GS500 crashes on Mulholland! Captured by rnickeymouse

[slipperymongoose]

He ran wide and lowsided into the guardrail, forks totally bent, and smashed up fairings but rider was wearing his grear thank god. If you on here man I hope you get back to riding asap and I'm sure everyone on here will do there best to get your bike up and running again.

[Twisted]

Oooooh yeh, he really ate it. Good to see he got up though. Was that similar to your dirt excursion Slips? 

[slipperymongoose]

ha ha ha funny fuc........ oh wait, yeah pretty similar except with alot more bouncing lol. 

[Twisted]

Love how the bike is totally munted but fires right back up 

[slipperymongoose]

GO THE MIGHTY GS!!!!!!!!! (slightly bent)

[Zethioth]

I think I see a part-out thread coming...

[m_melen]

Damn, he went really wide on that one. Kind of a strange spot to lay down a bike but glad he's alright (as far as we know)

[five hundo]

Really cool that :

1. The guy got up.
2. People immediately helped him out.
3. Somebody swept the road! 

[Twisted]

Damn, he went really wide on that one. Kind of a strange spot to lay down a bike but glad he's alright (as far as we know)

A lot of bikes go down there. That is why this guy has his camera set up there.   

[codajastal]

He looked like a noob. Hope hes ok

[wayne242]

He looked where he didn't want to go, happens 

[adidasguy]

I can understand eye fixation, uphill, decreasing radius turn. all that probably overload the brain and he mentally blanked out.
If it was his first time on that road, that would really cause confusion. We have roads around here that can be tricky the first time. I led a group on one of my West Seattle streets. Some said those turns threw them. Up hill 10mph, decreasing radius right turn followed by immediate left turn then the pavement levels out.

[Calpantera]

Wow, uphill even. Glad he was OK. I have done that twice but did not go down, both times street racing like a fool. Once on Skyline blvd above Pacifica, I crossed over the double yellow and went way wide on the outside of the oncoming lanes and another time on that road between the Mission in Daly City and Brisbane, CA, and that time the other guy was on a Harley (grrr). Both times were on my Interceptor, that is why I like my GS, not inclined to do stupid things as much   

[Foxtrot Tango]

Agh, after driving (not riding!) Mulholland in my car, I can see that it would be way beyond what a new rider is capable of.

1. Take the MSF course.

2. Consider taking other MSF courses as well!

3. Find a track and practice there, but if you must carve a canyon, there are other canyons in the So. Cal. area that are way less technical than Mulholland -- Soledad Canyon comes to mind.

[Calpantera]

Agh, after driving (not riding!) Mulholland in my car, I can see that it would be way beyond what a new rider is capable of.

1. Take the MSF course.

2. Consider taking other MSF courses as well!

3. Find a track and practice there, but if you must carve a canyon, there are other canyons in the So. Cal. area that are way less technical than Mulholland -- Soledad Canyon comes to mind.

When I got my first sport bike my older brother gave me this book..
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Motorcycle-Racers-Handbook/dp/0918226082#_
I learned a lot! Never saw the DVD, maybe I will pick it up. Another "easier" but nice SoCal canyon run is the Ortega highway (74) between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano.

[Foxtrot Tango]

Agh, after driving (not riding!) Mulholland in my car, I can see that it would be way beyond what a new rider is capable of.

1. Take the MSF course.

2. Consider taking other MSF courses as well!

3. Find a track and practice there, but if you must carve a canyon, there are other canyons in the So. Cal. area that are way less technical than Mulholland -- Soledad Canyon comes to mind.

When I got my first sport bike my older brother gave me this book..
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Motorcycle-Racers-Handbook/dp/0918226082#_
I learned a lot! Never saw the DVD, maybe I will pick it up. Another "easier" but nice SoCal canyon run is the Ortega highway (74) between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano.

I do have the book; however it's very esoteric and track-oriented. I don't doubt Keith Code's wisdom, and I think it will help a lot, but it's definitely oriented towards more experienced riders. At 3 weeks, you're still learning how not to be dangerous to yourself and others on the road. I'm going to take some more practical lessons before I go into the more theoretical realm of serious performance riding.

Also, it's difficult to establish Keith's "Reference Points" on your virgin run of a new canyon...

[wayne242]

Watch it, love it.

[W79]

I've watched a lot of videos on rnickeymouse's YouTube channel, and most of them seem to be shot at this place.

Where exactly is this?

[zakkius]

Watch it, love it.

Watching it, loving it. Great video

[slipperymongoose]

It's like the last major corner on mulholland drive. Just after the bikes leave frame they do a u - turn and go back.