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My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Crash aside... You're looking comfortable on the bike. Moving around well, and I even noticed you shaking your elbows to make sure you weren't stiff on the bars.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    was that T1? I dont remember that crash from the weekend. Was the bike ok and just scuffed?

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Quote Originally Posted by Lxpony View Post
    was that T1? I dont remember that crash from the weekend. Was the bike ok and just scuffed?
    I saw some FB pics... the bike was decidedly not OK. Bodywork exploded. I'll let Josh update as to any mechanical damage.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Welcome to the club. We all end up on the ground sooner or later. As long as you're not hurt and you learned something from the crash it's really not a horrible thing to go through. now its time to get the bike fixed up better then it was before

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    Here are the pics :-( Frame and engine seem fine, I will have to strip it down and send it to Peter K to make sure
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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Yikes. Who made those leathers? You get any rash?

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Quote Originally Posted by GixerJockey View Post
    Crash aside... You're looking comfortable on the bike. Moving around well, and I even noticed you shaking your elbows to make sure you weren't stiff on the bars.
    Thanks, Trying so hard to get good and smooth. I was gonna make that my last lap as I was tired at that point. I got stupid and pushed really hard for one last lap for the camera. Guess I got what I asked for :-(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tricky Mike View Post
    Yikes. Who made those leathers? You get any rash?
    Not a scratch.. Ebay leathers :-(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tricky Mike View Post
    Yikes. Who made those leathers? You get any rash?
    AGV would be my guess. They had the contract for Suzuki apparel for quite some time.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Was that the last session yesterday? Must have been since we left early

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lxpony View Post
    Was that the last session yesterday? Must have been since we left early
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    I'm glad your ok. You were moving around nice. Now you have have a good excuse to turn that gixxer into a trackday bike.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    This is how your "eye" for motorcycles begins to change. Shininess gets replaced by durability, expensive replaced by affordable, pretty replaced by purposeful. There is nothing finer than a well prepped track motorcycle to my eye.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    This is how your "eye" for motorcycles begins to change. Shininess gets replaced by durability, expensive replaced by affordable, pretty replaced by purposeful. There is nothing finer than a well prepped track motorcycle to my eye.
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    Josh, I'll message the contact for the local leather guy.

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    Glad to hear you are o.k. fix it nad get back out there!

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    Crashes are never fun. Learn from it, your best track days are ahead of you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    Josh, I'll message the contact for the local leather guy.
    Thanks, Budget is really shot now. Custom suite will really have to wait a while

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    Quote Originally Posted by GixxerJosh View Post
    Thanks, Budget is really shot now. Custom suite will really have to wait a while
    Probably more for repairs. There is a guy in Fallriver that does some good work. Don't know if that's who Chip had in mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by union View Post
    Probably more for repairs. There is a guy in Fallriver that does some good work. Don't know if that's who Chip had in mind.
    Yup that's what chip is talking about. Dude is a magician.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    What exactly happened? Saw you hit a bump and then a second later, you low sided, did you give too much right handlebar input? Can anyone see what he did?

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    My thought is he ran out of lean angle. When the bike finally breaks traction it doesn't look like it leans over any more, it just starts sliding away.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    I don't think that "out of lean angle" is a real cause of any crash. It looks to me like he saw the outside of the track approaching fast and either tensed right up or simply bailed. There are no bumps there. Any perceived bumps are cause by rough inputs.

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    Hey Josh,

    Sorry to hear about the incident. Glad you're ok though. The bike can be rebuilt easier than you can be. Unfortunately it'll be a good learning experience and you'll move on from there.

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    Re: My 1st on track crash :-( The shinny bike not so shinny now

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    I don't think that "out of lean angle" is a real cause of any crash. It looks to me like he saw the outside of the track approaching fast and either tensed right up or simply bailed. There are no bumps there. Any perceived bumps are cause by rough inputs.
    I should add - out of lean angle and touched something hard. If he tensed/etc I didn't catch it in the video. I'm also not a good enough judge of body position to know if he could hang off more to keep the bike more upright, etc.

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