From: JayC on
> Define crash.  I rarely crash anymore, but I do fall.

OK - I'm choosing to define a crash as something that costs $100 or
more in mechanical or medical repairs. I haven't crashed in a long
time either.

Nope - that's a lie. Almost forgot, I "crashed" my pickup truck last
month...$2300 definately qualifies.

JayC
From: The Real Bev on
JayC wrote:

>> Define crash. I rarely crash anymore, but I do fall.
>
> OK - I'm choosing to define a crash as something that costs $100 or
> more in mechanical or medical repairs. I haven't crashed in a long
> time either.

First time I got thrown off my Ducati at ~50 mph trying to diagnose a
speed wobble by tweaking the bars to make it wobble more. I probably
spent $10 on body-repair supplies (ever soak off a 1/4" scab from your
midsection?) but more than $100 getting my triple-clamp straightened.
(Cause of wobble: new rear shocks an inch too long.)

Second time I rode off a 6-foot cliff and dislocated my collarbone
permanently. No repairs (other than ultrasound, which is worth every
penny it costs) necessary, but the diagnosis cost a couple of office
visits.

The third was two years ago skiing, when I broke two ribs and tweaked a
knee. Oh, wait, that didn't cost anything for at least a year, when I
finally went to the orthoguys for a diagnosis: "No problem, you're good
to go."

The fourth doesn't really count: I fell off the hood of my truck
getting down from washing the windshield. That cost over $1K and a lot
of PT, and the hip still isn't right.

Jeez -- on reflection, I've led a remarkably undamaged life...

> Nope - that's a lie. Almost forgot, I "crashed" my pickup truck last
> month...$2300 definately qualifies.

--
Cheers, Bev
================================================================
I didn't break it! It was doing that before I broke it... er...
From: CrashTestDummy on
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:09:18 -0800 (PST), JayC <jwc(a)sysmatrix.net>
wrote:

>> Define crash. �I rarely crash anymore, but I do fall.
>
>OK - I'm choosing to define a crash as something that costs $100 or
>more in mechanical or medical repairs. I haven't crashed in a long
>time either.
>
>Nope - that's a lie. Almost forgot, I "crashed" my pickup truck last
>month...$2300 definately qualifies.
>
>JayC

Damn, I've never crashed then! The closest I came was going over
the bars -- hard -- on my old SL125 where I bent the front wheel and
cut a gash in my chin that required 4 or 5 stitches. I smacked the
wheel with a rock to straighten it out enough to clear the forks
during rotation and rode home. I believe the ER bill was about $65 and
a salvaged wheel cost me around 20 bucks or so. Oh yeah, and a new $10
tube. So I was *close* to crashing. ;-p



Fred Bradford - CrashTestDummy
fjbradfordREMOVE(a)tx.rr.com
From: sturd.virtec on
The Real Bev admits:

> First time I got thrown off my Ducati at ~50 mph trying to diagnose a
> speed wobble by tweaking the bars to make it wobble more.

There is something fundamentally stupid about that. Not
meaning to insult you or anything but damn that was dumb.

I like it.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
From: Craig on
On Jan 24, 8:00 pm, sturd.vir...(a)gmail.com wrote:

> There is something fundamentally stupid about that. Not
> meaning to insult you or anything but damn that was dumb.
>
> I like it.

I crashed the RZ at Summit Point one time. Afterward, it would start
wobbling violently whenever I shifted to top gear on the straight.
Back at home my buddy and I started throwing front end parts at it
'til it had a complete known good front end, but the wobble didn't
stop. We brilliantly decided that he would ride his bike next to me on
the "test track" (local highway) to see if he could spot the problem
when it started. I didn't have the sack to stay in it once it started
and I'd always back off. He got frustrated and insisted we swap bikes.
He got it up to speed and the wobble started. Not only did he stay on
the throttle, he stood on the pegs and leaned over the front end to
have a look.

Remarkably, he's still alive.

Turned out to be a bent swingarm.

Craig
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