RHill

Sounds like you should start racing on sundays...

In to spectate/pit bitch This fucking sucks already.

I was completely confused by that theme song....thought you were singing to Ron at first, or maybe you found a new friend Tyrone and couldn't figure out how to spell their name. I reduced my dose of Oxy to the point things made sense and I didn't have memory problems anymore; then that post happened and really made me question if I was eating skittles or just downed a whole bag of these pills. Lets get this straight BTW, it wasn't a butt plug till you stole it!

Anyone have one of these that they dont want/need anymore?

If you don't like talk of wounds/medical crap, don't bother reading below. Just did my first dressing change....felt great and continues to feel better than the previous bandage/shoulder guard, and this is without even taking my afternoon pain meds. Cleaned hands well then wiped down with alcohol wipes. Removed dressing till the first cross hatch tape directly over the incision. Didn't remove the cross hatch tape, because it seems to add some strength. There was a 1" section of incision which was directly exposed; it felt solid and has scabbed already. Stitching looked solid. The Dr and nurses mentioned staple removal, so they must be under the tape that was not removed. Lightly went over the area using alcohol pads working away from the wound, only re-approaching with a new pad. Re-covered the area with a few stirle pads and tape. Tried to make the bandage flexible enough to remain covered while limiting the pulling of the the skin on my neck; some of my skin was becoming sore from the previous bandage. I think the stirle pads & tape is plenty to coverage, but I may add more padding as and additional guard before bed & work tomorrow depending how it feel tonight. Attempted to do this late last night, but was not mentally prepared. I started to pull back the original bandage and stumbled because I happened across the incision and soaked bandage in the first 1/2". I just recovered the area and left it go till today. After fully peeling back the dressing, the area is definitely raised significantly, how much of that is due to swelling and how much is the new hardware is hard to tell. I could compare it to the x-ray, but it doesn't matter....plus all the crooked screws in the x-ray make me feel nauseous.

This thing has some trick mods! Wish I had the cash, GLWS!

I'm willing to zip tie a lot of stuff, but the subframe supports my fat ass lol

One side of the sub-frame is cracked/completely broke on two ~2" C shaped ribs. You can make out the broken area by looking for bare aluminum behind the tank hinge.....then the second broken area is directly behind the sub-frame bolt. Plan to remove everything and test fit the frame back together first...it should also give me a better idea if it bent & if there is damage to the other side. I've never tried to weld cast aluminum before, so I may need a hand with it. If the fitment works out, I'll try to tig a non-critical area to see if I can get any positive results....guessing I'll need help with it though, had mixed luck with welding aluminum in the past. Front fairing stay looks pretty good, it is actually multiple pieces that came apart. The center body that bolts to the frame looks OK other than a few minor tabs that bent around the gauge cluster. There are also two fairing support tubes that were damaged. Cool part is, I'm made the tubes before and it was a piece of cake bending them with a small torch....looks like the radius is still good on the one to use for a reference as well. Probably make 2 sets this time just to have a back-up.

what I was thinking....hence the keep it Just re-read through the entire thread....what a shit "end", even if it just temporary. I don't know when or where the next track day is going to be, but I'm already tired of waiting for it.

*what you would steal a rubber stopper for* You can keep it!!!

Other weird thing I noticed but forgot to mention, the cap for the radiator overflow is missing. The fairings may have knocked it free in the crash, but the overflow is around 60% full, right where it should be. Seems odd.

Thanks Jeff! Hopefully most of the stuff will be repairs and not replacement. I did just order a new windscreen (2nd one I've purchased just to have nice clean video for everyone) and a new set of grips. Had to get that critical stuff (windscreen and grips) on order right away!

Oh yeah, the clear face of the gauges has a hole cracked through it...forgot to grab a pic of that.

