A day to forget. How i did..

[Sparky Bills]

Well not much to say.
Qualified Pole, had cracker starts (both races), didnt finish one lap in either race!!! :mad:
Not a good feeling having to pull out of a race while LEADING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!! :mad:
The chain adjuster twisted in the swingarm, and chain came off, Im soo lucky it didnt jam up.
Second race was not any better.
I have a toggle kill swith on the bike, it seems to have worn a bit and keeped killing the bike.
Words explain how im feeling right now.
I was 2nd in the series and was looking good, but now..

I guess thats racing.
Ill move on from here.

[GSVR]

Having the chain come off in the race due to the adjuster must have been preventable. Had it been adjusted between then and practice?

All your supporters had different ideas on what was going on in the second race. Kinked fuel hose, water in electrics. You'd think the saftey toggle would be pretty much bulletproof. Must be all the vibration that big twin produces.

[svs]

I keep meaning to take the toggle kill switch off my bike, and only put it back on for the street races where its required. I think your story might have just given me the kick to go and do it.

Bugger about the chain - but like you said, it's lucky that it didn't do more damage. fortunately cheap jap bike don't have these flash concentic adjusters to hopefully I won't ever have that problem.

[Sparky Bills]

Having the chain come off in the race due to the adjuster must have been preventable. Had it been adjusted between then and practice?

All your supporters had different ideas on what was going on in the second race. Kinked fuel hose, water in electrics. You'd think the saftey toggle would be pretty much bulletproof. Must be all the vibration that big twin produces.


Its a pretty cheap switch, and I did replace the trye earlier in the day, but when i came in to fix the chain, all the screws were tight as!
So i guess its just one of those things aye?

[speedpro]

reply at 09:26??? Shouldn't you be working?

It's bloody annoying when shit like that happens. HEAPS of preparation minimises the likelihood but even then stuff still goes wrong. Better luck next time.

Surprising you got to the front considering how slow you are :whistle:

[Sparky Bills]

reply at 09:26??? Shouldn't you be working?

It's bloody annoying when shit like that happens. HEAPS of preparation minimises the likelihood but even then stuff still goes wrong. Better luck next time.

Surprising you got to the front considering how slow you are :whistle:


Umm, well yeah.
Im at work, Customer relations at the moment :whistle:
You wont think im slow when im pushing down on your front wheel with my knee. Youll be thinking...
Gee i wish he wasnt so fast. :Punk:

[Velox]

Stink mate - not fun at all! Is this just one of those Ducati things? :whistle:
Hopefully you can make it up in the other rounds eh?

[zadok]

Must have been frustrating. Nevermind, she'll be right, mate. [Okka voice]

[Flyingpony]

You'd think the saftey toggle would be pretty much bulletproof.
Could there be mositure in the toggle switch?

[Anonymous]

Bad luck Sparkybills, good luck for the next round.

[Motoracer]

You still have half of the championship left to make a difference. Racing is racing and anything can happen (as you know).

Tough luck but all the best for the next rounds Martin! :)

[mikey]

your not going to forget it if you post it on a websaite.... come on .. thought there might be a few sparks under your helmet still.

[Kickaha]

You'd think the saftey toggle would be pretty much bulletproof. Must be all the vibration that big twin produces.

If it's the type with the red stretchy cord to the red thingy that goes onto the black bit on the handle bars they're absolute crap, I've had three fail so far and one was even on a Ducati, most people I know won't use them because they fial so often

Good onya for being out there in doubtful weather and having a go anyway :yes:

[JohnBoy]

Chin up mate. hey, could have been worse.
was a real shame cause i think you had the wood on most of us the other day. just wait till RD4, you'll show em mate! :ride:

[Pickle]

Well not much to say.
Qualified Pole, had cracker starts (both races), didnt finish one lap in either race!!! :mad:
Not a good feeling having to pull out of a race while LEADING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!! :mad:
.

Yes bad luck, BUT qualifying pole and leading the race is easy when you are the only one out there :rofl:

[Uncle B]

Funny how things go...must have happened for a reason.

Anyway....Move on and look forward to the next race and continue where you left off.

Go the mighty Ducati.

[Sparky Bills]

Well, Got the bik to work nice and early this month.
Will start working on it soon.
When we fitted the kill switch, we made it so if it did stuff up, i could just disconect it and reconnect the wires back onto themselves, and bypass it all together.
Forks coming apart and cleaned, front brake being played with, light weight rim being fitted, may even put some polish on it! :Punk:

It will be a force to watch out for in the next round!
LOOK OUT!!