zxlnt
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posted November 02, 2001 09:59 PM
 Edited By: zxlnt on 2 Nov 2001 22:27
Fuck I crashed!!!!!!
Well fuck me. I crashed my damn bike tonight about an hour ago or so. Pride is hurt more than anything. I had just got on the bike and left to go for a spin. Went to take the first corner, only going 25 or 30 mph or so and washed the front end out. Cold tires and cold pavement don't mix. Both lowers are fucked as well as the upper, blinker punched hole in on side when it flipped over in the grass. Alternator cover ground down pretty good and clutch lever is rashed as well as mirror and left passenger peg. Upper fairing bracket looks like its bent as well. This sucks, supposed to be warm again today, but no riding for me. I just want to get it fixed. I dont even want to see it until my bike is fixed 100 percent.
Oh yeah a little rasberry on right knee. Visor on helmet scratched a little spot on left arm when I went down and thats it, pretty off well I would say..
  
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TurboBlew
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posted November 02, 2001 10:19 PM
Sorry about your fall!!! Cold pavement and tires dont mix at all!! Kept being reminded of it all last Sat. night!! Having a nearly bald tire doesnt help much either!! 
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e_ticket
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posted November 02, 2001 10:29 PM
ouch. crashing sucks. 
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BA
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posted November 02, 2001 10:59 PM
Man ZXLNT, I'm really sorry to hear that!! Really sorry.
Glad to hear you're ok, too.
I know what you mean about not wanting to see it again until it's 'whole'. At least it's winter time. :-/
Hope the insurance pans out well for you.
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lubricity
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posted November 03, 2001 01:40 AM
Good that you are ok.
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harryzx-12
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posted November 03, 2001 01:58 AM
I'm glad you didn't get hurt too bad. Crashing Sux!
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posted November 03, 2001 03:48 AM
Ouch!
Your baby is hurt! Fix her! Fix her fast!
Glad you're OK.-ZXtra
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ddpete3
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posted November 03, 2001 03:53 AM
glad to hear you're OK.
One thing that is missed about the 70's - 80's bikes is the metal. I laid down my '80 hawk 4 times and never had to replace anything.
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MadMike
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posted November 03, 2001 04:57 AM
man im glad your ok but that sucks!!! hopefully you will have her fixed very soon!!
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posted November 03, 2001 05:30 AM
damn man!!!! that's shitty, I have the seat and signals if you need them, let me know
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posted November 03, 2001 05:39 AM
That SUCKS!
Glad your okay! Hope you get everything fixed before it gets too cold!
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Ozzy
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posted November 03, 2001 05:55 AM
Bummer Glad to here you came out with less damage than the bike.
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12RPilot
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posted November 03, 2001 06:30 AM
ZXLNT, Just so I can learn something from your mishap, what was the ambient temp, what brand of tires and how far had you ridden? It's getting into the 30s here and I feel alot of tire slipping going on. Not sure how far I can push it. Thanks in advance for the info.
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y2kzx12r
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posted November 03, 2001 06:43 AM
ZX, sounds like the bike got the worst of it.
You made out well and thats more important. Plastic and aluminum can be replaced.
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zxlnt
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posted November 03, 2001 06:52 AM
Thanks for all the nice comments guys. I KNOW the bike can be fixed I have insurance to do that. I can't afford to pay out the pocket to fix it so I'll let the insurance company do that. Know how to fixed my wounded pride dammit!!! I'll get over that as well.
12R Pilot. Stock D207's and I had ridden it about 1/8-1/4 mile, I mean noooooo heat in the tires. Regular residential corner turned in leaned over pretty good I gess and the front just washed out from what buddy said. I would gess in temp in the 50's maybe. It was pretty cool. Damn thing is, I know better than to push tires when cold, but didn't really think I was pushing hard at all into the corner.
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ZX12Girl
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posted November 03, 2001 09:13 AM
That Sucks!!!
Sorry to hear about that!!!
One positive.....Going into the end of the season, and ya got all winter to fix it up!!!
Glad to hear that your ok.
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Otis
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posted November 05, 2001 04:15 AM
Glad you're alright man...
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posted November 05, 2001 06:17 AM
Sorry to hear your baby is injured, damn glad to hear you are O.K.
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TED
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posted November 05, 2001 06:17 AM
glad to hear your ok. you can fix the bike! no worries
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sailusvi
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posted November 05, 2001 08:20 PM
ZXLNT, Glad its only few scrapes.... thanks for the recap.
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Otis
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posted November 06, 2001 03:56 AM
Glad you're OK man, smokes there have been tooooo many get off's here lately.
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kawipilot
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posted November 06, 2001 07:11 AM
Edited By: kawipilot on 6 Nov 2001 07:12
A good crash is a crash you could walk away from.
Good to see you're OK
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