Captain Colonial Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 …or maybe not… 😬 Amazingly and thankfully, only minor injuries. Looks like failure of a cheap wheel spacer for posing purposes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 If you watch, the driver stood on the brakes mid-flight! I’m betting that whatever colour the interior started as that’s it’s now brown 💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p k Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 slightly longer version where the tyre comes back to have a second try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I got hit by an errant wheel/tyre whilst riding my new GSXR1100 back in 1988. It was the first crash I couldn't walk away from. Cause was the car owner using the wrong wheel nuts on his alloy wheels. When the cops arrived, 3 of the wheel nuts were still on the hub. The payout from that was used to buy my blue Westfield 😄 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Am I right in saying that you can see the flash from the pyro's deploying the side airbags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIY-Si Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Nemesis said: Am I right in saying that you can see the flash from the pyro's deploying the side airbags? I think so, it's hard to say as the car's rolling at the time, but there's nothing else near it that would cause the flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 28/03/2023 at 08:40, Blatman said: I got hit by an errant wheel/tyre whilst riding my new GSXR1100 back in 1988. It was the first crash I couldn't walk away from. Cause was the car owner using the wrong wheel nuts on his alloy wheels. When the cops arrived, 3 of the wheel nuts were still on the hub. The payout from that was used to buy my blue Westfield 😄 I'm betting there must have been a few other brown trouser moments on that machne ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 There were, and many, many more during my nearly 20 years as a London despatch rider. But that was one of the most painful... 🚑 This was the model bike I was on. Less than 1000 miles about 6 weeks old at the time. Possibly my favourite bike ever... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 12 hours ago, Blatman said: nearly 20 years as a London despatch rider. Phew - lucky to still be here! I have had my fair share of off’s during my 35 years riding sports bikes and count myself as a cat with one life left, but despatch riding is another level of danger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Kingster said: but despatch riding is another level of danger! And London dispatch riding at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 It's not for the faint hearted I can tell you that... And being in that environment for so long is where I get my "robust" sense of humour. Those of you unlucky enough to spend any time with me will know I can be slightly... well, odd (ok, glib...) when discussing the various dangers we face, especially in small, low down cars. Being a former DR is big part of that attitude. It's also made me a bit of a control freak when hitting the road. I much prefer rear wheel drive, oversteer (for bikes are naturally oversteery), using the throttle rather than the brakes to get out of trouble, and the drivers seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I once had a conversation with none other than Mike Hawthorne in the Paddock Bar at Oulton Park , (back in the days when it was possible to mingle with the stars ) he was driving an F5000 car for team Surtees and was he said having problems in the slower corners , apparently the quickest way was to break the back end away and slide the car round with opposite lock . In his years on bikes he said that was the last thing you wanted to do . So he was losing the battle with his instincts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Fast forward to bike racing since at least the early 80's and witness Mick Doohan et al deliberately sliding the rear in to, and power sliding out, of plenty of corners. Oddly I am a recent convert to bike racing (I'm not really a "biker" in that sense, it was just something I rode or work) and marvel at the ability of just about every rider in every class (the World and British Super Bike cards are on the menu these days) as they slide around. I suspect better tryes and suspension, compared to Hawthorns era, make this a much more viable proposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Heres one of me "at work"... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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