The Ugly Bikeling rides again

[OreoGaborio]

Ahhh, and another bike lives to be ridden another day

Originally Posted by Sanchez

I thought the missing tail section would bug me, but I really didn't notice it at all. So I'll just keep riding it like this till the wheels fall off.

I'm ALMOST a little surprised it passed tech, but I'm also not... usually we like to have the fairing stays/subframes covered up by bodywork... but it doesn't look like there's any real risk of serious injury if someone were to get hit by it.

Though if it were the same TD organization as the one that "employed" the CR that hit you.... maybe they just kinda turned a blind eye to it

That's pretty ridiculous that a CR would hit you.... As someone that's "in the business", that's a TD organizer's PR NIGHTMARE and the LAST thing that should ever happen. I'm really glad to hear you weren't seriously injured.

[Trip]

awesome as long as it runs. It's almost as ugly as the awesome's bike use to be.

[PhiSig1071]

I think it's beautiful!



I like it, less money in parts more money for trackdays!

[the chi]

You know, Oreo's right, and I remember that it was a CR that hit you, but I have been to a track day or 2 that had CR's that should NOT have been CR's.

I put it down to the buddy buddy system, but I'm thinking regardless of what class a rider may be in, a CR's responsibilities to other riders shouldn't really change...and a few of the ones I've seen have gone after some riders like they were Hayden and Rossi...to their detriment, but they did it nonetheless!

*in one instance, they decided to sandwich an older, more experienced ex racer, repeatedly, trying to stand him up in a turn as if they were competing, till he had enough and stood them both up and carried along on his merry way! Guess it goes to show that you dont always know what your messing with!!!

Sanchez, did anything ever come out of this? Like assistance from the responsible party or an apology?

[ontwo]

I like it. Keep ridin dude

[Sanchez]

Originally Posted by The Chi

I put it down to the buddy buddy system
...
Sanchez, did anything ever come out of this? Like assistance from the responsible party or an apology?

Yeah, the CR was a friend of the track day organizer. They did both apologize, but it was kind of back handed. The CR claimed he passed me on the outside of the corner and that I somehow lost control and hit him. In reality, he passed me on the inside, ran wide, and physically knocked me off the track. The corner worker saw the whole thing plain as day and backed my side of the story, but the CR basically called us both liars. The apology I got was more along the lines of "I'm sorry the CR made a bad pass and caused you to hit him" rather than "I'm sorry the CR hit you." He did at least admit he was riding too aggressively and accepted fault from that perspective, but being called a liar really pissed me off.

It's all water under the bridge now, though. Stuff happens! That's a risk you take when you get out on a race track. I got out of it with only a skinned knee, and that's all that matters.

[Sanchez]

Originally Posted by Sanchez

... being called a liar really pissed me off.

Oh, and that's the main reason I have a camera on my bike now.

[Sanchez]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I think it's beautiful!



I like it, less money in parts more money for trackdays!

Exactly! Haha, people keep offering to help me paint it, and I turn them all down. I figure there's a direct correlation between how pretty my bike is and how likely I am to crash it.

[the chi]

Originally Posted by Sanchez

Well then get back out there! It wasn't even cold last weekend.

Confiscated?? One of my bike friends here in Atlanta turned out to be a bank robber. Did yours turn out to be an arsonist?

I will, life is just on other things right now...

And no, but when its bad enough they have to make you move out while they make repairs, they have a company come in, pack EVERYTHING (literally), clean it, and store it until the house is ready for occupation with no access to us to get anything out.

[marko138]

Impressive.