Ok I know this sounds crazy but in the shock setting poll I posted someone said something about setting the shock to 7 because it would pull a wheelie better. I saw that a lot of people are talking about ride hight and what not. I ended up changing my setting to 5 because I am about 280lb/127kg/20 stone and the ride felt much better.
The area I commute in is filled which rich snobs with big SUV's and a lot of little old retiree's who drive all over the road with lots of twists and turns. Needless to say I have had a couple of times when I had to really put the brakes on hard.
The other day it happened again I am coming up to a stoplight that is green and all the cars have pretty much gone through. This big black SUV is going through the light and I glanced away for a moment and when I look back I see this little head pop-up in the drivers seat with the cell phone to her ear and in the middle of the road with no cars coming in the other direction and she doesn't have her blinker on I realize that this SUV is not moving at all but instead she is waiting to turn. What does she do? She puts on the brakes!
I slam on mine and the next thing I know is that when I am applying pressure on the back brake nothing is happening because my tire is in the air. Now I am flying through the air like superman, listening to my bike flipping behind me when POW!! BODY HITS GROUND!! Then there is a lot of screaming- not from me because I could not breathe.
So what I am asking is- If my shock is....was set to 5 and my seat was riding higher could this have caused my wreck? I have tried to do an "endo" or a "stoppie" before and I could not do it.
A few days after posting the poll I set the shock to 5 I fly off going 45mph/72kph like I weigh 25 pounds!! Is there any relation????
I am just wondering. I have had two trips to the hospital because of it bruised spleen and ribs. Cartilage has become seperated from the wall of my ribcage?????? ( I've never heard of that but it hurts) My knee is all mangled and road rashed and my whole leg is like a swollen elephant's trunk. Worst thing of all is that I might not be gracing the pages of the FZ6 forum anymore as my bike is in shambles. I have insurance but I will not be able to afford another FZ6. At least Geico said they would reimburse me for a new helmet.
I just still cannot believe it. My poor knee, my poor spleen, oh dear god my poor FZ6!!!!! My poor riding skills. "Nothing makes a man feel so weak than the pain of overconfidence." J. Sharbel aka jfz6
The area I commute in is filled which rich snobs with big SUV's and a lot of little old retiree's who drive all over the road with lots of twists and turns. Needless to say I have had a couple of times when I had to really put the brakes on hard.
The other day it happened again I am coming up to a stoplight that is green and all the cars have pretty much gone through. This big black SUV is going through the light and I glanced away for a moment and when I look back I see this little head pop-up in the drivers seat with the cell phone to her ear and in the middle of the road with no cars coming in the other direction and she doesn't have her blinker on I realize that this SUV is not moving at all but instead she is waiting to turn. What does she do? She puts on the brakes!
I slam on mine and the next thing I know is that when I am applying pressure on the back brake nothing is happening because my tire is in the air. Now I am flying through the air like superman, listening to my bike flipping behind me when POW!! BODY HITS GROUND!! Then there is a lot of screaming- not from me because I could not breathe.
So what I am asking is- If my shock is....was set to 5 and my seat was riding higher could this have caused my wreck? I have tried to do an "endo" or a "stoppie" before and I could not do it.
A few days after posting the poll I set the shock to 5 I fly off going 45mph/72kph like I weigh 25 pounds!! Is there any relation????
I am just wondering. I have had two trips to the hospital because of it bruised spleen and ribs. Cartilage has become seperated from the wall of my ribcage?????? ( I've never heard of that but it hurts) My knee is all mangled and road rashed and my whole leg is like a swollen elephant's trunk. Worst thing of all is that I might not be gracing the pages of the FZ6 forum anymore as my bike is in shambles. I have insurance but I will not be able to afford another FZ6. At least Geico said they would reimburse me for a new helmet.
I just still cannot believe it. My poor knee, my poor spleen, oh dear god my poor FZ6!!!!! My poor riding skills. "Nothing makes a man feel so weak than the pain of overconfidence." J. Sharbel aka jfz6