Here is my gt lights video
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=55607532
here is my video of my crash
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&channelID=50647505
check them out and if you know how i went down say something.I'd like to take turn 13 at a wider entrence but i kept going wide,so i went in the middle all day with no problem.
You definitely turn in sooner than I do. Now you know where to pass me.
Didn't see the crash, but got these for ya ;)
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It looks like you had two problems at the same time, first you got on the gas too hard too soon and slid the rear, then chopped throttle and then went into a front slide. I have not experienced that, but from the looks of it, it could have been a high-side. I guess there is a happy medium in there somewhere, correcting a rear slide without upsetting the front. Last year I had a problem with my kung-fu grip on the bars, after I loosened up a bit, the bike could correct itself easier. When you slide the rear again try keeping the same throttle position while the tire eventually gains grip.
when the bike went down it was on top of me till i hit the sand,so i guess i saved the bike that way.What i remember is the front pushing like i was on a dirt bike.maybe the rear slid first and was too close to the inside of the turn.Thanks alot.
Wish I could have been on track with ya... Still healing up from Daytona..
Mark- When you crashed in T13 I was two bikes behind you and making a pass on Bob Cole who was directly behind you. it seems to me that you tucked the front and not becuase of a rear end slide. In that area the track tends to be a little bumpy along with what I feel is a little too early turn in, at least compared to my line. I have tucked the front in that area many times but I have been fortunate to save it by diggin my knee into the pavement and getting onto the throttle a little. I have come to expect it each time I go through that corner. The 125GP bikes go wider into that turn and tighten the line as they approach T14. Hope that helps.
i do need to enter it from a wider line,for some reason i just wasnt able to get it correct there,guess i'll have to wait till next year to try again.
Quote from: apriliaman on April 13, 2009, 09:00:43 PM
when the bike went down it was on top of me till i hit the sand,so i guess i saved the bike that way.What i remember is the front pushing like i was on a dirt bike.maybe the rear slid first and was too close to the inside of the turn.Thanks alot.
You might want to check your rear ride height, we usually extend the shock bodies on the supersports. The rake on those bikes is just too long. Also, I did notice a bit of throttle variation at the time of the tuck. Staying on the throttle even when scrubbing off speed will help keep the bike in balance. More weight on the bigger tire... Not criticizing.. hope this helps.
Sorry about the get off. Glad you're OK.
All I know is watching those race videos gets me all pumped up!!
Quote from: jigs on April 15, 2009, 06:56:16 PM
All I know is watching those race videos gets me all pumped up!!
John, put down the penis pump and get your bike ready. :biggrin: