Anatomy of a Highside Crash

SpudRider · 04-22-2010, 02:28 AM

I found this link while browsing another bike forum; perhaps you will find it interesting.

http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40391

If you are traveling at high speed, and your rear wheel starts to skid, resist the urge to completely release the throttle.

Spud

Weldangrind · 04-22-2010, 02:44 AM

Whoa! 8O

The ninth photo down looks like he's surfing a hover bike!

SpudRider · 04-22-2010, 03:22 AM

There is no substitute for good, protective, riding gear! I thought he was lucky the motorcycle did not land on him.

Spud

katoranger · 04-22-2010, 07:18 AM

Those are amazing pics.

His gear worked. 8)

frostbite · 04-22-2010, 08:36 AM

...and he walked away. Amazing.

recracer · 04-22-2010, 05:23 PM

Thumbs up to gear !!

FastDoc · 04-22-2010, 05:48 PM

Amazing photography.

Good riding. Boy he tried!

It looks like he'll get creamed by the bike, but of couse he's still going/sliding just as fast as it is.

I club raced an RZ-350 for a while back at Sear's Point in Kalifornia and saw a few scary high sides, but never a serious injury. If you're going to biff, the racetrack is the best place to do it.

AZ200cc · 04-22-2010, 11:22 PM

Nothing worse except getting creamed by a car......Endo's suck also.

TurboT · 04-23-2010, 02:36 AM

Pretty wild shots.

My photographer wife did not think it possible that those were still camera pictures, and figures they were 'captures' off a high res video camera. I tend to believe her, but still amazing to look at.

Glad the guy was okay, and he thought that the damage to the bike was, 'only 3k' ... ONLY 3k. 8O

04-22-2010, 02:28 AM	#1
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Anatomy of a Highside Crash I found this link while browsing another bike forum; perhaps you will find it interesting. http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40391 If you are traveling at high speed, and your rear wheel starts to skid, resist the urge to completely release the throttle. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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04-22-2010, 02:44 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Whoa! 8O The ninth photo down looks like he's surfing a hover bike! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-22-2010, 03:22 AM	#3
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	There is no substitute for good, protective, riding gear! I thought he was lucky the motorcycle did not land on him. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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04-22-2010, 07:18 AM	#4
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Those are amazing pics. His gear worked. 8) __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-22-2010, 08:36 AM	#5
frostbite Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 1,744	...and he walked away. Amazing. __________________ Frostbite "The beatings will continue until moral improves"
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04-22-2010, 05:23 PM	#6
recracer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charles Town W.V. Posts: 849	Thumbs up to gear !!
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04-22-2010, 05:48 PM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Amazing photography. Good riding. Boy he tried! It looks like he'll get creamed by the bike, but of couse he's still going/sliding just as fast as it is. I club raced an RZ-350 for a while back at Sear's Point in Kalifornia and saw a few scary high sides, but never a serious injury. If you're going to biff, the racetrack is the best place to do it. __________________ Happy to serve.
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04-22-2010, 11:22 PM	#8
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Nothing worse except getting creamed by a car......Endo's suck also. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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04-23-2010, 02:36 AM	#9
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Pretty wild shots. My photographer wife did not think it possible that those were still camera pictures, and figures they were 'captures' off a high res video camera. I tend to believe her, but still amazing to look at. Glad the guy was okay, and he thought that the damage to the bike was, 'only 3k' ... ONLY 3k. 8O
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