Crash Damage Pics

[grossohc]

What happened!! Fuel tank burst on impact or something, glad your ok.

[earemike]

Thanks for the comments, the P-51 comment is probably more close to home than I realised. My brother died hitting the armco and a mate hit a post, both not going full tilt. You know the saying, it's not coming off that hurts it's the sudden stop.

 

My light injuries were from the fence but I hit the wire and went under, probably washed of some speed there though. Think I've cracked a rib too, but thats ok.

 

 

As for the failure I was pushing the bike fairly hard that morning (as most weekends) and might have redlined it. Normally I don't push it into the yellow but the young fellas were going well so I was on the hammer.

 

A witness said white smoke came out the rear and he thought the engine went, the police decided the rear wheel locked. Felt like there was oil on the tyre but then again the skid is a double s pattern with no breaks so they could be right. I was sideways, caught it, then full lock sideways when I realised hanging on would only bring more pain (learnt that in my very last race ).

 

I think the tank split and she just sparked up. I heard a bang after the crash and now figure that was the back tyre, there's not much rim left.

 

So I've no complaints about the Guzzi reliability, it could have lunched itself at redline or something else, might never know.

 

Now I wonder if I should have fitted those uni filters, the motor didn't last as long as it could have...

 

Cheers I'm pretty happy considering.

[DeBenGuzzi]

I figure the exhaust might polish up allright;

 

Now I wonder if I should have fitted those uni filters, the motor didn't last as long as it could have

Ah hell look at the bright side, your side stand, rear disc and headers all look fine

glad youre alright, also unless you had a lot of money in mods you'll probably make out better on the insurance than if the bike was still good and listed for sale.

 

AND GOOD god don't get that topic brought back up

[todd haven]

That'll buff out.

 

 

Glad you're o.k.

[Paul Minnaert]

well you seem to take it light. Who are the dancing people in the video?

 

If it was me, I would like to know if a failure inside the engine was the fault. And if so what?

[Guest drknow]

Dude. Wow. Glad you're ok. Sorry to hear about your brother as well.

 

dk

[earemike]

well you seem to take it light. Who are the dancing people in the video?

 

If it was me, I would like to know if a failure inside the engine was the fault. And if so what?

 

Hey Paul, I seem to cop a kick in the guts fairly regularly but there's no point getting too upset.

 

I have my house and a job I enjoy, I'm still cycling through the I'm lucky to be alive thing too.

So yeah I'm pretty lucky. I've always taken bike crashes well, even if I've felt like crying. I didn't

walk away from my last race crash but was stoked to have gotten into second on the track (with

some of the C&D guys).

 

All the reports are done, I won't get the wreck but I've very sure what happened (combed over the site).

 

I passed an R1 up the inside and was pushing the bike a bit hard, I over-reved her and think I saw 8500

on the tacho. Then the seal on the gearbox gave out (yup the one I pulled when changing the springs).

Looking at the wreck I couldn't see where it had leaked but the redline shockproof heavy on my boot was

a give away. There was also a light oil trail down the straight.

 

So it was my fault for riding the old girl too hard, I do wonder why the gearbox breathers let the pressure build,

perhaps something blocked it.

 

On reflection I remembered on day hitting 180kph down that straight trying to outrun a 2 up 998. So with an

estimated speed of 90-180 kph I'm a very lucky boy.

 

Given that I pushed her a bit hard I've decided to get another Aprilia, Tuono with ackropovics this time.

 

Thanks for all your help and advice, I'm still fond of the old girl.

[mdude]

brilliant, I hear those Tuonos crash REALLY well

[earemike]

brilliant, I hear those Tuonos crash REALLY well

 

 

Well the day after picking her up I took her back to the dealer as the tuono was running rough (split vacum hose).

 

They fixed the bike but 10 mins later she spat me off, going into a corner she briefly surged, I rolled the throttle forward and all seemed well.

 

Just after the corner she suddenly reved and spat me off.

 

 

Not happy and it seems it will be hard to prove given it at best would be intermittent.

[jihem]

Just after the corner she suddenly reved and spat me off.

 

 

wot ?

[earemike]

wot ?

 

yeah I'm not kiding, came out of a left bend in second, straightened up and there was massive acceleration.

 

Makes me want to cry, the guys who have ridden with me for years have told me to buy a jap bike, everyone else

thinks I f@#ked up.

 

I can't explain it and looks like I'll have to play for hours while running a video to try and recreate the incident.

Of course it may then have to end up with a laywer and possibly a video on youtube. I understand the dealers skepticism

but it did happen as described so I don't want to foot the bill.

 

There was another case very similar:

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthr...erated+throttle

[jihem]

There was another case very similar:

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthr...erated+throttle

 

This is also one of the reasons Colin Edwards left Aprilia: sometimes the throttle (which was a fly-by-wire) would have a life of itself too (and the bike started to burn at 150 mph but that's another story...).

Hope it goes down well with the lawyers...

[Baldini]

...I passed an R1 up the inside and was pushing the bike a bit hard, I over-reved her and think I saw 8500

on the tacho. Then the seal on the gearbox gave out....

 

Glad to hear no-one's hurt. I'm sorry to hear about your brother - when was that? Can be very hard to adjust.

 

I dunno re getting a different bike. Whatever you ride, if you're riding hard enough for what you're on to make a real difference on the road you're already past good sense.

 

Was it downshifting you overrevved it ? cos otherwise presumably the rev limiter would have cut it?

 

Which gbox seal?

 

Good luck! Take it easy.

 

KB