Roll or plant after high-siding?

[lee955i]

Originally posted by Paul_E_D


Besides, in some cases backmarkers are the future of the sport. You can't start out at the front.

Sure you can, just pre-register .
Seriously, my 2 crashes this year were two lowsides. One in the bowl where I blew a brake marker and got waaay high, and one in 2 where I ground the exhaust and levered up the front wheel. Both times I was on my ass before I knew what happened. Very rarely, if ever, do you get to "plan" how you're gonna fall. All you can do is try to stay safe while you're sliding and hope you don't hit anything else.
Highsides are another story. You're on....then, you're up in the air. Depending on how you get launched, you could come down any of a dozen ways, and, they almost all hurt . Thats why I race an EX500. No power means less of a chance of the dreaded airborne recon .
Cheers, Lee S.

[OreoGaborio]

HAH! Lee, i didn't know you were on here... We haven't met but i was just browsing the latest results the other day checking out what kinda times people were pulling on EX500's. I was checkin out your numbers & discussing em w/ Daviid, another member cuz we're both planning on racing EX's in the near future along w/ a few others from NESR

Are you doing any racing on Sunday? I'll keep an eye out for ya.

[Paul_E_D]

Lee, Have you done the trick where you shorten the crossover pipe on the stock exhaust to pull the closer together? That's an essential mod if you want to go fast on an EX. It buys you some ground clearance. Rearsets are good too.

[Awesome]

I was looking at results yesterday,, and here's a great question. Who is it that permits Wood to run his gixer 1000 in the MWGP money race when everyone else is bound by the official rules?

[lee955i]

Originally posted by Paul_E_D
Lee, Have you done the trick where you shorten the crossover pipe on the stock exhaust to pull the closer together? That's an essential mod if you want to go fast on an EX. It buys you some ground clearance. Rearsets are good too.

Haaa, yep. I did it last night as a matter of fact . Hopefully that wont happen again, and, I already have woodcraft rearsets. I just need to get my ass off the seat a bit more .
Oreo, I don't usually run anything but practice on Sundays. Last week though, I ran Lightweight Superbike to make up the race I crashed in earlier this year so I can advance for the September round. Was having a good race, too, running midpack on a PT bike when I crashed in 2 trying to get under an FZR. Soooo, i'll probably have to run it again this weekend.
Cheers, Lee S.

[a13x]

Originally posted by hessogood
I was looking at results yesterday,, and here's a great question. Who is it that permits Wood to run his gixer 1000 in the MWGP money race when everyone else is bound by the official rules?

Jeff doesn't run his 1000 in MW. You'll notice for a few racers that are out there on different bikes during a weekend that the results sometimes lists the wrong bike.

I chaulk it up to the person typing in the entries sees 'so and so' on one bike for the majority of the races and just assumes they ride that bike in them all. Human Imput error.