Bummer! (Motorcycle Related)

[Verne]

Hey Tripledigitride, are you a member on Katriders.com?

What's funny is I am. My first bike was a Kat 600. Still miss that bike in some ways. Alot of good people on that sight.

Triple: When I first say this post I thought something had happened to yours. Good and wasn't yours and good the guy walked away. I have seen many a drop off like that catch people by surprise.

[TripleDigitRide]

What's funny is I am. My first bike was a Kat 600. Still miss that bike in some ways. Alot of good people on that sight.

Triple: When I first say this post I thought something had happened to yours. Good and wasn't yours and good the guy walked away. I have seen many a drop off like that catch people by surprise.

Nope, mine is still doing fine. The baffles for the Vance & Hines exhaust should be here this week, then it's going into the shop for a carb rejeting. It's running a little rich right now, so the baffles are only going to make it run even richer.

Sooner or later I'll make my way over to the Dragon, maybe sooner than later. I want to see what the fuss is all about.

[Verne]

I will be heading that direction sometime in September if you want to tag along.

I do have to order a new wind screen first. Had a mishap today. A SuperHawk does not go up a creek bed road worth a damn. But hey Adventure riding "Taking inappropriate equipment to far out of the way places."

[Warbird]

It's a great place to ride.

I haven't been there in years. In fact I don't ride bikes anymore at all, but even after i stopped riding it I drove it a few times in sports cars.

Some of the riders up there are incredible. I was a very good rider, growing up on bikes since I was 5, racing motocross, enduro and desert races until I was in my 20's. But I was up there once and was passed by a guy on a big Beemer, dressed out. Turned out he was a pro Suzuki rider, but man even on that bike he could scream. Talked to him an hour or two later at a meal break.

I wrecked and broke a lot bones and tore up stuff riding dirt, but it is part of doing it. Rode a long time on streets w/o incident.

The last time I went there on a bike there were 4 of us. I was on a GSXR 750. A buddy of mine was on a relatively new ZX7. I was behind him, in one turn and for some reason he bobbled, not sure if it was gravel that's what I expect, but he came up partially attempted to lean back in but never turned. Went off the road and hit a tree. That was it for him.

Not 6months later I was riding with my roommate back from the Oregon coast to Portland. A guy swerved from the right lane into the left as we were passing and hit my roommate. He was sent flying and broke both shoulders, almost every rib and was in a coma for 2 weeks. The only thing that saved his skin as he flipped down the pavement was his full riding leathers. He fully recovered.

I rode my bike from OR back to TN, but didn't touch it again for months. Eventually I sold it, I had just had enough. I think I just decided with klids by that point that I didn't want to risk it anymore.

There was no hotdogging in either case and both were very experienced riders, but you just can't control everyone or everything around you. I loved it and rode for many years no matter the weather, only not riding in the worst winter weather.

You riders be safe out there and never take anyone for granted. It's kind of like carrying a firearm, you have to remain in a constant state of situational awareness.

[pitt2magic]

What's funny is I am. My first bike was a Kat 600. Still miss that bike in some ways. Alot of good people on that sight.

Im on Katriders quite often. My first bike was a Kat750, sold it a few years back but stayed around the forum because of all the great people. I was at the rally last month.