Ebbs Down
 

Got a text yesterday:

He said he had to rent a truck (because rental cars don't do one way rentals). He threw the bike in the truck and is still on his way home.

Well that sux. Glad he's ok though.

Oh shit.... That sucks. Glad he's ok though.

Oh crap!! :( Glad he's alright!

Sounds like he was just south of Chicago. I'm only 2 1/2 hours from there. I could have helped him out.

He said a really nice guy that saw it happen stopped to help him. The guy even gave him a ride to the rental place. I'm glad there are still good people out there.

Oh and the guy rides, so, of course, Ebbs hands him a card.

my darn phone had died and I coudnt get to his messages, he finally managed to get that front wheel off the ground :panic:...he is okay tho, went to the ER last night, has a bad sprain but fortunately thats it!

who did ebbs go down on?

LMAO! Perv...are you trying to hide your gayness babe?

:idk: just wondering if he was coming out of the closet to join trock

Damn! Well chalk up one hell of an experience for the Ebbster. He saw alittle of everything motorcycling has to offer on his epic journey. Now he has to do the walk of shame and earn his newbie wings in bike repair 101.
CHin up laddie, it happens to us all, at least those of us fortunate and daring enough to risk all in the pursuit of our 2 wheeled Fix:twfix:

Damn that sucks, good to hear he's safe. Time to upgrade when he gets back from Korea.

True you are Smileyman,

Sorry that trip had to end on a sour note man. Please yourself with some upgrades! It always makes me feel better, and gives you extra incentive to keep it upright next time.

word, you never know your limits until you break them

just talked to him. apparently he only had a fingertip grip on the clutch at a start, and just looped the damn thing. what a squid. He's okay cept for a possibly sprained ankle.

what, is he tired from riding 5000 fricken miles or something?

I hope that the hot chick that he popped the wheelie for was worth it.

Wheelie squid

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Sorry man I couldn't help it. Glad your alright though.

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helped ya out rider

Finger tip flip. Nythe! I start out trips clutching with just 2, but at the end of 3-400 miles I am using my whole hand and arm like a hook...Got to find some exercise to strenghten my wrists...Hmmm.:whistle:

you're one to talk wheelie squid. You seem to think it's cool and get this huge grin when you take it up about the 6 inches that you acutally get it off the ground. :lol:

dont be hating....

... and i know i should not be doing wheelies

Glad to hear ebbs is ok though. :dthumb:

sucks about the bike though

Damn, that sucks! Glad he's okay. At least he can save some money while in Korea these last 5 months and spend it on fixing the bike, or getting a new one when he returns.

What...The...Fuck.

damn, after all those technical roads I took him on, he loops it. damn squid

glad you are ok man.

Hey all... yeah... I'm a royal douche bag... fluck'n looped a 600... :lmao:

As NtS said... I was leaving the light and got on it a bit aggressively... but only had the tips of my index and middle fingers on the clutch... and it slipped... causing me to roll into the throttle more... I got a good view of the sky... then was on my side... got up thinking... wow... I looked like a royal ass.

Got up and noticed liquid everywhere.... first thought was fuel... nope... OIL... fuck'n case cover broke... frame sliders did their job and protected everything else... but they bent themselves.

not sure what happened to my ankle... thought at first the peg landed on it... and it was broken... but I could move it up and down and put a little weight on it so I said no to the Ambulance and the ER... and went and rented a truck...

a Really nice guy stopped and moved my bike out of the intersection then off to the side of the road. and then drove me down to get a rental... he said he used to ride sport bikes and now has a custom... gave him a card... hope he joins up... I can't for the life of me remember his name... I feel like a fuck'n douche (i'm fuck'n HORRIBLE with names)

$850 later... I was in a budget rental van going back to load up my bike.

I drove up to Kenosha and stopped for some food... when I got out... I literally fell out of the truck... my lower leg hurt so fucking bad. so I limped in and got my food... called Tricare (my military insurance co) and asked the lady at the register where the nearest ER was... (thought it was a little odd that she gave me PERFECT turn by turn directions... but an impressive oddity)

went into the ER... there was a gorgeous woman at the front named stephanie... talked to her for a bit... then actually told her why I was limping in like a damn war vet... the ER was packed so it took a LONG ass time to get in... and even longer for the x-rays to come back.

Severe sprain... but he couldn't see a break. though he said I need to go get it checked out in a couple days as he couldn't see clearly with all the swelling.

