Sorry I didn't make it to Nashville

[Hammer]

Sorry I didn\'t make it to Nashville

I was planning on leaving saturday afternoon after a trackday planned at putnam raceway.

My bike had other plans.

I highsided in turn 7 at around 85mph. The rear let go (slid)comming out of the turn and when it regained traction the suspension compressed and launched both me and the bike 8 to 10 ft in the air. I came to rest 160 ft from the point of lift off. I'm still bruised up and battered but alive. I wanted so much to attend Nashville and expand my learning, but not in the cards this year.

So what did I miss.


Before

After

 

[glens]

Re: Sorry I didn\'t make it to Nashville

Glad to hear you're all right (enough). So your insurance company is going to get right on that claim, huh?

We used to call that maneuver a "high-side".

Glen

 

[Mangoes]

Re: Sorry I didn\'t make it to Nashville

Dude, I told you to keep it rubber side down!

Bum luck, but there's always a metal victim on track days, I guess your number was up. My brother in law polished his VTR 1000 with straw bales last time he went, managed to keep her upright though.

 

[Hammer]

Re: Sorry I didn\'t make it to Nashville

Happened too quick to react. I'm doing better now, got back to work monday but still in some pain.


Stupid Hurts

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Re: Sorry I didn\'t make it to Nashville

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Stupid Hurts

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And it should!

I would say that this wasn't stupid- just high-risk fun! /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif