Dave Simmer went down yesterday. Thankfully he was not seriously hurt. He sent me the following email:
Heal quickly, Dave.
Heal quickly, Dave.
Simmer Down
- Thread starter CarlS
- Start date
Help Support Triumph Motorcycle Forum:
Thats real bad luck Dave
Unfortunately, grabbing to much front brake is real easy to do in a panic stop
thank god your ok
Harry
Unfortunately, grabbing to much front brake is real easy to do in a panic stop
thank god your ok
Harry
Bad luck indeed, but at least he didn't end up with a wrecked shoulder like I did.
Glad it wasn't more serious.
Glad it wasn't more serious.
I have gone down twice because of too much front brake. That was back in the 70's when I started riding a "modern" bike with disc brakes as opposed to my old shoe brake bikes. On those I rarely used the front brake anyway. Harry is right; it is an easy mistake to make in a panic stop.
Sorry about that. Glad you are Ok.
Hey Dave this is bad luck sorry to hear this but glad that you were not seriously hurt
Simmer
Well-Known Member
Thanks everybody. I feel sooooooo stupid and sore. The doc says I may have a hairline crack in my clav and tore some muscles, but will get better with the sling. I have one quarter size ding in my tank, broke right forward peg, and bent rear brake lever. I have seen the "Ride Like a Pro" video many times, but did not follow through in this situation. In places like that I should have had foot on rear brake through that mess. I will avoid that place and use another from now on.
Dave :blush:
Dave :blush:
Dave, sorry about your crash, Hope the shoulder heals quickly. I did something similar last month following a garbage truck and assumed it would do one thing and he stopped instead and I did a unnecessary panic grab on the front brake in a fairly straight line and the bars twisted right and the front tire skid i went down to the left, helmet and face shield hit first then my shoulder and I rolled and was on my feet almost immediately. the ankle hurt immediately but nothing else hurt until the next morning. I'm guessing that too much right hand and not enough foot was my downfall and possibly debris in the road to cause the turn of the wheel for me.
Ensure your front tire is not cupped. I feel uneven traction from the right and left sides of center will cause one side of the tire to grab harder.
mike
Ensure your front tire is not cupped. I feel uneven traction from the right and left sides of center will cause one side of the tire to grab harder.
mike
Sorry to hear about this. I'm glad you're okay though. Bike can be fixed no problem, just get healthy simmer.
...
...
Simmer
Well-Known Member
Good advice Dill. I do that on both the clutch and brake, but I guess I still locked it up or I may have just grabbed with whole hand. I was in a right turn, the speed wasn't that much and I used no rear brake at all. Just plain stupid. When I get back on her I will have to practice in a parking lot so that it will be second nature to me. :blush:
Dave
Dave
[quote author=Simmer link=topic=5610.msg31464#msg31464 date=1242657807]
Good advice Dill. I do that on both the clutch and brake, but I guess I still locked it up or I may have just grabbed with whole hand. I was in a right turn, the speed wasn't that much and I used no rear brake at all. Just plain stupid. When I get back on her I will have to practice in a parking lot so that it will be second nature to me. :blush:
Dave
[/quote]
Sounds like the no back brake was the problem.
Good advice Dill. I do that on both the clutch and brake, but I guess I still locked it up or I may have just grabbed with whole hand. I was in a right turn, the speed wasn't that much and I used no rear brake at all. Just plain stupid. When I get back on her I will have to practice in a parking lot so that it will be second nature to me. :blush:
Dave
[/quote]
Sounds like the no back brake was the problem.
Simmer
Well-Known Member
Wayne you are right about it being a bad intersection. There are lights only out on the highway. I will be avoiding that one in the future, even in the cage. In Washington State the law allows transit buses the right of way when re-entering traffic and do they take advantage of it. You really have to watch them.
Dave
Dave
