geez that looks like my old bike. shame it's now fucked
geez that looks like my old bike. shame it's now fucked
Forum whore
I hope the comments of your last post are truly honest. It may be that this has been a wake-up call that could change quite a few things for you. In time when the memory of this accident fades, remind yourself. Whatever it takes to reinforce the sentiments you've stated in your last post and remember the milimetres away from suffering from death you were.
I'll reserve judgement until you ride responsibly enough to provide an example that may stop someone else from killing themself. Until then I'll watch your progress with interest.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
Forum whore
Stop Being A Stupid!
For whom the bell tolls
we were westlake sluts, used to do rowing thats how i know him.Originally Posted by Dynamytus50
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Hardcore Biker
word ^^
Thats a big thing I want to do, If my mates do decide to push it, I'll hang back, id rather be called slow than a fucking idiot.yeah, good to read your last post. If you meant it, then it's a start to becoming a more responsible rider... Ride with more mature KBers who are not into their ego and don't mind slowing down and showing you anything or 2. Listen to them. I did and am better for it!
to colapop:, It was a wakeup call, Im well aware how close to death i could have been and I have no intention of putting myself in that position again, ive walked away from so many crashes, I believe my 9 lives are up and there wont be a tenth, im currently walking to work and spending my nights on the rebuild, its not a bad one but im gonna take my time and think about some riding principles I want to embrace, will take some photos of the rebuild and post them eventually, expect to see some carbon fibre.
Ill be back on the road before christmas, i look forward to meeting some of you, hopefully as a more sensible person and rider alike
Confident the aprilia rsv4, IS the one
Fair weather rider
good man, starting to like you now
putt putt
Rider Coach
Try, in the right hands it will leave my 600 for dust!
Now back to the read before I add my ten cents worth.
Rider Coach
Righty tighty,
Lucky for you Cam I read all the posts to the end.
I was going to give you a roasting like most of the others have.
I think it is starting to sink in for you, now don't beat yourself up too much.
Rebuilding the bike might be a good lesson for you, as you will at least learn the lesson of how much it takes to fix a fine piece of machinery, and have a bit of respect for it.
Now, you mentioned that it takes a few hours of practice to learn something? I can't exactly remember what, but I was thinking more like YEARS!
In fact, when asked when I learned how to ride, I say, "I still am, I've been riding for the last 30, but still learning".
Coming up to a corner at 120 and grabbing a fist full of high performance brake on a light little bike with a nice sticky tyre will lift the rear wheel, no worries.
I bet once you "Slow Down" and come back to that bend in a few years you will find that you can actually take it at 100 without an issue.
Take it real slowly, and ask more experienced riders how to do it properly. Rapping around the roads with your mates may seem like fun, but there has to be a lot of control of the situation when the experience level is low.
So there is my ten cents worth anyway.
Meanie rider
Have read the whole thread and agree with the many wise comments made about riding skills and how to stay alive in the future. If cjade1 is sincere in his post #77 then he has learned from this and I don't want to comment further.
There is another issue...
This guy cjade1 says...
"This is not the first time ive crashed oh no.
Had a couple minor ones on the gn125, had 2 on the nsr where a driver pulled out and I locked the front wheel by accident,
Had a bad one on the nsr where I came around a corner and hit a turning car at around 90, I broke my leg in 5 places, rebuilt the bike over 4months on acc, took it out for its maiden voyage, front wheel locked after 15mins and I went over the handlebars and up the road, got an aprilia, kept it mint for 5 months then got knocked off by an asian driver at 50k, Insurance came through and I got the new bike 4 days ago, now its gone..."
I ask what 'race' was the driver of the car that pulled out and caused the 'minor' crash on the GN125? What 'race' was the driver of the car that was turning and cjade1 crashed into it? Why is it so important to mention the 'race' of the driver who knocked him of the first Aprilia? This is unneccessary discrimination and paints asian drivers in bad light. There are bad drivers of all races! We see them all the time everywhere we ride.
Has anyone heard "...crazy caucasion drivers..." or "Irish drivers" or "Spanish drivers." I don't think so.
We should be encouraging good drivers rather than condeming riders of a particular race after stereotyping them.
Bend-it makes some straight-up logical points in the beginning of his thread: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34819
Are you taking any prescription medication? [Rain Man]
Hardcore Biker
To help put things into perspective, here are some of the specs on the Aprilia RS 250:
Max Power : 72.5 hp 52.9 kW @ 11900 rpm (rear tyre 64.3 hp @ 10400 rpm)
Max Torque:40 Nm @ 10750 rpm
Dry-Weight :140 kg
Braking 60 - 0 / 100 - 0 (mph): 12.8 m / 37.7 m
Standing ¼ Mile (400 mtrs) :12.2 sec / 174.3 kmh
Top Speed: 206.8 kmh
This little baby will easily out gun a lot of 600's, most 650 twins, and the 400's in the right hands. It's a bike that not only commands respect, but demands it.
This whole "bad asian driver" thing is really ironic, as it's the Japanese (asians) who make some of the fastest and most powerful cars and bikes in the world to day. They can't all be bad drivers then, can they?
Hardcore Biker
that not only commands respect, but demands it. /quote
I like this saying
As for the asian driver yes I can see why that would be an issue, its a valid point and unfair to stereotype people.. I'll edit my post, again, a lesson learned
Confident the aprilia rsv4, IS the one
Forum whore
Bwahahaha...you've obviously never driven in Spain or Ireland then. I won't even mention the French but suffice to say that none of the above are as scary as your average kiwi driver.
Last edited by scracha; 21st September 2006 at 20:15. Reason: typo
Meanie rider
Nah I haven't driven in Spain or Ireland!
Every country has its homegrown idiot drivers though.
Are you taking any prescription medication? [Rain Man]
I blame the Labour Government
I stopped reading after page five because it was all much of a muchness, good thing your not too hurt! I suggest you go for a slower bike, I found when I was nailing my cars around, it wasn't the speed that did it for me but taking the car to its limit, I had a 400hp skyline and did well over 200kph in it but before that I had a 1000cc mini and did about 130-140kph in it and had much more fun in the mini!!! I cruize along at 130-150 on my rg150 and have a great time, bearing in mind that 150 is giving it shit all the time. Just get a bike with less capabilities and go from there, when you can scrape the pegs on all the corners you go around on the rg150 (not that i can, but on a few i can) then you upgrade your bike. The aprilla rs250 has awsome breaking capabillities and nothing was wrong with the bike when the rear end lifted you were breaking too hard, simple as that. I love biking more than driving a car (which I never thought would happen, cause i LOVE cars) and was/is a hoon but have only had one accident that was my fault and two accidents that weren't my fault and i'm sure many people think i'm a reckless idiot but I have done 2 defensive driving courses and they have gotten me out of trouble (or avoided getting into trouble) more times then I can count. Keep riding, do a course, get a slower bike
glad your ok.
From American dad :
American dads dad: Breaking into a safe is like making love to a woman
American dad: So you just pound on it for two minutes until your done?
Cowabunga!
Bad luck! So sorry to hear..i would hate to even bin my bike after a year let alone 4 days.
Sete you will be missed, champion at heart.
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