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08-19-2004, 09:41 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 27
Posts: 134
Casino Cash: $250
Sportbike: 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 500R
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First time going down... NOT FUN!
first off I am perfectly fine no road rash at all. Second the bike is not all that bad besides the right side muffler is a bit scratched. front crowl, fender, and lower crowl got scratched up but I am getting the bike repainted for 300$ CDN which is really cheap.
So now here is what happend... When out for a small ride on some twisty roads doing no more then 80 kmh at any given time and most turns still in first. But got a little to much on the trottle on one sharper turn and couldn't get the bike to turn felt like the front end was a bit light. Got to close to the side of the road which had a little curb which then led to a grass patch.
Front tire grabed and almost immediately tossed the bike down and tossed me off to the grass where I slide for about 5 feet then got up with not even a scratch (thx to the biker gods). bike slide for maybe 4 feet on the right side. Picked it up and observed the dmgs to find nothing serious not even a crack (thx to biker gods a second time).
Decided to get the bike repainted from its stock color to a high gloss black and hopefully I won't go down again for a bit...
Only 2500km on the bike LOL. But at least I now know not to hit the gas to hard to early in the twisties. Maybe if I gave a little more lean I coulda got away from that fall but I have to wait till monday before I go back for another go at it.
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08-19-2004, 09:53 PM
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World 500 GP Champion
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Bowling Green, Ky
Age: 36
Posts: 5,240
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Sportbike: 1992 F2 (Track bike)(FOR SALE!)
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Well, I'm glad your ok!! that's all that matters.
Oh and welcome to the club of dumping your baby! 
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08-19-2004, 09:59 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 27
Posts: 134
Casino Cash: $250
Sportbike: 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 500R
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it coulda been ALOT worse and I am soo thankful that me and my bike walked away barely hurt.
Once I get my pieces back ( hopefully monday ) I will save up for my new Hindle exhaust which is going to run me 1100CDN with jet kit and K&N filter. Then my bike will be spanking new again.
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08-19-2004, 10:00 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Colorado
Age: 9
Posts: 152
Casino Cash: $250
Sportbike: 06 R1 & 01 F4i (track only)
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ouch man. good thing you're alright. i've only had one situation in the twisties where i almost ate it. i had the stock rearsets on my f4i at this time & that was really limiting my speed. usually they would just scrape & sparks galore. but a couple of times it caught and the bike kinda yawed. and i'm talking like 70 mph in the apex. i had to pick it up a little and shed some speed/lean and went into the oncoming lane!! thank god no one was there. after the second time it did that. i just calmed down and the 1st thing on my to do list when i got back was fully adjustable rearsets. no more bitch peg feelers!!
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08-19-2004, 11:07 PM
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World Superbike Racer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Houston/Denton, TX
Age: 24
Posts: 503
Casino Cash: $350
Sportbike: 2005 KTM 625 SMC
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Damn dude, at least its a 500R instead of some hardcore 600SS bike.
My suggestion? Change gears. If you're in a gear where it will really take weight off of the front when you give it gas, then shift up one or two. When you upset the suspension that much, t hings go wrong, like they did today. I guess another thing to consider is being REALLY light on the gas if you use it in a turn haha.
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08-19-2004, 11:17 PM
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Fitshaced
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Toledo, OH
Age: 26
Posts: 1,881
Casino Cash: $2261
Sportbike: 2006 Kawasaki ZX-6R
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Sorry to hear you went down but good thing you landed on the grass.
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08-20-2004, 12:09 AM
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World Superbike Champion
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Tampa
Age: 23
Posts: 674
Casino Cash: $250
Sportbike: 2000 Yamaha R6
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That sucks sorry to hear that. Glad your ok.
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08-20-2004, 01:37 AM
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World 500 GP Champion
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: san antonio texas
Age: 9
Posts: 10,767
Casino Cash: $6307
Sportbike: 06 R6 blue the faster color
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sorry to hear that you went down but at least you are alright and the bike is not too bad off.
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