Who: Everybody
Where: San Diego/Julian
When: August 17th at Noon
P-A-R-T-Wh..Y- because I gotta.:ohyaaa
The Map: Read the map going north. http://www.communitywalk.com/poway/ca/map/273553

We will meet up at my house at Noon then we will cruise together from there on. If your interested PM me and i will give you my address. The plan is to ride up to Julian fill up both tanks (fuel and belly) and head back down back to my house then thats about it.
The List:
1.91stealthtt + 1 Guest: Brain kawi 636
2.Vtec44
3.Malaqui +1 Guest: Bob
4.Scott250R
5.BP88(maybe)
6.ZMoe +3.5
From our brother forum: www.Sportbikers.net (http://www.sportbikers.net/)
7.Shawn3210 +1
8.MarkCBR +1

I should be able to make it, unless there's an emergency.

I'll keep that date date open, and request for it off.

I'll be there.

sweet, hey chris bring the other blue ninja....i forgot their names sorry im bad with names.

Me <-- James :wave

Me<----Christian:karate

no not you, there was someone i met today who has a blue one also but Vtec make werewolf go!

Me <---Chris Malaqui
Other Blue Ninja <---- David or Michael (twins)
zx6r Black Ninja <---- Bob

Werewolf's bike is kind of sick, and so is Zmoe's. But I'm sure both will be fixed before then... I hope. It will be so freaking cool to have a few 250's together, especially now when it's so high in demand. :D

yea no kidding.........hell if you can ride the sick 250's then ride them i dont care what they look like haha its the togetherness i want......that sounds gay:gay

You guys are ripping my heart out. I wanna go soo bad. boohoo

......that sounds gay:gay

Sorry to say it, but that's pretty gay. We'll just call it bromance. :noteeth

:nono2:nono2:nono2:nono2:nono2:nono2:nono2:nono2:n ono2:nono2

Is it cool if I post this on my other site to see if any members want to tag along?

Is it cool if I post this on my other site to see if any members want to tag along?

yea go for it....what kind of bikes are they?

Various bikes, and a good mix of nice people mainly in So Cal area.

sounds good i just dont want any jackass's going you know.... they make things not so fun

Yeah, I know what you mean. One just moved to your area with an F2, so it's good timing for him to check out the roads.

yea remember some of these people from our forums are not experienced riders most of them this is the first bike they have ever ridden. so the pace might be a little slow

YEA! slow riders! i ride my bike like 10 mph!

YEA! slow riders! i ride my bike like 10 mph!

not you smart ass

what?

im scared to ride fast. i just do it cuz of your reckless ass!

but yea, heres a great 100+ miles of San Diego Back Country.

Its not a julian route, but its a pretty good loop.
http://www.usbestrides.com/sitebuilder/images/108_webmap-700x519.jpg

eewwww i see mexico......no thanks haha

Wow, that route looks badass! :scooter

heres the real route for August 17th its pretty long.......you read the route going starting off north.
http://www.communitywalk.com/poway/ca/map/273553

SWEET!

Are we getting the super wing and jet packs mod when we get to julian? Because my bike cant fly yet.

shut up i wasnt going to trace back it took me for every just to get to julian

How about a group ride to valley view casino! The Buffet there has all you can eat Maine Lobster!

May as well do Palomar.

May as well do Palomar.

?????why palomar is really far for both groups. Its busy, and its crowded, towns people throw dirt all over the turns. My route has none of that. So please inform me why Palomar would be better?

BECAUSE STONE. COLD. SAID SOOOOOOOO!!

http://www.mcstylin.com/wwecharacters/hallofchamps/47.jpg

......thought so.....Are you coming? you better BP88

......thought so.....Are you coming? you better BP88

Do you have a map of the course? If it looks fun I'll try to go if I'm not working. No promises! :nono

Do you have a map of the course? If it looks fun I'll try to go if I'm not working. No promises! :nono
http://www.communitywalk.com/poway/ca/map/273553

i posted this on the last page. you read the map going north

I'm recruiting the a few peeps on here, including a few new 250 riders. We'll probably truck our bikes down and ride with you guys. I hate long boring freeway rides.

I'm recruiting the a few peeps on here, including a few new 250 riders. We'll probably truck our bikes down and ride with you guys. I hate long boring freeway rides.

sweet sounds good. yea when we start the ride well be on the freeway for about 15 mins thats about it

I still say Palomar!! You're pretty close to it.

well see what everyone else wants to do

Looks like I might be able to make it plus 1 guest.
Woo Wooo long ass boring freeway ride to San Diego on a 250! Hope the bolt for my shifter stays in this time :(
98.0 mi – about 1 hour 39 mins (up to 2 hours 0 mins in traffic)

Hope the bolt for my shifter stays in this time :(

Did you use loc-tite?

