Crashed, how can I be such a squid?

[Scottish]

Bummer man that sucks the big one. Good luck and hope you get 'er fixed quick!

[Got Duc]

Bummer man that sucks the big one. Good luck and hope you get 'er fixed quick!

+1

Your actions didn't seem at all squidly.

Shake it off fix yourself and the bike and get back on it.

[Pedro-bot]

Whiskey throttle. Thanks for explaining that, I'll have to remember it.

Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you came away unscathed.

[beestiboy]

Ill make fun of you and call you a squid, but only because i did the exact same thing with much much worse results.

Sounds like it was a true accident no worries that is what insurance is for.  mine cost me $4500 out of pocket, 1 titanium plate with 8screws and 3 pins, 2 surgeries, 2 crowns, and 7 years later my wrist still kills me after a long ride.  Plus it kept me off a bike for 5 years cuz the wife was scared.  And yes i was  a total SQUID, im taking tshirt shorts running shoes openface helmet no gloves.  Skin debrisment is a b!tch let me tell ya.

so yeah yours could have been worse, thankfully it wasnt and you are going to end up with a nicer bike out of the deal.

[ScottRNelson]

On Monday I was talking to the owner of the 1098S Tricolore shown in the photo below, behind my 888.  He mentioned that one time he opened up the throttle on the thing and it was pulling so hard that he could barely hang on and had a very hard time letting off of the throttle, because hanging on to the bike tended to pull it in the direction of more throttle.  This sounds suspiciously similar to the cause of the crash that we're discussing here.

I guess that's another reason why I should be happy with just under 100 rear wheel horsepower on the 888, and 79 RWHP on the ST2.  Neither pulls hard enough to cause that problem.

[johnster]

That's awful, man....I'm sorry to hear about that happening, especially since you JUST got it!!   

"Whiskey throttling", as you call it, is a common mistake and you shouldn't feel embarrased about it happening to you....stuff like that happens to the best of us.....

Ducatis, most of them, pull so hard that if you accidentally yank the throttle open, it's usually too late by the time you realize what's going on....When I first got my S4, I was power-wheelieing the thing left and right, mostly because I was not used to how hard it pulls....

[junior varsity]

Bummer, but comes with riding.

My only advice is to make sure you keep a low wrist.

[jclin]

My only advice is to make sure you keep a low wrist.

+1! I always am reminding myself of this... Harder to whiskey throttle if your wrist is low on the throttle already.

[Snips]

On Monday I was talking to the owner of the 1098S Tricolore shown in the photo below, behind my 888.  He mentioned that one time he opened up the throttle on the thing and it was pulling so hard that he could barely hang on and had a very hard time letting off of the throttle, because hanging on to the bike tended to pull it in the direction of more throttle.  This sounds suspiciously similar to the cause of the crash that we're discussing here.

Reminds me of the very first time I had a go on a motorised vehicle (My Dad's Honda C50 moped - they probably don't have them in the States). It has no clutch, but I still went straight into a tree in our yard. I just froze and gripped harder!  /shame 

Sorry to hear of the OP's accident, hope you heal up, and you're back on your bike soon.

That Tricolor looks sweet.

[NuTTs]

It´s just a case of wrong action at the wrong time. Don´t worry about it.. shit happens. My 749 revs like hell when I turn full left.. don´t know why. I hope I never get a tank slapper on the racetrack.. it could be a nasty situation waiting to happen.

I hope your insurance covers the damage.

Regards,
NuTTs

[jclin]

My 749 revs like hell when I turn full left.. don´t know why. I hope I never get a tank slapper on the racetrack.. it could be a nasty situation waiting to happen.

That's weird. Throttle line too short?

[ducati_steve]

I crashed my bike 3 weeks after getting it....took 2 weeks to get it back on the road.  A week later my friend runs it into a curb....took 6 months to get it back from the dealer. 

I feel your pain buddy, have a cold one on me. 

[timmer357]

Thanks everyone, helps me feel a little better during a crumby time.  What was worse, is that when I "walked" in the door after my crash I was blasted with the news that my mother has cancer.  In less than 30 minutes I had two horrible events happen.

The bikes go to Motocorsa tomorrow.  Should know more then as to how bad it is.

[ryandalling]

Sorry about the news, and the drop. Hope all turns out for the best. 

I set up my sv race bike with the throttle cables routed differently. Now, when I turn full to the left, the throttle revs high... of course, the only time I will ever turn like this is slow manuevering... and that is probably the worst time to rev the throttle high... something to fix.

I say let them total it out... buy it back... and race it. 

I bought my Ducati with cash too... I just can't see having a payment on a toy. Good luck with the insurance and hopefully they don't bump your rates for the new bike.

[timmer357]

I think I lose the 15% good driver discount for 3 years.  So basically my insurance on all my plans will go up about 25 bucks per month.  I can live with that.