St Marks at Cadwell

Post by **StMarks** » 19 May 2016, 22:14

Playing at Cadwell.

Post by **kiwikrasher** » 19 May 2016, 22:17

StMarks wrote:Playing at Cadwell.

Seriously??? If that's your bike St Marks I hope you are ok.

Looks like a new bike day coming up

Post by **Kwacky** » 19 May 2016, 22:26

StMarks wrote:Playing at Cadwell.

Crap mate. You did joke you would be collecting grass.

Start a new thread and give us the details.

Hope you're OK.

Post by **Monty** » 19 May 2016, 22:28

Serious Dude, you make the Kiwi look good!

Hope you're ok though?

Post by **kiwikrasher** » 19 May 2016, 22:40

Monty wrote:Serious Dude, you make the Kiwi look good!

Hope you're ok though?

I was thinking that to, that's a proper job!

Post by **Rossgo** » 20 May 2016, 05:51

Oh no StMarks really hope you are OK mate

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Post by **Deegee** » 20 May 2016, 07:20

Hope you're ok StM, the bike looks a bit worse for wear, fingers crossed you look better. As per Kwacky's post let us know what happened.

Post by **Perkles** » 20 May 2016, 08:05

cripes what corner was it ? hope your not injured bikes can be repaired

Post by **StMarks** » 20 May 2016, 09:27

Firstly I'm fine thanks guys.
I tucked the front at the bottom of the mountain. Very stupid.!
It would have been about the last lap of the session anyway, and I was just starting to get back into the swing of things at last.
Out of the chicane WOT, up a gear, WOT, brake & down a gear, drop it hard left for the apex. Just as my left knee started to feel touchdown the front seemed to jump away from me & off we spun.!
This was literally right in front of the Marshall's post, and he reliably informed me that my front let go.

The TDO called an early lunch, so the next session who were in the collection area waiting to go out missed out due to my carelessness.

Damage consisted of:
Nosecone smashed
Fuel tank dented
Ignition key broke off in the ignition
Front subframe obliterated
Instruments broken off
Front brake fluid reservoir broken off
Rear seat cowl broken
Gear change lever folded back on itself
Front mudguard cracked across
Left shoulder rather sore (landed pretty hard on that)
Various other bits & bobs.

Post by **Kwacky** » 20 May 2016, 09:34

Ouch. Let's hope your shoulder is back to its best soon.

Are the forks ok?

Post by **StMarks** » 20 May 2016, 09:38

Kwacky wrote:Ouch. Let's hope your shoulder is back to its best soon.

Are the forks ok?

LOL, I think my shoulder is past it's sell by date Kwacky, & will never be "back to it's best". At least my collar bone held up.

The forks looked straight, & seemed ok in the afternoon sessions.

Post by **C00kiemonster** » 20 May 2016, 09:42

Wowsers - glad your relatively ok.

You used the bike in the afternoon? (allhail)

Post by **Perkles** » 20 May 2016, 11:03

what tyres you on ?

Post by **kiwikrasher** » 20 May 2016, 11:05

StMarks wrote:
The forks looked straight, & seemed ok in the afternoon sessions.

How the hell did you get that back on the track?? You have a van full of spares??

Like Cookie says (allhail)

Post by **Rossgo** » 20 May 2016, 11:24

Hope you recover quickly mate with your shoulder

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Post by **TonyB** » 20 May 2016, 11:43

Meh, it'll buff out.

Hope you feel well soon

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Post by **StMarks** » 20 May 2016, 13:23

Perkles wrote:what tyres you on ?

Metzler Racetec's mate. It wasn't the tyres fault IMO

Post by **Kwacky** » 20 May 2016, 13:24

Fair play for going back out.

Post by **Perkles** » 20 May 2016, 14:15

StMarks wrote:
Perkles wrote:what tyres you on ?
Metzler Racetec's mate. It wasn't the tyres fault IMO

nope they are more than sticky enough

Post by **DaytonAndy** » 20 May 2016, 17:06

Fair do's you must bounce! Kudos on getting it back out there! What sort of state was it in when you went back out? I wondered the other day at what point they wouldn't let you out again?

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