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its been good while it lasted. totaled!

CruisingRam said:
Ugh- BRO= YOU GUYS ARE SO SPOILED- (if I were standing next to you, I would have to give you a non-threatening, all in fun, punch in the sack for making that statement- because I have trackday envy) we only have 4 trackdays a YEAR for bikes at our track! I am building a dedicated track day bike for those FOUR damn days LOL:teeth
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Why don't you move back here and have all the trackdays you want!

:cool
 
stan23 said:
one thing I don't understand is why every one always say; "buy it back and turn it into a track bike"

I don't know about most folks, but having a dedicated trackbike is a lot of commitment..

Plus, it wouldn't even be worthwhile unless you rode track A LOT.. i'm talking once a month.

I'm gathering there is a very few percentage of folks here that has even ridden on the track. Riding on a track is not for everyone, and having a 'dedicated' track bike would make no sense to most.

And riding track is VERY costly.
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dedicating it to the track would keep him off the streets. :shhh That's good for you, me, my relatives, their dogs and cats, and people's property. ;)

dumping a brand new R6... thrice... to the sum of "totaled" isn't very kind to the wallet either.
 
What is the name of the tow company?
That driver is the real "Douche Bag" in this thread.
 
I'm trying to figure out how someone throws their new bike down 3-4 times in less than a year and doesn't seem too self critical over it?

Something is wrong. Someone better recognize what it is before someone, either the rider or a passerby, dies or gets hurt really bad.
 
MackeyStingray said:
...fuck that shit, i don't need another crash-happy rider eating into my tracktime...
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fixed

:twofinger
 
i agree with everyone else that said fix it...i thought it would be like twisted metal...but yeah...looks fine besides the obvious...with some time and money...she'll run fine again...track or not...i'd say fix it.

oh yeah...

whats with the sideways towing? that could create more problems...:cry
 
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There is people who ride less then once a month on the track???

How could you survive...LOL:laughing


stan23 said:
one thing I don't understand is why every one always say; "buy it back and turn it into a track bike"

I don't know about most folks, but having a dedicated trackbike is a lot of commitment..

Plus, it wouldn't even be worthwhile unless you rode track A LOT.. i'm talking once a month.

I'm gathering there is a very few percentage of folks here that has even ridden on the track. Riding on a track is not for everyone, and having a 'dedicated' track bike would make no sense to most.

And riding track is VERY costly.
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Shades of Frong!

bpowa, you need to take it to the track and not ride on the street anymore! Only people who have been riding for years (Many years where they have developed the reflexes to deal with things when they go to shit) should be pushing the limit on the streets and even they are pushing their luck!!

Why the track? Because when you go down there isn't anything solid to hit (i.e. trees, vehicles, guard rails, etc.) for a long ways. Pushing the limits on a regular basis with your amount of experience is a quick trip to the graveyard and if you think that you're different, you aren't! We see very talented riders die every year in the bay area because they pushed the limit one too many times. It's real, it happens alot more than you realize, and it final.
 
I crashed a lot in my yoof. A lot.

I rode about 2 years with nary a scratch, then one winter it seemed like I just couldn't keep the damn thing upright. 3 times on it's side in December, then again in February and again in May.

I could blame the ice, or the wet leaves, or the hail, or the snow - all of which reduced my traction.

In reality, I was in charge. It was friggin WINTER. There will be ice in the shade of trees long into the day when it's balmy enough to walk around in shorts. There will be wet leaves hidden in puddles.

If you crashed on a dry road with a bike that's mechanically OK, it's your fault. Rider error.

Don't get back on a bike until you take this on board and accept it.

ALL those crashes I could blame on the environment. But that's all bollox, I was going too fast for the conditions. It's perfectly safe to ride in snow, hail, ice, rain, wind. You just adjust your speed and attitude accordingly.

After that winter, I never had another 'off' due to rider error. Sit down and think about what you're doing.

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Re: dude...

siops said:
im not trying to stir the pot... but look witihn you first..

"grammAr"
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:laughing :laughing

i love it when someone is e-thug'n on someone else tellin'em how stupid or unedumacated they are and their post has issues too.

you reap what you sow....
 
Well I crashed 3 times in 8 months. My first 8 months. However I also rode about 8000 miles and 1 1/4 trackday(s).

First time my fault, going to fast on a road I was unfamilar with, and came upon a impossible 90 degree turn at 50mph. BUsted bike a little I was fine.

Second time was due to an oil slick or some kind of big puddle of gooey stuff, almost took out another rider also. Was doing about 40mph Bike scratched badly but I was fine.

Third time was at the track, got too caught up in going "fast" (relative) and lowsided due to tires being cold(which is my fault) and some kind of disruption in the chassis when I was distracted by another rider losing confidence and going off the track in front of me. Didn't follow him but must of arupted the chassis and it lowsided at like 75-85mph(?). Bike was busted but I was fine AGAIN.

I consider myself very lucky, and have learned a valuable lesson in each crash. I have new outlooks on riding, which would be :

Be carefull on the street literally take that shit to heart because the street is dangeroud, and there are so many obstacles its not funny. Everyone says it, but I guess you have to experience it yourself for it to really kick in

Don't worry about being fast. Learn about techinique and being smooth etc. This is another occurence of people telling you how important it is, but you don't really understand/listen until it happens to you.

It was hard to go down and get right back up, but my bike is almsot fixed and I plan on attending 2 more trackdays in the next 2 weeks. Hopefully I have learned my lessons and can now be mature about my riding habits. After having to repair you bike multiple times you learn that there is a reason some of the older guys have really nice bikes and don't ever crash them.

Crashing is something that happens when you ride bikes, you gotta accept that, but you also have to learn from it if you want to keep on riding. If you can't than its better to just stay off, and sometimes this is harder than quiting

Oh, and another thing is that I am extemely lucky that I didn't once get hurt. One thing I didn't need to be told and learn from is wearing gear, if it wasn't for full gear I could of been very messed up. Luckily for me I've been wearing gear from day one. One thing that I didn't have to learn the hard way.
 
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Well 1st of all I would only let that dude drag my bike like that if I wanted it totaled for the money, go ahead and F- it up some more. that pic doesnt look that bad, I can fix that easy, just make sure the forks and body is straight.

Listen to these guys, there right, pushing it on the street is a bad idea, the track is a controlled environment, no dogs. cats, raccoons, no oil or gravel on the ground, no rocks, perfect asphalt, traction is unbelievable, its 36 ft wide, everyones going the same way and its not a race, no one wins, you go at your own leisure, no one on there cell phone making a left turn in front of you, wait til you go 85 around a nice sweeper and see a stalled car in front of you, or grandpa in his RV taking your lane so he can make his turn easier, the street always wins in the end. I could write a book on this shit.

Hey its free to ride the canyons but you take a big chance if you push it hard, you wanna drag knee and at full lean, only the track offers that, plus they have instructors to teach you the right skills bro, Do that on the street and see what happens. I can go on for days but I'm done ranting, glad your ok.
 
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FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (condensed for brevity's sake)

Dude, that was one sweet bike! BUY it back..
 
Sorry to hear about your bike Larry, look forward to riding with you again a.s.a.p. I will have my new bike this week, looking at another RC-51 or an R1...can't make up my mind. Glad your o.k......talk to you soon. Don't worry about the e-thugs....:blah :kicknuts :finger
 
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