Ok now that wasn't in the plan....
04-11-2010, 11:24 AM
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Ok now that wasn't in the plan....now with pics
Well took the bike out yesterday...... While the thing was working great, well things didn't end the way I had planed the first ride with the new set up.
To give you an idea of how my ride ended, here are a couple pics of my hat.....
and no that won't buff out.....
Well I'm pretty much ok. 7 stitches above me left knee where blunt force trauma split my leg open. I don't remember the accident but will post up more in the next few days.
The bike......well I'm not really sure right now. The plastics are FUBARed but the rest of the damage looks minimal on the first quick inspection. I did manage to land in the only mud patch on that stretch of road, so things could have been much worse.
SO it's time to pop vicodin, watch WSBK & Moto GP on the tube and cry in my beer. Hell I get one day on the pity pot..... then it's back to figuring out what to do from here......
To give you an idea of how my ride ended, here are a couple pics of my hat.....
and no that won't buff out.....
Well I'm pretty much ok. 7 stitches above me left knee where blunt force trauma split my leg open. I don't remember the accident but will post up more in the next few days.
The bike......well I'm not really sure right now. The plastics are FUBARed but the rest of the damage looks minimal on the first quick inspection. I did manage to land in the only mud patch on that stretch of road, so things could have been much worse.
SO it's time to pop vicodin, watch WSBK & Moto GP on the tube and cry in my beer. Hell I get one day on the pity pot..... then it's back to figuring out what to do from here......
Last edited by 8541Hawk; 04-12-2010 at 12:11 AM.
Really sorry to hear that. I hope that your leg heals fast and that the damage to your bike is minimal.
04-11-2010, 02:53 PM
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Glad you're pretty much okay, +1 for full face helmets. Your's looks similar to my Mike Baldwin replica 21 years ago, although mine got the faceshield also.
Forget the Vicodin, just drink the beer. I missed the WSBK, but the MotoGP was a good race.
By the way, I've been researching carb work, mine is shimmed .020", and I'm going to follow your suggestion on the 48 pilots and .040" shim, since my bike will have Yosh slip-ons when I get it back from my crash repair.
Forget the Vicodin, just drink the beer. I missed the WSBK, but the MotoGP was a good race.
By the way, I've been researching carb work, mine is shimmed .020", and I'm going to follow your suggestion on the 48 pilots and .040" shim, since my bike will have Yosh slip-ons when I get it back from my crash repair.
04-11-2010, 03:17 PM
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Ouch!... And I mean that both literally and in terms of the bike...
Hopefully it wasn't a mechanical failure? Just over confidence or riding to fast?
Heal, and get well... the bike is mend-able or replaceable...
Hopefully it wasn't a mechanical failure? Just over confidence or riding to fast?
Heal, and get well... the bike is mend-able or replaceable...
04-11-2010, 04:05 PM
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Damn Mike, sorry to hear bout your mishap, hope everything gets healed soon, sooo how was the new front end doing up until the end of your ride? i was waiting for your post on it, sry it ended like it did, best of wishes to ya brother, p.s. easy on the beer, that stuffs not good for ya
04-12-2010, 12:17 AM
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Well here are some pics of the "spot". No it was not a mechanical failure and we weren't going that fast. I can only guess at what really happened as I don't remember the get off or about 2 mins after. But I believe I still have the suspension a bit too stiff. Then it was just the right combination of pot holes and gravel.
I guess I do still have a touch of the Irish luck as if you look close at the pics, I landed in the only mud patch on that stretch of road.
I guess I do still have a touch of the Irish luck as if you look close at the pics, I landed in the only mud patch on that stretch of road.
04-12-2010, 12:23 AM
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As for the bike, on the first quick inspection it looks like the damage is mainly to the body work. I might have bent the left clip on and also sheared off the clutch res. My new Leos have a bit of rash but don't look too bad. I will know more this week when I get it stripped and washed.
04-12-2010, 10:49 AM
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Wow Mike, glad it wasn't worse, after seeing the photos.
That's sure not Castro Valley, I spent some time visiting CV in the late '60s and '70s, since my ex-wife had a lot of family there, Portuguese. Is that outside of Santa Cruz?
That's sure not Castro Valley, I spent some time visiting CV in the late '60s and '70s, since my ex-wife had a lot of family there, Portuguese. Is that outside of Santa Cruz?
04-12-2010, 11:12 AM
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wow mike, really sorry to hear about the crash, but very glad you will be OK. take care and to a speedy recovery. take your time with the bike - its all replaceable and probably upgradable at the same time!
04-12-2010, 02:27 PM
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Man, that road looks horrible! There is a portion near me of a real nice road (other than a small portion) and you have to be super slow and careful not to be thrown from the bike.
04-12-2010, 05:33 PM
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Some real bad roads around here this spring. Very rough winter for tarmac. I've hit some holes that really made me take a good look at the wheels and tires afterwards. Bearings and seals...****, what's the point? Feel better and start planning the next incarnation. I've been ripping little jaunts without the fairings and think I may go "convertible". A headlight, signal and mirror combo to swap on in place of the full fairings once in a while. Maybe an amp and speakers for the ipod too!
04-13-2010, 09:41 PM
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