Crashin...

[Super Dave]

First off, K3, thanks for your help.  Tore it apart, threw it together, done...then I go ride.  Thanks a million.  (Yes, it is hard for me to do everything...LOL!  I would probably be a faster rider if I would only concentrate on my riding... ;D)

Anyway, this weekend at Blackhawk...which we shouldn't have anyway because it just is pretty cool consistently...too cool to be racing and pushing to do anything without falling down...

So, people crash and they fell.  I tossed my pretty new bike down the road pretty good.  Others did the same, but are injured....

I'm lucky, I guess, but I have to say that my leathers, Vanson's, are awesome.  I have to give them credit for always protecting me.  For those of you that don't have Vanson's, or maybe a really good Japanese manufacturer of leathers, or a real American made set by like Bates or Z... you might get injured when you wouldn't with something like the previous examples...

Thanks for the help, K3...

And Tom Laning, Dave Vaughn, Joe, Andy, Paul, Russ, and everyone else.  I was just spinning around too!

http://www.vansonleathers.com

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

So I said to Dave, "Are you OK?"  "Oh yeah," he said.  "I'm fine."
Great.  Like we could even TELL if he had a head injury...

[Steviebee]

hehe  

[stumpy]

as I was on my way back to my pit on my xr50 I was joking with Dave yelling "I'm getting a bad head shake on this thing". He threw down his tools that he was using on his bike to give a hand when I had to tell him I was just joking! What a guy ;)

[EX#996]

So I said to Dave, "Are you OK?"  "Oh yeah," he said.  "I'm fine."
Great.  Like we could even TELL if he had a head injury...

LOL!!!   :D

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

I wish I had a camcorder in the corner station when that happened Dave. That was a WILD barrel roll your Yammie did. :o


BTW I like the "I slipped" comment you made when I got to you. ;D

[Super Dave]

Yeah, I got a couple of shots of it doing a "dance".  Brent Wyffles (sp) said it tumbled eight times.  Not sure if it did that many, but it makes a good story.

Rob, do you need to buy any gearing for your R6?  I've got some that I ordered for the '03, but they sent previous stuff.  So, I have to ship it back, or sell it.

And I did slip...LOL.

Actually, I think that as the weekend went on, the rear shock finally got some heat in it.  When I tossed it in there, the left before four, it compressed, but rebounded to fast, way too fast, and launched the tire free...  Weeeeee!  The Rodeo is on!

[tigerblade]

But...but...you're Super Dave...

I thought you were invincible?   ???


 ;)

[oldguy]

And a riding school instructor, for Gods sake!  :o

[Super Dave]

And, yes, instructor...

I've got to give my students the FULL picture of road racing right?  LOL!

(Whoops?!!!  I slipped!)

Invincable?  Maybe?

Well, after wadding my pretty bike, I did ride it away, got some quick help, parts, and managed to make Sportbike...

Did lead for two or three laps.  I thought it went ok.  And I was just getting a good feel for the bike.  

[tigerblade]

Do you have some before and after pics?

[chris_chops]

Dave, your killing me!  You practically post essays on other posts and now we don't get to read the details of the crash.  What happened?
 ???

Matt