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Well i took my first real spill tonight. cruising through some backroads i know pretty freaken well some friends and go into a left sweeping turn that starts off going down than back up in the middle of it... went in a little wider than usual and there were some nice rock piles where my line was heading so i tried slowing down before i hit the rocks, i slowed a little then let off the brakes on the rocks so i wouldnt slide out, made it out of the rock pile but was on the edge of the road basically so i applied some break then laded in the dirt in the side of the road probably at 15-25mph and it was the soft sand i wasnt expecting and just turned my bars to the left and down she went. landing in the sand was kind of a ggod thing because it only scratched my fairing slightly but the fall did mess up my lower can on my shot gun, popped out of all the rivets besides the bottom one so its kinda just hanging in there. i had my helmet and jacket on but still got a little rash between my left side ribs and hip...
Time for the undertail exhaust and possibly the start of my street fighter project.
Time for the undertail exhaust and possibly the start of my street fighter project.
Last edited by BlackHawk996; Jul 17, 2008 at 09:17 PM.
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That sucks but glad to hear of only minor bike damage and not much about you being damaged. I keep saying any time you can get away from a mishap with no permanent damage you have something to be thankful for.
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yea now i have to figure out if i should make a street fighter out of it, fix up the little crap and sell it to my dad and get a new bike, possibly a rc-51 or a supermotard, or just fix it up and ride it like normal without dumping money into when i should dump money into my photography career startup/school
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It's a natural reaction that is hard to overcome. Practice on a leaf, small rock, or dark spot you see in a turn. If you watch/concentrate on it, you'll ride your tires right to it so do the opposite (look for the safe line).
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been there done that.
I agree the target fixation thing is a strong possibility. It was my undoing. Wet plus too fast. I got all involved in slowing and never even looked through the turn.
And it is VERY hard to "look through the turn" with out PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!
I turned mine into a sport tourer
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I agree the target fixation thing is a strong possibility. It was my undoing. Wet plus too fast. I got all involved in slowing and never even looked through the turn.
And it is VERY hard to "look through the turn" with out PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!
I turned mine into a sport tourer
Miles of Smiles
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Well i took my first real spill tonight. cruising through some backroads i know pretty freaken well some friends and go into a left sweeping turn that starts off going down than back up in the middle of it... went in a little wider than usual and there were some nice rock piles where my line was heading so i tried slowing down before i hit the rocks, i slowed a little then let off the brakes on the rocks so i wouldnt slide out, made it out of the rock pile but was on the edge of the road basically so i applied some break then laded in the dirt in the side of the road probably at 15-25mph and it was the soft sand i wasnt expecting and just turned my bars to the left and down she went.
. That is one hell of a run-on sentence 
Seriously though, glad you are ok. I have learned over the years to drop or drastically reduce my bad habits of target fixation. It will bite you as I too have run off the road when I know the bike could of made the tunr. It's just my skills were not up to par with the bikes capabilites. Had I looked thru the turn like I should have an just let the bike do its thing, I would of made it without running out of road. But I paniced and grabbed a fis full of brakes only to stand the bike up and throw my line completely off.
You live and you learn.
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ya i was trying to look through the turn after the rocks but i was on the edge of the road so it distracted my thought process then i was down... ill post some pictures of my damage soon.
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so i am very very likely going to be making this into a street fighter styled superhawk. and will fix up the scratches by filling them in and such with bondo and primering the front plastics and probably selling... and the lower as well. now i just need to research what i want to do for a head light. dual large rounds or a monster mask type thing.
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**** I wish any of the bikes I've dropped came away that well Looks like you got lucky with the exhaust-is there any damage besides having to rivet it back together? Honestly you'll probably get more money selling the fairings as is rather than bondo and primering them up...don't think it's worth the trouble. Besides I'll buy the left side if it's for sale, pm me, I need a good painter for my project. Lemme know...
Looks like you got lucky with the exhaust-is there any damage besides having to rivet it back together? Honestly you'll probably get more money selling the fairings as is rather than bondo and primering them up...don't think it's worth the trouble. Besides I'll buy the left side if it's for sale, pm me, I need a good painter for my project. Lemme know...
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Glad to hear your ok. But i'm confused. The pics don't show any damage to the bars or front end other than some scrapes. Are you taking the experience as an excuse for modding? Cuz really man you could have done the mods without putting it down. I might go scratch the side of mine so I can justify a new seat.
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i like the street fighter look alot, i was planning on street fightering it but this just gives me more incentive to do it. im not sure if i will buy a new front end like a 954 or just beef up my forks and brakes and buy some renthal bars or LSL superbike bars. Now i have to do my undertail because its pretty messed up now.
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