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since this is not CF : i was on my bike racing yes i was going really really really fast, someone cuts me off locked up the bike and my rear brakes stopped working, ended up when i locked up the bike this is what happened, remember i am not posting this on CF, because i know i was wrong and really dont want to hear the BS, Heres a pic of my rear brake caliper went from 160 to 30 very quickly
http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq264/chucka/006.jpg
yes the caliper and brake spun around, dont know how, but it did:confused5:

PS the caliper is supposed to be one the bottom, i f-ed up my rear brakes.

Street racing on a bike... :slap:





















:D

Ouch. Hope you're ok. At least you know where you messed up:D

Did you have the correct torque values on the rear axle? The top pic shows the cutout on the caliper bracket that is supposed to keep the bracket in the correct orientation.

Are there marks on the inside of the swingarm showing it was assembled correctly?

Oh, one more thing. As a fellow motorcyclist, Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly. :angel:

well i just rechecked it looks as though the bracket that holds the caliper in place was not put on properly, very pissed off indeed

Yikes! You're very lucky it didn't throw you off or down.....who did the last work on the bike?

i dont know have the bike serviced before i bought it,,i am wondering if i should reinstall the rear tire, yes i will reinstall it

Holy Cow Chuck, glad you're around to write about it........better have a few Heinies :shots::cert::shots:

I would remove that cube valve cap and replace it with a simple one. I have seen instances where the centrifugal force caused by the spinning wheel caused the valve stem to bend over from the weight and break the stem causing sudden, catastrophic loss of air. Not a good thing.

Holy Hell you're lucky. That could have gone bad in a big hurry. My roaring around days are behind me. When I ride now, (Which is often) it's a leasurly putt.

Besides, both my bikes are Harleys. They don't really go fast. :D

That's Kharma, and you got off easy. :slap:

Well brought it to the shop everything is back to normal, just dont understand how the hell this happened, very weird indeed

had several, told the wife a different story, yea she can be a real crazy nut

Stupidity might be a good explanation (been guilty myself). Glad you're O.K. though. Did you check over the work to make sure it was done right this time and have you looked into track time if you want to keep testing your luck?

That is scary, could have snapped and broke the rear apart.

I had to laugh a little at the "cut me off" part though.

I was thinking about Scissors' thread when I read the OP here.

Don't all those bikes come in crates and require some assembly?

I would go to the shop where it was purchased from and demand that a master tech fix it (free parts and labor).

If he bought it new that's an option.

It was a richardcranium moment on my part, i guess the nice weather kind of well screwed with me

We've all been there. Own one of these for a while and claim you haven't
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Very nice, yes very nice, indeed

Very sold also. Rarely rode it with the two other bikes in the garage.

I hardly drive the ninja, usually drve the vulcan 90% of the time, and my freaking knees hate driving the ninja, getting old SUCKS, indeed:leaving:

If the previous owner/mechanic was that careless on assembly, I would double check a lot of items before riding again. You were lucky this time.

:iagree: A simple valve cap would be a much better ( and safer ) idea.

Just remember, every time you double a RPM, the centrifugal weight quadruples. Just to make up some numbers to give you an idea, if that cube weighs 1 lb at 20 mph, it will weigh 4 lbs at 40 mph and 16 lbs at 80 mph.

That would extrapolate to 64 lbs at the 160 you were traveling :willy:

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Had the vert out great time was blasting Metalica for whom the bell tolls, then took out the freaking monster, GAME OVER, the bike is freaking insane, and also need to put some more miles on the bike want to change the oil to synthetic

my wife keeps saying to get rid of the vert , since i drive it once every 3 or 4 months, yes i love the vert but once you go fast bike well , its hard to go back , but the vert is here to stay

On a motorcycle you should be checking for loose nuts and bolts on a regular basis as a standard procedure. I once found a spark plug held in by about 2 threads :rofl:

:iagree: i guess:for my:bike when they reinstalelled the right :rear wheel they f-ed up, all is well for :iagree:now, yes as for the spark plugs they seem good and new, and since the bike keeps the speed coming over 160 and i am only in 4th gear, yes its all good:hurray:

You only get 36 mpg on that thing?

:willy:

I thrash the crap out of my Ninja and still get 40+

:D

:iagree: Yamma is averaging 51+ in her new car

:cool1: Glad you made it out of it ok..... That's something you won't forget, the next time that you crank it up...... We've all had our oh fk moments....

What am I missing here....?I have not been into biking since my Honda 305 days in the 70s but the picture does not show the rear brake at all.Are there more pics....?:)

It hanging on the bottom of the rotor in the 3rd pic.

I had the mechanic remove the rear tire and redo everything, its all good:yesnod:

when you are freaking doing above 130 the gas mileage sucks:slap:

which one:confused5:

been watching some isle of man videos, come on summer the zx14 is ready, post pics of your bikes, i bet you guys are sick of winter also

That's A Man's Corner ? ?HD? SpecTTacular ? . . 320kph/200mph 'Isle of Man' TT - YouTube
heres a good one

Too many idiots out there that don't watch out for bikers. :sadangel:

Hey Charles, is your hand going to be able to function well enough for riding?:(

:iagree:a lot of dumbasses , but kerry its also the guys on the bikes who act like idiots also :yesnod:

True but I don't get one because of the idiots in cars and trucks. :lol:

not really sure, i sat on the bike and tested it , i can move the throttle and also handle the brake, but this will need to be tested when i actually have the bike on the road, i tested the bike while it wasnt moving , i am really hoping so, i really hate to get rid of the bikes, but soon i can actually give you the answer

it sucks i agree

You would want it to be close to 100% for reaction time and flexibility for sure...:yesnod:

well i am about 60 % right now, but only time will tell, i am working on getting the fingers stronger but their is only so much they can do, and thanks for asking :seasix:

Sometimes the loose nuts are the ones holding the handlebar

Sounds like you will at least be able to ride although probably have to take it easy.

