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 SemperMO
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:08:42 PM
[Last Edit: 8/13/2012 11:48:40 AM by SemperMO]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I cannot stress enough the importance of good gear, who knows how much worse off I would be if I was wearing the cheap stuff. I walked out of the ER that day with a badly sprained right ankle, a bruised rib, a tiny cut on my right pinkie finger and a broken spirit, lol. Here is a pic of what the crash looked like: Wheee!! 
My ankle was close to the size of a softball, but was not broken. 
Pics of the bike, broken, but fixable: 
Pics of my gear: 
Just a minor headache 
Owieee!! 
My new lid is on its way. Ridiculous prices are available from ridersdiscount, by the way... 
At the end of the day, no excuses, buy the best goddamn gear you can afford. It saved my hide, and I am forever in it's debt. Patrick |
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sgthoskins
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:15:54 PM
Glad you're alright. +1 to quality full riding gear.
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SeanR
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:21:53 PM
Wow, not a fun looking ride.
Stay safe out there. |
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showmeballer
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:33:52 PM
Good to hear you're ok.
On a side note, what does it cost to run on that track? |
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:36:37 PM
How wet were the pants once you landed.....
Glad you make it through in good shape |
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swingset
Former site staff fanboy.
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:37:44 PM
Sucks to wreck, but at least you're ok and will ride another day. All that gear is cheaper than the ER bill...just went through it myself a couple months ago (on the street). Gear saved my hide.
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SemperMO
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:40:21 PM
[Last Edit: 6/21/2012 4:42:42 PM by SemperMO]
Originally Posted By showmeballer:
Good to hear you're ok.
On a side note, what does it cost to run on that track? It was like 130 for the 1 day pass Originally Posted By swingset:
All that gear is cheaper than the ER bill...just went through it myself a couple months ago (on the street). Gear saved my hide. You are NOT kidding. I would gladly pay the money for the gear all over again. Still went to the ER because I was having back pain, but regardless, worth it. |
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Posted: 6/21/2012 4:58:33 PM
The good news is that you walked away. The better news is your shit is already torn and scratched. You should be twice as fast now that your not worried about tearing it up!
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SmartDrug
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:18:19 PM
Bikes can be fixed, glad you're alright man.
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strat81
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:26:17 PM
Holy shit. Glad you're OK.
So what you're telling me is that shorts and flip flops aren't OK? |
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Posted: 6/22/2012 2:02:25 PM
Dayyyyyum, dude!
Glad to hear you walked away, more or less unscathed. Looked like a wild ride! |
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Posted: 6/24/2012 8:19:54 PM
This guy crashed on Sat afternoon and back out on in Sunday morning warm-up.
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Posted: 6/24/2012 8:27:06 PM
This bike was pretty beat up but they got it fixed over night and ran in the front on his Sunday races.
 Yeah I have a knack of getting highsides with my camera.
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Posted: 6/24/2012 9:39:55 PM
Originally Posted By Ungwaha: This bike was pretty beat up but they got it fixed over night and ran in the front on his Sunday races. Yeah I have a knack of getting highsides with my camera. was that at daytona? |
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tmleadr03
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Posted: 6/25/2012 1:18:38 PM
I always tell people, good gear is one hell of a lot cheaper then skin grafts. Buy the gear and be happy.
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Posted: 6/25/2012 5:42:16 PM
gear held up well. You will love the x12 by the way
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Mudfoot
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Posted: 6/25/2012 6:18:09 PM
Originally Posted By tony55690:
Originally Posted By Ungwaha:
This bike was pretty beat up but they got it fixed over night and ran in the front on his Sunday races. Yeah I have a knack of getting highsides with my camera. was that at daytona? My guess is PBIR. |
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Posted: 6/25/2012 7:07:41 PM
Originally Posted By Mudfoot: Pbir only has one row of bleachers in front of the drag strip,and they are all aluminum. Originally Posted By tony55690: Originally Posted By Ungwaha: This bike was pretty beat up but they got it fixed over night and ran in the front on his Sunday races. Yeah I have a knack of getting highsides with my camera. was that at daytona? My guess is PBIR. |
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Posted: 6/25/2012 7:29:54 PM
Originally Posted By Ungwaha: Yeah both pictures at the International Horseshoe @ DIS. IIRC both were a year apart during ROC.This bike was pretty beat up but they got it fixed over night and ran in the front on his Sunday races. Yeah I have a knack of getting highsides with my camera. |
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Posted: 6/25/2012 8:24:38 PM
Originally Posted By Ungwaha: Thats what i thought,Ive got a crash pic in the same corner from the go pro hero superbike race from the daytona 200 weekend.Originally Posted By Ungwaha: Yeah both pictures at the International Horseshoe @ DIS. IIRC both were a year apart during ROC.This bike was pretty beat up but they got it fixed over night and ran in the front on his Sunday races. Yeah I have a knack of getting highsides with my camera. |
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SemperMO
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Posted: 8/13/2012 11:47:10 AM
[Last Edit: 8/15/2012 5:42:33 PM by SemperMO]
I got tired of trying to edit the video, so go to right about 7:20 or and you can see it, it makes my ribs and ankle hurt all over again every time I watch it..
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Slappy600cc
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Posted: 8/13/2012 11:57:43 AM
The scuffs just mean the suit is broken in
And this is why GoPro's are so much fun. You get the watch all the stupid shit happen to you  |
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TheRedGoat
The bad influence...
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Posted: 8/13/2012 12:16:18 PM
My safety gear prevented me from crashing my motorcycle at the racetrack too.
It's known as a 'frontal lobe'... TRG |
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Posted: 8/13/2012 12:33:36 PM
Damn! Did you even have time to think "Oh Shit" or was it all said and done before you could gather that thought? How fast were you running?
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SemperMO
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Posted: 8/15/2012 4:34:46 PM
Originally Posted By GoRebels:
Damn! Did you even have time to think "Oh Shit" or was it all said and done before you could gather that thought? How fast were you running? Nope, I remember thinking through the turn, feeling ok, feeling ok, whoa, something is wrong, then just saying "oh fuck, oh fuck oh fuck" as I was tumbling. Don't remember the honda sponsored flying lesson or the failed landing at all. Probably was going about 55-60, but I don't look at the speedo when I'm running. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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sigp226
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Posted: 8/15/2012 5:18:35 PM
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
My safety gear prevented me from crashing my motorcycle at the racetrack too. It's known as a 'frontal lobe' vagina... TRG |
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