Lowside (mulholland strikes again!)

[Slide Panda]

There is so much fail in the guy trying to scale the hillside with an R6.

But he did obey the law of gravity...

[Privateer]

the first time I rode that turn we go through it, stopped at the top and i said to my buddy "that was it?"

in some videos it looks like there might be a bump or undulation in the tarmac which tends to unsettle people who are already uncomfortable.

I think the weirdest one I've seen lately was the guy who took his hand off the throttle to, I guess, catch himself from falling over.  at speed.

[Slide Panda]

I think the weirdest one I've seen lately was the guy who took his hand off the throttle to, I guess, catch himself from falling over.  at speed.

This one?
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=58386.0

I stuck it in it's own thread. But it is Mulholland - so for those that missed it:

How not not prevent a crash:

[duccarlos]

 

Now that's dumb.

[Slide Panda]

Now that's dumb.

Especially considering he was basically at the exit and would have been fine if he just stood up the bike. Instead, he tossed a hand down? I know it was a panic reaction and not a 'logical' process... but dur.

[duccarlos]

Worse of all, it was his throttle hand!! I understand the reaction, but if you have spent any years riding a bike you should have learned not to let go off the throttle when leaned over.  I reads the original thread and he could have easily powered out of it.

[Slide Panda]

Yep - to quote myself

"My read - he touched down the peg or other hard part and panicked. His panic reaction was, for whatever reason, to remove his hand from the bar. As a result he wasn't able to do a couple things that would have prevented the crash
1) More throttle - controlled addition of throttle would lift the bike suspension and tend to right right the bike
2) Use bars to right the bike - He had plenty of road on his side of the the dbl yellow and was nearing the exit of the turn.

He could have saved it. bike never lost traction - you can see in the slow mo version that the bike quite happily rights itself and might well have made it he'd actually fallen off."

The bike could have done the turn... he could not.

[duccarlos]

Free country and everything, but dumb people should not be allowed to buy bikes that can't handle or at least not allowed to ride them in those roads until they prove they're not complete idiots.

[He Man]

This crash defines what it means to freeze. This guy literally froze up. Might as well set the tank on fire while your at it.


Motorcycle Crashes Into Hillside - July 28, 2012

[Slide Panda]

Posted a few days back. Get on it Kui

[He Man]

The internet takes 3 days to get to colorado unless your in denver! give me a break!

[Slide Panda]

The internet takes 3 days to get to colorado unless your in denver! give me a break!

Lies! My folks lived out in CO and retired to a town that had a population under 200 - yes 2 0 0 and had pretty quick interwebs. Don't blame your sloth on anything else mister!

[He Man]

Looks like the motor froze up, thats a lot of vibration. even if he was in teh wrong gear.

Ducati Monster Motorcycle Crash - May 13, 2012

[duccarlos]

Looks like the motor froze up, thats a lot of vibration. even if he was in teh wrong gear.

Ducati Monster Motorcycle Crash - May 13, 2012

Still looks nice sitting there crippled...  poor S4R.

[BastrdHK]

Looks like the motor froze up, thats a lot of vibration. even if he was in teh wrong gear.

Panic!....Damn right it "froze up", because he never pulled the clutch in and stomped the rear brake.  Try it in a parking lot if you want....your bike will do the same.

The curve is challenging for sure, but lets not forget everyone knows the cameras are there too, so they try a little bit harder to get that good shot and.....ouch.

Same thing happens on the Dragon.  There are much worse corners on the Dragon, but people always try to hot dog for the camera and crash on the corners the cameras are posted in.  Those corners aren't the most difficult, they are just the best for the photogs.