Bin: Right-hander Hamilton run

**ZeroIndex** · 12th March 2006, 22:13

clocked up my 500km mark today (in 8 days).
Original Post: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=25988&page=2

My bin sucked... approx 35km into the run, had a fairly decent line ready for the right-hand corner, then along the line (not really anything to worry about actually) was a driveway with gravel on it... so i decide "hmm, lets look at that and f**k up my line" start to lean for the corner and then realise "wait, i'm not gonna make this corner at the speed I'm doing *suddenly weeks of KB posts about braking in corners appears in my mind*,

...so what do i do? straighten up, hit the brakes (not locking up) and head straight for the grass, probably got down to 30km/h or something like that, and then hit a 'lifted section of grass (like a pavement, but grass and sand)' and over the side I go (high-sided), hit my right knee going over (slightly grazed from the tank), my face went straight for the ground, THANK GOD FOR FULL-FACE HELMETS, took a small knock to the jaw, but no-where near as painful as a 'naked' contact (not sore anymore). I obviously also got my left foot whacked by the bike as it went over, cause my foot is F**KING SORE!!!

Thanks to whoever it was that took care/lifted/checked my bike after the drop

main thing i need to do for my bike now is hammer the bracket for the headlight straight, cause it points nicely to the left to look for pedestrians.

Anyway, 5km after that, saw Road Rash parked on the side of the road, and Momentum standing kinda in the middle of the road, with his bike on its side next to a fence... glad the bike isn't too damaged Alex, hope it gets sorted by next weekend, so you don't have to ride than GN250
Momentum's Post: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=26135&page=2

**Blairos** · 12th March 2006, 22:42

Glad to see you are able to tell us about it - and not from a hospital bed...

**ZeroIndex** · 12th March 2006, 22:43

here are the pics (not taken at my bin site though)

**R6_kid:Me** · 13th March 2006, 08:42

those roads look pretty rugged...

**Mental Trousers** · 13th March 2006, 08:49

There's a lot of variety out there mate. From single lane, off camber, Lichen covered bits to some wide open state highway bits.

**Sniper** · 13th March 2006, 08:53

Bugger, must have been something in the air

**Mental Trousers** · 13th March 2006, 08:56

Originally Posted by Sniper

Bugger, must have been something in the air

I'll say. A few k's later I just tipped it over doing a u turn at slower than walking pace

**TerminalAddict** · 13th March 2006, 09:04

that really sucks ... I've done exactly the same thing (on a test ride)

**marty** · 13th March 2006, 09:58

Originally Posted by gareth_d

those roads look pretty rugged...

for auckland maybe - it's typical waikato roads. - not too far from sh1 though - looks like whitehall rd between the school and waterworks rd.

plenty of gravel, lichen, cow shit to keep you honest.

there's a kb'er with a shiny 600 lives nearby that spot, and another muscles his bus around there with alarming regularity....

**Momentum** · 13th March 2006, 10:09

Marty your bang on with where we were.
We were doing a white hall loop

**ZeroIndex** · 13th March 2006, 10:11

Originally Posted by marty

for auckland maybe - it's typical waikato roads. - not too far from sh1 though - looks like whitehall rd between the school and waterworks rd.

plenty of gravel, lichen, cow shit to keep you honest.

there's a kb'er with a shiny 600 lives nearby that spot, and another muscles his bus around there with alarming regularity....

yeah, it was a good learning experience... racked up 500km on a bike now, so hopefully i've learnt from my mistakes and won't have too many bins in the future, but at least i know "if you're gonna bin, do it on the grass... it's softer"

my foot and neck are a bit sore this morning, so i'm gonna watch a movie have a shower, get over the pain, fix my headlight bracket and then go for a ride

**crashe** · 13th March 2006, 10:57

Sorry to hear about your bin....

Get your foot and leg checked out...by the dr's....

Glad your bike is repairable...

Wish that I was healing up a tad quicker than what I am at the moment...
Damn knee took the full hit off the tank or handlebars or the side of the car. (not sure what the knee hit)
still stuck in a leg brace and on crutches almost a month later.

**ZeroIndex** · 13th March 2006, 11:22

Originally Posted by crashe

Sorry to hear about your bin....

Get your foot and leg checked out...by the dr's....

Glad your bike is repairable...

Wish that I was healing up a tad quicker than what I am at the moment...
Damn knee took the full hit off the tank or handlebars or the side of the car. (not sure what the knee hit)
still stuck in a leg brace and on crutches almost a month later.

Sorry to hear that... my foot and leg, and even my neck are feeling way better after the bath i just had... hooray for those random relaxing bath oils

I'm gonna go fix my bike now

**carver** · 13th March 2006, 11:39

tell me guys, what did ya think of the route, i mean i have done it 5 or 6 times now, its good fun, as you can tell the old DT takes the corners in its stride!
man, the dude on the VFR (mental trousers?) could ride well!saw him pitching that VRF into some twisties in such a smooth way....thts style

sorry for the guys who had the off's, im glad everyone walked away.
big thanks to Teflon on his TL thou-r who tail ended the pack and took care of both crashes! nice dude, but where is a fucking mechanic when ya need one?

sorry about all the intersections, there were a fair few.

i will get another sorted soon, but it might be a gravel run down the coast.
thanks to all who came!