Holy shit 10kRPM! - Page 3

Sig · 11-23-2008, 09:38 PM

Amazingly i patched the bike back together with a fiberglass kit and some duct tape..........replaced a clip on and raced the next day.

Only injury was a ruptured bursa in my elbow.

Particle Man · 11-23-2008, 09:44 PM

didn't know tachs came with an ejector seat

ceo012384 · 11-23-2008, 11:14 PM

Haha nice pics sig! There's nothing that makes a crash a little less shitty like some good crash photos

OneSickPsycho · 11-23-2008, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sig

I had a similar experience at VIR last year.

Here is the highlights: (yes I bought the pictures from the guy)

http://www.cycleaddiction.com/images/virjune/

here is a good shot of the bike in the air:

here is my tach running away from me

and here is me sleeping it off

if you care to see the whole sequence:

IMG tags FTW.

Sig · 11-23-2008, 11:48 PM

big ass pictures shouldn't use img tags FTW!

I didn't put them in the post for a reason.

Sig · 11-23-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Haha nice pics sig! There's nothing that makes a crash a little less shitty like some good crash photos

I couldn't agree more.

ceo012384 · 11-23-2008, 11:53 PM

Nice r6 btw. You might appreciate the thread I just posted... made a little pickup for the winter mod schedule

Sig · 11-23-2008, 11:57 PM

nice, i'll check it out.

Just don't let this happen to yours.

http://www.cycleaddiction.com/images/bikewrecked.jpg

ceo012384 · 11-24-2008, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sig

nice, i'll check it out.

Just don't let this happen to yours.

http://www.cycleaddiction.com/images/bikewrecked.jpg

Well I have a spare subframe and a spare gas tank, so that looks like about a 20 minute fix in the pit garages

Sig · 11-24-2008, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Well I have a spare subframe and a spare gas tank, so that looks like about a 20 minute fix in the pit garages

Other than the bent forks that was about right.

Oh.....and a replacement wiring harness.

11-23-2008, 09:44 PM	#22
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	didn't know tachs came with an ejector seat __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

11-23-2008, 11:14 PM	#23
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Haha nice pics sig! There's nothing that makes a crash a little less shitty like some good crash photos __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

11-23-2008, 11:53 PM	#27
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Nice r6 btw. You might appreciate the thread I just posted... made a little pickup for the winter mod schedule __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

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11-23-2008, 09:38 PM	#21
Sig Trailer Queen Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 24	Amazingly i patched the bike back together with a fiberglass kit and some duct tape..........replaced a clip on and raced the next day. Only injury was a ruptured bursa in my elbow.

11-23-2008, 11:48 PM	#25
Sig Trailer Queen Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 24	big ass pictures shouldn't use img tags FTW! I didn't put them in the post for a reason.

11-23-2008, 11:57 PM	#28
Sig Trailer Queen Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 24	nice, i'll check it out. Just don't let this happen to yours. http://www.cycleaddiction.com/images/bikewrecked.jpg