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HRCVTR1000 05-30-2010 06:14 AM

Yellow Superhawk at Road Atlanta ?
 
Spotted a yellow Superhawk on the track at Road Atlanta yesterday ...Just wondering if it was one of members ?

Old Yeller 06-01-2010 05:39 AM

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me...

RWhisen 06-01-2010 05:50 AM

Might be this guy?

https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=22744

Old Yeller 06-01-2010 06:19 AM

Yeah, I sleep with him every night. :D

RWhisen 06-01-2010 07:50 AM

So how did you end up off the track?

Old Yeller 06-01-2010 08:53 AM

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wet track. It started raining just as the session started. Three guys went down in turn 7 on the first lap, one of them was a control rider even. About two laps later the guy in the picture below went down on his Ducati. (Man, I'd be totally sick it that was mine!), then I went down a lap later in turn 10b, and just after I went down, another guy went down in 10a. I should have pulled in, but I really wanted to get a little experience riding on a wet track. I was trying to take it easy. I had a rear slip on turn 5 earlier, so was being gentle. I think when I flipped the bike over from 10a to 10b I was too abrupt and the front end slid out on me.

lazn 06-01-2010 09:09 AM


Originally Posted by Old Yeller (Post 268262)
wet track. It started raining just as the session started. Three guys went down in turn 7 on the first lap, one of them was a control rider even. About two laps later the guy in the picture below went down on his Ducati. (Man, I'd be totally sick it that was mine!), then I went down a lap later in turn 10b, and just after I went down, another guy went down in 10a. I should have pulled in, but I really wanted to get a little experience riding on a wet track. I was trying to take it easy. I had a rear slip on turn 5 earlier, so was being gentle. I think when I flipped the bike over from 10a to 10b I was too abrupt and the front end slid out on me.

Nah, I don't buy it.. She (the bike) was just tired and needed a nap. :D

Hope you are ok and that the damage was minor!

Old Yeller 06-01-2010 09:16 AM

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Just my luck. I have a lazy bike. :o

footpeg bracket broke, bent the trake pedal, bent the bolt on the bottom of the master cylinder. No other breakage to the plastics or anything, which surprised me. Scratched the end of the brake lever and bar end, but didn't seem to bend it. Sure picked up lots of gravel and dirt though. :-D

lazn 06-01-2010 09:25 AM

Well I see you have T-Rex sliders on there.. They have saved my bike a few times, worth every penny.

Old Yeller 06-01-2010 09:44 AM

Oh yeah...I've trashed three sliders now. :)

jay956 06-01-2010 03:23 PM

glad your ok, at least you got to ride. we got there on thursday night, and i found a small crack in my clutch cover leaking oil. took the cover off that night and jb welded it up, missed the first session on friday waiting for the rtv gasket to dry. passed tech, went to check tire pressure and my rear valve stem cracked in half. had to go to the dealership down the street to fix that. got back in time for the second session, went out and half way around the track my brakes started locking up. and i couldnt fix it in time. so i drove 8 hours to do a sighting lap.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6064961_n.jpg

what a sad superhawk
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...0_208841_n.jpg

Old Yeller 06-02-2010 05:17 AM

Dang Jay, I'm sorry to hear that. I wish I had known. you could have taken some parts off my bike because it was sitting at the south end of the pits all day on Saturday with a tarp over it.

VIR in July will be my next outing. Hopefully I'll see you there. I'm riding on Saturday.....assuming I get the peg bracket and brake fixed. :-o


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