Bombay Hills crash (mid April)

[bsasuper]

Anyone on here own the gsxr upside down in the ditch going up the bombay hill?, you and the other rider should really keep the racing for the track.

[unstuck]

Did you see them racing dude?

[bsasuper]

Did you see them racing dude?

They were, it was just a matter of time as I've seen this idiot many times racing on the road.I'm just glad the rider didnt take out an innocent road user.

[Virago]

It's good that the family and friends of every GSXR rider in the area is now shitting themselves with worry, eh?

[bsasuper]

It's good that the family and friends of every GSXR rider in the area is now shitting themselves with worry, eh?

No, as it happened last week

[Latte]

No, as it happened last week

Could have mentioned that earlier . Doubt anyone here would admit to being the gixxer rider though heh.

[Virago]

No, as it happened last week

So your original post is deliberately misleading? The bike is not currently there?

[bsasuper]

So your original post is deliberately misleading? The bike is not currently there?

misleading on KB?, no that never happens, I just left out the date.So no the bike is not there as while rider was was loaded into back of the ambulance, someone kindley loaded bike onto transport before the popo got there.

[unstuck]

What a fucken muppet.

[scumdog]

Been a dearth of bin posts on KB lately - considering the number of crashes.

[300weatherby]

Been a dearth of bin posts on KB lately - considering the number of crashes.

A bin waiting to happen: a blue R1 with blue healight covers doing the Akaroa GP.

I watched in my mirrors ( Busa has outstanding mirrors!) from when I hit the bottom of the Hilltop, Cooptown side, I am going up the hill at a fast cruise, just my normal pace in the real world, I keep an eye on this guy as he is all over the road and passing cars in really dumb places, stamping on the brakes and giving it handfulls off them, tried to make him pass me a couple of times, unsuccessfully, over the top and going down I stick it in the slow lane and yay! he goes past and I go back to my fast cruise, not hard on the brakes, useing lines I choose to and progressive rollon the gas so my ride is smooth, controlled and fun, not an intensive workout in fear management.

Only trouble was, my rate of progress was such that I had to watch this guy passing cars going into blind left handers accross the bonnet turning in. I had to watch this guy going in on the centreline passing cars on the brakes into blind right handers. I had to watch this guy frequently useing both sides of the road to go around corners. On one of the downhill straights, he passed a car that would have held him up for a couple of corners, fair enough......... maybe not for the car coming past going up the hill level with the two of them......

I have to pass the same cars, but manage to do it without risking my neck or theirs, I manage to do it without acually looking like I am racing on the limits, but somehow am unable to keep from being able to see the pending tradgedy racing before me. I am not actually going stupid fast.


I roll along the marine parade in Akaroa as he is getting off his bike, and get the "nod" as if we were mates back in the pits after the chequered flag. He gets only a sad resigned shake of the head in return, as I head back to Little River to get an icecream and enjoy the afternoon sun.


The Akaroa cop hates us, hard to blame him.

What I do not get is why this type of rider rides on the road in a closed environment like he is after Rossi's Ducati ride, yet doesn't jump on the track and show us how fast he is in a place without the random variables.

The people who race in the real world, tend not to have the skills to get out of trouble without a healthy dose of luck, riding at mega pace does not equall mega skill. Why Why Why!

[SMOKEU]

What I do not get is why this type of rider rides on the road in a closed environment like he is after Rossi's Ducati ride, yet doesn't jump on the track and show us how fast he is in a place without the random variables.

The people who race in the real world, tend not to have the skills to get out of trouble without a healthy dose of luck, riding at mega pace does not equall mega skill. Why Why Why!

Have you ever thought that not everyone has enough money to go to a race track? You might have enough cash to throw around but some of us struggle to even find the cash to buy half a tank of petrol.

[Asher]

^^^ im quite keen to go to the track, the few track days i have known about are either bad timing or got cancelled

[Kickaha]

Have you ever thought that not everyone has enough money to go to a race track? You might have enough cash to throw around but some of us struggle to even find the cash to buy half a tank of petrol.

That doesn't excuse anyone riding like a wanker on the road

^^^ im quite keen to go to the track, the few track days i have known about are either bad timing or got cancelled

$50 1/2 a day just about any Tuesday or Friday at Ruapuna

[Asher]

The website says $180 for a day, $100 for 1/2 days if your not a club member and you need a spotter.
I would prefer to got to an organised track day as its cheaper and i can get given advice and such.