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Howdy all,

I dunno if this is the right place to post this, but I just thought I'd give you guys a cheap laugh at my expense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1QNbAy48Y0

Still not quite sure what happened, but it was wet. There may have been oil or I may have just grabbed a bit too much throttle.

NOTE: I didn't edit the vid.

what tyres were you running?
glad your ok!, was there much damage to the bike? looks like it left a healthy scar on the track

on the funny side u nearly held a 360 hehe

That's pretty cool a full 180 before hitting the deck

Thats staying on the gas Thanks Pete

Was running pilot powers, the bike wasn't too bad Just some scraped fibreglass a bent brake lever and a slightly more ground down footpeg. All I got was a grazed elbow

The annoying bit is that I'd only put the bike back together and resprayed it after stacking coming out of turn 2 on the previous trackday(waaay more damage that time, seems bikes don't like flipping, doh)

As for the 180, I'm not sure why I didn't try to bail out but I think the extra style points were worth it


Rob, if you're sure then that'll be a weight off my mind as I've been going over it again and again since it happened. Even went as far as to get the tyres replaced, just in case, LOL.

yer dude looked cool haha, as for coming off after just fixing her up, im well educated in that department and now i just fix it so its easy on the eye so its not as bad when she gets scratched

Man, that sucks.

At least you're ok, but spewing about the bike!

Sounds like the damage to the bike is pretty minimal at least.

I love the dedication ...... if I hang on just a bit longer I might be able to save it . Sorry to see you crashed, but thanks for sharing the video and I'm glad to hear you're OK.

Glad you're ok.

Def extra points for style

Man that was the most stylish off in history
Positively Graceful in point of fact

awesome crash, you are my hero !

So stylish
That join in the bitumen was enough to upset the rear just enough to let it go . There is another join thru 12 that can upset things a bit too .
Really like the way you kept your eyes on the dirrection you wanted to travel .
Ol Matey with the camera was having some trouble with target fixation bet his jocks were worse than yours
Glad you didn't suffer any injuries

I hate that corner!

As you come through it the back of the bike is super light if you dont get it right..... lot of crashes there... I guess thats why they call it crash corner Perhaps a little oil on the track?

Glad to hear your ok and damage wasn't too great. Wish my falls were so graceful and with minimal damage

Stereo wrote:I hate that corner!

As you come through it the back of the bike is super light if you dont get it right..... lot of crashes there... I guess thats why they call it crash corner Perhaps a little oil on the track?

But most crash going into it...not coming out of it!!!

I'd guess that it's just a lack of grip. Pilot powers and a wet race track arn't the best combination for grip!!

I lurve crash corner. You can brake mega late, as the entry is uphill and then stand it up and nail it, wheelstanding all the way down the hill!!! Awesome fun!! Matter if fact, I still rate Broadford as one of the most fun track in Oz to ride! Not scary fast like the island, but not flat and boring like LaLa or the Paperclip!!!