Need cheering up....The R6 is in pieces.
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Well, it had to happen. Came off the bike on Friday. Had a half day to have the suspension set up, and Jesus, what a difference (but that's another story). Anyway, heading home through the twisties, and encountered a car around a right hand bend. Was probably doing around 45(ish)had had to make way for the car whilst leaning over. Got over to the side of the road, into all the mud/crap, and hit the front brake to avoid a crash...The front brake? Honestly, I know I shouldn't have touched it, but i guess it was just instinct. Anyways, the bike stood up, and into the bank I went. The bike seemed to sumersault a couple of times and dug into the mud, before I caught up with it and slammed into it. Only cuts and bruises, but the bike will need £k's of repairs....Gutted. Still, I hobbled up and got taken home....
A lesson learnt....Don't touch the front brake whilst cornering.
A lesson learnt....Don't touch the front brake whilst cornering.
black-k1 said:
Sorry to hear the news. I don't think there is anything anyone can say that'll cheer you up but the important thing is that you walked away in one piece.
The itchy kitchy Dave thread springs to mind... But as long as you're in one piece the bike can be fixed. Streetfighter?
Sorry to hear you have come off, glad you are OK.
If at all possible, I would recomend, you try to get on another bike ASAP. The longer you wait, the bigger the knock your confidence tends to take.
There are a couple of positives here, which it may help to focus on over the next few days
1. You are OK. (Nothing else REALLY matters)
2. You know why you came off. (So you can try to avoid it in future, it's far worse when you are not sure what you did wrong)
M.
If at all possible, I would recomend, you try to get on another bike ASAP. The longer you wait, the bigger the knock your confidence tends to take.
There are a couple of positives here, which it may help to focus on over the next few days
1. You are OK. (Nothing else REALLY matters)
2. You know why you came off. (So you can try to avoid it in future, it's far worse when you are not sure what you did wrong)
M.
Cheers guys, appreciate it.
Insurance is fully comp, so all going through the insurance...Not looking forward to next years quote! A company called Sudden Impact is picking it up today, to make an assessment.
Yeah, I know what I did wrong, and I'll avoid it in the future! Also, I don't think it's knocked my confidence much...I would have been happy to ride it home, but it might be a different story had I actually tried!!
Thanks again.
Insurance is fully comp, so all going through the insurance...Not looking forward to next years quote! A company called Sudden Impact is picking it up today, to make an assessment.
Yeah, I know what I did wrong, and I'll avoid it in the future! Also, I don't think it's knocked my confidence much...I would have been happy to ride it home, but it might be a different story had I actually tried!!
Thanks again.
Was chatting to a mate of mine, with many years of two wheel experience, on Saturday, after I nearly lost it on Saturday. Too much power, back wheel goes 45 degrees left and underneath my knee, and very nearly highsided it righting myself. The analogy he came out with (after bollocking me for cold tyres and too much power) was that when we start, we get two bags - an empty one of experience, and a full one of luck. Hopefully, you just put more into the experience one than you took out of the luck bag.
Is it worth buying the salvage back as its a shiny new R6, to keep for spares?
Is it worth buying the salvage back as its a shiny new R6, to keep for spares?
chilli said:
Cheers guys, appreciate it.
Insurance is fully comp, so all going through the insurance...Not looking forward to next years quote! A company called Sudden Impact is picking it up today, to make an assessment.
Yeah, I know what I did wrong, and I'll avoid it in the future! Also, I don't think it's knocked my confidence much...I would have been happy to ride it home, but it might be a different story had I actually tried!!
Thanks again.
Glad to hear you're fully comp there Chilli. Takes a lot of the pain away!
F.M said:
Every crash makes you learn....The back brake is the fella for situations like that described though a deep breath and gritted teeth can be just as handy for emergencys...
I would buy the R6 back if you can if the worst happens...R6 Gokart anyone...?
Yeah, my neighbour( AND AN AMAZING FRIEND) says we could buy it between us and use it as a track bike......However, I doubt it'll be written off....hope not anyway.
Cheers.
Carrera2 said:
Cheers guys, appreciate it.
Insurance is fully comp, so all going through the insurance...Not looking forward to next years quote! A company called Sudden Impact is picking it up today, to make an assessment.
Yeah, I know what I did wrong, and I'll avoid it in the future! Also, I don't think it's knocked my confidence much...I would have been happy to ride it home, but it might be a different story had I actually tried!!
Thanks again.
Glad to hear you're fully comp there Chilli. Takes a lot of the pain away!
Yeah, thanks mate. I thought that with the daily commute, it would be wise!
chilli said:Bummer
Was the car coming towards you on your side of the road?
Well, it was a narrow country lane, with no road markings, so although he could have been tighter to his "kerb", so could I. I dont think there was any blame on his/her part....just one of those things I suppose.
FWIW I think the lesson I'd take from it is to slow down so that I could use the front brake rather than not touch the front brake.
Sorry to hear about your bike though but glad to hear you're ok.
Regards,
Mark
dern said:
Was the car coming towards you on your side of the road?
Well, it was a narrow country lane, with no road markings, so although he could have been tighter to his "kerb", so could I. I dont think there was any blame on his/her part....just one of those things I suppose.
FWIW I think the lesson I'd take from it is to slow down so that I could use the front brake rather than not touch the front brake.
Sorry to hear about your bike though but glad to hear you're ok.
Regards,
Mark
Maybe chilli was going too fast, maybe he was badly positioned, maybe just bad luck got him into the situation in the first place! Most likely a little bit of all three.
Chilli, while it's of no help now, it is worth looking at Roadcraft and getting some advanced training. The advanced techniques for taking corners do help avoid such situations and while it doesn't stop every "event", it may help you avoid something in the future.
The main criticism I have of track days being done by many motorcyclists before advanced training is that the cornering techniques for track work are VERY different to those for road work. Track days may help you to handle your bike better but they don’t show you how to get round corners safely with traffic coming the other way!
Either way, I hope you are back enjoying 2 wheels as soon as possible and that your bike gets sorted quickly.
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