Crash - Stink

[craigs288]

I've finally come off. Poor GS has got a broken clutch lever, left mirror and left indicator and a couple of scratches on the fairing.
I've got a bruise on my right foot.

As much as I would like to blame it on the replacement 2nd hand tyre, I think it is more likely I was going 10km/hr too fast for the corner and just didn't make it.
One second I'm cruising nicely through a right-hander like I usually do, and the suddenly I'm not making the corner.
So I turn in a bit harder and the bike starts to low-side.
So I lever the bars, grab the brakes and yank it upright, and drop of the edge of the tarseal into the metre of gravel on the outside of the corner. And as the front sledges to a stop in the gravel, the bike flops over to the left. About a metre down a bank. Ratshit.

Poo.

[elle-f]

ratshit alright - but glad you are ok to tell the story :)

[gijoe1313]

Ah, bugger - at least you're okay and reflecting on your off. Bikes can be fixed or replaced easier then flesh :sick: Anyhows, you rode it back home or did it need trailering? And I bet you've done that corner many times before no probs?

[craigs288]

A guy I was riding with doubled me home.
Yeah, I put the clutch lever and lefthand mirror in a bag, and then roll started in second heading back down Forest Hill rd, and parked it at a friends place. After much inspection it seems the bike and I got off very lightly.
No broken or bent clip-ons. No broken switch gear. The pivot under the left footpeg, where the gearshifter is connected is bent in slightly, and was a little firmer when I changed gear.
I've been round that corner so many times its not funny. If anything, I was going slower than usual.
A few weeks back I had a nail in my rear tyre, and the 2nd hand replacement one is a 190/50 (original 170/60). I've had a couple of incidents recently where I have been mid corner, everythings going sweet until I try to turn in a little more and suddenly the bike feels like its falling over. Fortunately every time I have been able to yank the bike upright in time, and ride away a little slower and a bit puzzled.
I was explaining all of this to my brother on the phone last night and he reckons that because the replacement back tyre is bigger and has a different profile, when I get near the edge of it, it could be causing the front to understeer and push the front wheel straight ahead, making the bike want to lowside.
Is there anybody with a bit of experience and knowledge of tyre sizes want to comment on whether that is likely?
I'm still going on the theory that I was going 5 or 10km/hr quicker than I should have been. Having said that, I went into a 45 corner at 55, instead of my usual 70.

[MSTRS]

A few weeks back I had a nail in my rear tyre, and the 2nd hand replacement one is a 190/50 (original 170/60). I

No wonder you are having 'issues'....you never heard that the tyre must fit the rim??? A 170 tyre fits a 5" rim - a 190 fits a 6" rim. Mix them up at your peril!!!!!

[Macktheknife]

replace your tyre pronto~ glad you are ok, good luck with repairs.

[ducatijim]

By squeezing a 190 on a 170 fit rim you have changed the carcase shape of the tyre and ruined its design integrity,ie, the 'shoulder' region of the tyre now 'falls away' to the sidewall at too steep an angle to maintain traction on.
I don't know if that sounds like english or what to you? Yes....change it ASAP.

[Grub]

A few weeks back I had a nail in my rear tyre, and the 2nd hand replacement one is a 190/50 (original 170/60).

{sigh} ... I was going to state the obvious but sounds like the lesson has been delivered by the bike, you don't need wankers like me rubbing it in

[craigs288]

Thanks for the confirmation of what I thought was the problem.
Without double checking, I am pretty certain I have a 5.5 inch rim.
But I will be replacing both tyres before I get to motoring around again.
Financially, the clutch lever and mirror aren't an issue, but saving the dough for the tyres could take a bit longer.

Thanks for all the positive comments.

[MSTRS]

Thanks for the confirmation of what I thought was the problem.
Without double checking, I am pretty certain I have a 5.5 inch rim.
But I will be replacing both tyres before I get to motoring around again.
Financially, the clutch lever and mirror aren't an issue, but saving the dough for the tyres could take a bit longer.

Thanks for all the positive comments.

If that is so, you will be wanting a 180