I got out of the ER at like 930 or so.... and stopped for the night at 2... at that point I'd been up for 20 hrs... and with the pain... couldn't go further... pulled into a rest stop slept for a bit (3 or 4 hrs) then drove to my parents in Fargo.

ok... I'll shut up now... and attach a pic

look closely at the case cover... it's cracked in like 10 places... and has a hole big enough to stick a couple fingers through....

I'll get better pics when I get the bike unloaded

bike doesn't look too bad from that pic, you can find a case cover on ebay for pretty cheap

its totaled for sure.

Ooof. ER's suck. I was in there for like 5 hours when I crashed. Same deal...sprained ankle no breaky.

Come on man, you were so close to making it back in one piece and had to go squid. Hope you heal up quick.

yeah I sent that text to Kat when I first wrecked... saw the oil... and over reacted...

insurance is gonna love me...

Yoshi makes case savers. Not sure if they are available for your bike but I'd check them out.

welcome to the "binned it" crowd

two types of riders
ones that have wrecked and once that are going to wreck

I'm always surprised to see how much IS NOT available for my bike as it's the old ZX6R :idk:

I wouldn't even claim it. You have however many more months of not riding it in Korea, save your money up nd possibly buy the same or better shit.

NCR makes hardened case covers, you know like the one you were eyeing on my bike...Mines CFM. Those damn magnesium ones bust too easy and I have always replaced them first thing if I thought the bike was going to the track.

Funny story though, saw a kid on a YZF600R loop out a wheelie one day and he came down so hard on his case it knocked the crankshaft out of its bearings...Totalled the bike.

Fortunately yours doesn't look that bad!

Yeah doesn't look like they are available. But this is what they look like for my bike.

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my deductible is $500... Case cover is gonna about that it self I think.... front fairing is slightly damaged... need a new frame slider..my fairings are already fucked from the tip over with my flat tire, and a gas can rubbing it when I hauled it down from AK. then there's my helmet, jacket, pants, boots, and gloves... all are covered...

If you think it is enough to total it. Definitely turn it in. You will get more for your bike than if you sell it and then you can buy that new one you want.

cover for my honda I have found for $60, they aren't that expensive. The woodcrafts are like $200 retail and thats the replaceable slider ones.

I would laugh my ass off if I saw that. I ride a yzf600r too and you have to really try to get the wheel up in the first place. Very hard to accidentally loop it unless doing wheelies.

well I'm gonna have them replace all the plastics... that'll be over 1000.... the case cover 200 for a stock one (guessing)... so not enough to total it... the rest is gear... $500 helmet... $200 jacket, $120 pants, $200 gloves, and $180 boots...

funny thing is... I wasn't worried about my gear as it all held up great... didn't even hit my head... but the insurance lady said if I'm already over the 500... claim all my gear.

I don't know that I would claim any of it. I'd buy a case cover and some frame sliders and call it good. But that's me.

looked again... frame is scratched near my rear sets... swing arm has a decent scratch... and the fairing stay is quite tweaked... I'll get better pics tomorrow... I'm fuck'n exhausted and I'm headed to bed

Glad to hear YOU aren't too bad. The bike can be repaired/replaced.

Good luck and hope you heal quickly
Jeff

Glad to hear your doing ok.. Sucks seein it happen to another ZZR.. I fucked up my ankle too, must of been a severe ankle sprain like you, no break but 3 months later and its still a tad bit swollen and still hurts when fully extended.

Good luck healin up and gettin her fixed up man. :dthumb:

Nice to hear you are ok. Your bike can be fixed. When you get back to Korea go to Seol and Hooker Hill there used to be a bar called the Hard Rock. They make a great Long Island Ice tea. LOL Good luck and hope to see you next year.

Glad you're ok Ebbs...

Not sure about AK laws... but in michigan, scratch on frame = totalled... so claiming it might not be a good idea.

well, at least ebbs finally got some decent seat time on he bike before this happened. i guess if it were gonna happen, it's good it happened after all the festivities were over...at least he didn't miss out on that.

glad you're okay, ebbs.

damn man, glad you're okay! I'm probably closer than anyone, where'd you go down?
I wish you had my number, I would have been over there with a truck :lol:.

good thing that guy helped you out, i hope he joins the forum.

:iagree:

And FWIW...my stock case cover was less than $100 when I replaced it. :idk:

glad to hear u not beat up too bad, but damn u must have been tired to loop it the way u described, it doesnt even sound possible, cept for a mega hardcore noob...what the hell were u really doin :lol:

After all the attempts at wheelies, and then ya go and loop it :nonod:

Glad you're ok, disregard that text as you are sleeping now, and i didn't read the entire thread right away. :lol:

Let me know if you need any help with it before you head back, or if you want me to take care of anything while you're gone.

