new GS racer

[GregT]

These things happen with race bikes...glad you're OK.

Look on it as a chance to improve what you've got.....it's going to be a strip down to bare parts anyway to check and replace/repair.
Ours had a pretty similar crash a couple of years back with the owners brother riding. Frame was straight....takes a lot to bend them....

[Big T]

Greg,

The seat frame is badly bent, that thing was airborne

[MK3Brent]

Maaaannn that sucks.

[steve murdoch]

Yikes, glad you walked away from that crash.
Do you know what happened yet?

[patrino]

I'd gotten the holeshot and was running up front, trying to put some breathing room between two buddies who were chasing me, one on an SV650, the other on an Aprilia 125cc GP bike. I was heading in to Turn 7, fastest turn on the track (4th gear, maybe 80 mph?), going quick but not faster than I've taken it before (at least from my seat-of-the-pants speedometer, but then again I haven't fallen off there yet on that bike ...). The front started pushing, 2-3 long "shrrrps" over a half-second or so, then it tucked. It was an easy lowside for me, but the bike hooked something in the grass and hopped up.

I was sliding behind the bike, watched the bike impact about 10 feet past me, when it shot up even higher and started spinning. There I was sliding along the ground on my back, watching the 500# beast spin, and thinking, "boy I hope that doesn't land on anyone ...".

Vintage bikes often get a bad rep at our club for oiling the track but I'm happy to say she didn't drip a drop during the whole affair.

[GregT]

[QUOTE=Big T;2112909]Greg,

The seat frame is badly bent, that thing was airborne

The rear subframe is an easy straighten. Look on it as a chance to add some bracing...i'd bet on the main frame loops being good.
Kiwimacchi's "S" frame had the back end bent up in matching curls each side when he bought it - not that difficult to straighten.
As our racebike is here now - meeting this coming weekend - I'll grab some pics with the tank and seat off to give you some ideas

[Crank]

Sad to see that! Hope you rebuild it!!

[John Kat]

Well at least you will be able to say like Valentino: " I push, I push, and then I loose the front end" with an italian accent of course!
Glad to hear you were unhurt except the pride of course.

[amxsteve]

Those were some pretty good shots of it flying. A bit of time and a couple bucks and your racing again so that's good.
One question was anything fastened on that bike. I see tank flying and who knows what else.

[GregT]

Couple of pics of our one which may give you some ideas....gussets are 2mm sheet folded to a simple L section - light and very stiff.

And before someone asks - no you can't run the fuel level sender with those pieces in there.....

[GregT]

2nd Pic - looks like one pic per post

[patrino]

Tore into the bike last weekend, here's one perspective of the frame.frame_2.jpg

[patrino]

and anotherframe_1.jpg

[mmattockx]

That's the tail section, how is the main frame section?


Mark

[Big T]

Patrick

There may be a frame hanging around, IDK if its in Yreka or Vernonia