Lowside (mulholland strikes again!)

He Man · January 19, 2011, 12:16:06 AM

Aside from him just being stiff on the bike, im not sure if he gassed it (or it was the bike losing traction that cause the higher rev) or was it just cold tires? Sad to see such a good looking bike go down.

CBR1000 Lowside Crash

Cider · January 19, 2011, 03:09:00 PM

Bummer. Dunno what the actual cause was, but it looks like the brake light comes on and almost immediately afterwards the rear tire leaves a big skid mark and slides out from underneath him. The engine note was constant from corner entry, so I'd guess he was using the brake against the throttle.

Ahks · January 19, 2011, 07:00:29 PM

Christ that guard rail takes a beating...

Pretty sure my MSF instructor said braking like that is bad...

Twizted · January 19, 2011, 11:00:28 PM

Looks like the road was recently resurfaced mid corner. See the big black patch. He seems to lose traction on it. My theory anyways.

Scotzman · January 20, 2011, 06:15:12 AM

Looks like he was trying to get his knee down with his butt fully planted on the seat.

sbrguy · January 20, 2011, 08:28:35 AM

that turn on mulholland, if you stay there on a good sat or sunday you will see literally hundreds of riders take that turn, the better ones will take it knee down and fast.

GLantern · January 20, 2011, 12:05:35 PM

What is it with that corner so many people crash there.

junior varsity · January 20, 2011, 04:54:57 PM

first guy have track front fairing?

Scotzman · January 20, 2011, 05:07:32 PM

Quote from: a m on January 20, 2011, 04:54:57 PM
first guy have track front fairing?

looks like it. I guess those are street legal now as long as your leathers are matching.

Buckethead · January 20, 2011, 05:07:54 PM

He saw that guardrail coming.

He's somewhere between "straight up with a side of knee" and "crossed up like a mofo." Been there.

He also has a pretty crap line/setup for that corner. He's mid-lane the whole way. I'd wager it's his first time on that stretch. Been there. $:-\$

And he was super-pissed when he stood up. Been there, too. $:-\$

hihhs · January 20, 2011, 07:30:18 PM

Whoa! I was glad to see that guy get up. I thought he had broken his neck on that guard rail.
Freakin' scary looking

sbrguy · January 21, 2011, 08:04:22 AM

Quote from: GLantern on January 20, 2011, 12:05:35 PM
What is it with that corner so many people crash there.

people crash there a lot i think because its the longest and last hairpin turn on the road. i think its a combination of it being a longer turn so people tend to go into it faster and lean more on it because it goes uphill and has a slight positive camber on it too so people go faster and lose it and its the last real turn of the run so people might tend to relax a bit more.

GLantern · January 21, 2011, 08:51:33 AM

Quote from: sbrguy on January 21, 2011, 08:04:22 AM
people crash there a lot i think because its the longest and last hairpin turn on the road. i think its a combination of it being a longer turn so people tend to go into it faster and lean more on it because it goes uphill and has a slight positive camber on it too so people go faster and lose it and its the last real turn of the run so people might tend to relax a bit more.

You know what I think you are absolutely right. When looking at the video more it looks like the turn might be a double apex and people don't account for it. It looked like he needed more lean to get through the second half of the turn if i'm not mistaken. And well there wasn't much lean angle left.....

junior varsity · January 21, 2011, 10:41:55 AM

'specially not if you are still sitting on the bike

cokey · January 21, 2011, 11:57:32 AM

Looks like he tilthis head down before hitting the rail, save his neck from snapping..

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