Knockhill track night aftermath pics. (crash)

[ianofbhills]

Heres a few pics of the ducati after i rolled it off the trailer this morning. Couldnt face doing it last night after i returned from the track.

Description of what happened-

My technique to approaching the hairpin at knockhill consists of blipping the throttle changing down 3 gears and letting the slipper clutch deal with the miss match in engine and wheel speed. I was constantly fast at this part of the track and doing a lot of overtaking here. However on this occasion i found a false neutral between 3rd and 2cnd and lost my engine braking. I was distracted by the false neutral so much so that i was going way to fast into the hairpin. Luckily i was on my own on this particular lap and no body around me was involved in the accident but as i tipped in for the corner, whilst trail braking, i overwhelmed the front end and locked the wheel instanlty spitting me off the bike prob doing about 60mph.

The bike slid a long way into the gravel trap and i followed it initially sliding on my back but i also managed to get a few barrel rolls in as well.

I'm fine just minor bruises and the bike is pretty much cosmetic.


Lap times on the lap timer were pretty consistant in the 1:00 to 1:02 mark depending on traffic however i did dip into the 59s which is a first for me.

right hand side track fairing remains

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath001.jpg

everything together

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath002.jpg

right hand clip on ground away, throttle tube smashed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath003.jpg

brake lever ground down and snapped internally. leaking brake fluid

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath004.jpg

fork slider did its job well

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath005.jpg

some gravel rash on the tank but no major damage

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath006.jpg

clutch cover did its job but the bike ended up laying on the right hand side in the gravel still running. There were alot of stones in here but luckily no damage

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath007.jpg

rear sets wrecked. peg sheered of and brake lever peg bent and ground down to nothing


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath008.jpg

paddock stand bobbin saved the swing arm from major damage just a tiny bit of rash on it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath009.jpg

mono seat unit scraped and mountings pulled through

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath010.jpg

some minor marks on exhaust

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath011.jpg

clock subframe bent

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath013.jpg

stones get everywhere. frame slightly rashed up as well

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath014.jpg

more stones and brake fluid from broken master cylinder

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath015.jpg

all broken bits removed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath016.jpg

one to make me feel better. The left hand side was untouched
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath012.jpg


all road spec parts refitted

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath017.jpg

back to road spec note the gravel on the floor :lol:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/knockhillaftermath018.jpg



To be back on the road i just need the following

clip ons. i wanted some race ones anyway so now is an ideal oppourtunity.
throttle tube. i wanted a quick action throttle too
brake lever and rebuild kit
r/h peg and toe lever for rearsets

radiator has a dent and the oil cooler is a litle bent but they will be fine



Going to get those bits on and use the bike as it is for the summer. Next winter i'll be fully stripping it down and rebuilding inc powder coating the frame.

[DarrenSV650S]

Ouch! That's a shame, first time on track. It looked so good too!
At least you are okish Ian. I'm sure you will get it sorted out quick

[markmoto]

Ah man thats a bummer for sure, makes me :-( lookin at that. Least no broken bones though.

[kwak zzr]

ouch:( i cry'd for you :( sorry to see this but glad your ok mate.

[Jinxy43]

Such a shame, as it was looking like a lovely bike before your spill.

The bottom picts look like they were taken in meteor row. Which is just up from me, if you fancy a beer or helping hand just shout.

[northwind]

Fast work that man... (I claim some credit, I picked a couple of stones out of it :smt080)

You might find the Brembo repair kit hard to come by, it seems like the UK distributors have all agreed not to sell it, instead insisting on back-to-base servicing. But it's not expensive, mine's going back to http://www.gprdirect.com/ on the recommendation of the nice folks at Harris. Or you can order the kit from the states, it comes with the pushrod, o-rings, top hat etc.

[kitkat]

come on ian show us your bruises lol

[lukemillar]

Dude, I know how you feel - I low-sided my new Daytona last week on the track - all damaged is on the left hand side!

Damaged would have been minimal if it wasn't for the gravel trap :(

At least you have your road bodywork, so the parts list isn't so big :)

[Sideshow#36]

Now it looks like a proper race bike..... ;-)