V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Because you might wreck it.I should have taken some pictures but the 250 decided to pitch me last night. I don't know if it was the 10 year old tires, something on the road, or if gremlins got me but the front end just completely lost traction around the 71->270 ramp. It went from an epic high side attempt, recovered, and then I was already too close to the curb and all the junk that accumulates over there slid the bike out and threw me towards the median.So the damage: 250 needs a mirror, signal, upper fairing, and peg. I scuffed my helmet pretty bad, put a little rip on the textile part of my jacket, and there is a tiny hole on the tip of my glove's middle finger.Pissed, confused, but mostly shaken. I hate going down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sorry about your luck. Glad you're able to post your story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 That's the upside, only injury is a small rasberry on my arm (from jacket) and a bruised ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroddave Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 its prolly totalled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm estimating cost in lightly used parts to be below $150. I rode it back to his house on one peg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 270 West to 71 south? That is a fast ramp. how fast were you going? I've been pretty leaned over through there before. Always seemed like clean road to me. Glad you are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRzach Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Glad youre still with us man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I kinda doubt I was going any more than 50mphIt was 71 south to 270 East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Glad you are alright man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyen Soljax Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 hey i think ive got some parts laying around from ym 250 days. ill let you know what i have, but im pretty sure i got a full set of OEM signals...maybe more if youre going to fix that for him. let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Ha I knew you'd show up in here eventually. Just let me know, I've got to find the parts somewhere. The bike has nothing mechanically wrong so it wasn't a hard impact, just a little busted up. Otherwise I'll try to find the stuff on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I kinda doubt I was going any more than 50mphIt was 71 south to 270 EastAh... yah that one is slower. Leavin QSL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Yeah, probably about 9:30pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progrmr Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 damn! Glad to hear you're ok - could've been anti-freeze or something like that.I bet you freaked out the cagers behind you - I worry more about them hitting me after I crash. When I went down (only once for me so far knock on wood) I remember the first thing I did was scurry off the road because I figured I was about to get run over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Suprisingly there were none on the ramp behind me, but that's the nice thing about skidding into the median (little bit of gravel and grass after the guardrail) I didn't have to scurry. I know what you mean though, I had to scurry out of a friend's way the last (and only other) time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleCock Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 that's shitty man. glad you are ok and the bike isn't trashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Oh and I should add to that, I felt out of place being the only person there wearing 2 piece leathers (that I saw), but it saved my hide.Just a reminder to wear ATGATT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I kinda doubt I was going any more than 50mphIt was 71 south to 270 Eastdamn dude i took that ramp way faster than 50 yesterday. sorry about your spill. hurt egos are the worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels>4 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Glad you weren't really hurt!! Any story that starts with disaster and ends with you telling it to your friends is a good one though!! +1 for wearing your gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 damn dude i took that ramp way faster than 50 yesterday. sorry about your spill. hurt egos are the worstLike I said, the bike seemed perfectly stable until the front end went. I really want to blame the tires, but that's not to say I couldn't have done anything differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollFace Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 doh! Glad you are okay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Oh and I should add to that, I felt out of place being the only person there wearing 2 piece leathers (that I saw), but it saved my hide.Just a reminder to wear ATGATT!I went through that ramp maybe 30 or 40 minutes before then on my duc. Don't ever feel out of place in your leathers. I have only gone down once. Last year down in hocking hills. I was in my full 1 piece race leathers, gloves, Sidi Vertigo boots and of course my helmet and there was not a scratch on me. Had I been in street cloths I don't really know, could have gone either way I guess. No less.... I'm sure you'll hear it a million times, your leather many times will be the difference between a bruised ego and a trip to the hospital for some skin graphs (I guess you'd still have the bruised ego too). I'd much rather be in your situation where you just have to deal with fixing a bike. That is for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stove00 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 glad your ok, that ramp is alittle tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 glad your ok, that ramp is alittle tightShit, I drag elbow through there. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Elbow? I drug helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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