What a day, great to bad to great. *a few pics*

[McGee]

Got invited on a ride out by the garage I bought the GSXR at. I got there early and saw the owners awesome modded 'busa and a modded Gixer thou.

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Pointless mirrors but nice bikes

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k4 1000

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Tarty rear of the k4

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'Busa

Now the thing I liked about the busa was the huge rear tyre it was a 300.

Also the thing that made me look twice was the twin chain rear drive never seen that before.

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Once I was done perving over the two stretched bikes the other riders showed up.

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Nice bike a gixer 750 with a mixture of chrome and gold mods.

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Gsxr 600 that has seen track action also sounded nice as feck

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Another gix of the day was a very nice k5 gixer 1000.

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A nice Zed Ex the guy who rid this was a nutter and a great rider.

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RVT 1000 also another nice sounding bike.

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The owner of this r6 was also a nutter and a great rider

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So 9 of us all together. We set of at about 9.15 to lake lure (I think it was called) which was about a 45 mins (once again I think lol) from Gastonia. On the way I got to watch 4 of the riders (names withheld) mess about and wheelie along waving to the cars they passed on the high-way, best one was where the guy on the zed ex pulled up along side every one and grabed the front brake locking his front wheel quickly to make it squeal so you look at him and think wtf, then he moves onto the next person in the line. And your just left there with a stupid look on your face.

Another good bit was when they were slaloming through the lines on the road.

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Not normally one who takes a liking to the outdoors but I must admit the weather was awesome, and riding through the mountains here is recommended to every one I wish I could of stopped at some places to take pics of how great it was.

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My bike for the win

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This pic shows the size of the busa's rear tyre compared to the stock gsxr's tyre size on the right. The guy in the hat owns the busa the two men speaking told us about a route I regret going on.

Before setting off, every one filled up on gas. Nothing like the noise of 9 bikes, 8 of which had race cans filling up a tiny petrol station.

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Thanks to the owner of the green zed ex for paying for my tank of gas, still owe you one mate. He didnt even take the money I offered him.


The fun part:


30 mins in to the ride, I come off. Came into a corner way to fast (well it was to me) and there was gravel on the road or something I lost it going off road into what is best described as a gravel drive way I target fixated on the dumpster as it was directly in front of me and lost it completely. I thought I was going head first into it some how I didnt hit it but ended up on the floor next to it with my bike Laying next to me. If I would of gone head first I would of really gave a meaning to the term "binning it" lol.

Dont remember much before or after this part but I remember hitting the ground then laying there looking at the sky and hearing the owner of the r6 asking if I was okay. I got up a little bit after to find my visor ripped from my helmet. My helmet has a nice crack in it and some how the visor was unharmed. My jacket saved my ass all I have is a little bit of a burn where my arm rubbed the armour inside. By the looks of the marks on my helmet and jacket I landed on my head / shoulder first as I have very little damage to my boots there is a few scratchs and my right one is dirty as hell.

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The dumpster of DOOM!

Now I didnt know any of these people and they all came back when two of us went missing. It really shows that some bikers in the USA are just as they are in the Uk and I really appreciate the help they gave me yesterday. Top blokes the lot of them.

Oh by the way guess what I broke.....

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Yep the same indicator my old man broke and if you look under the suzuki name 2 engine bolts pushed threw the faring although the crash bungs saved my bike from a lot more damage. But the camera wont pick up the scratchs done to the paint.

After farting about for about 15 mins trying to get the visor back on my helmet. I felt like I could ride the rest of the way.... so I did, bad idea with a broken lid I know but what else did I have to do. To be honest I didnt see the crack till I got home.

I had some how lost all confidence in my self when It came to the corners and some of them were tight hair pin style turns with a sheer drop down one side. In one of them I braked late and nearly went right over the edge Im cringing now just thinking about how close I came to falling over the edge. (bet some of you wished it had happend ay )

The last time I attacked twisties like this I was on a rs125, and I had forgot every thing I was not looking through corners or nothing. I felt a right prat.

But thanks to the people I was riding with for pushing me on. Although now the adrenaline had worn off and my neck legs and arms were hurting something special.

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Didnt come out as I had hoped but still good, there is a drop the other side of that curb and the pussy in me I just edged towards it and peeked down I think the elevation was 3500 feet or something to that effect at that point. And after hearing all the jokes about me if it was that place I went down out etc was a great laugh.

