02-11-09, 11:20 PM | #1 |
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pointy crashes thread
just to separate the eyball thread a little,, plaent of posts in this one , would do one for curvys, but... curvy owners dont seem to fall out with their bikes as much at the minute
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03-11-09, 12:35 AM | #2 |
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Re: pointy crashes thread
Cheeky sod, all the curvy smugness is going to be wiped off sooner or later... your off to do two track days soon arnt you... heh.
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03-11-09, 03:04 AM | #3 |
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Re: pointy crashes thread
Track days are where you're supposed to crash.
Curvy's are too rare and cool to be crashed now. Pointies are everywhere, being binned left right and centre. Keep up the good work RavingDavis. Mike: See you at Mallory.
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Re: pointy crashes thread
Thing is you can tell when a pointy model's been crashed...
If anything a good pavement interface improves the looks of the curvey...
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03-11-09, 10:37 AM | #5 |
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I crashed my curvy far more than I've crashed my pointy * touch wood*
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03-11-09, 11:09 AM | #7 |
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My friend was kind enough to take a picture, was coming around a right hand bend at 70, bike and i end up pointing the wrong direction
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ouch, what happened?
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03-11-09, 11:19 AM | #9 |
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Sharp right hander at 70 i thought the bend was ending so i came up slightly but it was to late to correct, missed sign post and fence by a meter. just abit of bad riding on my part
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03-11-09, 11:24 AM | #10 |
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Got very lucky there mate, you are wearing jeans! could have been really really bad. Bike doesn't look too bad, but you cant see very well
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