What did you do to your bike today ??
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Yes indeed a nice trip to Northamptonshire for the Suzuki Track day. Weather should have been dry, it was wet as Mick said, until the afternoon, by which time I was knackered, far too much tensing up when its wet and peoples lines are very varied around you, wits needed and total concentration. Quiet a lot of red flags and long stoppages, bit of a pain as it a bloody long way round...
Felt good with the wets on, going ok, until some strange moment when coming in the pit I just ended up in a stoppie that then went off to the side, me doing a superman impression with the bike ending up on top of me.... Leg bruised and swollen, but I still went out in the next session, but could not really put much pressure on so called it a day, i think I only missed one session. But I did make full use of all the time i had before..
However it is now Wednesday and this was Monday, I have a sore body, things are starting to hurt all over, I seem to have a bump on my head which was not there on the plus side my leg is going down and I can walk up and down the stairs which I could not do Monday night.
Felt good with the wets on, going ok, until some strange moment when coming in the pit I just ended up in a stoppie that then went off to the side, me doing a superman impression with the bike ending up on top of me.... Leg bruised and swollen, but I still went out in the next session, but could not really put much pressure on so called it a day, i think I only missed one session. But I did make full use of all the time i had before..
However it is now Wednesday and this was Monday, I have a sore body, things are starting to hurt all over, I seem to have a bump on my head which was not there on the plus side my leg is going down and I can walk up and down the stairs which I could not do Monday night.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
^^^ this ^^^Kwacky wrote:Get yourself checked out mate. Be on the safe side.
Sounds like you took a bit of a whack, better to be safe IMO.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
See a Physio about your leg, Frankie. A good one can even diagnose fractured bones with a tuning fork.
Hope you feel better soon, mate.
Hope you feel better soon, mate.
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I echo everyone else Frankie. Hope you heal up quickly mate
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Stoppies? Thought you were a wheelie King? You're turning into our resident stunter Frankie!
On a serious note, fingers crossed it's nothing serious and a quick recovery is on the cards.
On a serious note, fingers crossed it's nothing serious and a quick recovery is on the cards.
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Youtube fame Dude! Impressive!Frankie wrote:Yes indeed a nice trip to Northamptonshire for the Suzuki Track day. Weather should have been dry, it was wet as Mick said, until the afternoon, by which time I was knackered, far too much tensing up when its wet and peoples lines are very varied around you, wits needed and total concentration. Quiet a lot of red flags and long stoppages, bit of a pain as it a bloody long way round...
Felt good with the wets on, going ok, until some strange moment when coming in the pit I just ended up in a stoppie that then went off to the side, me doing a superman impression with the bike ending up on top of me.... Leg bruised and swollen, but I still went out in the next session, but could not really put much pressure on so called it a day, i think I only missed one session. But I did make full use of all the time i had before..
However it is now Wednesday and this was Monday, I have a sore body, things are starting to hurt all over, I seem to have a bump on my head which was not there on the plus side my leg is going down and I can walk up and down the stairs which I could not do Monday night.
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Yes I saw that earlier on Track day addicts, had to hold my hands up to my epic fail
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well I suppose you got to learn from mistakes right!! That actually looked pretty heavy mate. Get yourself checked over and hope you heal up quick
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The show is on the road.
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Mainly testing out the ZX10R - I won't write a report but I'll say now it's outdated and it didn't ball me over.
It's quick but it has the same feel as a ZX6R only faster. And what is wrong with that dash...bloody thing only has 3 buttons to control it yet is a confusing system
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It's quick but it has the same feel as a ZX6R only faster. And what is wrong with that dash...bloody thing only has 3 buttons to control it yet is a confusing system
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Oh nd once again I've used the Bridgestone RS10, what a stonking tyre - in the dry at least
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A final shakedown and adjust of the shift lever position then gave it a good check over and fitted the top box rack, I leave at dawn (ish) heading for Liverpool.
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6000 views Frankie, you've gone viral!Monty wrote:Youtube fame Dude! Impressive!Frankie wrote:Yes indeed a nice trip to Northamptonshire for the Suzuki Track day. Weather should have been dry, it was wet as Mick said, until the afternoon, by which time I was knackered, far too much tensing up when its wet and peoples lines are very varied around you, wits needed and total concentration. Quiet a lot of red flags and long stoppages, bit of a pain as it a bloody long way round...
Felt good with the wets on, going ok, until some strange moment when coming in the pit I just ended up in a stoppie that then went off to the side, me doing a superman impression with the bike ending up on top of me.... Leg bruised and swollen, but I still went out in the next session, but could not really put much pressure on so called it a day, i think I only missed one session. But I did make full use of all the time i had before..
However it is now Wednesday and this was Monday, I have a sore body, things are starting to hurt all over, I seem to have a bump on my head which was not there on the plus side my leg is going down and I can walk up and down the stairs which I could not do Monday night.
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Frankie you are famous mate
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Blade i prob wont write a review. Unless people want me too?
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Fwiw I think what you've already said, in conjunction with Blade's recent experience, says enough about them for the moment mate.?Rossgo wrote:Blade i prob wont write a review. Unless people want me too?
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