How many times ya crashed?

JoJoYZF · 12-09-2008, 02:52 PM

1 so far. Low speed low side from turning into a friends gravel driveway and still touching the front brake like an idiot. Tire washed out and bike went down, I never even hit the ground.

Leon · 12-09-2008, 03:19 PM

A bunch of times, both street and dirt. The most memorable one was hitting a pothole at 80mph while doing a stoppie. Ended up sliding face first on my chest, rolled my shoulder to get on my back and saw the nice big TLR flipping through the air. Bike lands right on top on me. No damage to bike, a footpeg through the calf for me.

Riceaholic · 12-09-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon

A bunch of times, both street and dirt. The most memorable one was hitting a pothole at 80mph while doing a stoppie. Ended up sliding face first on my chest, rolled my shoulder to get on my back and saw the nice big TLR flipping through the air. Bike lands right on top on me. No damage to bike, a footpeg through the calf for me.

Dude that's the worst feeling. I went off track at Roebling a few years back and got slowed down to probably around 40 before I hit the pile of tires. I went over the bars and thought I was ok until I looked up (backwards) and my 929 came down on top of me...

spierce · 12-09-2008, 05:30 PM

1 low side on a cold night with cold tires and one into the back of a car doing 1mph no injures!
had gear!

FT BSTRD · 12-09-2008, 05:50 PM

Once.

Sucked.

I don't recommend it.

BobTheBiker · 12-09-2008, 06:11 PM

I've crashed a few times.
first was going into my driveway at my old place, front brake while turning on gravel driveway=crash.
then I really overcooked it goin into a 90 degree left hander, target fixated and went off the road into the sand, got it kinda stopped/fell over at the same time, and broke a turn signal.
Then there was 32 year old tire on wet slick pavement turning left on my 75 Honda 550K, which didnt hurt anything.
THEN there was my experience with same tire doing 60 in a parking lot, slammed on the brakes, and the tire washed out on the same honda 550. this was a case of drinko drivo.(I know, big nono) NEVER doin that again.

I've also dropped my bikes a few times too.

PhiSig1071 · 12-09-2008, 06:38 PM

Seven times.

First was a nasty lowside on a backroad in Ohio. Blind curve, gravel, slide, target-fixation, and finally ditch. Busted knee, back, and shoulder. Got a med-discharge from the Army.

Second was a nasty highside. Racing through an industrial park, back tire caught a painted dash between lanes, went sideways, highsided so hard I think I went two weeks into the future. Two broken ribs.

Third was a pretty easy lowside, oil leak, turning left at a light, down, no injuries, some cosmetic damage to the bike. Fucking no-cut sliders broke off at 5mph.

Fourth was getting bumped by a FHP trooper who thought I was going to run. With a passenger. On a bridge. Kept the bike upright and was half a hair from getting thrown in the back of the cop car because the trooper and I got into a screaming match on the side of the bridge.

Fifth was a lowside at Jennings, lost the front in T1. Over 100mph, slid for-fucking-ever (literally to the berm) and went back out next session with a new footpeg. My front tire was a PP2ct with four trackdays and about 1k street miles, rear had five or six days and 1k street miles. Good tires are cheap insurance. Ran my best lap ever at JGP literally the lap before the lowside. Crossed start/finish at a 1:29.8 and promptly lost it in 1.

Sixth was getting hit by a 2500-series Chevy Suburban who thought he belonged in my lane more than I did. Bounced off him, jumped a curb, came to a stop. Kept the bike upright, only damage was a cracked helmet and some cosmetic issues with the bike.

Seventh was a lowside in T10 at JGP. (Only wreck on the KTM so far) Trying too hard, slid the rear, tried to keep it in the slide but the peg ground down and levered the rear tire off the pavement. Bent the bars on the KTM.

It is what it is.

12-09-2008, 05:50 PM	#5
FT BSTRD Tractor Driver Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Franklin, TN Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses Posts: 1,007	Once. Sucked. I don't recommend it. __________________ "I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the FCK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell*

12-09-2008, 06:38 PM	#7
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	Seven times. First was a nasty lowside on a backroad in Ohio. Blind curve, gravel, slide, target-fixation, and finally ditch. Busted knee, back, and shoulder. Got a med-discharge from the Army. Second was a nasty highside. Racing through an industrial park, back tire caught a painted dash between lanes, went sideways, highsided so hard I think I went two weeks into the future. Two broken ribs. Third was a pretty easy lowside, oil leak, turning left at a light, down, no injuries, some cosmetic damage to the bike. Fucking no-cut sliders broke off at 5mph. Fourth was getting bumped by a FHP trooper who thought I was going to run. With a passenger. On a bridge. Kept the bike upright and was half a hair from getting thrown in the back of the cop car because the trooper and I got into a screaming match on the side of the bridge. Fifth was a lowside at Jennings, lost the front in T1. Over 100mph, slid for-fucking-ever (literally to the berm) and went back out next session with a new footpeg. My front tire was a PP2ct with four trackdays and about 1k street miles, rear had five or six days and 1k street miles. Good tires are cheap insurance. Ran my best lap ever at JGP literally the lap before the lowside. Crossed start/finish at a 1:29.8 and promptly lost it in 1. Sixth was getting hit by a 2500-series Chevy Suburban who thought he belonged in my lane more than I did. Bounced off him, jumped a curb, came to a stop. Kept the bike upright, only damage was a cracked helmet and some cosmetic issues with the bike. Seventh was a lowside in T10 at JGP. (Only wreck on the KTM so far) Trying too hard, slid the rear, tried to keep it in the slide but the peg ground down and levered the rear tire off the pavement. Bent the bars on the KTM. It is what it is. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

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12-09-2008, 02:52 PM	#1
JoJoYZF Bring on the Zombies! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland Moto: 2000 Yamaha YZF600R Posts: 2,691	1 so far. Low speed low side from turning into a friends gravel driveway and still touching the front brake like an idiot. Tire washed out and bike went down, I never even hit the ground.

12-09-2008, 03:19 PM	#2
Leon WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 648	A bunch of times, both street and dirt. The most memorable one was hitting a pothole at 80mph while doing a stoppie. Ended up sliding face first on my chest, rolled my shoulder to get on my back and saw the nice big TLR flipping through the air. Bike lands right on top on me. No damage to bike, a footpeg through the calf for me.

12-09-2008, 05:30 PM	#4
spierce Kneedragger Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Parkland Moto: 2007 GSXR 600 Posts: 131	1 low side on a cold night with cold tires and one into the back of a car doing 1mph no injures! had gear!

12-09-2008, 06:11 PM	#6
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	I've crashed a few times. first was going into my driveway at my old place, front brake while turning on gravel driveway=crash. then I really overcooked it goin into a 90 degree left hander, target fixated and went off the road into the sand, got it kinda stopped/fell over at the same time, and broke a turn signal. Then there was 32 year old tire on wet slick pavement turning left on my 75 Honda 550K, which didnt hurt anything. THEN there was my experience with same tire doing 60 in a parking lot, slammed on the brakes, and the tire washed out on the same honda 550. this was a case of drinko drivo.(I know, big nono) NEVER doin that again. I've also dropped my bikes a few times too.