Hey,
To all that posted (i.e. Kerry) when I asked for chain help THANKS I finally got it on! I wasnt compressing the masterlink :roll: I'm an idiot! After several hours I got the stock bars, chain, windshield, did a tune up and decided to do a late night test ride w/ my roommate and his 250 ninja. All was well till we decided to try my new stuff on interstate he was infront of me and took a turn on the on ramp too sharp went to correct it and locked up the rear. Ended up sliding 15 feet off the pavement I looked back after I passed him and couldnt see him so I pulled over ASAP. Look down in a ditch there he is 50 ft from his bike sitting up. I hollared at him and he responded, so far so good, I run over and his right knee is all torn up thru his jeans. I checked to see any major blood loss and then if he have feeling/ movement in all of his limbs. Meanwhile calling 911 looking closer at his knee he says how bad is it. I say "the truth, well I can see your knee cap literally and its not where it should be." It was pretty nasty but consitering all in all little to no road rash thanks to his gear.
He'll be in a leg cast for 2 months or so but pretty astounding that he should be up and around in a few days consitering he fliped head over feet. Meanwhile I had to tell his parents why we were out on bikes, cuz i'm going cross country or was sposed to leave yesterday. Postponded a day or two maybe more. Anyway, stay safe and wear the gear! :thumb:
-ash
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Ouch!!!
Hope he feels better and has learned a valuable lesson.
OW - sorry to hear about your roommate. Does this mean that you get to wait on him hand and foot (and knee) for these next 2 months? :?
Oh, and I'm sorry ... but
Quote from: ashmanI wasnt compressing the masterlink :roll:
isn't going to cut it. ;) We need details! (Like, what eventually worked?)
Sorry about your friend but glad he'll be up and around soon. :thumb:
OUCH! Any chance you would explain a little bit more about exactly what happened? Stories like this freak me out a bit. Getting onto an on ramp seems like a fairly simple maneuver. Is it really easy to lock up your rear tire? How many miles has your roomate been riding? Thanks.
Laura
my sister has a ninja 250 too. remind me to not go on the interstate with her :) glad to hear he's ok
Hey,
Sorry I havnt responded sooner. I've been back and forth from the hospital, hes doing well still pretty drugged up tho. As for me I've been delayed by a couple days with my trip. I've been rushing to get my gear, route, menus, ect ready.
QuoteOUCH! Any chance you would explain a little bit more about exactly what happened?
Well, this is a fairly twisty (i.e fun) on ramp that has slightly banked turns. Also it was a hot steamy night down South so there COULD of been some dew on the ground. He came into the turn too close to the right emergency lane and was nearing the gravel in it. Knowing gravel + bike = bad. He tried to correct it by going left. But the bike kicked some how. I assume he then locked up the brake and it goes down on the right side. His right knee pounds hard into the pavement and soon after flips head over heals down into the ditch which drops 10+ vertical feet thanks to the banked curve. His bike comes to rest about 15 feet into the grass. All in all not too bad looking, cracked fairing, shield, and signal.
Hes been riding a few months now. About 700 miles in the seat which most likely had a lot to do with it. Fairly green.
Quotemy sister has a ninja 250 too. remind me to not go on the interstate with her
Funny thing is both people I know with ex250's have had accidents on them and both bikes are currently not running.
QuoteOh, and I'm sorry ... but
ashman wrote:
I wasnt compressing the masterlink
isn't going to cut it. We need details! (Like, what eventually worked?)
Well what worked was leaving it sit for a day. When I got back from New Orleans I sat down and looked back at your orig. post about it. I looked closer and said wait a second... The master link ends are flat and even not like the other links that are kind of rounded off and flat at the ends. I went back out and looked at my magic marker colored link. :o Well thats obviously not the master link! I spent how many hours working on that link???!?!?! :x Roll the tire a few times and there it is, the REAL masterlink. I broke out the vice and sprockets 20 min. later I'm test driving it. Master clip went on in a min or two. :) Ah, and the roommates parents are in town taking care of him thankfully. Last but not least the bike now has its shield, saddlebags, and stock bars.
Wow does it ever feel different. I know its able to handle the same way as when it had drag bars but it feels so much more like a cruiser now. I do miss the sporty stance but I love the comfortable positon. Its like I have a touring GS now. Just my short stint on interstate I could tell the bike is more rider friendly now. I'll be leaving tomorrow and heading up to Michigan for my cross country trip 8) . I'm trilled as can be. Day one will be going up to Chattanooga TN. Day 2 up to Charleston WV. Day 3 and the longest 530 or so miles, Grand Rapids MI. Route back down is undecieded as of yet. Any long distance advice??? I'll be taking plenty of pictures on the way.
Audios,
Ash
Hi ashman,
Hey, I'm excited for you about your trip. Is this your first long road trip? I would like to try something like that some day.
I would like to know what kind of shield and saddlebags you installed on your bike. Also, I would like to know what other storage options you will be using to stow all of your gear and supplies.
Maybe when you get back you could drop us a line and tell us how effective your gear was and how the trip went. I love reading about stuff like that.
Well, good luck and have a fun and safe trip.
Bob
OK on the masterlink. Hey, it could happen to anybody! :lol:
About your trip. Is it a "pleasure cruise" or more of a "speed run"? This Streets & Trips map looks more like the latter than the former:
(http://www.bbburma.net/Maps/ashman_MobileToGrandRapids.jpg)
I just wondered if you were planning on taking any 2-laners and passing through a few towns...?
I'll have some pictures and a write up about my gear ect when I get back. As for the route its all interstate as of now I may change it up along the way. I'm hoping to make it out here today, my sleeping schedule is all screwed up from being up all night at the hospital. :x
I'll talk to ya'll ina week or so.
Later,
ash
Quote from: ashmanI'll talk to ya'll ina week or so.
Hmmm, make that
two weeks and a day.
So, how did it go? No pictures from your trip? No gear talk?
You must have post-trip-um depression, where you really had a good time on the ride, but afterwards it's murder to get yourself to sit down and write about it. That's OK, it happens to me all the time. Maybe keeping a journal as I go is a better deal than I realized! That way I just have to type in what I already wrote. It's still an odious task, though.
But you and I are in good company. I'm nearing the end of a book about the Lewis & Clark expedition, and after his return poor Lewis simply could NOT get himself to work on getting the journals published for the LONGest time. I'm curious to find out how they eventually made it to press....