In the first session at Texas World Speedway I had some fuel delivery issues on my 600RR. At full throttle it would lurch & bog in 4 & 5th. I put some Seafoam in to try to eleviate the issue.
It was the 2nd session & I was just at the end of Turn 4, through the turn & straightening up. All of a sudden rear slides left, I guess grabs, then hard flip left. Guy behind me saw the whole thing. Rear broke loose, then grabbed, flipped me & the bike up in the air & over on the left side HARD. Slammed my head hard twice. I slid so far I had time to tell myself to pick up my hands. I was looking left & right for anyone getting ready to run me over all the while sliding away. Bike & I stopped in the middle of the track. I jumped up & hauled a$$ off the track, waving at everyone to slow down. Bike still in the middle of the track. Its possible it bogged & lurched just as I came out of the corner.
Left clip-on bent all the way down into the fairing, left rear set mangled - peg & shifter.
Right peg & clip-on ground down
Rear sub frame sideways
Left side body work including tank cover, tail, nose ... Rashy & Broken
Both frame sliders ground down
Installed extra set of tires & wheels, new left clip-on, new shifter & peg - hey all good.
Everything good until the test ride - Front wheel points left - poss forks, upper triple, or lower triple.
Another special thanks to SYED LEATHERS / KOMODO GLOVES / SIDI BOOTS / SHOEI HELMET
A few pics of the before & during track repairs.
It was the 2nd session & I was just at the end of Turn 4, through the turn & straightening up. All of a sudden rear slides left, I guess grabs, then hard flip left. Guy behind me saw the whole thing. Rear broke loose, then grabbed, flipped me & the bike up in the air & over on the left side HARD. Slammed my head hard twice. I slid so far I had time to tell myself to pick up my hands. I was looking left & right for anyone getting ready to run me over all the while sliding away. Bike & I stopped in the middle of the track. I jumped up & hauled a$$ off the track, waving at everyone to slow down. Bike still in the middle of the track. Its possible it bogged & lurched just as I came out of the corner.
Left clip-on bent all the way down into the fairing, left rear set mangled - peg & shifter.
Right peg & clip-on ground down
Rear sub frame sideways
Left side body work including tank cover, tail, nose ... Rashy & Broken
Both frame sliders ground down
Installed extra set of tires & wheels, new left clip-on, new shifter & peg - hey all good.
Everything good until the test ride - Front wheel points left - poss forks, upper triple, or lower triple.
Another special thanks to SYED LEATHERS / KOMODO GLOVES / SIDI BOOTS / SHOEI HELMET
A few pics of the before & during track repairs.
