14th May '05 - SH22 ** PICS AND VIDEOS

**Waylander** · 14th May 2005, 18:37

Originally Posted by johnsf1980

Mine... all mine!!

Is a bit difficult to keep up with the nimble sports bikes on it tho.

Very, VERY nice ride ya got there mate. Absolutly beautifull. And I know what you mean about ridin with sporties. Good way to challenge yourself but everynow and then ya just want a nice comfortable cruise. Have to keep you in mind when me and Slashwylde set up our cruiser/newb ride. Nice good pace nothin over 10k above limit. Engines thumbin and wheels turnin, easy rider style.

**Coldkiwi** · 14th May 2005, 18:41

Originally Posted by pyrocam

Crash.avi
I think it was Rickster who had a little mishap. I missed the end of it unfortuantly. heres what I got. And for the record. I didnt crash I was just keen to stop super quick to see if ricksta was ok. I just did a bad job of it

hehehe... yup... not the best 'coming to a complete halt' i've seen!

glad you guys are ok but for the record, you shouldn't ever put your feet down like that unless the bike has stopped. Doing it while its moving just leads to a loss of control and balance. The ONLY exception to that is when cornering on a motard/dirt bike etc. and the foot is used to stop the bike going to far when tilted right over.

**Two Smoker** · 14th May 2005, 18:43

Originally Posted by sparrow_34

Jeez guys, you are really rolling the dice especially on left handers. Look after yourselves and ride at a safe pace, especially if you don't know the road. Glad you are all ok and in one piece.

I second this.... Three things to remember:

1: Counter-steer...
2: Target fixation (look where you want to go, NOT at the bank)
3: Be smooth (speed comes with being smooth)

**Two Smoker** · 14th May 2005, 18:49

Originally Posted by johnsf1980

Mine... all mine!!

Is a bit difficult to keep up with the nimble sports bikes on it tho.

Very nice bike mate

it has nice smooth lines... And cheers for sticking with the newbies mate

Much appreceiated...

**sparrow_34** · 14th May 2005, 19:06

Originally Posted by pyrocam

Hi guys. wanted to put them in their own thread because it looks like theres going to be HEAPS.

some of you might know, the camera mount failed me today and shook like crazy the whole trip. Its hardly watchable.

Im uploading a few small clips though. watch this space.

Even with the broken mount, they still came out reasonably well. Keep up the good work, it will be good to see some vids once you get the mount fixed.

**Fart** · 14th May 2005, 19:19

Nice Ride.

Just wanted to say thanks and good to meet a few of you guys. I noticed that I am abit rusty, having been away from riding for about 7 years and just getting back into it. Will have to practice more to keep up with a few of you hoons.

**SPman** · 14th May 2005, 19:22

Originally Posted by johnsf1980

Mine... all mine!!

Is a bit difficult to keep up with the nimble sports bikes on it tho.

That one of them Drugstars?

**Quasievil** · 14th May 2005, 21:15

Originally Posted by ricksta

Oh god... why does it always happen to me?!!!

Krayy took a video of me too

i see u guys like to make fun of noobs... haha

Hey yeah what a fucken HOOT, I know a guy that did that, he rode fast thinking he knew what he was doing to, he went to the other side of the road and hit a Fucken FALCON head on and Died, a few of us went to his funeral last week.

What the fuck is wrong with you you fucken egg !!! did you think you were on a track racing or something !!!

Get some skills learn how to ride or fuck of the road !!!

if I was there I would have fucken slapped you

**erik** · 14th May 2005, 21:20

Cool videos! How you went wide on that badcorner vid is so easy to do, I've done it before myself, I'm sure most bikers have. The thing is that if there is no car on the opposite side of the road, you can come out of it perfectly fine, with no bad consequences what so ever, but if there is a car... Well, Flyin is the worst case example of what can happen if there is a car.

Similar situation with the crash.avi, it would have been best to have stopped on your side of the road. Don't be in so much of a hurry to stop to help a crashed biker that you put yourself in danger, your first safety concern is yourself.