:pebbs:+:kawi:=Ebbs

na that smiley actually lands it on the wheels :lol:


oh, and sorry to hear you can only get it up 6" drewp.

That totally sux man! Good to hear you weren't seriously hurt.

its a personal problem, she said it happened to everyone...:tear:

Squid!!!!!!!

hahaha sucks dude :panic:

Put it behind ya... no big deal.

glad to hear you are ok man. next time remember your good friend mr rear brake ;)

yeah truthfully I was pretty tired, and my mind was elsewhere... just a second of lapse of attention... and boom... I'm a squid.

gonna go take the bike to be appraised today

Time to buy that Buell, kid.

Nah I think he's leaning toward a gixxer.

He's clearly never rode a Buell if thats the case.

not sure what I'm leaning towards really.... I do know I'm not getting anything bigger than a 600... I need a lot more seat time... and obviously they have more than enough power.

after seeing Trip's and Kat's RR's... those look pretty enticing too :idk: but this just delays my bike purchase... as I'll have to fix everything... I seriously doubt it'll be totaled...

600. :lol: It's all about power delivery, guy.

yeah... it is... but even before this... I was telling Trip, Rae and who ever was dumb enough to listen... that 600 had more than enough power for me right now... shit I barely have 8k on the bike now... and wanted to move up? yeah... maybe i did hit my head and knock something straight. :lol:

so with out saying that your clutch slipped or anything like that what really happend, was it a true looped and over she went?

well she went vertical... then slammed down on the left side. don't know just how far she rotated

Silly me, I thought it was about lap times. :lol:

its about chrome and neons, come on man' get it right

Dont forget stretched swing arms.

got to have a custom paint job and remove one of the brake calipers/rotor so you can see the front wheel.

dont forget the 120'clock bar

How did all of you forget the 360 rear tire?

could have used that actually :lol:

And a crash cage.

or maybe just some skill :idk:

You had to have some skill to make it that far without issue. Youre just no jason britton.

so a wanna be jason Britton.....

:lol: :zowned:

this is where my hate for stunters stems from... jealousy... :lol:

naw... I've pulled a couple wheelies... I just suck horribly at them... so I never do them when anyones around :lol:

I was HONESTLY not trying to wheelie... apparently my bike had different ideas

the best part~ i guarentee i am a bigger squid then ebbs

Also with a couple more miles under your belt.

lol... I dunno... what's more squid like... having a cop knock over your bike, or looping it at a stop light? yeah... thought so

i just dont fuc .... actually i am going to stop before i jinx myself...

:lol: good idea...

oh and I'm glad I was wearing all my shit... jacket, pants and boots are rashed...

I'd have a broken ankle for sure if I was wearing sneekers. some nasty rash on my knee and arm with out the pants and knee/shin guards and jacket. didn't see any mark on my helmet so don't think my head hit at all.

sounds like my leathers and boots... yeah i actually perfer the rashed look, i hate matching gear that looks perdy

well my pants are rashed on one knee... the boots just slightly... the jacket took the brunt

glad he is ok... ;-)

I'm glad he's ok too... douche bag that he is

How did the gear hold up? Any tears?

burnt a couple holes in the A* cargo pants... jacket held up well... don't think the gloves touched... and the boots... you really can't tell.

granted I only slid about 5-10'

As long as you didn't scrape your vagina.

nope... don't think so... but with all the sand in it... who knows where the scratches came from

Sandy snail trail FTL.

You might wanna 'splain to the folks how many pounds of crap you had riding on the pillion. Sport bikes wheelie at will with a passenger on the back and I image all your electronics, clothes, and camping equipment were at least that heavy. Add popping the clutch and yeah you could go over quick.:sorry:

Get the bike naked and fixed enough to ride safely and practice up on your stunting, then you can pretty it up again after you have mastered the wheely!

Ebbs has so much sand in his vagina, he doesn't leave snail trails... he leaves sand castles.

True... that and I'm geared down quite a bit... but in the end it was me a lack in concentration that was the problem...


:lmao:

Um geared down is an understatment..I know the 1 down/2 up formula is popular but that is a big difference from stock. I am running 15/45 on an original 15/43 bike and it is noticeable, so I am guessing your 14/45? That makes first gear like Stage One of a shuttle launch!