Hello people.
On saturday i thought i would put some road tyres on my R1 ( sorry not a vtr ) beacuse i was needed on sunday at work. I work as a travelling marshall for the trackdays, and as it had given it rain thought some proper tyres would be better than the cut slicks i use. Anyway got a couple of diablo corsa 3's fitted on saturday morning and went out for a few laps of the TT course in the afternoon, going up the mountain at a reasonable speed 160-170mph, To scrub them in of course.
Sunday went to work in the lovely manx weather RAIN. Went out on track for a couple of laps to get use to it again.The rain stops and the sun comes outso i took some newcomers out for them to get use to the track, after a while a wave them past so i could play catch up . I come out of the chicane in 2nd wheel comes up click it into 3rd while wheel still up, maybe 70-80mph and as the wheel touches the ground BANG!!!!!
The left hand bar snaps off. With a wobble and shake i wrestle the bike and stay upright. Something to be said for steering dampers.
If it would of happened on saturday i might not be here now.
So i think i'll be doing the lottery this week, you never know with my luck i could win.
This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
Re: This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
Eeeek! Any idea what your pulse shot up to when your lefty went limp! Take it back to a Yamaha dealer and set off a recall or was it previously damaged?
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Re: This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
The bike is 11 years old and been a race bike since new. I bought it several years ago and put it back to road spec. It will put a lot of newer superbikes to shame. Not sure what's been done to it, but by f**k it's quick. So as to previous damage...Probably.Wicky wrote:Eeeek! Any idea what your pulse shot up to when your lefty went limp! Take it back to a Yamaha dealer and set off a recall or was it previously damaged?
As for my pulse, put it this way my butt cheeks digested my boxer shorts.
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At least you still had the throttle working to get you home.
Mind you, something came off in the wife's hand the other day....
This week I'm going to do the lottery and whinge.
Mind you, something came off in the wife's hand the other day....
This week I'm going to do the lottery and whinge.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
with luck like that you should do the lottery
If you've not already I'd check the other bar too.
Chris.
If you've not already I'd check the other bar too.
Chris.
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lol crouton me m8 that was a close one eh!!!
get some renthals on it or something....
bet you sh1t yourself lol!!!
i had one last year when i was running viffer bars without the location pip in the yokes.... race start from the lights (up to legal speed) against a sporty merc.... same thing, wheel up a bit but as it came up the bar spun back90 degrees and sent me veering off toward the armco!!!
it's back on std bars now lol!!!
glad you made it though bud....just as well it went when it did really eh if you'd been braking into a turn.....
get some renthals on it or something....
bet you sh1t yourself lol!!!
i had one last year when i was running viffer bars without the location pip in the yokes.... race start from the lights (up to legal speed) against a sporty merc.... same thing, wheel up a bit but as it came up the bar spun back90 degrees and sent me veering off toward the armco!!!
it's back on std bars now lol!!!
glad you made it though bud....just as well it went when it did really eh if you'd been braking into a turn.....
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Re: This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
Or do you mean "went off"...tony.mon wrote:... something came off in the wife's hand the other day....
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Re: This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
the amount of time he spends with his bikes he was probably right 1st time lolbandsawman wrote:Or do you mean "went off"...tony.mon wrote:... something came off in the wife's hand the other day....
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Re: This week i'm going to do the lottery and win.
Well, Didn't win bugger all on the lottery.
Anyway as the bloke who built me the top yoke for the vtr i've now ordered a top yoke kit for the R1. No more sore back or wrists. So when fitted i think i have probably got 2 perfect bikes for popping the odd wheelie on.
Not that i do anyway .
Anyway as the bloke who built me the top yoke for the vtr i've now ordered a top yoke kit for the R1. No more sore back or wrists. So when fitted i think i have probably got 2 perfect bikes for popping the odd wheelie on.
Not that i do anyway .
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It is costing the grand total of £200. That is yoke, bars,2x extended brakes lines, extended clutch cable, bar ends and grips.FirestormMike wrote:How much did the yoke cost Manxman ?
I don't think that is to bad.