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I don't ride on the street anymore. Its too dangerous and the 1199 can't be ridden flat out legally anywhere but the track. So that's where I take it now.

I'm sure I may crash sooner or later but at the track injury is far less likely.
 
Not to make light about anybody passing away it is always unfortunate and sad, and I too have lost relatives, friends and co-workers. I thought I was hot stuff on the streets, come to find out I was not doing anything but profiling and styling. I've learned so much about bikes, and my capabilities that I would have never obtained on the streets. I still recognize no place is 100% accident proof but at least I'm able to eliminate trees, ditches, cars, people texting-eating-talking-putting on make up, DUI's, deer, dogs, cats"¦"¦well you get the picture. TRACK!!!! For the last 6 years I only do track days for me!!!!
 
I have had a couple crashes, one of my fault, and one was caused by another driver. The one that was my fault, happened while I was riding some twisites agressively, and ended up with $7500 worth of damage and a hospital bill equal to that. Ive been riding with a titanium plate in my wrist for 5 years now. As soon as my cast came off, I was riding. Ive seen my buddies crash and come away with a few scratches (more on the bike than them). Weve helped each other fix the bikes and continue riding. If you cant have these sorts of things happen without wanting to call it quits, then its probably time to trade the two wheeler in. We all know crashing is an accepted risk to what we do. Of course I had some hesitation my first track day back from crashing my bike, but I just blocked it out, dropped my shoulder, and rode through it.
 
Russellville road outside of Franktown...has some good curves and is fairly light traffic with two really long wide open sections that you can see all intersections way in advance of getting there.

Should be 7-10 miles long total. Wraps back around to Parker Rd.
 
My buddy got his estimate for the repair of his S1000rr...now bear in mind that apart from a sliced coolant hose bike was rideable...Ugly( aren't they always :) ) but rideable...Estimate came to $8500 which seems ridiculous to me...
 
I believe the majority of bikers (all kinds of bikes) out there are successful because they do weigh the risks (not sure about crotch rocket riders, however, haha). I think those that don't weigh the risks are foolish and it will catch up with them sooner or later.

Given this, superbike riders who think that they can ride their bikes on street anything beyond 3/10ths or so are again, foolish and its only a matter of time when the conditions exceed their reaction speed and capability. Bottom line, drive your bike, no matter how capable it is on the spec sheets, like a mundane, safe, and attentive bike rider, and your risk will be lowered dramatically. But where's the fun in that you may ask? We'll I cannot answer that question for you, but I will say that for me, part of the fun is in appreciating the capability of the bike, but not necessarily ever exercise it on public roads or in traffic. My advice is if you cannot afford to get to the racetrack and need to get your speed fix on a superbike, then perhaps a superbike is not for you, when considering your safety and the safety of others. Hope this helps
 
Had another crash today. He was ok, but the bike was pretty f'd. Rode it back though, just needed some duct tape. Picts on request lol.
 
Good thing he bought some duct tape, needed it to limp home. Even had to duct tape the kickstand up...


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What happened?? Never thought of carrying duct tape. Good idea. Maybe some cable ties also?
 
iamlance said:
What happened?? Never thought of carrying duct tape. Good idea. Maybe some cable ties also?
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He overshot a corner and slid through somebody's yard lol. I don't like going fast here; too many mailboxes, trees, and parked cars. There are very few barren back roads. We also buried the broken fairings lol.
 
This is a great thread. Good to learn from others experiences without having to go through the pain yourself if avoidable. May be second nature to some of you, but I was riding in the del water gap, some nice twistes, and for some reason, my sixth sense intervened telling me not to ride to the limits and hit apex right at the corners of the yellow lines ( thank you inverse) because 5 seconds later, a yellow mustang crosses over the yellow line, and it would have been a head-on if I wasn't closer to the middle of the road having a safety cushion. Crazy drivers/ riders out there. Be careful fellow ducatista

Sucks, coz the outcome would have been horrible, through no full of mine, and nothing I could have done about it.
 
Fragile said:
I believe the majority of bikers (all kinds of bikes) out there are successful because they do weigh the risks (not sure about crotch rocket riders, however, haha). I think those that don't weigh the risks are foolish and it will catch up with them sooner or later.

Given this, superbike riders who think that they can ride their bikes on street anything beyond 3/10ths or so are again, foolish and its only a matter of time when the conditions exceed their reaction speed and capability. Bottom line, drive your bike, no matter how capable it is on the spec sheets, like a mundane, safe, and attentive bike rider, and your risk will be lowered dramatically. But where's the fun in that you may ask? We'll I cannot answer that question for you, but I will say that for me, part of the fun is in appreciating the capability of the bike, but not necessarily ever exercise it on public roads or in traffic. My advice is if you cannot afford to get to the racetrack and need to get your speed fix on a superbike, then perhaps a superbike is not for you, when considering your safety and the safety of others. Hope this helps
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I agree completely.
That's why I love the pani. You can ride it around town in 3rd gear at reasonable speeds(standard gearing), and still be able to fully appreciate the fact that your riding a thoroughbred:)
It's especially good riding through tunnels with Termi's. It's validated when you see people in cars wind down their windows when they are near you, so they can hear it better for themselves:D
 
This is a great thread. Good to learn from others experiences without having to go through the pain yourself if avoidable. May be second nature to some of you, but I was riding in the del water gap, some nice twistes, and for some reason, my sixth sense intervened telling me not to ride to the limits and hit apex right at the corners of the yellow lines ( thank you inverse) because 5 seconds later, a yellow mustang crosses over the yellow line, and it would have been a head-on if I wasn't closer to the middle of the road having a safety cushion. Crazy drivers/ riders out there. Be careful fellow ducatista

Sucks, coz the outcome would have been horrible, through no full of mine, and nothing I could have done about it.
 

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