We ended up going to the top of the mountain which was freezing while parking up these 2 birds got out of a car in really short shorts and small t-shirts while we were all freezing our arses off.

We ended up going into the restaurant to eat although, I just wanted a drink and some pain killers. Which I was given, thank you. Also got a free coke with a refill for free.

Now the way down would of looked ace on a front mounted camera. It was some amazingly tight bends that you can literally of got your knee down on every turn. But me wearing jeans didnt to be honest I would of wanted too. I was still in scared from my little crash lol.

Once again we stopped for gas then went about another 30 - 40 mins we stopped and relaxed for a while. I was far behind as I got scared at every turn lol.

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My bike next to busa.

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The ride home was uneventful apart from being shouted at by some kids from a an RV.

Spent from 9am to 7pm out on the bike I think the total trip came to 275 miles I enjoyed every second of it (except the crash).

Going to get a new lid today I hope.

Sorry for the lack of pics towards the end but after the crash I cant remember most of the day. I remember taking pics of what looked like clouds forming below us although it may of been fog.

Altough I did let down the English side when it came to riding but hey im still a newb. I did learn alot and got alot more to learn. Also thanks to them for being patient and waiting for me. They were all way better riders than me and I know I held them up but they still waited.

Also since waking up my right hands index, middle, and ring finger are numb its like I can still feel put real bad pins and needles when I touch something.

McGee
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[colin1]

nice pics, shame about the crash but ur bike is pretty much fine
what brand of crash bungs are they ? they seem to stick out further than other ones i have seen
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[McGee]

I wanted r&g's but they were out of stock so they are offical suzuki parts and they were 10 dollars cheaper. And I wrecked at about 15 mph im guessing and I say they did there job

Also this is the rear of the busa:

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And this is the rear of the Gixer thou which is a 280 I think:

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Also another shot of the strange chain set up on the Busa:

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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Andy C]

*little schoolgirl voice* hehe yours is so standard!!

[McGee]

[tokarev]

Thats a good write up! and nice pics of the bikes aswell.

Looks like you had loads of fun (apart from your accident of course )...seems to be nice place you live McGee!

[lilredmachine]

That 'Busa is just...

I don't know what to say about it, it's just too damn fine.

Shame about your crash, but yeah, get your damn standard chimney sorted out!
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[Rookie]

Sounds like fun. I would say 'except the crash', but I know you did it on purpose, just for some attention.

[wantser]

And where is the picture of the hot birds??

Good right up! Bloody good advert for crash bungs too!

Glad you're ok though.

Wantser
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[Nath]

How well did that Busa corner? Surely he must have been at the back of the pack the whole time in the twisties?
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[NSR-Rulez]

Unlucky mate, glad to hear your alright though.

Doesn't look like it'll be too much to repair.

Great pictures by the way, good to see someone in the world is having nice weather unlike us people in the UK.
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[McGee]

[Rookie]

You've got the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome like me, boy! Go to your docs and get it diagnosed, then just leave it be unless it gets painful.

[McGee]

[Deano]

WTF! An RVF1000 wat the holy mother fucker rubber dubber ducky hell is that.

[McGee]

[LUXY DJ]

WELL!!!! WTF can i say about that BADBOYBUSA!

i h8 the busa shape BUT THAT ONE IS AN EXCEPTION!!...kin LUSH!!! best by FAR the best busa iv ever seen

oh & btw that gixer thou has a nail in the rear tyre (well it looks like 1 anyway )

unlucky tho mate about your off but them crash mushrooms that dont cost NOTHING compaired to a new fairing all WELL worth the price
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[palmer]

bet that busa handles like shite.

[McGee]

Once again I will say it actually handled pretty well

The guy was a good rider.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Jack_Cheese]

That 'busa is like an ugly bird with a smokin' body. You'd ride it all night long, but you'd be scared to look at it for fear of throwing up.

Still, looks like a fun day out

I think it's come time for mcgee to get "this way up" stickers fitted to the belly of his bike

Jack
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[ram_doom]

Glad your ok mcgee, and glad the bike isnt too bad. Great read would like to try that road myself take me on a riding holiday!
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[swaffs]

Glad your OK Mcgee, great write up and you should get back out there and do the same ride at your own pace, to shake off the fear.

I'm sure you'll soon be back on it again.

You didn't let the brits down mate, you got up and carried on
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Bad news about the Crash, glad you've come out of it unscathed
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[McGee]

Cheers for the comments guys