My first crash!

[Lagwagonlead]

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Alright guys, have at it. I work nights so I'm going to sleep. I'll check back later.

~70,000 miles in the last 9 years, this is my first time going down. I was tip toeing around since I kept spotting gravel and it was my first time on this road. Full leathers and low speed so I didn't get a single bruise or scrape, even my gear is fine. Many thanks to BARF regarding this thread!

 

[Aj510]

Glad your ok, I'm no expert but your turns look very herkey jerkey. Especially the first one you corrected like 3 times. Are you site you didn't grab any front break? I could see breaking + steering input changes + being leaned making your front wash out.

 

[Lagwagonlead]

I was off the brakes prior to tip in. I think the camera mount and the bumpy road was what caused the jerky appearance. Normally I only change my line if I spot a hazard in the road.

 

[tzrider]

You mention coming back into the throttle right before the crash, but the engine hadn't noticed yet -- the RPMs weren't increasing even to the point of taking up driveline slack. There may be other factors, but being that late on the gas you were really working the front tire and that's the end that slid.

 

[Lagwagonlead]

You mention coming back into the throttle right before the crash, but the engine hadn't noticed yet -- the RPMs weren't increasing even to the point of taking up driveline slack. There may be other factors, but being that late on the gas you were really working the front tire and that's the end that slid.

Yeah I think you hit the nail on the head. I knew from the start it was my fault though, this was caused by being lazy and sloppy. It really sucks because I wasn't carrying any speed at all. I wasn't pushing hard so I didn't think the front would have any problems sticking. I did a track day in the rain with these same tires and didn't have any problems running a much quicker pace. Earlier in the day I was running the same pace through the back side over gravel and potholes and this happens on the cleaner side. Oh well.

 

[Cornfish]

this was caused by being lazy and sloppy. It really sucks because I wasn't carrying any speed at all. I wasn't pushing hard so I didn't think the front would have any problems sticking.

Can you elaborate on "lazy and sloppy"? I'm trying to get a handle on what you did wrong but nothing seems obvious from the video. Was it your body position that was lazy? Throttle? Both? Thanks, and glad to hear everything worked out ok. Must of have been scary!

 

[Pierre I am]

To me it looks like your front wheel just clipped the center median. There was most likely a patch of dust/debris there and it made you lose the front.

 

[Lagwagonlead]

Can you elaborate on "lazy and sloppy"? I'm trying to get a handle on what you did wrong but nothing seems obvious from the video. Was it your body position that was lazy? Throttle? Both? Thanks, and glad to hear everything worked out ok. Must of have been scary!

Not the greatest lines. I was going center-in-center instead of out-in-out, for fear of road debris. I was trying to keep an extra couple feet of safety. That may have screwed me. Also, I was late coming back onto the throttle so the front wheel was weighted late into the corner. I don't see how that particularly caused the crash, but maybe a mix of other things? Dunno...

Actually, it wasn't scary at all. It was more of a "The f... Seriously? Why? WHY?!"

 

[Saxon]

Possibly some residual slippery-ness from another incident. I see a dark streak near your slip.

When I see one of these, I assume that there is less friction, e.g. road surface irregularity , Or from their actual incident -- moto tire burn, crankcase/oil scrape, or plastic friction burned into asphalt, etc.