Crashed at Snetterton...

[shot2bits]

OK, crashed again - 2nd time this year but the first crash on the track... I was doing great, realy good pace up and worked out that the next session I'd ask to be moved up because I was way quicker than 99% of the beginners. Feeling on top of the world...

Then... the rear slid out on one of the right handers - they'd already covered up a spill on that very corner... The bike low sided, I did a few forward rolls - sparks everwhere as the exhaust and pegs scraped the ground... The handle bar snapped clean off...

Just cannot afford to keep this up and seriously wondering what to do next... Wait til next year or fix it now... The annoying thing is that this time it wasn't really my fault - I reckon there was something on the track...

Having to type this real fast as I'm off out - will post some pics later...

[randlemarcus]

Glad you're OK, sorry about the bike, but its only cash.
I suspect this is where wiser heads than mine will explain exactly how much to budget for things like this over a year of trackdays, so that it doesnt hurt quite so much. On the other hand, how much to hire a trackday bike, with the excess? If you're still up on that, you're not doing too badly, eh?

[devilsadvocate]Of course, there are a few track bikes for sale right now, going reasonably cheap[/devilsadvocate]

[ballon]

Bad luck, sorry to hear that.

Which corner was it?

[shot2bits]

ballon said:

Bad luck, sorry to hear that.

Which corner was it?

The Esses...

[hobo]

Assuming you already knew about a spill on the corner, did that not make you think to take a different line or take things steady.

It seems all too easy to blame something on the track for a mistake (not saying it isn't the case in this instance), when infact a little common sense would avoid the incident.

Crashes are bound to happen do don't worry you're self too much, just try & work out why it happened & how you are going to stop it happening again.

Sorry to hear about the bike, maybe a cheaper option to rent on trackdays.

[chilli]

Sh!t, sorry to hear that Rob. At least you're ok though, eh? Not much of a comfort to the wallet, but hopefully it won't be too expensive. Worked out exactly what yuo'll need yet?

Cheers.

[shot2bits]

Cheers all... Got some bids in on ebay - winter now so no massive hurry... Thinking about it, I reckon they hadn't covered up all of the spill on the track, I was unlucky to hit some - the back wheel feels greasy... Will never know for sure... Makes you think about the public road - what if you lost the rear and ended up on the other side with oncoming traffic

[randlemarcus]

shot2bits said:

what if you lost the rear and ended up on the other side with oncoming traffic

Which is why you feel safe enough to push it beyond the road limits when you're on a track..

[shot2bits]

randlemarcus said:

shot2bits said:

what if you lost the rear and ended up on the other side with oncoming traffic

Which is why you feel safe enough to push it beyond the road limits when you're on a track..

Sure. I wasn't anywhere nr the limit though... Will slow me up on the road, that's for sure...

[kiwi_uk]

Sorry to hear you've had an off mate. Better on the track than off. Good thing is it happened at the end of the track day season and you have all winter to save the pennies and buy the bits you need to reapir her. No injuries to yourself I take it?

[shot2bits]

kiwi_uk said:

Sorry to hear you've had an off mate. Better on the track than off. Good thing is it happened at the end of the track day season and you have all winter to save the pennies and buy the bits you need to reapir her. No injuries to yourself I take it?

Thanks... No injuries though I ache a bit today!

Searching ebay...

[Andymx5]

Wow, that's almost exactly the same as me at Snetterton in May.

Faster then all the other beginneers, then I highside at 75mph on a righthander(All my fault, too much confidence)

Still, bike was knackered anyway, so I didn't care.

[shot2bits]

Andymx5 said:

Wow, that's almost exactly the same as me at Snetterton in May.

Faster then all the other beginneers, then I highside at 75mph on a righthander(All my fault, too much confidence)

Still, bike was knackered anyway, so I didn't care.

highside? were you injured? glad to know i'm not the only one...

[F.M]

shot2bits said:

ballon said:

Bad luck, sorry to hear that.

Which corner was it?

The Esses...

