Laid it down...Hard...

[frylockjim]

Last night me and my friends decided to take this road in Mt. Baldy at 10:30 at night. Its pitch black outside and ive never been on the road before. My friends are going pretty fast and im trying to keep up with them until i hit this really sharp turn and spill out into the dirt. It was only a 5 ft tall mound of dirt that kept me from going over the edge, which is a dead drop of about 30 ft  I managed to walk away with a couple scrapes and bruises and a minor concussion but my bike (AKA the one thing i love most in this world) got screwed, hard. A rock took out the left transmission cover and the safety switch attached to the clutch is no longer functional. Learned a good lesson here, dont try to keep up with your friends, dont drive crazy roads at night, and dont ride hard on roads you dont know 

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[Gorilla]

although i REALLY REALLY dislike this happening to you im glad you posted it for those moments when I think imma ride faster than i SHOULD!...Good luck to you fixing this bad boy up again!

[Janx101]

Crikey Jim!! ... Glad you upright and talking after the off! ...

You've just had your first crash course in rider safety!!!! 

[frylockjim]

hahaha yeah like im surprised im even alive. i decided to post this cause i want others to know what happens when you get cocky and do dumb stuff. Imagine what it feels like to get up and while ur in shock u look over the 30 ft edge and think shaZam!!!! I ALMOST DIED!!  But i just now ordered the new casing and gasket for it so it should come in like in a couple weeks MAX. Btw i think this is a great time to say that if you decide to get a bluetooth for your helmet, get the SENA bluetooth headset for your helmet. I straight up banged my head on the bluetooth side hard enough to knock me out for 5 min and it still works!!! 

[pcguru000]

Would frame sliders have prevented this? I know my G/fs bike has them on there- stick out a good 3" off the fairing so I'd expect they would..

[adidasguy]

Frame sliders may have prevented the engine damage or reduced it to a little rash after the engine bars got ground down. Engine bars absolutely.
You can never predict what will happen in a high speed low side.
Low speed tips & knock downs the frame sliders or engine bars would save the engine and the front fairing.

[Janx101]

Yeah .. Many moons ago I lived for couple years in Tasmania, had a S-Pac Ford XF sedan ... Had the growly zorst , had the wide tyres , had the factory 'sports' suspension ....... Had the urge to be a fool  ... Long straight downhill with a sweeping left hander onto a short 30m straight leading onto a big bridge ... Been over the road lots in the previous 6 months ...

160km/h down the hill, touch of brake and change down to 3rd, round the 85km/h (suggested speed) corner at about 145km/h ... Kinda forgot the early morning road would be damp .. Right side tyres onto the centreline ..... See ya later!!! .. 3 spins out at a 45deg right angle... Ass up into some light sapling trees ... Wait for dust to settle...

Get out dukes of Hazzard style cos door was jammed with 3" tree trunks.... Check wheels still on and straight.... Peer under car for any obstruction .... Get the adrenalin shakes and stop for a ciggie ... Looked behind car into trees and think wow I nearly went right through this small grove!! .. Look other side of grove ... 70ft drop into the edge of river where big ass granite jaggy rocks line the shore... Think about it and have a spew while images of flaming movie car wrecks flashed through my head ... Back into car and lucky to ease it out of the trees with only some extra scratches ....

Drove home and inspected further.... Couple minor dings to the rear bumper, lots of scratches down both sides .... Think the young trees acted a bit like a bungee/safety net and slowed me without major impact damage ...

Drove most sedately for a few months on that road.... Got a mental cringe every time around same corner and saw the gap in the saplings... And the big drop behind... About 6 months later the local cop saw me in the petrol station .. "Well now mate! , you a lucky boy! , and you have slowed down a bit eh!" .... After a few mins conversation I found out he lived in a house other side of bridge, was sitting on his porch having a morning cuppa and watched it all.... Never came over and charged me... Said he could see I was not hurt... Apart from pride ... And figured the scare would sort me out a bit.... Also said if he had seen me continue to be a fool he would have had something to say immediately ... He was one of the old school country cops ... Hard but fair 

[noworries]

Hey, Janx101ie, got any more exciting, interesting, riveting, absorbing, unique, genuine, true, relevant Australian stories like this for us? Maybe you could just email them to yerself and cut out the GS500 Forum middleman? Just a wee suggestion for ya on a Queen's Birthday weekend.
Hey, got any stories about the Queen? Bet ya have, you've got stories and comments about everything......

And on a totally helpful note, spend a few minutes here reading about Obsessive Posting Disorder -

http://wormwoodgate.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/obsessive-posting-disorder/

...was that useful to you? Thought it might be.

