New Fireblade anyone?

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

https://article15.7inchtaint.com/pictures/cbr1000rrwreck/

He's a yank what can you say! Rolling Eyes

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Ouch

Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

He did a good job with that one didn't he!
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dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

He fully admits it was rider error. Every part of the bike apart from the engine block is damaged.

The most gutting thing is that the insurance company hasn't even assessed it yet and he's put down a deposit on a new black one that he was due to be picking up on the Friday afterwards! Shocked

Smoto Bob · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Karma :

his arm man, was he wearing a jacket. crash hat did a good job, if i was him i would get the same one again and put it down to enthusiastic testing Razz

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jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

At least the side stand still works! Very Happy

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Craig_ · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Karma :

Pfft he was slow, Ryan who we ride with wrote his off after 4 days, and he is an excelent rider.

Seem he late breaked and ran onto the white line, a lass called Amy we were riding with was on her NC30 on the white line coming the other way (out of all the people in all the UK 2 friends run into each other) and the NC took out the fireblades bottom panel, case, and managed to bend the crank.

Was Ryans fault from what i have heard, and Amy was thrown off the bike and had something like 40 stitches in her foot.

I think the new blade are out to kill other bikes, just 2 days back another one ran wide and nearly clipped me!
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dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

Not too sure when this happened, but generally the US take delivery of their new machines a month or so before we do over here. So this could well have happened before there were even any CBR1000's in the country.

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

What a waste of bike. How on earth did he manage that? Sad

Also looking at the cuts on his arm I don't think he would have been wearing a jacket. Clever thing to do on a bike as powerful as that. Rolling Eyes

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

He says he was out riding in a group on an unfamiliar road and was relying on watching the braking points of the bikes on front. Came into a left hander too hot and ran out of lean, says he was doing about 90mph at the time.

Suffered road rash, seems to be a typical US injury, warm weather = T-shirt. At least he was wearing a helmet.

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

He's lucky because I can't see many people walking away from a 90mph bin without a lid on.

He sounds like a right tool riding at 90mph on a road he's unfamiliar with whilst wearing only a t-shirt. Oh well i'm sure he'll learn. Confused

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

He was wearing a helmet.

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sorry I meant he was lucky to be wearing one.

Do you know if it was a scrapper in the end?

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

Think so, he said the frame was cracked and the footpeg had dented the swinger. Makes me sad to see it!

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Tell me about it, I was in the shop drooling over the new blade the other day, such a lovely bit of kit and some clown goes and does that to it, it can't of been more than a few months old. Evil or Very Mad

John · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Karma :

Ouch.

Looks like the bike went down very hard. I know it's totally smashed, but the bike still looks all in one piece, which is a good thing I guess.

I don't know the rider, but I'd say if had a smaller bike first that could have been avoided, surely those bikes have almost unlimited grip on a decent road?

Helmet looks to have held up very well, makes me wonder what would happen to mine in a crash!

Edit: He's been riding for 10+ years without a crash, so..er.. Embarassed

*retracts above*
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dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

Here's the link to the thread if you're interested. Looks like it was only a few days ago after all.

https://www.1000rr.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=452&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Hi
He's obvioulsy a nob and has no sympathy from me, although i do feel sorry for the bike. It's obvious he was just wearing a t-shirt, though I cant see it being 90 miles per hour because if he hit the floor at those speeds he'd have no arms left to be honest.

Luke

zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

arms: haha wear a jacket?
bike: poor ickle thing Sad

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Crazy Manx Man · The Fly Swatter Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Karma :

Got a friend who does the road marshalling at the TT every year and he's been given, along with the rest of the road marshalls a 2004 Fireblade to run in, in time for this years TT.

They look spectacular in the flesh! Ashame whats happened to this one....

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