Ok so so far this is the list.

1.91stealthtt
2.Vtec44
3.Malaqui
4.Scott250R
5.Werewolf
6.Kawikrissy
7.BP88(maybe)
From our brother forum: www.Sportbikers.net (http://www.Sportbikers.net)
8.Forsaken19
9.Jesse.m
10.Shawn3210
11.Shawn3210's Guest

That's a perfect size group. I hate riding in HUGE group, looks fun on pix but too many people to manage the ride properly.

yea I think it will be a good turn out.

Did you use loc-tite?
Now I do :redxd

That's a perfect size group. I hate riding in HUGE group, looks fun on pix but too many people to manage the ride properly.
and not to mention all of the attention you get from law enforcement... :nono2

add amy j to the group. i hope my friend is able to make it.

Is it on for 830 am (sportbikers.net) or 1200 pm (250r.net)?

Can the first page be edited to have all the info. E.I. map, schedule, meet up, itinerary, people.

Just so that this thread is cleaned up and the information is readily available for the new people.

That's a perfect size group. I hate riding in HUGE group, looks fun on pix but too many people to manage the ride properly.

You just lack the organizational skills.

Can the first page be edited to have all the info. E.I. map, schedule, meet up, itinerary, people.

Just so that this thread is cleaned up and the information is readily available for the new people.


Fixed. Check out first post.

Whats the earliest you will accept riders? Im pretty awesome when it comes to being way to early because Im paranoid ill be way to late!

Whats the earliest you will accept riders? Im pretty awesome when it comes to being way to early because Im paranoid ill be way to late!

Earliest I think will be like 9 because I'm going to wash my bike and make it pretty that morning to make sure that my tire pressure is good and all my fluids are filled. Which doesn't take long but I'm still going to do it early so its done with when everyone is ready to go. Also is Krissy coming?

Earliest I think will be like 9 because I'm going to wash my bike and make it pretty that morning to make sure that my tire pressure is good and all my fluids are filled. Which doesn't take long but I'm still going to do it early so its done with when everyone is ready to go. Also is Krissy coming?
Yeah she wants to go
She and I havent been on many rides so hopefuly its a nice pace.

Yeah she wants to go
She and I havent been on many rides so hopefuly its a nice pace.


It will be. This road is pretty new to all of the riders, except for me and Malaqui. Oh and how do you like my new sig pic.

aha I love it.

Thought you would. Yea so don't worry about the pace. Once we all get going and get use to it a little we will probably pick it up a tad. But we'll see.

Ill film that day :)... and Ill try to setup Krissys camera so she can film as well.

Ill film that day :)... and Ill try to setup Krissys camera so she can film as well.

Malaqui has got a camera also, I'll see if he wants to film or if I can use it because I'm going to lead.

Whats the earliest you will accept riders? Im pretty awesome when it comes to being way to early because Im paranoid ill be way to late!

That's how my grandpa used to be. It was insane. :rant2

I actually caught that habit from my grandpa haha

I caught mine from my dad who probably got his from his dad who is my grandpa......grandpa's are funny that way.

Zmoe might make it sweet!

I just rode Highland valley today. Its gonna be a fun ride on sunday!

i cant wait. rite now im working on my exhaust mod and hoping to get a tire before the ride

I just rode Highland valley today. Its gonna be a fun ride on sunday!

Hey Chris do you want to bring up the rear of the ride or do you want to lead. Its always good if you have someone that knows the ride lead and tail, just in case something bad happens and the group gets split in apart. Let me know if you are down.

hmmmm.... We should have the head and tail with communicators of some sort.

If anything i would take tail.

there is one turn that i found to be trouble. its a real tight turn uphill.

I would bring my chatterbox but the mounting bracket broke when I highsided, and I can't find the PTT button that velcros onto the clip-on.

there is always the good ol' fashion cell phone. I'll have mine on loud and vibrate and up against my chest so I will feel it, unless someone else here has some chatter box that me and you could use. Also is that up hill turn you were talking about in the beginning of the ride.

not sure as to where it is exactly, but its right where you make you accend up the mountain.

On highland valley. Because I think I know what part you are talking about.

cameras will be nice. it'll be interesting seeing the ride from different perspectives/positions within the group.

cameras will be nice. it'll be interesting seeing the ride from different perspectives/positions within the group.

I love different positions:naughty2.........OHHH riding....Yea....His camera works pretty well as I'm sure you notice with me almost being hit.....fucking honda....Anyways yes there will be a camera or two.

haha. i was going to rephrase before i posted. oh well. i'm liking the signiture pic kenny found you, too funny.

haha. i was going to rephrase before i posted. oh well. i'm liking the signiture pic kenny found you, too funny.