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Yes definetely will be able , but the speed will need to be low, because of the pull of the bike

Back in my early 20s, I broke the radius bone in my right arm ( next to the wrist). I had a cast covering my hand ( only the fingers stuck out) up to my armpit.

Took me two weeks to figure out I could still ride my KZ750 :D

very cool, indeed

I had only the motorcycle as transportation. I even rode to the Dr's office on the bike. But I did leave the long sleeved shirt and helmet on the cycle :lol:

I did ride very conservatively. I highly suggest you ride extremely easy until you are very comfortable with your riding and especially with your grip strength. :yesnod:

Been sneaking the bike out on every dry day I can, just need to be careful of all the salt and sand. I also notice that my tires don't grip well on cold pavement.

will do :seasix:

:yesnod:

Driving cars in competition has helped me understand just how sensitive tires are to surface temp. I have an old Yamaha with a single disc front and rear drum. The first time I took it out on a really cold day, I tried the brakes and the rear locked up really fast. I also noticed it pushes more so as long as I ride mellow, I am fine.

very cool, indeed

Worst time of the year. Garaged for months already and not close enough to riding season to look forward to.

My Valkyrie.... 1520cc - Flat 6 - 25mpg (half that in Montana :lol:).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ke/chrome2.jpg

My track season starts in two weeks. :dance:

Hopefully getting my bodywork back soon. :ohnoes:

Currently my track bike looks like this...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47...3CB2B6B6CD.jpg

And my street bikes looks like this...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47...ps8137f589.jpg

:rofl:

Fact. It's a risk vs reward thing for me. The risk is well worth the reward. And I've crashed. Bad.

Not everyone feels that way, and that's cool. :cert:

Really? Seems kinda low. Even my pig Bagger does 10 mpg better than that. :shrug:

looks great:seasix:

[QUOTE=Mrs. Colleen;876250]My track season starts in two weeks. :dance:

Hopefully getting my bodywork back soon. :ohnoes:

Currently my track bike looks like this...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47...3CB2B6B6CD.jpg

how many ccs is the sport bike? looks great camnt wait for riding season:dance:

That is some crazy shit! Dudes making corners on one wheel. :eek:

A woman with a bike in the bedroom. You are my kind of gal Mrs. Colleen. :seasix: :D

She already has two in the living room.

:smash:

600. It is an 05 R6. :cert:
:Jeff '79: It's in the living room. Don't think I could get it up the stairs to the bedroom! :Jeff '79:

very very, cool, indeed :yesnod::yesnod::hurray::Sexy:

It's in the house. Good enough. :seasix:

Y'all be careful out there on those motorsicles.

It is really funny that when car/moto people find out I keep my bike in the house they generally think it is rad...but my family (and other non-moto heads) think I am actually crazy. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I would be afraid of it leaking. I had a needle valve in the carb stick one day and came home to find a pool of fuel under my bike. That is why most home owner policies forbid storing any gas powered equipment inside the living quarters and why garages are fire rated.

yeah.....hubby shot down my idea of keeping my bike in the (unused) dining room when we were trying to find more garage space for the camper.....:D

We need a place with more garage space! :willy: When you have 7 vehicles and a one car garage you have to get creating. :Jeff '79:

If there was a straight entry into my house, I would have bikes in the dining room too. LoL.

The nice thing with bikes is they fit in tight spaces. Mine is in front of my wife's car diagonally between the trash barrel and my standup compressor.

We got three bikes in the garage with the vette once...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47...0683FA2BA9.jpg

It was funny watching Mark crawl over the bikes. :rofl:

That's hilarious.

:D

very nice, indeed

I see your vid and raise with this vid... :seasix:


Better music anyway... :seasix:

yea i have seen that before, great video especially if you like fast bikes and a beautiful area to ride, especially at a very high speed
very cool, indeed

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:seasix:

Has a 5 gallon fuel tank and no guage. I switch over to reserve between 90 and 110 on the trip meter with normal riding. Reserve is a gallon so 4 gallons to go 100 miles equals 25mpg.

If anything that's overestimated because I've done the mod that allows me to fill to the cap rather than the bottom of the downtube which allows for an extra half gallon.

Probably was a few mpg better before all those engine mods (I can only run premium)... But what fun is that :D

That is a cool dual sport. been considering getting one to mess around with.

i wish we had better weather here i would be riding all year long, love riding bikes
very cool, indeed

This ad reminded me of this thread.

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That is my husband's boss's bike. He never rode the thing and when he heard I was in the market for something similar he said I could borrow it for the weekend. I doubled the miles on it before giving it back. :D

It was a lot of fun but the 400 fits what I wanted more than that 650.

very cool, indeed

Say Chuck? Your record is sticking :D

Indeed :dance::yesnod::rofl:

bike season is coming soon , cant wait to try and see that my fingers will work, getting very anxious indeed

Don't overdo it.

One please.
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Meh. A guy need's something to work towards. If pulling in a clutch is it? Go overboard. :cert:

yea will be defenitely a slow ride:yesnod::seasix:

getting warmer temps here, the zx14 will be getting put back on line, cant wait
woo-hoo

If you enjoy that style of bike, you can run on down and buy a brand new Royal Enfield that looks very similar to that.....made by the good folks in India, so you know the customer service after the sale is gonna be great.

But this is a Vincent.

were is the warm weather, yes temps here are a little chilly

77* :hurray: