Crashed my ZX6R :(

[zeRax]

poor kawasakis aint having much luck,

just wrote off my zxr250 today , ouch

[sndrmn]

ironic. every tweedle saying dont buy the zx10r casue you'll crash it, should of got the 10.......

you the homo rode down wai st last night? obviously bit before you crashed...

fairly busy road on a thursday night eh, a mate text me saying one of your koon mates was racing up the hill an crashed.....

hope you were ahead of the car when you biffed it though, not so you could get run over, just so you were beating him til you thought, ill give the poor cunt a chance an biff my bike down the road an see if i stil beat him to the top.....

Hey Mikey why the hate dude? I admit i was being stupid and yep I stuffed up, I only have myself to blame. What exactly u angry at?
As u so kindly pointed out I did not get the ZX10R cause I would have killed myself. I listened to what ppl said on this forum and others around me.

As for the homo comment, errmmm nope I'm not.

[sndrmn]

poor kawasakis aint having much luck,

just wrote off my zxr250 today , ouch

Stink to hear dude.....hope u are ok.

[imdying]

Gheyness... stay left dude. Shame the warranty doesn't cover this

[bugjuice]

sux about the bin dude.. At least the crash knobs did a bit of saving, could have been worse.. Same for you too, the leathers are the biz.

loose protecta tho! If there's any other scratches on the crank cases, you can get covers.. And fairings repair and spray up well, if ya have ta..

hope the bruises go down quick!

[mynameis]

The leathers neva felt to big, but you are right. Can't see how i got this gash if the armour was there. I can only assume it twisted to the right with the impact and left my knee exposed.

Speed? honestly don't know, was I speeding?....yes....how fast...not even going to guess as I might shoot myself in the foot if a were to read this. I don't tend to concentrate on speedo when I am mid corner / lean...just working out my lines and concentrating.....especially on the Nui hill where the camber is completely wrong!!!

When I slide it just wore down the leather on the back of jacket....
Crash knobs stayed put, had a look at it and it was there, just really really worn down.....

Hey matey,

Thanx for the response, reason why I asked was I've spent about $2000 on nice new top of the line Alpinestars gear and a $700 carbon fibre light weight helmet about 8 months ago and Iam still paranoid and think and feel it's not enough protection. I do wear all gear every time I go out riding. Helmet, Jacket, Gloves, Pants and Boots.

Recently I've been thinking about getting a new bike (600) plus new gear as well, preferably one or two piece Alpinestars leathers. Reason again more protection as I am really paranoid of coming off.

In either case ever wonder how guys in MotoGP and SuperBikes come off at high speeds and walk off without a bruise most of the times? Well so I've been told that the leathers have to be really tight fitting so they don't move when you come off like yours presumably did.

Problems with that, again, if you're primarily commuting and on weekend rides it's just too much and too uncomfortable. Any one with solutions to this or can throw more light to it please?

And yes I wouldn't mention the exact speed in case someone in authority or the insurance guys read this

Good luck again and don't let that crash dampen your riding spirits, true bikers will get back on and learn from their mistakes no matter how much experience you have on your shoulders

[_intense_]

bl man. hope gettin back in the saddle doesn't take to long 4 u. stiff upper lip

[McJim]

Hey matey,

............ a $700 carbon fibre light weight helmet about 8 months ago and Iam still paranoid and think and feel it's not enough protection. ....................

Any helmet you buy in New Zealand will offer Australian standard compliant protection as a minimum. This is assuming the fit is good. As you get further up the price ranges you will get huge benefits in weight, aerodynamics and noise - for $700 you should be fairly safe although a lot of experienced guys won't look at anything under $1,100.

[NinjaBoy]

In either case ever wonder how guys in MotoGP and SuperBikes come off at high speeds and walk off without a bruise most of the times? Well so I've been told that the leathers have to be really tight fitting so they don't move when you come off like yours presumably did.

Problems with that, again, if you're primarily commuting and on weekend rides it's just too much and too uncomfortable. Any one with solutions to this or can throw more light to it please?

I wear Cordura for commuting and a 2 piece A* Leathers for weekend stuff. Have experienced crashes in both.

When commuting you're generally travelling at slower speeds and are more cautious as you're in traffic. And also you tend to ride in most weather (rain and shine). Hence, IMHO I reckon Cordura is fine.

Weekend stuff is faster and often on Open roads where the road surface can be fiercely coarse. Leather is more abrasion resistant, hence I use leathers.

The key is to ensure that the armour fits firmly over the knees and elbows and cannot move. But not so tight it cuts off the circulation. While most people will get a good fit from an off the shelf suit, some may need a custom cut suit to fit their body shape.

My suit fits quite tightly around the arms/elbows but on a high speed low-side at the track there was still enough movement on the edge of the armour which broke the skin on my elbow. But then again I slid long and hard enough to wear a hole through the leather.

that's my $0.02

[texmo]

Hey Mikey why the hate dude? I admit i was being stupid and yep I stuffed up, I only have myself to blame. What exactly u angry at?
As u so kindly pointed out I did not get the ZX10R cause I would have killed myself. I listened to what ppl said on this forum and others around me.

As for the homo comment, errmmm nope I'm not.

Its mikey hes an angry, disturbed young man. just look at his first post. Probbly the best first post off all kiwibiker time, no wait make that best first post on an internet forum.

[skelstar]

mikey is a very clever young man. his 'im leaving' post is also one of the best of all time. more enemy makings/word than any other that I have seen.

[Marknz]

Glad you're alright fella. It was probably the armour that dug into your knee and caused the gash. And the bike can be fixed.

[loosebruce]

say (LooseBruce) was that u i was following home about a week ago?

Haha considering i've been in auckland for the last few years proberly not, but i always make an effort for a squirt up the nui when i'm back home for a few days catching up with the boyz oh and family, and then carry on down for a blast on coast rd
Coming back towards the hutt on the nui side is great for embarrasing boy racers on the back wheel of the Gix and that first left as you crest the hill by the lookout is crazy fast if you get it right (get it wrong and well......... lets not go there)

[mikey]

Hey Mikey why the hate dude? I admit i was being stupid and yep I stuffed up, I only have myself to blame. What exactly u angry at?
As u so kindly pointed out I did not get the ZX10R cause I would have killed myself. I listened to what ppl said on this forum and others around me.

As for the homo comment, errmmm nope I'm not.

im full of hate up to my nipples

[Ixion]

An interesting thought. But why only up to the nipples? Are you lactating hate, so it all leaks out your nipples and can rise no further? Does the hate not make a mess on your shirt? If you plugged your nipples, would the hate accumulate and cause you to explode? Or just give you a pair of honking man titties? All manner of fascinating conjectures and visions come to mind.