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A while back a had a thread going in the tech section about this bonehead friend of mine that took off in a parking lot on his brand new GSXr-600 with his front wheel lock still on. Bent the rotor, scraped the fairing, and so on. In that thread I believe I refered to him as "an accident waiting to happen".
Well that accident happened yesterday. I'll start off by saying that he'll be fine once the hospital discharges him (though he'll be light a spleen). The short of it is he took an interstate on-ramp at a speed too great to handle a pavement imperfection and ended up landing on top of the guard rail. One helicoper trip, two surgeries, and 26 abdomen staples. Quite a disaster. Oh, and he didn't have his crash jacket on.
The only reason I post this is that I hate seeing people get hurt on bikes! Especially newbies (this GSXr was his first - WAY too fast). RIDE within YOUR LIMITS! Guys like Rossi and Hayden have the benefit of the static conditions of multi-million dollar race courses and don't have to worry about pot-holes, rabbits, truck tire treads, or expansion joints. If I were them I wouldn't be too worried about sliding into sand in my $15000 armored suit either. But the real world is quite different. And we aren't these guys. Not even close. So think about how fast you're going. Keep it at a clip to where you can come out of it if something goes sour. And of course, all the gear, ALL the time.
Anyway, I know this stuff somes up all the time, but it's good to keep it out there. Sorry if I got preachy.
And by the way, Proficient Motorcycling by author By David Hough is what I turn to whenever I hear stories like this. It's well worth the cash for ANY level rider.
Spend the 20 bucks, be a better rider - http://tinyurl.com/rfy7s
Well that accident happened yesterday. I'll start off by saying that he'll be fine once the hospital discharges him (though he'll be light a spleen). The short of it is he took an interstate on-ramp at a speed too great to handle a pavement imperfection and ended up landing on top of the guard rail. One helicoper trip, two surgeries, and 26 abdomen staples. Quite a disaster. Oh, and he didn't have his crash jacket on.
The only reason I post this is that I hate seeing people get hurt on bikes! Especially newbies (this GSXr was his first - WAY too fast). RIDE within YOUR LIMITS! Guys like Rossi and Hayden have the benefit of the static conditions of multi-million dollar race courses and don't have to worry about pot-holes, rabbits, truck tire treads, or expansion joints. If I were them I wouldn't be too worried about sliding into sand in my $15000 armored suit either. But the real world is quite different. And we aren't these guys. Not even close. So think about how fast you're going. Keep it at a clip to where you can come out of it if something goes sour. And of course, all the gear, ALL the time.
Anyway, I know this stuff somes up all the time, but it's good to keep it out there. Sorry if I got preachy.
And by the way, Proficient Motorcycling by author By David Hough is what I turn to whenever I hear stories like this. It's well worth the cash for ANY level rider.
Spend the 20 bucks, be a better rider - http://tinyurl.com/rfy7s
Hopefully your friend recovers to ride again, but sensibly the second time around.
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