just to add to the case that lean angle is not to be used as a guide to safety: did a Donington trackday yesterday.... first time i did the full course/track... went out on the first session, did a 1:46 without pushing it.. then on second session the chilly wind picked up and blew right into the garage on the warmers.. went out but they kept us waiting for 3 minutes. did three laps on a 1:52 because of traffic... then pushed it a bit higher.. lost the front under normal lean as that side of the tires had cooled off as there are almost no heating lefts on Donington... joined the Craner club. No warning, no slides, nothing... front just went away.... just to say....
well, bike minor damage... bent clip on and side panel.... i did the 7 times tumble so pritty sore... but nothing major... vid coming soon ....
Well obv you not too bad ( since able to post on here ) but speedy recovery anyway an hope the bike dont cost you too much .
Good to hear you are o.k Kope, despite the soreness. Any crash on a motorcycle that you can walk away from is a result imo.
Oh dear, saw the fb pic, didnt look too bad at all. I have seen bikes destroyed at craners, and riders too
That sucks, after a lowside at Rockingham on my Panigale a few weeks back I can say I know how you feel! The FB photos look like you got off lightly considering how fast that section is!
Wow great shot, the horizon is almost vertical with the centre of the bike! Hope you're over it now mate!
Oh well, could have been much worse..... in many ways you are very lucky... Just a broken wrist, no real damage to the bike.... What surprises me is that the bike keeps running on it's side. One would presume with al the modern technology it could sense that it's not doing anything but potentially starving itself from oil. Maybe the engine has been designed so it always maintains oil pressure even if it is on its side. Anyways get well soon.
I thought exactly the same hearing the engine still running. Found myself wincing at the thought of a Ducati engine with no oil.
Ouch, that's a bloody fast fall, glad it was just a slide and the bike didn't flip. Do you have frame sliders? I'm wondering if the bike would flip if it did as a few people have made this comment about mine? I dont know if it's of any use but @scrawnsenior who does the TriOptions BSB race gave me a good tip for the line through Craner. Whilst still going right there is a second apex on the right, the BSB guys are all hitting the curbs before they go left into the drop off. You were pretty close on this lap anyhow but I noticed on the earlier lap you are quite far to the left?
