 2012, 08:45 PM

Is that Robert??? Oh wait, he has a Black R6.

Jiggles · July 29th, 2012, 08:48 PM

I don't think robert goes that fast

krolinked · July 29th, 2012, 09:09 PM

Me and @NinjaBoyEddy were there when that happened!

lgk · July 29th, 2012, 09:14 PM

that looks like a $1000 wreck...

i wonder what he was looking at, seemed like he was not counter steering at all.

krolinked · July 29th, 2012, 09:24 PM

He may have froze up or hesitated. That happened to me once.

menikmati · July 29th, 2012, 11:12 PM

Did his face smack into the bike as it launched? Looks like his full-face helmet and gear paid off.

nickjpass · July 29th, 2012, 11:22 PM

Probably would be pretty messed up if he wasn't geared up.

Monkeytofu · July 29th, 2012, 11:22 PM

Just needs some JB weld and elbow grease.

greg737 · July 29th, 2012, 11:35 PM

If you listen closely at the very start of the video you can hear him almost lose it into a classic Mullholland lowside, but he saves it. The problem is that when he gets it back upright he's fighting a mild tank-slapper and can't steer through the corner.

Robinhood · July 30th, 2012, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krolinked

Me and @NinjaBoyEddy were there when that happened!

I saw a white new gen 250 in another recent Mulholland vid....was that you?

Racer x · July 30th, 2012, 03:51 AM

Reason number two in favor of a 250 Ninja. When you blow a corner and total the bike. You are only out 4000 dollars not 9000. Just saying

Motofool · July 30th, 2012, 07:25 AM

Link to original page on YouTube.

dubojr1 · July 30th, 2012, 07:34 AM

All the above!

alex.s · July 30th, 2012, 09:26 AM

A: NICCE!!!!
B: what kind of idiot stands next to a hot bike with gas leaking out???
C: i think he saw this video and took it too seriously:

Link to original page on YouTube.

xSean13 · July 30th, 2012, 09:29 AM

Did someone not tell him that's not the X-Games?

5evenz · July 30th, 2012, 10:46 AM

Frame sliders wont help if your an idiot i guess.
love the way his handlebars smack the s*** out of him, as if the bike was telling him to get lost...

Jiggles · July 30th, 2012, 12:49 PM

This is the 3rd time this vid has been posted and this is the 3rd time I've watched it

akima · July 30th, 2012, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racer x

Reason number two in favor of a 250 Ninja. When you blow a corner and total the bike. You are only out 4000 dollars not 9000. Just saying

The way many ninjette.org members pour money into their ninjette * cough @saxnbass cough * I'd say we can stand to loose quite a lot. Also: the level of emotional attachment lots of us have for "our" ninjette * cough @Jiggles cough * I can picture many of us crying like babies next to our bike after something like that.

That guys swings his fist and shouts f**k.

The average ninjette member is more likely to pause for a moment before dropping to her/his knees and billowing a single syllable word, to be heard for miles... "NOOOOOOOOOoooo"

March 6th, 2012, 05:52 PM	#51
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	After watching the original video (and zooming in at 10x) I noticed a sheen on the road which leads me to believe some butter or peanut butter was placed on the road to create the video. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

March 7th, 2012, 09:12 AM	#52
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	Huh lol __________________________________________________

March 7th, 2012, 10:48 AM	#53
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July 29th, 2012, 06:31 PM	#57
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	Most Stylish Mullholland Crash Ever Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________

July 29th, 2012, 08:40 PM	#62
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	He may have an oil leak __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

March 6th, 2012, 03:06 AM	#44
Toly ninjette.org guru Name: Toly Location: NY Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): KTM 390 Duke Posts: 428	From the sound, he gunned the throttle when leaned over. Poor throttle control throughout, probably his first bike.

March 6th, 2012, 02:02 PM	#46
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	@Whiskey & @nickjpass: aahhh. Didn't know that. That makes sense. I always just thought that the knee out was just a natural thing riders did to balance and the slider was just a safety thing. I've found myself sticking my knee out without evening thinking about it when I've made a steeper lean angle than normal (which isn't much: I've still got the little rubber feelers sticking out the sides of my tyres Chicken wings.). I've never touched a slider: are they lubricated, or just smooth plastic?

March 6th, 2012, 02:14 PM	#47
Whiskey ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Morgan Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	they're not lubricated just plastic (polyurethane AFAIK) same as the sliders on most bike boots & race gloves

March 7th, 2012, 01:32 PM	#56
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	lmao! Caught in the act. That's such a cute picture btw (^-^)

July 29th, 2012, 08:19 PM	#58
joshuajcrouch ninjette.org member Name: Joshua Location: Eugene, OR Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 142	How does that even happen? It looked like he wanted to go offroading... No turning and no braking.

July 29th, 2012, 08:32 PM	#60
areifel ninjette.org member Name: Drew Location: Florida Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 194	I wish he backflipped the bike like Pastrana.

July 29th, 2012, 08:34 PM	#61
Chubbs032 ninjette.org member Name: Chris Location: LA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 199	totaled?

July 29th, 2012, 08:45 PM	#63
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July 29th, 2012, 08:48 PM	#64
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	I don't think robert goes that fast __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

July 29th, 2012, 09:09 PM	#65
krolinked Nerd Name: Chris Location: Tujunga Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672	Me and @NinjaBoyEddy were there when that happened! __________________________________________________ It doesn't LOOK that steep. But you can go first...

July 29th, 2012, 09:14 PM	#66
lgk ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jason Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250, 2014 EX300 Posts: A lot.	that looks like a $1000 wreck... i wonder what he was looking at, seemed like he was not counter steering at all.

July 29th, 2012, 09:24 PM	#67
krolinked Nerd Name: Chris Location: Tujunga Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672	He may have froze up or hesitated. That happened to me once. __________________________________________________ It doesn't LOOK that steep. But you can go first...

July 29th, 2012, 11:12 PM	#68
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July 29th, 2012, 11:22 PM	#69
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	Probably would be pretty messed up if he wasn't geared up. __________________________________________________

July 29th, 2012, 11:22 PM	#70
Monkeytofu I told you bro Name: Noor Location: Austin, Texas Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1996 Ninja 250r Posts: 680	Just needs some JB weld and elbow grease.

July 29th, 2012, 11:35 PM	#71
greg737 - Name: - Location: - Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	If you listen closely at the very start of the video you can hear him almost lose it into a classic Mullholland lowside, but he saves it. The problem is that when he gets it back upright he's fighting a mild tank-slapper and can't steer through the corner.

July 30th, 2012, 03:51 AM	#73
Racer x ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Eric Location: Iowa City Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawmeracchi 350 2010 Project X Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 54 MOTM - Sep '18, Feb '16	Reason number two in favor of a 250 Ninja. When you blow a corner and total the bike. You are only out 4000 dollars not 9000. Just saying

July 30th, 2012, 07:25 AM	#74
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July 30th, 2012, 09:26 AM	#76
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July 30th, 2012, 09:29 AM	#77
xSean13 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Middle TN Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r (sold) / '03 CBR 600RR Posts: A lot.	Did someone not tell him that's not the X-Games?

July 30th, 2012, 10:46 AM	#78
5evenz ninjette.org member Name: Sev Location: Vancouver Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09' 250r Thunder Blue Posts: 165	Frame sliders wont help if your an idiot i guess. love the way his handlebars smack the s*** out of him, as if the bike was telling him to get lost...

July 30th, 2012, 12:49 PM	#79
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