Hey guys, this happened to me over a week ago
my first crash
in the end, i tore down my bike and i happen to just check my tire pressure out of curiosity, it was at 38.5 psi cold! FUCK...... i made such a noob mistake, if i had ran 30 like i was supposed to, i would have had a much better feel sliding out the rear...... opposed to the .2 seconds i had to react once i lost the rear.
posted over on 600rr.net
Hey guys, my first track day was freaking awesome.... until i crashed that is...
it was during my hot lap, 5th session, passed 2 people and caught up to the last guy, then powering out of a hairpin, i just lost the rear, drifted the tire to the point where i was 45 degrees to the left, corrected it, as soon as the bike fixed it's line it flipped me up and it highsided, landed on the right side and slid to the grass.
i should of just drifted it out and lowsided, but my instincts caught me thinking i could recover it.
i was doing about 90km/hr, landed on my elbow and right palm, and slid on my left shoulder. nothing broken, but damn! it was actually fun as i was airborne and when i landed, then i realized SH*T i fell, and wasn't so happy no more...
stock tires suck balls, and i overdid it on my part. i had a bad feeling about the track day too, my gf and my mom both also felt something wrong that day. i remember thinking about what would happen if i fell off first couple sessions too... and it happened!
but i can't wait to go back next year, for now i'm going to spend the rest of the year modding it.
shogun no-cuts w/ the swingarm kit totally saved my bike, proof is in the pudding, no scratches on the swing arm, and the frame sliders work damn well, it was just bad luck my bike landed front end first
heres some pictures
