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Old 19-Oct-2006, 15:09   #11
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Red face My first crash :-(
Yep, had my first off this year.

Have only beed riding for 2 years so i guess its not that big a surprise......

Was riding slowlyish around the country lanes near woking, gong round a tightening lefthander when the traffic stopped suddenly to let someone out of a driveway ahead.

I braked too harshly and locked the front wheel as was still turning...... result lowside on my T9s and dend in Mercs back bumper.....

Ho Hum..... I guess we all make mistakes
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Old 19-Oct-2006, 15:10   #12
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Old 19-Oct-2006, 15:22   #13
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none for me, but I have seen plenty !

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Old 19-Oct-2006, 15:58   #14
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One for me I happened an hour after picking up the bike.
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Old 19-Oct-2006, 16:02   #15
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Dropped the 996 at 2 mph but that wasn't my fault (broken shock absorber).

Nothing else this year Got off lightly, really.
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Old 19-Oct-2006, 16:20   #16
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Originally Posted by SlowLearner
Yep, had my first off this year.

Have only beed riding for 2 years so i guess its not that big a surprise......

Was riding slowlyish around the country lanes near woking, gong round a tightening lefthander when the traffic stopped suddenly to let someone out of a driveway ahead.

I braked too harshly and locked the front wheel as was still turning...... result lowside on my T9s and dend in Mercs back bumper.....

Ho Hum..... I guess we all make mistakes

no luck, sorry to hear that mister. Just checked your profile, when you coming for a ride out at Box, and by boating do you mean yachts?
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Old 19-Oct-2006, 16:27   #17
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Grif i find one part of your post quite disturbing...

2. June 10th DD... Broken wrist
3. June 11th...

I was right behind you for no's 2, 3 and 5 - were you feeling the pressure?!!!
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Old 19-Oct-2006, 16:35   #18
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Unusually, I haven't crashed this year...but don't tempt fate, some of you may have put your bikes away for the year but I'm still riding*





*well, I will be as soon as I can get some new tyres on the ST, get it MOT'd and taxed.


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Old 19-Oct-2006, 17:05   #19
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Just the 3 for me this year !!!!

Sound of thunder - Snetterton - Bike just been totally rebuilt - you remember the pics! - taken out at Coram, lots of damage, hurt wrist and hip.

Sound of thunder - Pembrey - 1st race, day 2, lost front into spitfires, broken ribs

Sound of thunder - Pembrey - 2nd race, day 2, lost front one corner afte spitfires!! broken fingers.

Total =

Fairing sides x 2,
fairing bracket x 1
front mag marchesini x 1
rearset kit x 1
Ti exhuast system x 1
clutch hub and cover x 1
brembo clutch m/cyl. x 1
brembo brake m/cyl x 1 + 1 lever
clip on tubes x 1
throttle tube x 2
days of work x 3
bone x 5

got of pretty light really !!!!!


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Old 19-Oct-2006, 17:16   #20
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Had my first, ever!!, off at the recent Cadwell DD Race 1.

I was only talking to Senna3 about his first DD off the day before!!!

Mended the bike and went back out to win Class B Race 2.

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