Thanks Craig.....wish I knew how I hit (or what)and what kind of shock the helmet took. Out of all my helmets, it fits the best....snug, but not bothersome tight. The bike.....just started to get into this thing today. Didn't get very far, just stripped the fairings, removed electronics from the subframe and looked it over. Broken rearset mounting ear. Kind of expected, I had heli-coiled the mount in the past. Right side rear-set peg is bent, but the rearset body seems straight. It will have to come apart to tell exactly the damage. I hope the guys didn't have too much trouble moving the bike! It turns out the rear brake was dragging terribly because of the tweaked peg. (Thanks Ron for the photo!) Not the best photo, but broken sub-frame. I've started to pull parts out of the way to see how things will re-align. I'll probably try to fix this before dropping the coin on a new one. Bent rim.....not happy about this one. Seems pretty deep. Something was either wrong with the harness or with the battery....nothing would do anything with the key flipped on/off. Power commander was loose and the case was unclipped and opened Upper bleed screw is broke off the master in addition the res being destroyed. Grips on both tubes were destroyed(removed). Throttle tube has a small chunk taken from the tip, it is probably repairable. Frame slider took a beating...Hopefully the threads are not pulled in the motor(hate even saying that) Already have another set ready to go on. Muffler and mount are bent, but that should be an easy repair. Cosmetics....tank got dinged up and the fairings are all fucked up, but I could ride with it all tomorrow. If the repairs don't test my patience, I may fix the tank, do some bodywork and respray the thing......may.

So the official update..... Moto Series August 3rd races, we are getting some shitty weather with rain in the morning. I'm testing out "new to me" take-off rain tires. My first race of the day, the 750gt, went well. It wasn't the fastest pace, but I was still gaining confidence in the new condition of the track and the tires. My next race was the 600/1k sbk race. With Twining out because of an earlier incident and Dietz sitting out because of the rain tires, I could have literally ran 2 minute laps and grew the points lead in 3rd place in 600 sbk novice. Instead of thinking and running a mild pace, I continued to feel out the new tires. Well, the limit of the tires/my ability came quicker than expected in turn 12 on the first lap......Highside city!!!! I'm not sure if I was knocked out cold, but I remember very little from that day through most of that week(partially to blame on the drugs). I do not remember the slightest thing about the hospital, the bus ride, treatment, release....anything. Over time some memories are coming back, mainly stupid little things, like finding my camera filled with water after the 750gt and draining it out, pulling the battery and sitting it off to the side for the 600 race. Even details that would normally be obvious; like which tires I was on, do not bring 100% confidence until they are verified. Gear (PPE) Report out: Helmet (Bell Star).....did it's job. I'm not sure how I landed or slid, but it hit the ground a few times on both sides, from the chin bar to "wind strip" that ripped off the rear of the helmet. The visor mechanism on the one side was ground down, but still functions if a visor is placed in. Most of the visible damage is scrapes and abrasions, but the helmet took a hit on the right rear hard enough to break the exterior fiberglass and put a noticeable abnormality in the shell shape. It is hard to give a "positive" crash report without knowing or having video of the incident, but I truly think this helmet kept me in the best condition possible through the crash. Suit(Spidi Windpro).....this thing takes a beating and keeps coming back for more. Even being through multiple offs, this Spidi suit has treated me well and this crash was no exception. There is a section of stitching on the accordion panel around the hip area that will require some attention, but it will be a minor repair. There is also a tear/cut above the speed hump on the rear of the suit. The tear continues to the stretch panel on the neck. It will require a repair as well, but I'm curious as to where it possibly came from, maybe to aid in removal....seems odd for crash damage? Boots (A* SMX+ old style)look normal.....left toe slider saw a little action, but everything looks ready to hit the track again. Gloves (A* GP Pro) are ready to go....definitely tell they went down from the knuckles and palms, but they have life left.

Jester, you can use my generator if needed, whether or not I end up going. Looks like well practiced responses.....so at least the concerns have been expressed and are being addressed.

hahaha Jeff I'm just screwing around.....PIRC is going to be hard to resist if the bike is back together.

Since they put a bunch of screws and staples in my shoulder!

I'm ready to ride now....just the Dr's disagree.

Vacation just renewed......really don't want them days off toward my vacation time. Rather be laid up at work with vacation time for when I feel 100%. Plus, they screwed up enough shit already.

if I could ride, I would have been there. Instead, I went back to work

You talk to anyone willing to disclose how attendance was looking? I need to figure out finances and what I'm doing with this NYST groupon, but this is far enough out I might be up for riding.

I'm just going to leave this here...will have to get some more photos for a real update.

It is a lot of bike, but don't let it prevent you from making it out to the track. Your concern speaks volumes, just keep a little of that around for the first day and being on a liter bike should be no issue. Hope to see you out there!

Loudness is one of the complaints I've heard about the Star and didn't really notice because always wearing tight-fitting disposable ear plugs. Overall volume of the helmet isn't really too concerning to me. The Star did seem to have good distinction in sound direction...such as telling if a bike was approaching on the right or left based solely on the sound from behind. Once again, the Star is my only real point of reference in aggressive track riding, so it might actually be shit compared to other helmets in distinguishing the direction of sounds.