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new rider, ate asphalt, poor bike. 1098s suggestions why?
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996vtwin,
If you want to ride a serious machine seriously, please get serious about your riding.
I have seen too many friends die or get seriously injured while racing or riding hard.
The dangers on a motorcycle is something we accept, but we need to have more control on things that are within our control and ride within our limits.
Please remember that we are not superstars and the awful truth is that we will be forgotten quickly.
Push the limits to feel alive, but temper your actions so you stay alive.
I suggest that you look at yourself everytime you feel something is wrong, and improve your riding to solve the problem. Dont throw cash at the bike and buy a slipper clutch because it wont solve the root problem - you dont understand a motorcycle well enough yet.
The bike is not at fault, it just does what you tell it to. It's like blaming a shotgun for having recoil.
The more money you throw at the bike, the faster the bike gets - you stay slow. A few years back, Cameron Donald (was a nobody back then, now a big deal in road racing) was racing here and repeatedly blew everyone out of the water on an inferior bike to everyone he was up against. Did not matter if it was on a supermoto in a carpark race or a CBR600 in Sepang, he just crucified everyone and made everyone look like idiots.
That shut everyone up and all the moaning and bitching about "I need a slipper clutch", "I need BST wheels"...etc stopped dead.
Learn to maximise what you have - you'll be a better rider.
If you want to ride a serious machine seriously, please get serious about your riding.
I have seen too many friends die or get seriously injured while racing or riding hard.
The dangers on a motorcycle is something we accept, but we need to have more control on things that are within our control and ride within our limits.
Please remember that we are not superstars and the awful truth is that we will be forgotten quickly.
Push the limits to feel alive, but temper your actions so you stay alive.
I suggest that you look at yourself everytime you feel something is wrong, and improve your riding to solve the problem. Dont throw cash at the bike and buy a slipper clutch because it wont solve the root problem - you dont understand a motorcycle well enough yet.
The bike is not at fault, it just does what you tell it to. It's like blaming a shotgun for having recoil.
The more money you throw at the bike, the faster the bike gets - you stay slow. A few years back, Cameron Donald (was a nobody back then, now a big deal in road racing) was racing here and repeatedly blew everyone out of the water on an inferior bike to everyone he was up against. Did not matter if it was on a supermoto in a carpark race or a CBR600 in Sepang, he just crucified everyone and made everyone look like idiots.
That shut everyone up and all the moaning and bitching about "I need a slipper clutch", "I need BST wheels"...etc stopped dead.
Learn to maximise what you have - you'll be a better rider.
BekindtoAnimals22
New member
Nicely put Hart.
Looks like the bike got off lightly from the pics. Bit of cosmetic damage and a bent bar.....
Looks like the bike got off lightly from the pics. Bit of cosmetic damage and a bent bar.....
996,
You should post some pics of your injuries, bike, and your story in "The Crash Thread" located in the GEAR section of this forum.
Share your mistake, like many others have, so hopefully other readers/riders will learn from the painful mistakes of others.
Really though, I know people came down hard on you, but you should really heed their advice. The words that have been said are only coming from older wiser riders who have "been there, done that".
Buy some good gear. Hope you heel up soon, and take it easy until you get a better feel for this machine. IT CAN KILL YOU!
Brandon
You should post some pics of your injuries, bike, and your story in "The Crash Thread" located in the GEAR section of this forum.
Share your mistake, like many others have, so hopefully other readers/riders will learn from the painful mistakes of others.
Really though, I know people came down hard on you, but you should really heed their advice. The words that have been said are only coming from older wiser riders who have "been there, done that".
Buy some good gear. Hope you heel up soon, and take it easy until you get a better feel for this machine. IT CAN KILL YOU!
Brandon
U.C. Berkeley
New member
Eh, ya'll don't need to pick on the op too much. Most Ducati riders don't have a clue how to ride, so why is the op any different? Guys go out with little or no experience, buy a pretty Ducati and haven't gone through the basic fundamental riding yet. Riding a big, heavy and extremely powerful twin has zero correlation to a bicycle, dirt bike, scooter or even sub 600cc road motorcycle.
As an anecdote, I have yet to own anything over 848cc's and I know how to ride. In my eyes, anybody that owns large displacement superbikes as their first bike, is just asking for trouble and I'm sure we can dig up many other threads as proof others have had the same results before, its very common.
As an anecdote, I have yet to own anything over 848cc's and I know how to ride. In my eyes, anybody that owns large displacement superbikes as their first bike, is just asking for trouble and I'm sure we can dig up many other threads as proof others have had the same results before, its very common.
AlmaaPattinson
New member
honestly when i think back of the crash and the marks on the road. Seems i was downshifting to slowdown. A habit i picked up from racing cars. i really never actuallly made it to the corner. the compression just locked the wheel and that was all she wrote.
Not to be a hardass,you need to stay off this bike until you gain experience on something smaller.This is not a newb motorcycle at all it will tax your abilities in 2 seconds at any time and anywhere,you have been warned.Since you are laid up start with a book on high performance riding to see what you are really dealing with. Get the proper gear,squids do things like this.
Get well your lucky.
Get well your lucky.