well, just to add another example of Shirts accident post... I went down today. i'm fine, bike is fine.

A local forum was having a technique/ cornering day in CT, 20 or so guys there, some real track junkies to give pointers and stuff. HUGE lot with cones set up, fresh pavement Etc. nice left turn, knee down, going great, leaned it over just a tad to far. peg hit (yes peg, i removed the feelers), threw me a bit, recovered, peg hit again, lightened up the rear a little, just slid it right out.

Frame sliders were AWESOME, NO side fairing damage. MINOR surface scratches on the upper by the headlight, the seat cowl took it the worst, but still very fixable with some sanding and paint. no broken levers, or anything

was in FULL gear, unfortunately wore straight through the elbow of my Frank Thomas jacket... time to send it out to Barnacle Bill to get repaired.

OH!, and snapped the mirror right off, so if anyone has an extra left F4i mirror they don't need let me know!

 

glad to hear you're a-ok, glad to hear you were geared, and glad to hear it was in a controled lot.

sounds like you came out absolutely fine man. sorry you went down, but sounds like you're aaaaaaaaaaaight chief.

 

sure could have been much worse, I'm positive of that. glad you were geared up and in a controlled environment doing this.

 

thanks guys, I basically sloid, tucked rolled and hopped right up to my feet haha. Just gotta put a little elbow grease into the bike now and find a damn replacement mirror. got a few pics i will put up of the actual crash but i'm not on my comp so it might be tomorrow

 

Sorry to hear that man. Anyway where was the mistake? You were still leaning when you supposed to pull up from the apex or what? Its your peg?

 

might be time to put the feelers back on.

glad your ok.

 

the mistake was poor body position, i wasn't hanging off enough so my lean angle was too steep. I was kind of pissede that right after it happened, two if the guys who were "instructing" came over to check on me, and they BOTH said... "yea, i was kind of waiting for that to happen" i was like wtf? you couldn't stop me and correct me?? o well, still my fault regardless... here are some pics.

 

And finally... the wreck!

 

Frame sliders FTW !! Good job doing it there..instead of crashing on some open road somewhere.

You look good in this pic mang...last one just gotcha like you said

 

Glad your ok ITG, and mirrors are cheap at least