Daaaaaammmmnnnn Wow, good one Todd!!!! Glad you are okay Bro. Crashing in turn 3 usually equals demolished bikes. YOU got lucky, the bike did not. Cold tires suck!!!! Jeffro
Lok at the close up pix - made no difference to the bike at the point if it were upside hanging from a chain hoist....
Cri-kees! Yep...that sucks...a bad turn for sure. Especially when riding a mountain bike after chugging a 40 and trying to ride a standup wheelie I can't believe they haven't put some massive berm there too like they have everywhere else...or it just way off the track? Damn...Even hearing about crashing sucks. But I bet you don't go out on cold tires again. I'm scared to go out on cold tires and old tires...especially old cold tires... And what's up with the out of focus picture...
ok, sorry for sonding stupid, but i would have thought that all the internals wouldnt be to happy on there side? i mean like valve seals, fork seals, having engine oil trying to seep past the rings since its holding back the majority of whats in the crankcase, that type of stuff. i know most car engines dont take it real well being upside down, are the bike engines designed differently to where it doesnt effect them? just wondering, you know stupid newbie questions.
Yep! Been there, done that. Under the Bridge of the old Turn 11 at Road A. The fact that it happened on the 2nd lap of my first race was even worse The LEAST of my worries was oil in the top of the motor. Scott P.
That bike would have to spend more than enough time upright getting fixed for everything to seep back where it belongs. No way it was getting fired back up anytime soon, so no worries.
that bike was too pretty!!! there lies the problem. You've got to keep them as ugly as possible. 3 to 4 cans of spray paint always do the trick. The cheap stuff. Not the $6 can. The $2.97 "Builders Mark" from Home Depot. I recommend smacking her around a good bit once you get it painted. That ought to put her in her place. Good luck