Don't mean to sound like a know it all or anything, I've made mistakes myself and am far from perfect (or even normal...

) but I thought they were important points to highlight.

**Fart** · 14th May 2005, 21:24

Come on guys, dont be so harsh on Ricksta. He just had a nerve racking experience. Poor bugger.

Just be more careful next time. Get more rides under ya belt and keep to your own pace next time round. Dont need to keep up with the faster guys.

**Quasievil** · 14th May 2005, 21:27

badcorner.avi:
A terrible job at one of the last twisties. I ended up on the right hand side of the road on a left turning corner. very scary.

Same goes for you, get some skills and slow down egghead.

How is it that on one ride two riders ended up on the wrong side of the road with one crashing ? I will tell you why because
1/ you dont have the skills to match the speed your stupid fucken brains set you at
2/ you thought it was a race

for christ sake wake the FUCK up, you could have easily ended up in a box !!
its not a game, why do you think it is .

I reckon I will get some flak for my last two posts, but you know what I couldnt give a shit ! I am sick of hearing about Bins, close calls and the like from guys who think they can ride a bike, you cant !! you have no idea what the hell youre doing and if you dont change you will die or end up a cripple at that will be the end of it.
idiot

**sAsLEX** · 14th May 2005, 21:28

Originally Posted by erik

Similar situation with the crash.avi, it would have been best to have stopped on your side of the road. Don't be in so much of a hurry to stop to help a crashed biker that you put yourself in danger, your first safety concern is yourself.

Yeah and park your bike down stream as such from the accident a fair bit and right on the side of the road, this gives other road users a warning of something amiss, plus the little run to help out your mates will help with assessing the situation.

ps my bike nearly got taken out by some riders coming through the scene while I was attending to one of the acdidents so this is one of the lessons I tought/learnt today

**bugjuice** · 14th May 2005, 21:44

just reading thru the threads and watched that vid from Pyro.

Guys (well, newbies) - LEAN!!!!!! goddamnit. You have heaps of grip, don't be afraid to lean, lean, then lean some more. If it's all going to be over, it'd hurt less if it's a low side (slide) than a high side (flip over the top) or running head on into sidings, plus it shows that you were attempting to do all you could prior to a 'moment'. It's something that comes with experiance, but I've seen it too many times. LEAN!!!!!!!!!! You've most likely got more grip than you can imagine.

And Pyro, just a quick obv - while it was good of you to stop for Ricksta (?) when we ran wide (lean dude..), you ditched your bike on the wrong side of the road on a blind corner. Really not the best idea. In the event of situations, there's no point in creating more casualties and crashes from people not thinking things thru properly. I know you wanted to help, but you're no good if you're plastered over the front of an oncoming car.. Just breathe and think a little more before hand. But good for stopping.

Please watch out guys.. Newbies, ride in your shoes, not someone else's. It takes a long time on the saddle to fill boots to go fast. Grow into yours at your pace, not at someone else's. 9 times out of 10, you'll fuck up.

Anyway, don't be put off by large rides etc. It's often the best place to pick up the most skill. This has to be one of the 'worst' rides for bins that I've read about. It's not normally that eventful. The worst thing you can do is not attend these rides if you can. You'll learn more things from more people this way..

you guys are lucky the 22 is often quiet with little oncoming traffic..

**Two Smoker** · 14th May 2005, 21:48

No your right Quasi, someone has to say it... Yes these events do happen ( swinging wide on a corner, but the only time you should be swinging wide is due to scraping the pegs...

If you have a moment like this (which im sure alot of people have had including myself) you shouldnt be laughing about it thinking "hehehe that was funny"... You should be thinking "You fucking dickhead what if a car had been coming, what did i do wrong to cause me to go on the wrong side of the road? how can i prevent this from happening again?"

You should always analize your crashes and learn from them... Ive done it the hard way and ive had a few crashes... I dont like seeing other people doing it the hard way...