Edwards On Fire

[Mitch]

What's the worst thing that can happen to you on a motorcycle? How about the fuel cap coming off and pouring petrol all over you and a hot engine? While you are on the fastest part of a GP track.
That's what happened to Colin Edwards in first free practice today at the Sachsenring.
As he braked from over 160mph (it's a slow track), fuel surged out of the filler and ignited. Colin did the only thing possible and jumped off. The Aprilia Cube barrel-rolled into the gravel trap in a ball of flame, trailing burning fuel. Colin got to his feet and wandered around in circles for a few moments, leathers visibly singed. He has minor but painful burns to his left wrist and inner thigh.

COLIN EDWARDS:
"I can only say that I must learn the track in the best way and I am improving lap by lap. But today I discovered that the barbecue is a terrible thing if you are in the wrong side! At the beginning of the session when I was riding with the new chassis on I saw some drops in the visor: I immediately thought at the rain and then the water cooling of a bike in front of me. But I felt something cold on my neck and after a few seconds a big heat. That was FIRE! I was completely wrapped by the flames and I decided to jump off quickly. I felt really scared but I hope this was the only one of my life!"

[Mitch]

 

[Mitch]

Must learn how to put more then one pic on at a time

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[wari]

A likely story from Colin ... bet it was flatulence !

[curious george]

Does this answer the jeans vs leathers debate?

[Coldkiwi]

excellent point george! KK ARE YOU READING THIS!? (especially with your bodginess, if it can happen to a GP bike, it can happen to yours)

Man.. thats gotta be a freaky thing to have to jump from your bike at that speed!! I was wondering how that fire had started. I wonder if that fire is at all related to that RSV that caught fire a few SBK rounds ago in one of the Italy rounds? A possible design flaw with Aprilia fuel caps?

[Kwaka-Kid]

ahh yeah alright alright.. but its so restrictive...

still i bet jumping off would abeen fucking fun! wishitwasme in a way.

i mean.. that sorta speed.. going for a free slide? fuck the bike they buy u a knew one, i bet it was a fucking good rush! beats drugs eh boys?

[Coldkiwi]

KK, you know what I said about your appalling post regarding your complete disregard for leathers  on the 'concern over protective gear' thread?... I take that back and reassign it to the dribble you just spouted. you really are beyond help.

 

[Kwaka-Kid]

*shucks*

cmon now CK, b nice!

meehe! im not talking about coming off in jeans, im saying in his leathers etc, it would beat the rainbows end rollercoaster now wouldnt it kids? for a few burns? peh, that beats the $25 odd it prolly costs to get into rainbowsend

its all good CK, on my VFR i ride really well and dont want to come off etc and actually have ridin twice in the new leathers (new to me that is) and its alright, otherwise ive been in the dry rider gear because of all the blimmen rain! sheesh i just want a clear day to ride this new baby in got new brake fluid for it today, and spark plugs for fun, oh and chain lube, and will adjust chain when i get a chance, not that its slapping yet or anything. im onto maintanence with this baby

[Mitch]

Originally posted by Coldkiwi
excellent point george! KK ARE YOU READING THIS!? (especially with I was wondering how that fire had started. I wonder if that fire is at all related to that RSV that caught fire a few SBK rounds ago in one of the Italy rounds? A possible design flaw with Aprilia fuel caps?

Apparently one of the pit crew didn't do the fuel cap up properly after filling it    Wouldn't you hate to have been him when Edwards got back to the pits hehe

KK you appear to have run out of excuses....................... Will we be seeing you at Pukekohe on Oct 5th for round one of the AMCC series???    HA

[Kwaka-Kid]

Sept 14th was my first date to run the bike, well was my dads, i realistically thought we wud miss it, i havnt paid and still need to find a way to get away with paying $130 on the day otherwise sod it the next open day im out.  and hmm, dunno, i still dont know what to do to get licence etc etc etc? :S and just wanna run the bike all on my lonesome a few times to get used to it having not ever riddin it b4, despite curiousgeorge wanting to come out at the same time (i bit just to take pictures and point and laugh when i fall!) so yeh, you tell me what i must do to become licenced?

[Mitch]

First you need to go and see Linda at the Auckland Motorcycle Club rooms on a Thursday night and join the club $45 I think.  Then you get an application form from there, fill it out, send it to MNZ in Huntly with $80 and HEY PRESTO they send you a motorcycle licence.

It would appear I was incorrect    You haven't anywhere near run out of excuses.  LMAO