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I have previously posted pics of wind down shots from QR and we have all seens scrapes under the fairings of 12's especially around the pipe exit but I submit a new lean angle limit for the mighty 12R... I know, I know pics or it didnt happen.


Sorry I didnt catch up to you at the GP Goz, the free piss and food was just too much and my phone died one day into the trip

lol i think there is different between a drop and a lean

binther wrote:lol i think there is different between a drop and a lean

I think Binther is on to something. Did you scrape both knee sliders, elbows, head, etc....

That is a fuckin brave effort !

I know the 9's scrape engine cases, ala madkaw at track, but I have not heard of the 12's doing it before..

JetPilot wrote:

binther wrote:lol i think there is different between a drop and a lean

I think Binther is on to something. Did you scrape both knee sliders, elbows, head, etc....

i think the "coolant" is water, seeings how the bike is filthy from riding in the rain.

if it had crashed i reckon there'd be scrapes going upwards, not just horizontal.

need the full pic frogsta

haha well maybe he just layed it down real slow... and it keep going straight.. or what ever hahaha who knows aye

Wattie wrote:

JetPilot wrote:

binther wrote:lol i think there is different between a drop and a lean

I think Binther is on to something. Did you scrape both knee sliders, elbows, head, etc....

i think the "coolant" is water, seeings how the bike is filthy from riding in the rain.

if it had crashed i reckon there'd be scrapes going upwards, not just horizontal.

need the full pic frogsta

I realise all that mate, just having a digg Wattie.
That's bloody impressive to get a barge over that hard and scrape covers Frog.
The only other time I sore scrapes like that was on Scotts 12 out the creek... turn 2.

Nope its NOT binned, the footpeg also got ground and the wing went down too.
As pointed out the scrapes are horizontal not vertical and I am guessing there is a flies dick on case left.
BUT as Maxwell Smart would say "I was THAT close"
It was a Brown (Pants) Mountain moment and only the knee and devine intervention kept it up.
It would be the closest as I have EVER been without actually cartwheeling to oblivion.
Of course a lesser rider would have lost it (insert wank emoticon here )

The standard has been set gentlemen..... your mission, should you chose to accept it etc. etc.

Be carefull Frog....dont bin this one

If you were a better rider, you probably could have parked it perfectly upside down, resting on the bars, tank and seat.

aardvark wrote:If you were a better rider, you probably could have parked it perfectly upside down, resting on the bars, tank and seat.

aardvark wrote:If you were a better rider, you probably could have parked it perfectly upside down, resting on the bars, tank and seat.

Ahh yes, that did involve a roundabout just like the Cooley Incident though..

aardvark wrote:If you were a better rider, you probably could have parked it perfectly upside down, resting on the bars, tank and seat.

Then I would be able to ride bikes for a living eh ?

frog wrote:.....sorry I didnt catch up to you at the GP Goz, the free piss and food was just too much and my phone died one day into the trip ....

no drama mate - I didn't end up getting any leave for this trip anyway......its the WSB only at this stage. Maybe next year I will finally get down to the GP ?

Nice work on the lean angle too !! FMD you must have filled your smalls !!!

You obviously had your tyre pressure set to 35.22223 psi, any higher and the 12 just runs out of traction and falls over.

I was searching tyre threads this morning and found a really funny one