Bulletproof idiots

[Waylander]

Where you thought you'd be back in the same day..

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Actually, I only had to overnight for one of them. And that was the crash up towards Whangarei ( my have misspelled that....)

[Quartermile]

Ah let the insane bastards trash thier 250's just means Ill get more for mine

[moT]

i find that i crash more trying to ride safely than rideing fast but in any case i refuse to learn my lessons

[ManDownUnder]

See my signature... for moral reasons this Dragon is out

[Arthur]

Ah let the insane bastards trash thier 250's just means Ill get more for mine

The only reason my 250 was written off, was because some young muppet failed to carry out his responsibilities as a driver ie. failing to give way (you could even say he failed to look). According to the cops, the speed at the moment of impact was 52 (in a residential area). A bandit 250 is by no means a powerful bike, but there is a reasonable amount of boogy for your buck - I've had other riders ask me if I'm riding round on a four or six hundy, simply cos of the way I was riding at the time - although that may have more to do with learning on the dirt. I see exactly what you mean about the price going up though - Holeshot have got a '94 bandit 250 that they want to flick off for $4500....

[marty]

i thought this sounded familiar

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...oof#post983858


it's not about the bike - it's the attitude to it that will hurt. some of the stories i've heard about cars supposedly pulling out in front of riders, and the rider HAVING to lay the bike down....what the fuck is up with that?

and 52k at the moment of impact only means - what was your speed at the start of braking? very easy to wash 20kmh off in 20 metres. i had a very serious crash in a car and my speed at impact was only 42km/h. speed at start of braking was minimum 58kmh. braking length - 14 metres.

[Arthur]

it's not about the bike - it's the attitude to it that will hurt. some of the stories i've heard about cars supposedly pulling out in front of riders, and the rider HAVING to lay the bike down....what the fuck is up with that?

and 52k at the moment of impact only means - what was your speed at the start of braking? very easy to wash 20kmh off in 20 metres. i had a very serious crash in a car and my speed at impact was only 42km/h. speed at start of braking was minimum 58kmh. braking length - 14 metres.

I wish I could tell you exactly what happened, but I don't remember anything. From what I've been told by people who were there and the cops, I think I would have had 10 metres - if that. Once you take the reaction time out of that, you'd be lucky to wash off 5k's. I didn't drop the bike either - it hit the car, then I hit my fuel tank. One of the dangly bits got caught in between me and the tank, so I think that may be the reason I don't remember anything...

[jade]

2 strokes are not for learners.
my first three bikes are all strokers and ive crashed them all, 10 crashes in total, ive hit a car at 80 on a nsr = broken femeur in 5 places
im alive because of sheer luck, nothing more, nothing less, Luck.
6 months since the last crash, ive finally learned my lesson

[Mr. Peanut]

2 strokes are not for learners.
my first three bikes are all strokers and ive crashed them all, 10 crashes in total, ive hit a car at 80 on a nsr = broken femeur in 5 places
im alive because of sheer luck, nothing more, nothing less, Luck.
6 months since the last crash, ive finally learned my lesson

You're a moron, I've crashed once.
I got an NSR250 as my first bike, and I'm upgrading to a ZX10.

I can handle anything. Bulletproof? Pah, im hydrogen bomb proof!

[marty]

Who are you to judge these people on their choices of bikes.. sounds like you're a learner yourself. There will come a time when you'll need horsepower to get you out of trouble, horsepower that your GN is lacking in.

that'll be from the horsepower that got you IN trouble in the first place?

[Mr. Peanut]

The only time I've really scared myself is when I didn't have enough power.

[Zealot]

Wow, I'm flattered luka. Except you judge me without even knowing me. You'll realise I'm about as far from a boyracer as possible...

[SwanTiger]

Mark has already won this contest, he has written off 3 vehicles and crashed too many to count in just 18 or 20 months of being on the road.

He is a walking legend.

Congratulations Mark!

[Xtat1k]

Agreed Skidmark wins the trophy lol, I've binned once, evil gravel.