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    Quote Originally Posted by HEADACHE View Post
    you need to put more effort in then, didn't your mother tell you, if a jobs worth doing, do it right or not at all.

    $150 is a bit expensive to repair a chipped toenail
    I didnt have to put any effort in, thats the painters job...

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHOPPA View Post
    I didnt have to put any effort in,
    probably the reason you "crashed"

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHOPPA View Post
    no different then crashing your own bike, just dont crash.... Ride at 95% and you should never crash.
    What if someone else takes you out?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    What if someone else takes you out?
    make it look good

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    make it look good
    No matter how good it looks it wont help pay for repairs.

    This is the dilemma, I have faith in my own ability but none in other people on the track after my last race meeting. When some moron crashes into you then doesn't even have the balls to come and say sorry, it's pretty sad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    What if someone else takes you out?
    Go smash the fucker.

    I would!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HEADACHE View Post
    Go smash the fucker.

    I would!
    Bit hard to get violent when you're spewing your ring out from the morphine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    Bit hard to get violent when you're spewing your ring out from the morphine.
    Patience is a virtue.


    Better for you to have the culprit wondering why a bit later anyhow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HEADACHE View Post
    probably the reason you "crashed"
    Quite the opposite actually...

    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    What if someone else takes you out?
    That is a risk you run but you can avoid those situations 90% of the time

    Quote Originally Posted by HEADACHE View Post
    Go smash the fucker.

    I would!
    Racing is racing, you might be a big tough guy off the track but that little dude can do a lot more damage to you on the track! Not that anyone thats serious about racing has that mentality

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHOPPA View Post
    That is a risk you run but you can avoid those situations 90% of the time
    That's the way I saw it. It's the risk you take to race but even a quick "hey sorry 'bout that, was my bad" would have been appreciated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    That's the way I saw it. It's the risk you take to race but even a quick "hey sorry 'bout that, was my bad" would have been appreciated.
    Of course they might not have thought it was their "bad" , they might be waiting for you to say sorry. ?
    "You never understood that it ain't no good, you shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you" - Bob Dylan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    That's the way I saw it. It's the risk you take to race but even a quick "hey sorry 'bout that, was my bad" would have been appreciated.
    Yeah i always apologise, did someone take you out Goblin...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wharfy View Post
    Of course they might not have thought it was their "bad" , they might be waiting for you to say sorry. ?
    Was no doubt it being his bad.
    His first time out on his brand new SV in F3 practice(post classics rider from way back). I had just done the Posties practice and went straight out again at the back of the F3 feild for some more laps. Saw this SV trying to keep up with the Motard in front of him. Was when there was a big tyre wall chicane just before the back straight on track2. Well he saw the tyres, panicked, grabbed a handfull of front brake and did a huge stoppie into the tyres. His bike bounced off and took my bike out from underneath me. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and accept that.

    That was the last round of the PMCC summer series in April '07. Havn't raced since but with Shaun's generous help getting my little racer back in running order I hope to get out there again real soon.

    Have toyed with the idea of leasing a bike but there's that nagging doubt about being taken out again and not exactly being in a financial position to pay for repairs puts me off.

    In saying that, this bike leasing idea sounds perfect for young racers to learn and make a name for themselves. It has huge potential!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    That's the way I saw it. It's the risk you take to race but even a quick "hey sorry 'bout that, was my bad" would have been appreciated.
    that guy phucked up his wrist real bad from that "incident", he no longer rides a bike. Karma's a biatch!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    Was no doubt it being his bad.
    His first time out on his brand new SV in F3 practice(post classics rider from way back). I had just done the Posties practice and went straight out again at the back of the F3 feild for some more laps. Saw this SV trying to keep up with the Motard in front of him. Was when there was a big tyre wall chicane just before the back straight on track2. Well he saw the tyres, panicked, grabbed a handfull of front brake and did a huge stoppie into the tyres. His bike bounced off and took my bike out from underneath me. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and accept that.

    That was the last round of the PMCC summer series in April '07. Havn't raced since but with Shaun's generous help getting my little racer back in running order I hope to get out there again real soon.

    Have toyed with the idea of leasing a bike but there's that nagging doubt about being taken out again and not exactly being in a financial position to pay for repairs puts me off.

    In saying that, this bike leasing idea sounds perfect for young racers to learn and make a name for themselves. It has huge potential!
    You might have a new zx10 to race very soon

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