My crash at Meremere, 3 November

**unstuck** · 3rd November 2013, 19:14

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

you weren't wearing a high viz jacket

Nah, the fruit was waving at himself in the mirror.

**The Reibz** · 3rd November 2013, 19:16

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Can anyone lend me a lower fairing? Churr

**DrunkenMistake** · 3rd November 2013, 19:19

Originally Posted by The Reibz

Can anyone lend me a lower fairing? Churr

I see your problem,

Not enough chrome on that Busa and the swinger is too short..

**mossy1200** · 3rd November 2013, 19:21

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

I run 38F and 42R for general daily riding and a lower them a smidge if im going for a short spirited ride,
I would run them a bit lower if I didnt use my bike for commuting but I found if they are a fraction lower I seem to chew the centres of the rear tyre out too fast,

Thats running on Pilot powers on the Twin

Mines long wheel base and front heavy compared to most bikes. Its also claimed 270kg.
Over the last few years the tyre pressure recommendations seem to have risen. I used to run 30 front 32 rear.

I wonder if a brake piston has stuck on the busa. Would like to see the pads removed and some photos of them.
I had a stuck piston on my race bike that caused a disc to lean over and drag when hot. Destroyed the discs and low sided me in the Ss at Manfeild.

**mossy1200** · 3rd November 2013, 19:25

Can anyone lend me a lower fairing? Churr

Doesn't look as bad as I was expecting.
Jack the front off the ground and see what the drag is like on the front wheel.

**The Reibz** · 3rd November 2013, 19:29

Yeah I will give it look over the next few days. Its al plastic damage and some scrapes on the starter motor.
Could have been alot worse, for me and the bike...

**DrunkenMistake** · 3rd November 2013, 19:31

Originally Posted by The Reibz

Yeah I will give it look over the next few days. Its al plastic damage and some scrapes on the starter motor.
Could have been alot worse, for me and the bike...

Hayd3n is the king of plastic repairs,

If you cant find new fairings or you decide to repair those and you jack something up with Hayd3n (if you decide too and he can help you I guess) Let me know and I can sort you out a sharp price to freight it down and back.

**The Reibz** · 3rd November 2013, 19:34

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

Hayd3n is the king of plastic repairs,

If you cant find new fairings or you decide to repair those and you jack something up with Hayd3n (if you decide too and he can help you I guess) Let me know and I can sort you out a sharp price to freight it down and back.

Yeah I will take some photos of it tomorrow. Its far gone in my opinion but im no expert

**300weatherby** · 3rd November 2013, 19:51

Under real braking the Busa will push the front, the line of force runs in front of the bike, not down-lockup is easily achieved if you don't set the front up correctly, on a tyre pressure that high, a fraction too much lever in one quick grab and you will lose it.

Be interesting to know what your spring rates,sags and compression up front are, add to that tyre pressure and rate of lever grab, somewhere in there is your answer.

**carburator** · 3rd November 2013, 20:53

Always got the apex at turn two wrong everytime at champion..

never liked the left lane at meremere on the bike or in the dragcar.
10.9 is respectable and a good top end terminal speed trap as well
its the reaction and 30 and 60' times that tell a lot.

prop's that you walked away like you did and the bike minor damage
( the walls are deadly ) at night during the nightwars on the bike its
freaky..

the runout area at meremere after the 1/4 is 400meters
given your terminal speed your going to use at least 350meters of that
trying to pull up!

**CHOPPA** · 3rd November 2013, 20:54

Very good chance the front tyre was cold, could have hit something slick. New Busa has ABS aye?

**cynna** · 3rd November 2013, 21:16

Originally Posted by The Reibz

Time was a 11.104. Fastest I ran was a 10.9 at 137mph. Def need to work on my launch.

and your stopping....

pretty damn quick times tho. glad too see there wasn't too much damage to you or your bike

**mossy1200** · 3rd November 2013, 21:25

Originally Posted by The Reibz

Time was a 11.104. Fastest I ran was a 10.9 at 137mph. Def need to work on my launch.

It must be in the first few meters. The 14s showing 145mph on the gps but running high 9s and low 10s. Not a lot of top end speed difference but a second on the track.

**roogazza** · 4th November 2013, 06:47

Had a quick look, like choppa said cold tyre ? (and high pressure ?)
Shit yourself and yanked the front brake ????
Can see you launch slowly which shows doing 11 sec on a Busa.

ps I see you are 24, have you been riding long ?