Ssky0078
Wizard
I want to see the raw footage! Forget the tunes
Since you asked so nicely Dustin I went ahead and made a quick vid.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfaoOPJX1QE]Motorcycle Crash: How to Ride Like a Squid - YouTube[/ame]
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I want to see the raw footage! Forget the tunes
Question:
What kind of bike was your video platform friend riding?
The buddy was running a GoPro Hero2
Now I just read the rest of the thread..... Dude, you need to re-evaluate riding and get some instruction before you do worse to yourself. I don't say this to be an a$$hat, I say it because I care and don't want to see you in a worse situation, like us reading about you rather than you typing it.
We warned you about the dramatic increase in power and torque. We asked you to take it easy with the bike until you learn its limits. We told you in the nicest of ways, this is NOT a bike to hamfist.... and you didn't listen to ANY of us. Why solicit our thoughts , advice and opinions if you choose not to use them?
Are you going to sell the fz1 after you get it fixed up and buy back your old fz6? I am not meaning to offend you or anything but you are just not ready for the fz1. It is too much power and you don't have the self-control to stay mellow. It isn't an insult or anything; it is the same reason why I didn't upgrade for the first 2 years of riding. On the fz6, you can drag knee, get the front wheel up a couple of inches, and keep up with supersports on the street. I can't imagine where it would be lacking.
If comfort is your concern, have you considered only riding the fz1 for commuting and doing your spirited/sport riding on a smaller bike? If you stay on a smaller bike and can ride within your limits, your focus can be on gaining skill instead of not crashing. It will make you a much more capable rider in much less time and fewer crashes. I just would hate to see a story up on these forums about you getting seriously injured.
Not sure what I'm going to do but probalby not going to sell her after that ride reminded me that I love the bike and that awesome engine/exhaust note and try to stick to just commuting.
As others have noted, and as many people feared after your first crash, you are not competent enough at this point to handle a motorcycle, certainly not a liter bike, and maybe not even a 600cc machine. You need training time to learn the raw skills and you really need to understand why you can't control the impulse to twist the throttle. If you don't have the self control, and many people don't, please stay off a road motorcycle for you will end up badly injuring yourself, or worse. Your first two crashes were on desolate roads, once you are in the presence of cars the whole dynamic gets ramped up. These are not toys even though they are sold that way. Get some serious training and reevaluate if you are motorcycle rider material. Not everyone is.
You should have tried to return the bike and tell tehm it showed up to your house like that.
They may believe you crashed it that fast.
Not to mention you are a candidate for a new screen name.
How about "Wreck it Ralph" lol
I am only messing. I feel bad this has happend twice to you already.
I say Fix it up and learn some self control. A smaller bike is not your answer. I think it will still put you in a ditch. You dont have enough instinct as to when to let off and brake and lean the bike for pete sake and turn.
You have no cornering comfort that is why you go off the road.
Learn to lean. Learn to counter steer. Learn to slow before the turn and roll through it. PRACTICE! No book will make you do it better because your read it you need to work on it at CONTROLABLE SPEEDS!
You can do this.
"Mate" forget the track for a year or two,do rider training courses,and plenty of seat time,many people crash on track day`s and most times you will be going a lot faster,get some more experience up first,be patientNo doubt, the only reason I do dumb stuff on desolate roads, because they are desolate and the only person I'm likely to hurt is myself. I explained before for some reason having a motorcyle is making me feel/act/think like a teenager again ripping around in beater cars/trucks. I'm learning the hard way that when you screw up in those you just bang up the car, when you screw up on a bike you bang up your body. I'm pretty much done with that now.
When I'm in traffic, I don't do dumb stuff. I'm all business and follow all the training that they give in the BRC classes and more or less obey the rules of the road. It's not fair for me to push it, screw up and not only ruin my life but somebody elses.
I should just suck it up, buy the track suit and just go get the proper training. Which I will do. Just a matter of staying shiny side up long enough to stop spending money fixing my bike and pay for the good stuff.
Hey Guys I have just purchased a 2002 FZ1. I got it from a guy who had it parked for a long time. He said at least about 2 years....!! I have changed the oil and drained the gas and put new gas in there but the guy I got the bike from had cranked it up. the problem I am facing is that the bike warms up but doesn't stay idle. it keeps cutting off, I can't keep it stay idle. the only thing I can think off is that one of the jets are clogged in one of the carburetors. I have no experience taking them apart. I wanted to know if there is a way to clean the carburetor without taking them apart so at least I can ride it. the bike starts only by the help of the choke and if you let the choke go it stalls. So any help any one can offer I will appreciate it.