crash due to stupid mistake.

firefox · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

Well today i decided to go for a ride, as i left my house i accelerated to go up the street. went from 1st to 3rd and felt the front wheel start to hover, as i closed the throttle nothing happened and the bike continued to speed up, pulled the clutch in but it was too late was around 40 - 50 mph then bang, hit a wall and bike flew off to the left dragging me up the road, my new siddi boots are a bit melted, the sides and my jacket is ripped along the arms, made it through to the armor but the knox protectors put up a good fight, as for bike; right side is all scraped with a snapped front pipe, front forks seem to be a bit twisted, bars left side is up right side is down, front and back wheel buckled. one more lesson learned the hard way,

ride safe dodge
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*officer* what caused the crash ? *firefox* you see that wall up there sir ?
*officer* yes what about it *firefox* i tooted my horn but it refused to move i had to teach it a lesson.

thefallenange... · Crazy Courier Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Karma :

was this on the DT because it sounds nasty.
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

So what was your mistake then?
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firefox · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

They do and I have a six inch scar up my left arm from a wall but that was the outcome of some stupidity not the stupidity itself. Why did your motorcycle decide to go into a wall and what was your mistaken imput into the situation?
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Nice edit

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Jai466 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Karma :

Did you try to slow down?

How about emergency stop, or maybe not at that speed?

Cigaro · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Karma :

Sounds nasty.

Glad you're OK mate.

Sounds like a stuck throttle or something?

NSR Mick · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Karma :

I had a stuck throttle once, water in the cable used to freeze. Embarassed

Caused internal bleeding once when it stuck and I demolished a neighbours fence. Laughing

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tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

Or Down shifting into 1st so he couldnt hit the wall as such a speed.

id rather possibly knacker a gearbox than ride into a wall Laughing

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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

I don't understand, you drove into a wall ? why ?
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yankeedoodle · Nearly there... Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Karma :

I caught it on camera for you guys Thumbs Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iowgU3udnSc
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element · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Karma :

bikerchick82 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Karma :

I'm really sorry, I'm not laughing at you...

Thread title is "crashed" and your username is "firefox"....

All is not lost for IE then Wink

On the other hand, shitter about the crash but you live and learn, next time you'll remember about clutch and kill switch won't you? Wink

Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Just so you know, I rated this cool not because I'm glad you came off but because it makes a nice change to see someone man up to the fact he made a mistake, no diesel or teleporting kittens.

Glad you're well enough to be posting it and hope a new bike comes along soon, one word to remember though. Maintenance Wink

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Jai466 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Karma :

Sorry where the kill switch on the bike ?? Turn the engine off, with the clutch pulled in?

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tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

my current bike dosnt.
but dosnt mean i can stop it on the go, you just whip your key to the left blatently, as it stops the electrics so no spark..
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Jaloopa · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Karma :

My Dad was telling me about an incident he had back before killswitches were commonplace (in the 70s). He was on a big single (possibly 650) and the throttle jammed open. The only way he could stop it before the junction that was coming up was to reach down and disconnect the spark plug.
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