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Fun times on cold tires and pavement.

Got used to the 250? The extra 35hp caught you out maybe? It was chilly yesterday am, but it didn't look to me like you were too rough with the loud handle.....a spill on the street?
 
omnivore said:
Got used to the 250? The extra 35hp caught you out maybe? It was chilly yesterday am, but it didn't look to me like you were too rough with the loud handle.....a spill on the street?
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I have to agree with you there. A little tweek of the throttle and down I go. It's the only possible explaination, the road was bone dry.
 
boooya said:
Gonna have here up an running for Penn weekend Keith?
As Gap in May :)
What side mirror do you need, Luc has an extra one from his misfortune lol.
Glad your ok bro ;).
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Penn is doubtful at this point. I ordered the parts from Kawi, but I ordered the levers from China. Kawi says a week or two but there's no telling when the levers might be in. I wouldn't ride her without a new clutch lever anyway. I think Luc's mirror is a fairing mount and mine is a handle bar mount. Don't worry, it's all sorted. I'll post the "fix" pics when she's back up and running.
 
That looks like that stinkin' paint that you have to do twice to get the colour right.
 
Just get some generic cheap levers for now..or used one from Zdeno...who cares if they're nice, as long as they're whole.
 
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Thanks everyone for your support. I did a walk around the next day and came to the conclusion that a combination of two things happened.
1. Too much right hand action for the cold temps.
2. As the back end was beginning to swing out, my back tire ran over one of these manhole covers which at 32F might as well have been a patch of ice, leaving no chance to recover the slide.
That's all I can think of. Oh well, parts are on order and I live to ride another day.
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killerkeith said:
Thanks everyone for your support. I did a walk around the next day and came to the conclusion that a combination of two things happened.
1. Too much right hand action for the cold temps.
2. As the back end was beginning to swing out, my back tire ran over one of these manhole covers which at 32F might as well have been a patch of ice, leaving no chance to recover the slide.
That's all I can think of. Oh well, parts are on order and I live to ride another day.
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Sucks especially happening on a new bike.
Those I learned to avoid manhole covers like the plague as I almost went down 2 weeks ago in the middle of a turn when I hit a manhole when it and the roads were wet(I think it was also below 5 degrees celcius) . Probably would've went down if it was anything other than a 125.

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PLau said:
Sucks especially happening on a new bike.
Those I learned to avoid manhole covers like the plague as I almost went down 2 weeks ago in the middle of a turn when I hit a manhole when it and the roads were wet(I think it was also below 5 degrees celcius) . Probably would've went down if it was anything other than a 125.
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(you were asking for it !)

I think 250 would be ok too tho =)

I know no matter how much I ride, my riding skills is totally missing out on the throttle control. That is one thing we don't get to learn on our small bikes. I am just worried to run into trouble after an upgrade.

Gotta love the throttle on a Ninja 250 tho. Delay at MAX, response at MIN lol couldn't be safer..
 
whetaus-tr said:
(you were asking for it !)

I think 250 would be ok too tho =)

I know no matter how much I ride, my riding skills is totally missing out on the throttle control. That is one thing we don't get to learn on our small bikes. I am just worried to run into trouble after an upgrade.

Gotta love the throttle on a Ninja 250 tho. Delay at MAX, response at MIN lol couldn't be safer..
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Well... Live and learn right...? Can't really know the feeling of what happens or how to ride in certain conditions until you experience it and if that experience doesn't result in a crash, its all good. Like that time I went on a ride to Muskoka when the roads were covered in sand and I learned to take turns slow in gravel/sandy roads.

Correction: I think that day it was actually around 10-12 degrees.
 
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That really suck killerkeith, I wouldn't have seen that coming at all. You're a champ for posting. Glad you are ok

PLau, that's the second close call video you posted. I really hope you don't find the pavement. Ride safe!
 
if you need to get going i can most likely weld the foot peg back together. shoot me a pm if you want it done.
 
PLau said:
Probably would've went down if it was anything other than a 125.]
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How did you figure this one out?
I believe a bigger tire would probably made it easier not to slide, more weight as well. I wonder if you based that on any fact or you just pull it out of your ***?

There is no need to rationalise the fact you bought a 125 which that statement, be proud of your choices
 
ZX600 said:
How did you figure this one out?
I believe a bigger tire would probably made it easier not to slide, more weight as well. I wonder if you based that on any fact or you just pull it out of your ***?

There is no need to rationalise the fact you bought a 125 which that statement, be proud of your choices
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I've sat on a cbr600 before and know for a fact that a correction in a situation like that would have been extremely difficult on a bike 100lbs heavier as I kind of used my foot to save myself in that video. As for having a bigger tire...? I wouldn't really know but the fact that I hit the manhole dead center, I would have lost traction regardless.

And sorry if I was too general, I meant compared to bigger bikes like 500cc+
 
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JZ67 said:
That really suck killerkeith, I wouldn't have seen that coming at all. You're a champ for posting. Glad you are ok

PLau, that's the second close call video you posted. I really hope you don't find the pavement. Ride safe!
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Well after it happens once, I'm more aware of those hazards and learn to watch out for it in the future. Haven't hit the ground yet and hope that I won't anytime soon.
 
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PLau said:
I've sat on a cbr600 before and know for a fact that a correction in a situation like that would have been extremely difficult on a bike 100lbs heavier as I kind of used my foot to save myself in that video. As for having a bigger tire...? I wouldn't really know but the fact that I hit the manhole dead center, I would have lost traction regardless.
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I see, you definitively have all the facts and can make such an statement (scaring other noobs into anything but a 125) because "you sat on a 600"
 
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