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posted June 17, 2010 12:17 PM
Bad Bad News ! ZX12r Turbo Crashed !!!
Bad Bad News
last weekend a little race at an shit austrian airfield -- with a toooo short brake zone
my buddy ( 58 years young !!! ) crashed his ZX12r turbo !! after the finish line there was a ground vave - front wheel losing grip - bike goes down at 159mph speed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
thanks god !!! he is not bad hurt !!!
my buddy has NO broken bones !!!! many little burns everywhere and his right hand and fingers are bad burned !!!! grrrrrrrrrr he had bad bad gloves !!!!!
thanks god -- we was using his new arai helmet !!!!! thanks arai !!!!!!!!!!!!
when i see his crashed zx12r turbo --- my eyes will  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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entropy
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posted June 17, 2010 12:24 PM
hey woppi!
sorry to hear about yr friend crashing but as long as he walked away from it, the rest is just an opportunity to buy more (and even BETTER) parts.
I am glad he is mostly OK.
Karl
PS: gotta be REAL careful with strapped front end when braking and any bumps are involved, and doubly careful if braking, turning, bumps are involved.
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woppi
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posted June 17, 2010 12:33 PM
@entropy
he has NO straped front !!! we lowered the front inside the forks ! that was not the problem !
the shit track was the problem !!!!!
yes --- thanks god ! he is not realy bad hurt !!!!
two hours later he was back at the track ! he want see woppi running !
but woppi was on the way home and crying !!!
yes - he is thinking - to buy an other bike ??
at first --- he has to get well !!!!
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woppi
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posted June 17, 2010 12:35 PM
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my mine ---
a crash at 159mph is not a childrensparty ! ! ! ! !
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dougmeyer
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posted June 18, 2010 04:55 AM
Remember, everybody, it's not so much the going that will hurt you, it's the stopping. Glad he's OK!
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MadMike
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posted June 28, 2010 05:36 PM
glad to hear he is ok...
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woppi
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posted June 28, 2010 10:29 PM
quote:
glad to hear he is ok...
THX !
yes yes every day ist going better !
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posted June 29, 2010 01:05 PM
You Know How I feel! With yoiu guys it is Family! Have him check out Kangaroo Leather Gloves with CF & Studs. They really hold together!
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woppi
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posted June 29, 2010 10:51 PM
 Edited By: woppi on 30 Jun 2010 06:54
@VincentHill
yes ! i know ! thanks !
kangaroo is much better than the normal cow leathers !
i use a kangaroo ! and good gloves ! but i will never use them at the asphalt !!!!!!
this was his safety equipment at the 159mph crash
i am happy that he was using his brand NEW Arai helmet ! thanks Arai !
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woppi
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posted June 29, 2010 10:58 PM
ZX12r Turbo -- at the wire -- like a Dead Cow ! 
that hurts !
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Bigbore4
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posted June 30, 2010 05:40 AM
Glad he walked away from it, but the 12 is obviously F'd.
Looks like maybe a few salvageable parts though.
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posted June 30, 2010 01:43 PM
Edited By: VincentHill on 30 Jun 2010 21:43
I hope his wheels are OK! He really had a Beautiful Bike I can tell! That was a Serious Swingarm and it looks OK also! I think when he gets everything cleaned up and all of the parts removed, that he is going to Have A LOT of Work but not as bad as you would think out of the Pocket! Even the Forks look OK from this angle Depending on how it fell, ht may not have even ruined the frame! We are not taking about a ZX14, the ZX12 is about 50% thicker and does not have an AirFilter opening right at the steering Head.
I know you will be helping him out so goe a few Large Plastic Parts Bins because you are going to have a ton of parts in them! Let us knw how this turns out!
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posted July 12, 2010 05:36 PM
i had a bit of luck and skill when i went down at the 1000ft mark at 130+ on a tank slapper.thank GOD for leathers and good gear. if i was going as fast as he was i for sure would of had issues. i know if i went 200 more feet on my back side it would of been going through skin.i am glad he is ok and i kept my self flat feet first arms out and not tumbling.
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Bigbore4
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posted July 12, 2010 06:20 PM
Vincent,
Are you serious? Looks to me that there's not a straight piece on the bike.
ZX12's do not crash well and I speak from experience.
If it's just a slide, one thing, but when they hit the turf and start tumbling, it's all over 
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entropy
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posted July 12, 2010 10:56 PM
woppi,
thanks for posting the pic, reminds me to avoid crashing whenever possible.
there may be some straight pieces, but it sure looks horrible.
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posted July 13, 2010 09:06 AM
Vincent just wanted to take the opportunity to try to bash zx14's.
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VincentHill
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posted July 14, 2010 10:21 AM
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Vincent just wanted to take the opportunity to try to bash zx14's.
If it had been a 14, the front end would not be attached. The frame metal on the 12 is a LOT thicker than the 14 (My guess 30% thicker) and the weakest part of the 14 frame is the Hold where the Air Filter is. Please tell me what is wrong about what I just said? Now I am speaking from Experience.
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