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11-19-2012, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Bikes: 2010 R1, 2009 Roadstar Silverado, 2005 GS500F (wife's), PW50 (with training wheels), 2008 R6 (Sold)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Meister37
Yep cold tires can creep up on anyone! Even when you're not pushing it!
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11-19-2012, 09:45 AM
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The Lead Farmer
Join Date: Sep 2008
Bikes: 08 Raven R1, 97 F3, 94 VMax, 65 CA95, CRF80F, CRF70F, Cannondale F7, your mom.
Location: Indy area
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Originally Posted by z064life
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Especially the day after you install CF wheels and race tires, they REALLY suck in the cold.
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11-19-2012, 09:50 AM
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Need $ for bike parts
Join Date: May 2012
Bikes: 2011 R1, 2007 R6 (sold) 2004 R6 (sold) 2004 R6 (destroyed)
Location: Hudson, Wisconsin
Posts: 2,112
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Originally Posted by oftheworld
Thanks a lot guys and yeah I'm actually good only the lower fairing got scratched and those ebay frame sliders did the job.I never really believed in those sliders as the only cost 30bucks.but anyway yeah I saw the video and yeah I have never been on that road.just glad my first time ever falling happened like this and able to fix it and walk away.thanks guys and the camera was in 960p I think 30fps .and happened el paso Texas.also I knew my tires were not warmed so all in all was just me not thinking and booom here comes the craken .
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Could have been sandy too, with all that sand/dirt I saw along the curb.
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11-19-2012, 10:42 AM
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jan 2012
Bikes: 2007 r1!!
Location: Texas
Posts: 125
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the wifey was the one that i was most scared to tell.I instantly text everyone and everyone shows up to my house and we plugged in the gopro to the big screen and everyone asked. " what are you telling them before you fall CHECK This OUT!. then everyone at same time "gasp then ouuuch" lol. Hope this doesnt happen to anyone else learn from my mistake and well be smarter and think twice lol
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11-19-2012, 10:44 AM
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R1 Forum Star
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Meister37
Especially the day after you install CF wheels and race tires, they REALLY suck in the cold.
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and add in road debris and even Rossi can't keep it up 
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11-19-2012, 12:20 PM
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para bellum
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
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any landing you walk away from is a good landing.
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11-19-2012, 01:14 PM
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Just made this great wheelie.. did you see it?!
Join Date: Jun 2011
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exactly what happened to me last money .. when i finally got to work.. everyone was asking " did you have your gopro on" lol wish i did .. respect the cold as much as you need to respect your bike !
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11-19-2012, 01:49 PM
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Aug 2009
Bikes: 2009 Raven R1
Location: Happy Valley, Minnesota
Posts: 4,137
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Meister37
Yep cold tires can creep up on anyone! Even when you're not pushing it!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AKDMA
Listening to your throttle application and looking at the surface, coupled with the things you mentioned in the first post, I can't believe this hasn't happened before. Glad you aren't hurt.
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 Same thing I was thinking. Didn't sound too smooth on the throttle either.
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Originally Posted by Tim Radley
The full factory backed superbike r1's don't make 200bhp so its not happening here. 180 is pretty good, 185+ is exceptional. All this talk of 200+ is just horseshit
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11-19-2012, 02:04 PM
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jan 2012
Bikes: 2007 r1!!
Location: Texas
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Well now I'm willing to buy a lower fairing and few bolts
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11-19-2012, 02:22 PM
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kickin' at the darkness
Join Date: Nov 2006
Bikes: 2005 RAVEN R6, sold; PEARL WHITE 2009 YZF R1 ~ rip, CADMIUM YELLOW 2009 YZF-R1!
Location: British Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knackers
Didn't like the look of that road surface mate  |
yeh, i was gonna say... no offence op, but that stuff is just asking for trouble... I ride on that kind of surface when out touring, and i always play it extra safe on that shite... glad you're okay... but be careful out there.. i've had my back end slide out from under me even on hot tires so cold one's werent helping you any... 
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11-19-2012, 02:59 PM
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#31
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jan 2012
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None taken.it was my first time on that st.and first time ever seeing that kinda pavement.all in all lesson learned won't happen again and next time I won't wait until my tires are showing wires to change them
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11-19-2012, 03:17 PM
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para bellum
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
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cold ground, cold tires, too much lean, too much throttle, lesson learned!!!
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11-19-2012, 03:21 PM
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SuperModerateur
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Clearly, the GoPro is the culprit. If it weren't for that, there's no way this would be your first lowside on GoPro.
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Last edited by KMac; 11-19-2012 at 03:31 PM.
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11-19-2012, 03:24 PM
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LIVE EVERY MOMENT!
Join Date: Oct 2011
Bikes: 2010 r1
Location: Cali to NEW YORK
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looks like right before you went down you stop countersteering and turned the bars towards the turn. 
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11-19-2012, 03:26 PM
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para bellum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WestSide_'10R1
looks like right before you went down you stop countersteering and turned the bars towards the turn. |
front tire losing grip, 
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11-19-2012, 03:45 PM
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LIVE EVERY MOMENT!
Join Date: Oct 2011
Bikes: 2010 r1
Location: Cali to NEW YORK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kangaroo
front tire losing grip, |
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11-19-2012, 10:40 PM
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#37
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Totally Awesome!!!
Join Date: Aug 2012
Bikes: 01' ZX6R *sold, 04' YZF-R1 *sold, 10' YZF-R1
Location: Los Angles
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What kind of tires were you runnin???? They sucked big time!
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11-20-2012, 07:23 AM
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#38
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jan 2012
Bikes: 2007 r1!!
Location: Texas
Posts: 125
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Q2 after almost 3k .I much rather liked the bt 003 from beginning to end.ran them down and stuck oh so well
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11-20-2012, 09:49 AM
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#39
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para bellum
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
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michelin sucks when they get old.
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11-20-2012, 10:02 AM
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#40
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Location: Texas
Posts: 125
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Never used mich .only have used pireli .bridgestone.and dunlop
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