Agreed too.Zombie_Affair wrote:
Agreed, that's a horrible helmet to use on a 'busa.
Reckon not.I honestly believe that the crash wasn't my fault, it honestly was an act of nature.
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GravyDan wrote:
You walked away. The bike is replaceable. I'd call it a good day.
Well the thing of it was that the conditions weren't like that at all when I was riding... If the wind was blowing as hard as it started in that turn I would have got off the road, pronto... on a straight away I would have been all over the place but the wind kicked up HARD as I started the turn and that's what fucked meeskimo_sammyjoe wrote:
Not to sound like a prick, but it didnt really sound like you were riding to the conditions at all. If you're riding in shit weather you should always ride in such a way that if something does go wrong, you can control it. I know that there are circumstances in which there is absolutely nothing you can do, but your situation just didn't seem like one of them...
With that said, it sucks that your dream bike got fucked up. As said above, get back riding as soon as possible and just let this incident serve as experience.
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Ahaha, you are in for a shock .GodFather wrote:
and how cheap the fairings come in at
My apologies, for some reason I got the impression that it was raining. Winds a real bastard if you get caught out with a gust and yeah, there isn't much you can do when an invisible force pushes you in directions you don't want to go. Plus the new toy thing, I think we've all been thereGodFather wrote:
Well the thing of it was that the conditions weren't like that at all when I was riding... If the wind was blowing as hard as it started in that turn I would have got off the road, pronto... on a straight away I would have been all over the place but the wind kicked up HARD as I started the turn and that's what fucked meeskimo_sammyjoe wrote:
Not to sound like a prick, but it didnt really sound like you were riding to the conditions at all. If you're riding in shit weather you should always ride in such a way that if something does go wrong, you can control it. I know that there are circumstances in which there is absolutely nothing you can do, but your situation just didn't seem like one of them...
With that said, it sucks that your dream bike got fucked up. As said above, get back riding as soon as possible and just let this incident serve as experience.
I didn't think about the fact that Monsoon season was starting up as because I was in Michigan 10 days prior and this was the first full day that I had spent in AZ, I just got in the night before the accident, and two days before I left for michigan I was in Mexico for 7 days so I wasn't really warmed up to the weather at all...
When I left for Mexico the average day was high of 106 with 2mph winds and 6mph gusts
My excitement for the new bike and my strong will to ride it ended in my demise. My girlfriend wanted to fuck before she left for 4 days but all I wanted to do was leave so I could RIDE on my motorcycle...
I left my moms house to ride home with the leaves in the trees rustling, and my parents said on the ride to my accident scene the branches were being ripped from trees and the trees were being ripped from the ground (small 10-15 foot trees, not Oak trees or some shit)
Bout a thousand with all the plasticsZombie_Affair wrote:
Ahaha, you are in for a shock .GodFather wrote:
and how cheap the fairings come in at
We had to get insurance after the accident, because my dad was planning to do it the next morning but then, you know *crash*VspyVspy wrote:
Surely you'd be better off writing the bike off and claiming the insurance? The bike will never be the same again anyway.
If you aren't kidding you dont want that much drag from the scratches on a bike like that, it would make it unstableReciprocity wrote:
just leave it damaged. when you wreck it again you won't care.
As I said before, I was planning on getting a full face Shoei but all the motorcycle shops are closed on MondayJahManRed wrote:
Bad helmet. Should have a chin guard riding a bike like that.
I'm not putting Godfathers riding ability to shame, but every motorcyclist considers Hazard Perception and evaluates whether it's safe to ride or not. He made a bad choice riding in the conditions and paid the price, he will learn from it and move on. It will make him a better rider now.Defiance wrote:
Looks like a lot of bad timing on a lot of critical things...
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GTFO.. seriously? scratches make it unstable? its not a F1 car ffs... ill have to dig out some pics of me old fireblade that was battered, made no differance at all! get new pegs and clips ons, fuck the bodywork.. strip it off make it into a streetfighter!GodFather wrote:
If you aren't kidding you dont want that much drag from the scratches on a bike like that, it would make it unstable.Reciprocity wrote:
just leave it damaged. when you wreck it again you won't care.
You cant see the ones dug real deep in and the parts of the fairings that have been almost sheared offTPM-J45P3R- wrote:
GTFO.. seriously? scratches make it unstable? its not a F1 car ffs... ill have to dig out some pics of me old fireblade that was battered, made no differance at all! get new pegs and clips ons, fuck the bodywork.. strip it off make it into a streetfighter!GodFather wrote:
If you aren't kidding you dont want that much drag from the scratches on a bike like that, it would make it unstable.Reciprocity wrote:
just leave it damaged. when you wreck it again you won't care.
http://image.automotive.com/f/custombik … e_view.jpg
minus the paint ofc...
oh and an openface on a busa? its not a moped :s
I made the thread to show how fucked up things can get on a motorcycle, maybe somebody somewhere sometime will be like, "hmm, it is windy today, and GodFather got totally fucked up when he took the chance, maybe I shouldn't ride today...."Jebus wrote:
I feel bad for you man, but I had a feeling this whole thread was made by you so you'd could write this all off, and blame nature for this.
He said the frame actually looks good, and hes checking the subframe as I just hooked him up with the keys for the bike so hopefully I will have the mechanical / frame status by Friday or Saturday[TUF]Catbox wrote:
have your dealer friend check the frame and headset to see if they are bent...
and they have aftermarket body work that is cheaper and just as good... racers use them to keep their stock bodywork from getting damage...
And i'm not being a dick... but take a class on riding... even a roadracing class at a track... you will have a blast and learn a ton..
Do you ride dirtbikes also? It helps to ride in the dirt and get used to sliding and braking... have fun and ride safe...
Yeah I'm not wearing it anymore if that's what you meanBoomer1120 wrote:
that helmet is not ok....
