whitehendrix
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posted August 25, 2010 08:23 AM
new crash club member
well, monday night i highsided at about 60mph on a flat, constant raduius right hander i take EVER. SINGLE. DAY.
not sure why. it slid, i corrected and held the drift then all of a sudden it hooked up and chucked me 20 feet, slid for another 30. bike is surprisingly well. i.. not so much. jammed up shoulder/collarbone ( right) and sprained/chipped right ankle.. got some road rash as well, but was in leather and boots and it could have been a hell of a lot worse. i should have died on that road.. not sure how i didn't. NO traffic, which was amazing.
guess it's not my time yet. gear FTW tho.. i tell ya, without teleather and a full face, i may not be here right now.
just wanted to pass that along as when your own mortaility brcomes an issue in your mind, you sorta wanna ensure your family around you thinks the same thing and ensures their own safety.
much love to ya guys and i'll pop in and post pics when i can move without puking and passing out.
-Jim
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posted August 25, 2010 09:46 PM
ah shit, whitey, sorry to hear about yr highside.
That sux!
sounds like you got off more or less easy re injuries. could have been much worse.
pop a buncha vicodans, watch TV and snooze for a few days.
you'll be back in tip-top shape before you know it.
I'm thinking she went down on you bc you never sent me yr address therefore you never got yr TFA stickers and the bike is angry with you.
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posted August 26, 2010 03:48 AM
Dang sorry to hear that Whitey. Was this on the 7R? If it was how old are the tires...they looked a little old in the last pics you had up but maybe its just me.
Heal up and rest.
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posted August 26, 2010 06:04 AM
Ouch, glad your somewhat ok. Doesn't take much, a little oil or dirt. I have only been down on the street twice. Once on a 77 KZ900 and the second time on a 84 GPZ 1100. It sucks! Like Karl said....................................................get them TFA stickers on! just kidding, rest up!
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Dane
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posted August 26, 2010 06:09 AM
Sorry to hear about your accident...yea vicodins and TV...just do not mix with alcohol or you'll end up with ginsu knives and and a couple of Sham wows...Hope you feel better
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entropy
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posted August 26, 2010 09:37 AM
quote:
Sorry to hear about your accident...yea vicodins and TV...just do not mix with alcohol or you'll end up with ginsu knives and and a couple of Sham wows...Hope you feel better
Dane, you KILL me!!!!!!
about 25 years ago, that's EXACTLY what happened late one night to me after ingesting some dental work related percodans and Scotch.
I still have a few of those Ginsu knives; 50 year warranty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
too funny you should bring that up 
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posted August 26, 2010 07:25 PM
 Edited By: whitehendrix on 27 Aug 2010 03:27
BAHAHAha karl you may be right!! very right! i appreciate the kind words. i got SUPER super lucky as the road i ended up in was an 8 lane bypass.. and oddly, it was without traffic..
i may have hit paint but i really don't know i gotta go back thru and relive it. see if i can piece something together. i DID run wide at the end.. new suspension setup may be tp blame.. that and overconfidence..lol
the tires are great. both shinko 009s and the front is almost new.. the back is getting worn, but drifts in a controllable manner.. and i drift the piss out of this bike daily.
that i think is what saved me initially.. it DID break and slide. i counteresteered, drifed but then it just stopped sliding and flung me 20 feet. if it woulda kept sliding, i woulda been ok. have seen high-speed slides many times before
damage to the bike is surprisingly minimal.
no chicken strips there ..lol.. you can sorta see the perpendicular lines across the tread wher eit slid on me.. i REALLY wish it woulda just kept sliding. i drift the piss out of this bike every day.. i know i coulda saved it.
ninja is my guide and help around the house.
and was totally lookin at mah nuts when this pic was taken.
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posted August 26, 2010 09:36 PM
Edited By: entropy on 27 Aug 2010 05:42
hey whitey,
scrubbed up a buncha stuff didn't you; but on the whole not too bad.
Bike got out of it remarkably well.
yr foot doesn't look too good???
I have to clarify my comments about recommending you pop a few vicodan + whiskey.
it was a joke
DON'T DO IT,
it would be dangerous
in fact vicodan is instrinsically dangerous
Safety First!!!
get that dangerous stuff out of yr house
send em to me, i will dispose of them in a pretty much safe manner.
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shiphteey
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posted August 27, 2010 03:57 AM
Dang the 7 crashes well, the solid biatch, haha.
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posted August 27, 2010 05:08 AM
Heal soon WH, glad you are mostly OK.
'Drifting' on the street, wow. No thanks 
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posted August 27, 2010 07:49 AM
My Dad always said, Experience is ALWAYS something you get Immediately "AFTER" you need it! You are now experienced!  (Whether or not you wanted the experience does not matter!
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posted August 27, 2010 09:47 AM
Ya, the ankle don`t look to good brother.....Get some ice on it....Ya watch out for the Vicodans they will jump on your back in a heart beat....No more drifting on a MC,we need to see that turbo bike get done.....
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whitehendrix
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posted August 27, 2010 08:54 PM
BAHAHAHAHA karl you're fuckin killin me man!! lmao.. man i ran out of percocet and MAN am i hating life dude. .lol.. wow. i love noticing all the little clicks of my shoulder and stuff when i move it. tried playin drums and guitar for a hot chick who was over at the house tonight.. drums failed hard. guitar wasn't too much better. lol
everything is numb.. i think i need drugs and/or booze.
booze is most certainly WAY the hell cheaper.
the foot has some sorta chip out of it and a small fracture. i got an appointment on the 7th to get it looked at again..
the 7 DOES crash extraordinarily well. lmao. i will fire up the TIG welder monday most probably.
Mr. Hill, you are most certainly correct.. i have crashed, but NEVER like this.. not sure i wanna do it again!
better gear may have saved more damage, but for what little i did have, it did a remarkable job and i am grateful for that.
lol.. dean, i learned to ride on dirt roads.. LOVE to drift the bike. do it every single day. this will not stop me either.. it hasn;t REALLY shaken my confidence, but i will have to review why it happened. i may have simply plugged the bike into the corner WAY to fast being used to parts scraping.. this time, being higher ( 1" rear, .5" front) i had no parts scraping and therefore thought "got more lean room" and tossed it.. maybe. maybe i ran out of tread. looks as if i mighta been on the sidewall.
which i personally think is the ultimate non-chicken strip action there.. lol
i had a job interview today as well.. it went very well.. i REALLY hope i get this shit so i can afford all these lovely bills and finish the turbo motor up! get back to life.
i miss riding. it's been GORGEOUS lately. go figure.
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posted August 27, 2010 09:35 PM
i high sided my zx11 a number of years ago. thank GOD in full leathers. glad you are more or less ok.
bike wise if that was not a tank zx7 i doubt it would of taken that flip over and looked that good.
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whitehendrix
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posted August 28, 2010 09:56 AM
glad to see you got thru yours!
lol ya. the bike is a hoss. no doubt about that. i bought it crashed.. and even then it looked fine. so, it can obviously take a hit.. tho i still would rather not test it's resilience. lol
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