high speed wreck

[Prodigy]

Barrel roll from 60 to 0?

[kcdt58]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlood

You might need to share some with the class.

[OrangeBlood]

Originally Posted by kcdt58

You might need to share some with the class.

HAHAHAHA Sure! I won't be stingy!

[svINnc]

well, glad to hear you're up and about - the bike can be replaced. You're also right about wearing the gear.

I've been riding for 12 years and this is the first wreck I've heard of being blamed on a hydraulic clutch failure. If it was properly maintained it wouldn't have failed randomly. It's no different in concept or application than your brakes. If you heard and felt your rear tire skidding did you give it any rear brake? The absolute last thing you want to do is touch the rear brake when trying to whoa the thing down from high speeds. I'm also not sure how much I'd trust any HD rider's opinion on an SV.

Be careful tackling those corners at twice the posted speed on a bike that already isn't 100%. Hopefully you'll be fully 100% soon too.

[sephrin]

yeah no kidding. i applied both brakes and the rear brake burst the brake line either during braking or when it fell although it didnt fall on that side. to damage the rear master. this is also what you get when you buy a used motorcycle from craiglists. previous owner neglected the bike maintenance for a long time and failed to mention a number of issues the bike had just so he could dump it off on someone else.

if i do ever get another bike it will be brand new with 0 miles on it and no previou owner to forget to mention this and that. i put way too much time and effort and money into that bike. it was a fun bike but i wouldnt buy another one mainly because of the poor quality that suzuki is allowing on these bikes. if they were to fix the clutch basket bearing and put a better flywheel rotor magnet setup on it then maybe but i would still probably get a honda if i get another one. just cant beat honda reliability

[sephrin]

keep the rubber side down guys and be careful

[sephrin]

Originally Posted by Prodigy

Barrel roll from 60 to 0?

it was more a 9.7 perfect 10 would've been absolutely no road rash. almost all my rash is healed up now and i have no pain from the accident just a nice huge scab on the kneecap. bit of advise. if you plan to touch a knee in a corner put a knee pad on first.

[trace33chargers]

Originally Posted by sephrin

there is a reason why they put cable conversion kits on track bikes and its not cause its lighter. its cause they cant afford to have the hydraulic clutch go out on the track

I'm going to set you straight.
They actually do that because a cable offers more feel to the engine. Hydraulics offer easier lever pull for people who use the clutch often (like in a city). Hydraulics are much more expensive than cables. If bike manufacturers were only thinking about money and not some comfort, every bike would have cables.

Notice most (if not all) Ducati superbikes have hydralic clutches. Here is a picture of Rossi's Ducati with a what.... A hydraulic clutch.


But glad you are safe. Stupid stuff happens. I've had a rider error/close call on the street before too. So don't get too hurt we are all being hard on you.

[whats a v-twin???]

^^^ this

and first off, if your in 6th gear with a +1 up front and at 70mph, YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THE **** YOU ARE DOING. I have a -1+2 and I take the same corners, posted 30-35mph at 60-80mph, and im in 3rd, at MOST 4th, and i never go under 4k when im riding at speed no matter what gear. Oh and you can shift without using the clutch at all thats on 95%+ of bikes.

Originally Posted by sephrin

im not tryint o start a fight here but have you ever had certain vital parts or your bike fail on you in mid ride? im not talking about blinkers either. im not a professional track rider so i dont have decades of track experiance. im sure i made some rider errors as it was pretty terrifying to have certain system failures in mid ride. and to reply to your comment about the hydro clutch not being an issue. there is a reason why they put cable conversion kits on track bikes and its not cause its lighter. its cause they cant afford to have the hydraulic clutch go out on the track and take out all the following riders. hydraulic clutch systems have been known to leak for no reason since their creation in both cars and bikes. not to mention that you have probably never ridden on that particular stretch of road to feel all the bumps and imperfections and random gashes from construction work accidents. i dont care what speed you are going, your tires hit gravel in mid turn and you eat the pavement.
you guys can keep your hydraulic clutches if you dont think they are problematic but do yourself a favor and search the forums for clutch issues and then tell me there are no problems with the hydraulic setup

actually moto gp bikes (like stated above) do have hydraulic clutches, and some reasons some put cables on is 1) You can get a much better start with a cable clutch 2) with the lean angles these guys experience, air can get into the lines making it in-opperable but not from leaking pressure.

The clutch and brake systems only experience 50-100 psi in the lines (depending on rider hand strength) and 200+ in the calipers/slave cylinder depending on what size and how many pistons you have. And when you have mid 5' 130 lb people riding, there is going to be less pressure in those lines.

Originally Posted by sephrin

yeah no kidding. i applied both brakes and the rear brake burst the brake line either during braking or when it fell although it didnt fall on that side. to damage the rear master. this is also what you get when you buy a used motorcycle from craiglists. previous owner neglected the bike maintenance for a long time and failed to mention a number of issues the bike had just so he could dump it off on someone else.

again that is your fault for neglecting to do a propper walkthrough or even taking it to a shop to have it looked over. example, my 1000 needs fork seals BAD so i refuse to take it hard into corners because sometimes the front chatters uncontrollably when im on the brakes hard, so i dont push it. That simple.

And if the rear brake burst when you hit it, that means either 1) you hit it so hard that it burst, and if you were hitting it that hard you obviously locked up the rear wheel and caused your own lowside 2) that never happened. (obviously ****** up in crash)