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So i leave work at 5pm (in quincy) traffic is normal but usually only takes me ~.5-1hr to get home. I sit in back to back traffic for 2 hours only to make it right to the tunnel in boston. Keep in mind its been POURING the whole 2 hours (i'm in full rain gear thank god!). All of a sudden i noticed my temp gauge is reading 240, g'dammit i must've broken something else in my crash. So whatever i pull over hang out near boston commons so the bike can cool down.
Well finally i get going and even though i told my self not to go on tobin bridge, my dumb ass decides to go anyways since traffic is still at a standstill on the zankum bridge. The WHOLE way on tobin, the winds must've been at least 40-50mph. Kicked me sideways too many times to count. And pretty much had me looking like i was on a dirtbike with my foot out holding the bike up from the winds. At one point i was literally pushed from the middle lane to the right lane from a huge gust. Just as the bridge ends theres a left hand corner that another car in front of me decides to gun it or something causing him to do a 180 in front of me, so all i see are headlights coming at me while i'm doing a cautious 35mph. So that fucker decides to try and turn around while i'm coming at him which causes me to panic (guy behind me panics too cuz i hear him lock up his brakes). So i decide to try and go around spinderella there and wouldn't ya know my fucking back tire spins out too! My rear wheel spins towards the wall, and as soon as i hit it i bounced right back on the road. I look back and this guy just caused a major pileup, but i don't give a fuck i didn't crash. So i get home and change my pants.....end of story.
2021 Ducati Panigale V2
2020 Honda Grom
Bumper to bumper traffic on the highway? Lane split it.![]()
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i wouldn't wanna go throu that again. you must have done it many times. that left hander at the end of the bridge is very bad. feels like that whole seciton is made of smaller section of pavement and never connected properly. im even afraid to go more than 50. it just bounces around.
"fuckit!"
yeah call me a wuss, but i just can't bring myself to lanesplit on the highway. At traffic lights *maybe*. I'm that way cuz when i had my first bike i'd pull stupid shit all the time and get away with it, then i'd go to lane split and get busted.Originally posted by JeffL
Bumper to bumper traffic on the highway? Lane split it.![]()
Legal smegal.![]()
2021 Ducati Panigale V2
2020 Honda Grom
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I took the breakdown lane on i-91 a few weekends ago. Its not my fault every retarded leaf peeper in MA doesnt know how to get through construction.![]()
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Could have benen worse Duey, you could have run at of gas..just kidding bud..
hahahahah, i know i know i'll be getting that butt end of the joke til probably next season.Originally posted by josephd14
Could have benen worse Duey, you could have run at of gas..just kidding bud..
Well i found out why i overheated. Turns out that from the crash the fan shroud wedged itself in a way that it prevented the fan from spinning. Didn't notice it the other few times riding because its been pretty cold so the fan never needed to kick on, but since yesterday i was in traffic for so damn long the fan couldn't kick on when it was supposed to.
2021 Ducati Panigale V2
2020 Honda Grom
thank God for easy fixes
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That sounds like a trip from hell.
If the fan was trying to spin but it was prevented from doing so it might have burned out the motor?Might want to check that out so you are not stuck again with an overheated bike.
i thought i might've burned the fan out but i double checked to make sure it kicked on when it was supposed to. Next problem seems to be a possible leak. I haven't changed back to coolant since the track so i can't tell if it is a leak or not. It seems to be leaking on a non-damaged area of the radiator. Guess i'll do a leak-down test tomorrow to see how it is.
If not i'll just order up a new rad and fan eventually.
2021 Ducati Panigale V2
2020 Honda Grom
is this a downside to naked bike crashing? im wondering if full plastic bike would have the same problem under your crash condition?
"fuckit!"
I was stuck in that same traffic coming from weymouth, no rain gear.....Hell ya I lane split in that crap. Just keep a watchfull eye out for the staties.