Killboy failure Dragon Fest - Page 1151

Thinc2 · 10-18-2012, 03:23 AM

It is obvious to even the most casual observer that he was exhaling when he should have been inhaling.

The consequences of such a rookie error are clear in the pics.

zeeede · 10-18-2012, 04:31 AM

I thought it was 'cos he was running the wrong oil. Everybody knows that if you run synthetic your corner entry speed can be much higher.

hooliken · 10-18-2012, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RDTCU

Hard to tell, is that a lot of rear brake, or did he peg out first?
Brake light isn't very bright if it's brake...

Simply another case of speed and enthusiasm far surpassing traction and skill level.

I am sure any of us who have ridden aggresively, whether on the track or street, have experienced similiar circumstances. Hope dude walked away relatively unscathed with a little more knowledge of what not to do.

MattB · 10-18-2012, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck_V

From the photos it looks like he turned in too early and was on the gas (as he should be), but had to tighten his line to make it through the corner. ... when he tried to tighten his line, he leaned the bike further and dragged enough hard parts to take the weight off the back tire. If this is what happened it may have been prevented by choosing a later turn entry point, hanging off the inside of the bike more, and being less aggressive with the throttle.

my money is with Chuck.

What's worse for this rider is that he doesn't often ride this bike as it was his garage queen and he regularly rode a 6th gen VFR these days but had loaned it to a fellow VFRD forum member that was in the states from Vietnam to ride the area for a couple days. His garage queen is now more like a garage whore.

Scratch33 · 10-18-2012, 08:55 AM

This one been covered yet?

http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...0000&po=0&pc=1

Pic #19 is my 'favorite'.

RDTCU · 10-18-2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Scratch33

This one been covered yet?

http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...0000&po=0&pc=1

Pic #19 is my 'favorite'.

Ha, dang... For once the guy in the Corvette was the innocent party...

Full pic series

http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...5&g=0QAK01AY08

sk8rdi16 · 10-18-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RDTCU

Ha, dang... For once the guy in the Corvette was the innocent party...

Full pic series

http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...5&g=0QAK01AY08

When midlife crisis collide...

Should've just lay'd er down.

RDTCU · 10-18-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sk8rdi16

When midlife crisis collide...

Should've just lay'd er down.

Just think, that 'vette may have saved his life, kept him from flying off the mountain...

wrecked'em · 10-18-2012, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by RDTCU

Ha, dang... For once the guy in the Corvette was the innocent party...

Full pic series

http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...5&g=0QAK01AY08

target fixation big time. i give him a 8.7 on the landing. all jokeing aside i do hope he wasnt hurt too bad.

tedder · 10-18-2012, 09:19 AM

MattB · 10-18-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Scratch33

This one been covered yet?

http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...0000&po=0&pc=1

Pic #19 is my 'favorite'.

Thoughts:

1) thank God I didn't have one of these encounters while there two weeks ago
2) at what point did he first shit himself
3) once giving up on making the turn and uprighting the bike say pic 10 to 11, why did it take until pic 15 to see BRAKES!?!?

Barman · 10-18-2012, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by wrecked'em

target fixation big time. i give him a 8.7 on the landing. all jokeing aside i do hope he wasnt hurt too bad.

Nah, those photographers don't cause accidents.

sk8rdi16 · 10-18-2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Barman

Nah, those photographers don't cause accidents.

This was my question. IF, he had been fully concentrated on riding and prepped for that turn, would he have still over shot the center line?
Looks like he probably couldn't have leaned that chrome beast over too much further, but with a more thoughtful entry into the corner could he have made it?

wrecked'em · 10-18-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Barman

Nah, those photographers don't cause accidents.

i think he targeted the vett. why did he stand the bike up instead of staying turned?

RDTCU · 10-18-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wrecked'em

i think he targeted the vett. why did he stand the bike up instead of staying turned?

Saw vette, turned in hard, scrubbed hard parts, panicked, maybe grabbed some front brake, which stood him up and made him run wide.

Totaled that beast, and $10k+ in damages to the 'vette...
(IF it stayed on the shoulder and didn't end up down the mountain itself...)

10-18-2012, 03:23 AM	#17251
Thinc2 Paciugo Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Luxembourg Oddometer: 4,320	It is obvious to even the most casual observer that he was exhaling when he should have been inhaling. The consequences of such a rookie error are clear in the pics. __________________ Me: You should think before you speak. Daughter: That always backfires on me. F800GS review.

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10-18-2012, 04:31 AM	#17252
zeeede Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2012 Oddometer: 501	I thought it was 'cos he was running the wrong oil. Everybody knows that if you run synthetic your corner entry speed can be much higher.

10-18-2012, 08:55 AM	#17255
Scratch33 Fugawi? Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Oddometer: 531	This one been covered yet? http://xtremesportsphotography.photo...0000&po=0&pc=1 Pic #19 is my 'favorite'.