Bet ya enjoyed the kicker at the end!

[jdoorn14]

Whoa! Someone's got his panties in a bunch.

:popcorn:

[fetor56]

"dont try to keep up with your friends, dont drive crazy roads at night, and dont ride hard on roads you dont know"
Really good advice......u left out the bit that sayes "don't try to catch up with friends on steep,down hill,& tight off-camber bends. 

[frylockjim]

"dont try to keep up with your friends, dont drive crazy roads at night, and dont ride hard on roads you dont know"
Really good advice......u left out the bit that sayes "don't try to catch up with friends on steep,down hill,& tight off-camber bends. 

Another thing i forgot to add was that right before we got to this particular road, there was a sign clearly posted that said "NO RECKLESS DRIVING", so another piece of advice, dont laugh as you pass up a sign like that like i did   

[frylockjim]

Frame sliders may have prevented the engine damage or reduced it to a little rash after the engine bars got ground down. Engine bars absolutely.
You can never predict what will happen in a high speed low side.
Low speed tips & knock downs the frame sliders or engine bars would save the engine and the front fairing.

i am actually gonna be investing my money in some engine bars, so two questions Adidas! 1. can you fit frame sliders and engine bars at the same time on an 06 gs500f thats naked, and 2. where would i get engine bars that would fit?

[adidasguy]

Normally can't do both but wouldn't need both.
Nicest looking engine bars are SW Motec.
next would be old OEM and then would be Renntec.
You'll have to google to see who has them right now.
When you find them, you can include a link and we will let you know if the right thing and price is OK.
You may have to order from Germany or the UK.

[Janx101]

Whoa! Someone's got his panties in a bunch.

:popcorn:

I expect so ... But as I have the individual on ignore it doesn't really matter... I did glance at one of them ... Had a quiet chuckle...

Ignore/block is handy ... First time I've bothered to use it... If the 'wee child' want to rant ... It's not bothering me anymore 

[noworries]

You see, the guy still has to post. He canna help himself. Reckon he must be the most boring poster in the whole entire world.  And what's even worse, he's giving the Aussie bikers a bad name with his stream of consciousness input.  Jeeez, if you had a thread about plastic dog poop he'd be the first up with an opinion and a hero story.

And, despite, his most recent story about blocking, he's still watching! Gotchcha!

[Janx101]

Eh Jim.... Just a general question... Were you close enough behind your mates that they noticed/saw you spill? .... Or did they notice after a short time and loop back?

Been on a number of group rides and its always a concern if there are 'new to area/road' riders in there... Personally I prefer to ride at the back .. Gives more clues as to any hazards ahead...

And I gotta ask .... When you spilled it ... Did you get any of the 'whoa almost in slo-mo' effect? ... Like you know it's real time ... But your brain kinda goes into warp speed ... And you still have time to think 'is there any faint chance to save this' ...

With the car thing and a couple truck lay downs over the 'career' I've noticed it a little... Nothing serious on the bike yet "thanks to Odin and the Gods" ... I always thought it was a Hollywood effect thing ... Its freaky!

[codajastal]

You see, the guy still has to post. He canna help himself. Reckon he must be the most boring poster in the whole entire world.  And what's even worse, he's giving the Aussie bikers a bad name with his stream of consciousness input.  Jeeez, if you had a thread about plastic dog poop he'd be the first up with an opinion and a hero story.

And, despite, his most recent story about blocking, he's still watching! Gotchcha!

Hey noworries, pull your head in champ. I dont care what your problem is with Janx here but hes a valuable member and I enjoy his rants as do quite a few of us.

[Janx101]

Thanks Cods.. But let it slide eh? ... Blocked is blocked ...

I don't always rant! ... Sometimes I keep it short! ... Sometimes! ...

And noworries, now that I have seen the cesspool of your angst yet again... Don't mean them to be hero stories ... It's just stuff that happened... I reply to people as I see fit ... Try to identify with what happens to people and relate to it... It's part of making friends ... Or not! ... I stopped changing who I am to please people decades ago... Rather be hated for who I am than liked for who I ain't! .. Btw ... This may help you too... You don't want to see my long posts that annoy you so much .... Use the ignore function! .... Easy ... I'm not about to be posting vitriol about yourself .... I've ceased to worry about it... 

[noworries]

Ya see, he just can't stop posting.

[jdoorn14]

Ya see, he just can't stop posting.

I look at it this way: Janx is practicing to be a really good old man with lots of stories, but no points to any of them.


Also, to OP...maybe you'll be able to get something out of this thread, too.... http://www.gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38355 Good stuff here that it never hurts to reread from time to time.