Snetterton has an issue with heating up the LHS of the tyre too..not sure if it was the left...? ..the faster and quicker you are ,the higher the chance of coming off as your nearer the limit more of the time...If your reluctant to cut down on track days..perhaps it`s time to get race fairings and crash bobbins...proper track day rubber is handier in that enviornment than road rubber too..going really fast needs a tool that can take a fall without taking it to heart..levers and clip on`s are the bread and butter repairs of spills..cheap in comparison to replacing O.E fairings and cracked cases that have eaten gravel..
Best wishes ....

Edited by F.M on Monday 23 October 14:13

[shot2bits]

F.M said:

shot2bits said:

ballon said:

Bad luck, sorry to hear that.

Which corner was it?

The Esses...

Snetterton has an issue with heating up the LHS of the tyre too..not sure if it was the left...? ..the faster and quicker you are ,the higher the chance of coming off as your nearer the limit more of the time...If your reluctant to cut down on track days..perhaps it`s time to get race fairings and crash bobbins...proper track day rubber is handier in that enviornment than road rubber too..going really fast needs a tool that can take a fall without taking it to heart..levers and clip on`s are the bread and butter repairs of spills..cheap in comparison to replacing O.E fairings and cracked cases that have eaten gravel..
Best wishes ....

Edited by F.M on Monday 23 October 14:13

It was a right hander - one of the guys said that cars will leave aluminium behind on that corner as they bottom out making things slippy for bikes...

[mc101]

After the back straight , left under the bridge then a very late apex right hander that goes to the bombhole .. tough corner to get right ...

[fergus]

shot2bits said:

F.M said:

shot2bits said:

ballon said:

Bad luck, sorry to hear that.

Which corner was it?

The Esses...

Snetterton has an issue with heating up the LHS of the tyre too..not sure if it was the left...? ..the faster and quicker you are ,the higher the chance of coming off as your nearer the limit more of the time...If your reluctant to cut down on track days..perhaps it`s time to get race fairings and crash bobbins...proper track day rubber is handier in that enviornment than road rubber too..going really fast needs a tool that can take a fall without taking it to heart..levers and clip on`s are the bread and butter repairs of spills..cheap in comparison to replacing O.E fairings and cracked cases that have eaten gravel..
Best wishes ....

Edited by F.M on Monday 23 October 14:13

It was a right hander - one of the guys said that cars will leave aluminium behind on that corner as they bottom out making things slippy for bikes...

exit of the bombhole. a classic place to crash!

[julianb]

shot2bits said:

OK, crashed again - 2nd time this year but the first crash on the track... I was doing great, realy good pace up and worked out that the next session I'd ask to be moved up because I was way quicker than 99% of the beginners. Feeling on top of the world...

Then... the rear slid out on one of the right handers - they'd already covered up a spill on that very corner... The bike low sided, I did a few forward rolls - sparks everwhere as the exhaust and pegs scraped the ground... The handle bar snapped clean off...

Just cannot afford to keep this up and seriously wondering what to do next... Wait til next year or fix it now... The annoying thing is that this time it wasn't really my fault - I reckon there was something on the track...

Having to type this real fast as I'm off out - will post some pics later...

Christ, I bet you're popular with senior management!

Edited by julianb on Tuesday 24th October 18:27

[shot2bits]

julianb said:

shot2bits said:

OK, crashed again - 2nd time this year but the first crash on the track... I was doing great, realy good pace up and worked out that the next session I'd ask to be moved up because I was way quicker than 99% of the beginners. Feeling on top of the world...

Then... the rear slid out on one of the right handers - they'd already covered up a spill on that very corner... The bike low sided, I did a few forward rolls - sparks everwhere as the exhaust and pegs scraped the ground... The handle bar snapped clean off...

Just cannot afford to keep this up and seriously wondering what to do next... Wait til next year or fix it now... The annoying thing is that this time it wasn't really my fault - I reckon there was something on the track...

Having to type this real fast as I'm off out - will post some pics later...

Christ, I bet your popular with senior management!

The wife turned up to see me ride at about 11ish... by then it was all over!

[JustTheTip]

Well at least she didn't see the off itself, I imagine that may have caused a meeting of the war council to invade the fair land of biking fun.