A personal example of how full gear can save your ass!

[DLIT]

Bet me I'll be on the street that quick.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Bet me I'll be on the street that quick.

Yea I'm sure that you're right....your wife probably won't let you off the leash quite that soon.... How about this, I bet that you won't make the 2 year mark you were talking about before! ZERO street for TWO WHOLE YEARS? Yea right.

[caveman]

Ok, first off, Glad you made it through that fuckstorm of a crash. the bike looks to be totally baked. I know you said that it didn't burn, but from the pics it sure looks like it did.

Secondly, I remember my last wreck had the most rash I ever had in a bike wreck and a broken wrist. I thought that I was done too. I got the bike repaired and am back on two wheels now for the past 5 years now with only close calls. (Knock on wood) However, if you are not gonna ride on the road again thats your choice and yours alone. As for the cruiser thing, like Gas said, he has enjoyed it and hasn't looked back. And also like he said he has met some more interesting people since, like ME.

Lastly, mend well and learn from what happened and try not to rinse and repeat. Take care and God bless in whatever you decide

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by caveman

Ok, first off, Glad you made it through that fuckstorm of a crash. the bike looks to be totally baked. I know you said that it didn't burn, but from the pics it sure looks like it did.

Secondly, I remember my last wreck had the most rash I ever had in a bike wreck and a broken wrist. I thought that I was done too. I got the bike repaired and am back on two wheels now for the past 5 years now with only close calls. (Knock on wood) However, if you are not gonna ride on the road again thats your choice and yours alone. As for the cruiser thing, like Gas said, he has enjoyed it and hasn't looked back. And also like he said he has met some more interesting people since, like ME.

Lastly, mend well and learn from what happened and try not to rinse and repeat. Take care and God bless in whatever you decide

Thanks. And for the record, in regards to my cruiser thing. You guys have seen this already, right??

http://www.clutchandchrome.com/news/...w-color-scheme

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Thanks. And for the record, in regards to my cruiser thing. You guys have seen this already, right??

http://www.clutchandchrome.com/news/...w-color-scheme

Had not seen until now, but would definitely love to have.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Yup. Attack. Full Ohlins suspension too. It was gonna be track only eventually anyway.

Tits, nice setup.

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

You do realize that people get hurt/killed on the track as well right? One of my worst get offs ever occurred at the track. Being afraid of crashing is going to make going to track just as miserable for you as riding on the street. IMHO. I think that you rode around thinking that you couldn't get hurt because you wore all that gear. Well, that bubble has been burst. So now you're going to be "track only" because you think that you'll be "safer" there... Maybe, but if you keep riding at the limit, you'll end up crashing, and we'll be seeing a thread about you giving up riding all together soon.

True... trade offs. We participate in a dangerous sport. Sure you will be getting away from the soccer moms, cell phone weilding teens, pot holes, gravel, and tickets. But the threshhold is so much higher at the track. The margin for error is smaller. The crashes faster... and more often. You may only crash once in ten years or more on the street, but you know you will crash at the track. Atleast there are no curbs to hit if you go down at the track.

Originally Posted by Gas Man

perhaps dlit will hang up his track suit in a year for a cruiser or maybe he'll get into hot rod cars. Do what you enjoy and F what people think.

I had and Uncle that was into Harleys and Hot Rods. Guess which one got to him first... the hot rod.