crashing a fully loaded GSA

luca9277 · 01-23-2013, 03:00 AM

The guy got lucky... cant say the same for the GS! skip to about the 4min to get to the 'main bit'...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDtC...layer_embedded

go2cnavy · 01-23-2013, 03:06 AM

OUCH. Did the drive shaft snap cause the wreck or vice versa.

NoVa Rider · 01-23-2013, 04:28 AM

6:39 shows the awfully big break. No idea when it happened, though.

2712 · 01-23-2013, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by NoVa Rider

6:39 shows the awfully big break. No idea when it happened, though.

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Originally Posted by go2cnavy

OUCH. Did the drive shaft snap cause the wreck or vice versa.

He started breaking for some reason (look at the breaklight)

I assume the drive shaft snapped because of the fishtail movement. On asfalt the tire just slips, but on those rocks the rear wheel diggs in transporting all the forces to the driveshaft.

ricohman · 01-23-2013, 06:23 AM

Looks like he just lost it. I bet the housing snapped when he crashed.
Big rocks on loose and hard pack with to much speed.

mwood7800 · 01-23-2013, 06:27 AM

Driveshafts belong on the street

F.P. · 01-23-2013, 06:35 AM

Definetely on the brakes before and throughout the fishtail....I'm going with rider error on this one. Bummer.

ricohman · 01-23-2013, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mwood7800

Driveshafts belong on the street

Maybe you should tell that to score drivers and rock racers.

scooteraug02 · 01-23-2013, 07:46 AM

I thought the BMW whale foreskin suit would have saved him.

Nice hospital.

Rob.G · 01-23-2013, 07:53 AM

Looks like the back end got loose, he hit the brakes, which caused even more weight transfer, and the thing did a 180, tossed him off the back and then the bike flipped repeatedly. I couldn't see if he got hit by the bike.

IMO it was f'ing stupid going that fast in that terrain on a loaded, heavy bike. He's damn lucky it wasn't a lot worse.

Rob

Lime · 01-23-2013, 09:07 AM

I know that feeling.

Dark Helmet · 01-23-2013, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by scooteraug02

I thought the BMW whale foreskin suit would have saved him.

I wear the same foreskin suit and I prefer crashing in it versus other gear I have had. Never had any getoffs anywhere close to that one and never hope to. You look at the damage to the bike and the damage to him, I think the suit did OK.

DH

BigDave75 · 01-23-2013, 10:44 AM

Around here we call that a "Yard Sale"!

go2cnavy · 01-23-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDave75

Around here we call that a "Yard Sale"!

WildAnCrazymtl · 01-23-2013, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDave75

Around here we call that a "Yard Sale"!

Up here that's called "une vente de garage"

01-23-2013, 03:00 AM	#1
luca9277 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Sydney, Downunder Oddometer: 54	crashing a fully loaded GSA The guy got lucky... cant say the same for the GS! skip to about the 4min to get to the 'main bit'... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDtC...layer_embedded

01-23-2013, 03:06 AM	#2
go2cnavy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 286	OUCH. Did the drive shaft snap cause the wreck or vice versa. __________________ Current Stable - 2007 990A - 2005 CRF450R - plated - 1992 250 EXC

01-23-2013, 06:23 AM	#5
ricohman Marinoni man Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Saskatchewan Oddometer: 1,858	Looks like he just lost it. I bet the housing snapped when he crashed. Big rocks on loose and hard pack with to much speed. __________________ Saskatchewan to Prudhoe Bay ride report 2010

01-23-2013, 06:35 AM	#7
F.P. Clown who is sick Joined: Jul 2007 Location: San Josey, CA Oddometer: 362	Definetely on the brakes before and throughout the fishtail....I'm going with rider error on this one. Bummer. __________________ '07 R12GSA '73 VW Thing "Sometimes it's fun to make a bad decision." (my son at 8 years old)

01-23-2013, 07:46 AM	#9
scooteraug02 Dog Rancher Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 4,181	I thought the BMW whale foreskin suit would have saved him. Nice hospital. __________________

01-23-2013, 04:28 AM	#3
NoVa Rider Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Oddometer: 1,790	6:39 shows the awfully big break. No idea when it happened, though.

01-23-2013, 06:27 AM	#6
mwood7800 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2011 Oddometer: 363	Driveshafts belong on the street

01-23-2013, 07:53 AM	#10
Rob.G Mostly Harmless Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Salem, OR Oddometer: 1,707	Looks like the back end got loose, he hit the brakes, which caused even more weight transfer, and the thing did a 180, tossed him off the back and then the bike flipped repeatedly. I couldn't see if he got hit by the bike. IMO it was f'ing stupid going that fast in that terrain on a loaded, heavy bike. He's damn lucky it wasn't a lot worse. Rob __________________ '96 Suzuki DR650, '10 Kawasaki KLX250S, '01 Yamaha FZ1 The Lane Sharing Works Blog \| My SPOT Page

01-23-2013, 09:07 AM	#11
Lime Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2008 Oddometer: 141	I know that feeling.

01-23-2013, 10:44 AM	#13
BigDave75 Will Work for Food! Joined: Oct 2009 Location: God's Country Oddometer: 1,425	Around here we call that a "Yard Sale"! __________________ Rangers Lead the Way, Hooah!

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