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bobkoure · 05-25-2006, 11:25 AM

Cathar - yowch! Guess I've beern much too busy to have only heard about this now. Best wishes on your recovery! I'm amazed at your positive attitude - way to go. I've never hurt myself this badly and can only hope that I can handle myself half as well as you

From your comments, I'm guessing that you had a "highside" (also known as "the flying 'W' " by 'stateside dirt riders). Glad you were wearing all that protective gear.
For non-motorcyclists, what happens is that you lose traction, the bike gets out of line, then, if your tires "hook up" again, the entire bike works like a lever (fulcrum at the pavement/tire junction) to flip over, pitching you off and (usually) a bit upwards. Same thing can happen in the dirt if you're sliding (normal state) and hit a berm wrong - only you're going a lot slower.

05-25-2006, 11:25 AM	#22
bobkoure Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA - Boston area Posts: 798	Re: Someone hurt himself real bad........ Cathar - yowch! Guess I've beern much too busy to have only heard about this now. Best wishes on your recovery! I'm amazed at your positive attitude - way to go. I've never hurt myself this badly and can only hope that I can handle myself half as well as you From your comments, I'm guessing that you had a "highside" (also known as "the flying 'W' " by 'stateside dirt riders). Glad you were wearing all that protective gear. For non-motorcyclists, what happens is that you lose traction, the bike gets out of line, then, if your tires "hook up" again, the entire bike works like a lever (fulcrum at the pavement/tire junction) to flip over, pitching you off and (usually) a bit upwards. Same thing can happen in the dirt if you're sliding (normal state) and hit a berm wrong - only you're going a lot slower.