"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/26/2018 at 13:05 • Filed to: None
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"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/26/2018 at 13:05 • Filed to: None | 4
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Went out to shannonville again yesterday. total last minute thing, made the desicion to go the sunday at like 10.30 pm.
went with 6 other riders. 2 guys sharing a 1-car trailer to haul 4 bikes, 2 guys sharing a pick up truck, and me with the merc and a little platform trailer.
6:30 am. On the way there. one of the tires on the car trailer let go. had to replace it on the side of the road. 5 dudes watching, 2 guys going work. it was jokes.
Once we got to the track, we set up pits, and went and had fun.
ALL THE TRACK DAY BRO
then I did the stupid. I got greeedy in turn 3 on long track, and lost the front end. My gear caught a crack in the surface and i tumbled.
Session stopped, trackside ambulane, bike wagon out, whole 9 yards. I was checked over by the paramedics and let back out.
when i got to the pits, this is the sight that greeted me:
Bike was fucked. exhaust disconnected, tail section missing, brake pedal was bent into a circle, handle bar bent at 90 degrees.
after going around the pits, buying off peoples spares, borrowing tools and tricks, I actually got the bike in ridable (so I though) condition
So i went out for ONE last session. and discovered that the front triple tree was rocking in the steering stem.
I’m praying to god it just loosned the bearings, other wise that means i bent the frame and it is toast (I have a spare frame...I dont have the time to swap them)
When i got home, my knee was getting worse and worse. Got to the point where I couldnt walk. Went to the hospital and got checked out. ACL fine. MCL fine. Knee cap in the right spot, still in one peice. knee was swollen 3 times the size. Compression bandges, some extra stength pain killers and they sent me on my way.
So I’m at work today. limping but breathing.
pro tip: dont get greedy with your speed and your lines.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 13:13 |
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well good thing youre in one piece.
LOREM IPSUM
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 13:16 |
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Stay safe out there.
If the frame is boned, maybe sell the other one an d try your hand at carting next year. Cages aren't all bad.
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bob and john
> LOREM IPSUM
06/26/2018 at 13:19 |
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2 issues with that.
1: have no where to keep a cart
2: cant get my lean on with a kart. (is cart or
kart? idk)
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LOREM IPSUM
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 13:24 |
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1: G et a roof rack and just leave it up there.
2: Sure you can, but barrel-rolls are hell on the wheel bearings.
Potato Potatoe* (*See also: Dan Qu ay le)
atfsgeoff
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 13:24 |
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I had a similar episode with my knee a few weeks ago, after spending a few hours crawling around under cars at a junkyard. I was walking around on it just fine, then
when I went to hop in my truck to leave, as I bent my left knee to swing my leg into the cabin, it felt like it caught on
fire
.
After sitting a few minutes the pain went away but then when I tried to bend it again, I could tell the pain was gonna come back so I stopped. After hobbling around for a day and very gradually starting to bend it a bit over the next few days, it went away on its own and I now have full use of it again.
Man, getting old sucks.
Decay buys too many beaters
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 15:31 |
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Glad you’re ok!
Main reason I keep my racetrack activities on 4 wheels, most people I know
who track 2 wheels
have a story like that.
StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 15:48 |
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Glad you’re ok, bike looks pretty bad for only having a bum knee. I’ve been lucky and (knock on wood) haven’t been down in the 2 track days I’ve been too. Need to get out again this year.
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bob and john
> StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
06/26/2018 at 15:56 |
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I have the bad luck. both days I’ve been out? crashed both times.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 16:28 |
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Y ikes. Glad it’s just a knee. As a guy who has torn his right knee 3 times, it may be a torn meniscus . Sometimes the docs only check the ACL/MCL and send you off.
nermal
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 17:03 |
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Glad you made it out mostly unscathed. Strongly disagree about getting greedy with speed and lines though.
When ridden properly, you can aggressively trail brake at high speeds all the way to the apex. The higher the speed, the more smooth and accurate you need to be with brake and steering inputs
. Letting off the brakes too early, or getting on the gas too hard before the apex causes the front end to boing upwards. This unweights the front wheel, causing you to crash.
On the flip side, properly trail braking to the apex keeps the front wheel planted, with more grip, and helps the bike turn better, while being faster.
Look into doing a school like YCRS. It’s expensive at around $2,500, but worth it. You’ll go faster and crash less.
MeatSaber
> bob and john
06/26/2018 at 21:35 |
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Glad your in one piece.
Is the track of which you speak one of those terrifyingly mangled surfaces littered with an ever abundant supply of ripples, potholes, cracks, tar snakes and other various hazards?
I swear some places just should not support bike days.
Keep your knee in good shape, you’ll get another crack at it someday.
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> MeatSaber
06/26/2018 at 21:38 |
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yea, shannonville isnt the smoothest of surfaces. I forgot to check on my last laps where the skid marks where.
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bob and john
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/27/2018 at 12:53 |
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so, 2 days later. knee is MUCH better, but i still need the tnesor wrap on it. but I can actrually walk almost normally now.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> bob and john
06/27/2018 at 13:16 |
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Good! Probably not a miniscus tear either then, which is good!