Scenic Drive ate me

[EnzoYug]

Binned it on scenic drive.
Ouch.

First tight corner (headed to titarangi), the Lefthander marked at 35... came up on her fast 60 ish? peeled back to the 40's for the turn... sweet less than 10m from the exit.. well into the end of the turn no panic - having fun, the rear goes.

I'm on the ground sliding towards the gravel shoulder. Evey (my bike) is sitting in the gravel idling happily. Indicators, footpegs, mirror and lots of paint are lying all over the road.

Luckily I was riding with my new flatmate, he turned around and lent a hand. Pulled the RH side peg off and bolted it into the LH side slot backwards so I could still shift on the way home.

The worst bit is I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I've run that road many many times, hell I'd done that corner once already on the day but we had to backtrack for gas. The only thing I can think of was the fucking chain grease.

I'd greased up the chain the previous night and what normally happens is I clean a big stain of grease from the bottom of the tyre where the shit drips during the night. This day I'd forgotten to pull out the brake cleaner and give it a scrub. What an expensive mistake. Ouch.

[FJRider]

May not be that. A loose flat stone on the road...wrong place...wrong time...1001 things could have caused it. Watch road surfaces with care if you have time. REMEMBER you go where you look.
No injurys ??? What riding gear were you wearing ??? Is it intact ???FIRST off ???
GLAD YOU LIVED TO TELL US ABOUT IT. Bikes can be fixed/replaced

[0arbreaka]

scenic drive can be quite dodgy, I binned my gixxer on the road when I hit a gravel patch ages ago. Really nice road but you gotta be ready for what it throws at you. Glad to see your still with us.

[Forest]

Any chance it was cold tyres?

[cowboy]

I think I now the corner your talking bout.
Glad your ok but your lucky nothing was coming the other way

[Ixion]

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First tight corner (headed to titarangi), the Lefthander marked at 35... came up on her fast 60 ish? peeled back to the early 40's for the turn... sweet less than 10m from the exit.. well into the end of the turn no panic - having fun, the rear goes.

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The worst bit is I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ,,,.

Two words. Traction budget.

[Kelem]

I live off scenic drive, in woodlands park. there are always bits of rocks and crap on the road, not to mention the slow drivers or cars that pull out of driveways, patches of oil are common.
If i wanna go for a scratch Huia is a better ride but no cell coverage as i found out when i ran out of petrol

Glad your still with us

[Morcs]

Two words. Traction budget.

Pilot Powers FTW

[Ewan Oozarmy]

Two words. Traction budget.

Absolutely! Those Hyosung's come out of the factory with shit rubber.

[jrandom]

Beats me why anyone would ride quickly along Scenic Drive or the Huia road.



It's all narrow as, residential driveways everywhere; simply the wrong place to do anything but pootle along. Those roads are more or less just suburbia. I always feel like I'm about to bang my elbows on the trees on both sides through the corners. Even if the road was closed I wouldn't want to cane it along there.

The road to Bethells Beach is a much better bet for a fang.

Doesn't sound like EnzoYug was riding particularly quickly, though.

If the stock tyres are still on the Hyobag, that's what I'd blame.

[99TLS]

good to hear your ok, bike can be fixed, werent you doing mods anyway ??

[EnzoYug]

Absolutely! Those Hyosung's come out of the factory with shit rubber.

Yeah I know. That's why I've got Dunlop GT501's on them - never let me down... till now.

[Ewan Oozarmy]

Yeah I know. That's why I've got Dunlop GT501's on them - never let me down... till now.

Fair enough - can't blame the rubber then

You at work today, matey?

[EnzoYug]

good to hear your ok, bike can be fixed, werent you doing mods anyway ??

Aye - I was deep into modding. Luckily none of the bling bits had been strapped on or damaged! My shiny exhaust was still in one piece - good thing since it was my christmas pressie from the girlfriend!

[EnzoYug]

Fair enough - can't blame the rubber then

You at work today, matey?

I'm working from home, go the laptop! Probably drop in about 4 to pick up my bits and pieces for monday. I'll relay the full story to you then if you're abound.