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Hi there,
Some of you already knew it, since I posted it some time ago. Well, I went down on a July Sunny afternoon... Went to the beach, ride a bit on sand, went back to tarmac, rode 1 or 2 miles and then, I was driving at 20mph and had to change direction, so I hit the front brake (usually at that speed I hit the rear brake, but mainly for lazyness). The front wheel blocked immediately and I went down. No injury, no big damage on the Busa, but I stood with a big question mark on top of my head. Well, some of you told me that the road could have oil on it (didn't notice any slippery substance there), there could be sand (didn't notice that too). The only thing I knew is that there was dust there, and that my front tyre was not in a good shape, but mainly, I fixed the bike and changed the front tire immediately (bike almost went down again when front tire was being replaced) (argh! had to be strong and catch the Busa when she was falling to the opposite side where i was - don't ask me where did I got the strength for it).
Bike fixed, and then again on July there is the big Faro Motorcycle Party in south of Portugal. Well, went there with a friend. After a (not long) night we decided to get back home. I gave a lil' bit of gas in 1st gear, and there it goes again: lost control, went down again, this time a little stronger than before - my fault - the tire was cold and it's not as soft as it should. Again the same damage, bit bigger, and brake my double bobble iridum.
I'm still fixing the Busa now, going to polish the cans so I won't spend much money. Busa is looking fine again but... I FEEL VERY SCARED when riding it. When i make curves I just feel too afraid to fall again, when I brake I feel afraid of losing the front wheel control, when accelerate, I feel afraid of losing the rear wheel control... Damn stuff here. I have a drivers licence for motorcycles for about 4 years, but July month was the worst of all my moments while being a motorcycle rider. 4 years and before this i had only one little accident, and that time i understood that it was really my fault since the rear tyre was in an horrible shape and the road was slippery... And now... what should I do? Don't want to ride the Busa like driving an Harley
men... this sucks!...
Some of you already knew it, since I posted it some time ago. Well, I went down on a July Sunny afternoon... Went to the beach, ride a bit on sand, went back to tarmac, rode 1 or 2 miles and then, I was driving at 20mph and had to change direction, so I hit the front brake (usually at that speed I hit the rear brake, but mainly for lazyness). The front wheel blocked immediately and I went down. No injury, no big damage on the Busa, but I stood with a big question mark on top of my head. Well, some of you told me that the road could have oil on it (didn't notice any slippery substance there), there could be sand (didn't notice that too). The only thing I knew is that there was dust there, and that my front tyre was not in a good shape, but mainly, I fixed the bike and changed the front tire immediately (bike almost went down again when front tire was being replaced) (argh! had to be strong and catch the Busa when she was falling to the opposite side where i was - don't ask me where did I got the strength for it).
Bike fixed, and then again on July there is the big Faro Motorcycle Party in south of Portugal. Well, went there with a friend. After a (not long) night we decided to get back home. I gave a lil' bit of gas in 1st gear, and there it goes again: lost control, went down again, this time a little stronger than before - my fault - the tire was cold and it's not as soft as it should. Again the same damage, bit bigger, and brake my double bobble iridum.
I'm still fixing the Busa now, going to polish the cans so I won't spend much money. Busa is looking fine again but... I FEEL VERY SCARED when riding it. When i make curves I just feel too afraid to fall again, when I brake I feel afraid of losing the front wheel control, when accelerate, I feel afraid of losing the rear wheel control... Damn stuff here. I have a drivers licence for motorcycles for about 4 years, but July month was the worst of all my moments while being a motorcycle rider. 4 years and before this i had only one little accident, and that time i understood that it was really my fault since the rear tyre was in an horrible shape and the road was slippery... And now... what should I do? Don't want to ride the Busa like driving an Harley
men... this sucks!...