Member Contributer kebrider Posted June 21, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 21, 2016 My 06 ST1300 hit a nasty patch of gravel on the exit of a downhill left turn on the Back Of The Dragon this past Saturday, right in front of fellow VFRD member 007. Steve negotiated the debris safely and patiently waited while I tweaked a few items to make the bike ride-able for the 200 mile ride back to the house. The ST will soon be totaled by the insurance company as the damage is extensive. Not a single physical issue whatsoever. Dianese jacket, scorpion riding jeans and Alpinestars boots protected me perfectly and my Shoei GT Air never touched the ground. The ST was always the most comfortable bike I ever owned and it was possibly the most comfortable low side in history. I was doing between 30 and 40 MPH and the integrated tip-over wings protected my lower body and and staved off enough damage to the bike to allow me to ride it home. Like the VFR the ST is built like a tank. The rear of the bike started to pass the front when something dug in and flipped the bike up in the air and onto the right side. So a 750 LB bike low-sides, flips over and slides down the road; all I could think of was how my steak of never needing a ride home was surely ended. An hour or so later it was ready to ride. Steve has seen me low-side twice now and both times I was on Pirelli Angel GTs. Not sure if it is coincidental but I run through hundreds of gravel patches every year and I am beginning to wonder if there is something there. I seem to feel road debris with more amplitude with the AGTs so maybe... I need another continent crusher in the fleet and I am seriously considering the BMW R1200RS. 200 lbs lighter and as comfy with a low cost bar riser and lowered pegs. I have wanted a boxer twin my entire adult life. I wanted an ST since the first 1100 and it was amazing. If the Beemer is a letdown I will just get another ST. They are amazing 700-mile-per-day motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 21, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 21, 2016 And then take it across the Old Continent!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer kebrider Posted June 21, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 21, 2016 Maybe I will rent a Pan European someday and do just that Dutchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 007 Posted June 21, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 21, 2016 Once you figure out which bike to buy, you should update your Garage list. You are like a kid in a candy store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Buy it back, send it to Seb, tell him Streetfighter! Oh, and glad you are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Ultimatevfr Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 Glad your ok, hit gravel on the skyway three weeks ago , soory about the bike, like Sweepers suggestion ....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mikey Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 Glad you are OK Kebrider, gear pays for itself. Good luck on the search for a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRpwr Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Wow Keb, glad to hear you came out of it unscathed and sorry to hear about your Continent Crusher. The investment in good gear pays dividends, eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 Sorry to hear Keb. Does it give you a little of the Glad To Be Walking Around feeling? Have fun replacing the old C Crusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member Contributer Switchblade Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 Glad your ok, got the news from Donna Sunday morning at BRMC . I am picking up the "51" Friday morning and will ride it Sunday at the "WORLD FAMOUS DRAGON" everybody come and join me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Switchblade said: Glad your ok, got the news from Donna Sunday morning at BRMC . I am picking up the "51" Friday morning and will ride it Sunday at the "WORLD FAMOUS DRAGON" everybody come and join me. So you are still alive Switch! Wish I could join you. Carve a few for me pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 If your thinking of getting a boxer, look at the liquid cooled. Fantastic bike. The only thing they share with the earlier ones is two wheels ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 Glad you are well Kimball. Lots of great bikes available right now. The 2016 Tuono is near the top of my list. Spendy but worth it is the hand made Motus MSTR...they make 3 per week in Birmingham, AL and the tool kit is alloy and made in California. Seat is a Sargent, brakes are monoblock Brembos, wheels are BST carbon, rotors are Braking...top shelf Ohlins suspenders at both ends along with Akrapovic exhaust and carbon body work. Standard panniers. Pulls a scary easy wheelie from 2,800 rpm in first or second with just throttle roll on. 550lbs and 180 hp. Feels like a cross between an RC51 and an ST1300 with the engine at idle and the off idel torque but just MORE of everything everywhere. Schedule a test ride from their web page http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 007 Posted June 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, CornerCarver said: Glad you are well Kimball. Lots of great bikes available right now. The 2016 Tuono is near the top of my list. Spendy but worth it is the hand made Motus MSTR...they make 3 per week in Birmingham, AL and the tool kit is alloy and made in California. Seat is a Sargent, brakes are monoblock Brembos, wheels are BST carbon, rotors are Braking...top shelf Ohlins suspenders at both ends along with Akrapovic exhaust and carbon body work. Standard panniers. Pulls a scary easy wheelie from 2,800 rpm in first or second with just throttle roll on. 550lbs and 180 hp. Feels like a cross between an RC51 and an ST1300 with the engine at idle and the off idel torque but just MORE of everything everywhere. Schedule a test ride from their web page http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/ Because more is better!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted June 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 hour ago, 007 said: Because more is better!? Only if some is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer kebrider Posted June 23, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2016 11 hours ago, Switchblade said: Glad your ok, got the news from Donna Sunday morning at BRMC . I am picking up the "51" Friday morning and will ride it Sunday at the "WORLD FAMOUS DRAGON" everybody come and join me. I have a fresh set of S21s on the Suzook. The minor geometry adjustments on that bike have made it supremely fun to ride. Turns so much better and the stability is still first rate. Just a simple and fun bike to putz around on. The RC is in another league so treat it well my friend. I will see you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer kebrider Posted June 23, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2016 5 hours ago, CornerCarver said: Glad you are well Kimball. Lots of great bikes available right now. The 2016 Tuono is near the top of my list. Spendy but worth it is the hand made Motus MSTR...they make 3 per week in Birmingham, AL and the tool kit is alloy and made in California. Seat is a Sargent, brakes are monoblock Brembos, wheels are BST carbon, rotors are Braking...top shelf Ohlins suspenders at both ends along with Akrapovic exhaust and carbon body work. Standard panniers. Pulls a scary easy wheelie from 2,800 rpm in first or second with just throttle roll on. 550lbs and 180 hp. Feels like a cross between an RC51 and an ST1300 with the engine at idle and the off idel torque but just MORE of everything everywhere. Schedule a test ride from their web page http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/ Thanks for the heads up CC. I just may have to do a Barber track day with a Motus test ride this summer. I'm so disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted June 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2016 18 hours ago, MaxSwell said: So you are still alive Switch! Wish I could join you. Carve a few for me pal. Yeah got my feeling hurt BUT I am back now. 9 hours ago, kebrider said: I have a fresh set of S21s on the Suzook. The minor geometry adjustments on that bike have made it supremely fun to ride. Turns so much better and the stability is still first rate. Just a simple and fun bike to putz around on. The RC is in another league so treat it well my friend. I will see you there PP's are on the bike now so CAREFUL will be the word for Sunday BUT I have new set of M7RR's ready to go on AFTER seeing yours SUNDAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 24, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 24, 2016 On 6/23/2016 at 8:07 AM, Switchblade said: Yeah got my feeling hurt BUT I am back now. I hope they heal completely. Onward and upward David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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