Spice up your commute...

**Mikkel** · 24th March 2009, 19:06

...by loosing the front wheel going around a left hand corner at about 50 km/h.

Between a motard and proper riding gear it's a curious, and hardly painful at all, experience somewhere between sliding and flying. Also, the sparks that a sliding motorcycle makes are rather pretty.

Yay for motards - they crash well.
Yay for pre-crashed leathers - they are used to the treatment.
Yay for fat white stripes - they will remind you of how big an idiot you are.

Not even the cop bothered to stop while I was parked up rather oddly on a grassy area between the dual carriageways.

**SeppoDave** · 24th March 2009, 21:19

Nice going Mikkel!

Nothing like a lowside to make you feel embarrassed but (relatively) unhurt. I did the same at Taupo the last track day. A little faster, maybe 80, but apart from some scratches to the handguard the only other damage was to the ol' pride. Mind you, a few bruises started to show on my pride a few days later!!

Gonna try it again this Saturday!

**Mikkel** · 28th March 2009, 19:29

Looks like something did happen after all. My muffler mount has broken off the subframe - bugger bugger bugger. Just found out tonight while out on a piece of farm track. Some #8 wire broken off a fence saw me home without it falling off. Still, fuck it!

**Spuds1234** · 28th March 2009, 21:11

Ouch Mikkel, Im sorry to hear that.

Any idea when it will be back on the road?

**Mikkel** · 28th March 2009, 23:45

Originally Posted by Spuds1234

Ouch Mikkel, Im sorry to hear that.

Any idea when it will be back on the road?

Since the spill it has only "left" the road for approximately 1 hours. 30 mins on wednesday heading up to the Summit Road via unothodox means and likewise today

As said, they crash well.

Gotta sort out something to prevent to muffler from literally rattling off though.