A personal example of how full gear can save your ass!

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by DLIT

..... I'll proly never ride street again. .....

Yeah you will. Give it time. You need to find a road thats a slower pace with quicker turns. Of course then you'll have to move back down to a 600.

So....were you at least faster than this guy you met?

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Yeah you will. Give it time. You need to find a road thats a slower pace with quicker turns. Of course then you'll have to move back down to a 600.

So....were you at least faster than this guy you met?

I still have my R6. And I'm the fastest guy I know on the streets. But I highly doubt I'll ever ride street on a sport bike again.

[the chi]

Damn dude, so glad you are okay and not dead. Thats one scary accident, I too thought the bike had burnt. Heal up quick.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by DLIT

I still have my R6. And I'm the fastest guy I know on the streets. But I highly doubt I'll ever ride street on a sport bike again.

My bud Chris, who was one in our "fast" group did the same thing you did. He came early up on the mountain Sunday morning, lowsided (about 90 or so) into the guardrail and broke his back. Just as I got there, they were haulin him on a stretcher. His exact words..."dude this is it for me on the streets..were goin too fast...shit is too dangerous". Now this is after seeing countless crashes and a few deaths. Well low and behold 4 months later, he was ripping it up again on the streets. Now, though...his bike got repo'd and I don't see him anymore.

You just have to find a more settled pace in a better controlled area. If you find a road that you can ride up and down, then you know there isn't going to be rocks in the middle of the road. Of course, you have to find people who will ride that same road with you or you won't be having any fun. The road you lowsided on had gravel on it. Its the chance you take when you ride a road fast that you haven't scanned the area beforehand. It's pretty risky IMO.

[Gas Man]

WOW Dlit... glad you're ok man. Watching all of that, just makes me glad I don't do it anymore.

Keep us up to date on your healing and the bike.

[No Worries]

Originally Posted by DLIT

I still have my R6. And I'm the fastest guy I know on the streets. But I highly doubt I'll ever ride street on a sport bike again.

I know in Nevada, riding street can be well over the century mark. My friend just got back from a go-kart track with his Gixxer 1000 and he said he had a ball. Lower speeds and super tight. He wants me to take my old GS there. But I'm afraid of what happened to you could happen to me. At my age, I would take forever to heal.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

My bud Chris, who was one in our "fast" group did the same thing you did. He came early up on the mountain Sunday morning, lowsided (about 90 or so) into the guardrail and broke his back. Just as I got there, they were haulin him on a stretcher. His exact words..."dude this is it for me on the streets..were goin too fast...shit is too dangerous". Now this is after seeing countless crashes and a few deaths. Well low and behold 4 months later, he was ripping it up again on the streets. Now, though...his bike got repo'd and I don't see him anymore.

You just have to find a more settled pace in a better controlled area. If you find a road that you can ride up and down, then you know there isn't going to be rocks in the middle of the road. Of course, you have to find people who will ride that same road with you or you won't be having any fun. The road you lowsided on had gravel on it. Its the chance you take when you ride a road fast that you haven't scanned the area beforehand. It's pretty risky IMO.

That's the thing. I'm not having fun if I'm not hauling ass anymore. It's kind of an all or nothing type thing with me. Even the track is still up in the air. I'd have to sell all my street fairings just so I wouldn't be tempted.

My insurance is gonna sky rocket after I claim the R1. I probably couldn't afford keeping the R6 fully covered anyway. Off the street it will come.

[DLIT]

And, 101, I know this road like the back of my hand. I always leave room for corrections if I need to make one. But I didn't see anything in the road. If I don't see it, I can't adjust. That's why OTB's theory seems more practical. I'm constantly scanning the road for shit like gravel. Maybe cooler tires played a roll too...who knows?

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by DLIT

That's the thing. I'm not having fun if I'm not hauling ass anymore. It's kind of an all or nothing type thing with me. Even the track is still up in the air. I'd have to sell all my street fairings just so I wouldn't be tempted......

Dude I've seen/heard the exact same thing 10 times. Trust me it's because your in ur 20s and you need a fast fix. I still do, but I have slowed down a little. You just need to ride track only then or your not gonna get ur fix until you get older or married lol.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by DLIT

And, 101, I know this road like the back of my hand. I always leave room for corrections if I need to make one. But I didn't see anything in the road. If I don't see it, I can't adjust. That's why OTB's theory seems more practical. I'm constantly scanning the road for shit like gravel. Maybe cooler tires played a roll too...who knows?

It could have been the front end. I know my 2009 ZX6r's front end is prone to high siding when you make fast transitions because of the BPF front end. The suspension dude warned me of this (trying to sell suspension of course) because the front end will come up too quickly. I've experienced this a few times going downhill. You don't realize what a good revalved front end will do in fast transitions and how it can save ur ass.

If you weren't on the brakes or gas, just flipping the bike, I'm still betting it was just gravel that washed the front end, but there is the other possibilty of course.