Yea well it all started with this thread about "The Bat Cave" and Vtec44. Your just going to have to read it.http://www.250r.net/forum/showthread.php?t=50

Ok everyone I found the place where we are going to eat lunch at and I have been there before its pretty good, basic lunches but good pie.They did have a lunch special for $8.95 which included half a sandwich, either soup or salad, a bag of chips and a slice of pie of your choosing - a pretty good deal but not including a drink. So it is also inexpensive, all we really need is water anyways to stay hydrated during the warm afternoon ride.

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http://content8.flixster.com/photo/10/80/93/10809350_ori.jpg (http://content8.flixster.com/photo/10/80/93/10809350_ori.jpg)

:nono2You'll be a pie "lover" when your done eating it.

This is where we are going?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%2C_California
- Total Population 1,621
Small town sheesh

BTW, if we start this at 12p there's no way we'll make it out of SD before 5pm.

Yup, thats where we are going. It's nice though because no traffic:evilgrin. But its a cool place if you have never been there before.

BTW, if we start this at 12p there's no way we'll make it out of SD before 5pm.

Yes you will.

BTW, if we start this at 12p there's no way we'll make it out of SD before 5pm.
I liked the idea of 830am ... Maybe even 10am sounds nice.

yeah, beat the heat!!

I will be accepting riders at 9 AM because I will be cleaning my bike and stuff. If everybody just HAPPENS to get there early then I guess we will have to start the ride early. ;)

i'll be there at 6am ringing your doorbell.

BTW, if we start this at 12p there's no way we'll make it out of SD before 5pm.

Yes you will.

I'm sure *I* will... I'm on a 900RR. :noteeth

OP is updated with more people

Put me down as a maybe. If I do go, I'll bring a case of water for everyone.

Put me down as a maybe. If I do go, I'll bring a case of water for everyone.
Ok well do. That would be nice of you to do. Also contact Werewolf, he lives near you. I'm sure you could ride down with him and his Fiense.

Cmoooon Rimantas.

...contact Werewolf, he lives near you...

Cool, thanks. Werewolf and I have already discussed the topic.

Well, Walmart fired me. I might be able to go after all.

Change of plans. When we come back home we are going to take the 78 back to San Pasqual rd to bear valley pwy to the 15 south. It will be a better ride, more twisties if we take that way home. I'll show everyone once we all get together on the 17th.

I like twisties :)

I like twisties :)

Amen! I went to the canyons 3 days in a row this week. I just can't get enough! :ohyaaa

woohoo and NEW twisties too

looks like 2 or 3 more will be joining me. they are members of sportbikers.net, but i do not know their usernames. i will send them links to post on there.

That's a lot of people!

Of course, SBN rocks! ... not that I'm bias or anything.

Of course, SBN rocks! ... not that I'm bias or anything.

Pshh yea you are.

So much for those nice small rides you like eh James? It'll be interesting to see how this one goes.

So much for those nice small rides you like eh James? It'll be interesting to see how this one goes.

Yea No shit. This turned out much bigger than I thought it would be....Post number 101 of this thread.

Zmoe, I guess you'll have to do the usual safety speech. We'll count the people and wait for everyone at major intersections. I went over the map and there are a few places that people can make a wrong turn and get lost. I'll bring some print outs just in case.

Gah, change of plans for me. Looks like I won't be making it out to this one. Sorry guys and gals :(

Zmoe, I guess you'll have to do the usual safety speech. We'll count the people and wait for everyone at major intersections. I went over the map and there are a few places that people can make a wrong turn and get lost. I'll bring some print outs just in case.


What do you mean I'll have to do? This isn't my ride. :slap



























We'll see how the SD boys do. Then if I feel like I have to add anything, I will.




























:b1te

Well, I definitely was hoping for smaller group. I haven't ridden in a big group before but heard it gets frustrating.

Just to let you guys know. We ARE leaving at noon so if someone comes late, tough. I'm sorry if I sound rude but everybody knows when they are suppose to get here so I don't feel like holding up the group for other people.

But we are meeting at your house ;)
Maybe we should meet at a starbucks or something

Well, I definitely was hoping for smaller group. I haven't ridden in a big group before but heard it gets frustrating.

It's only frustrating if you have a-holes there that don't respect the rest of the group. If there's a riders meeting, strong language may be needed to make sure everyone understands safety is above coolness.

I am requesting to be at the back then... or at least second from back! I like to be in the back so I can just ride my own ride and not worry about slowing anyone up. Im more into cruising then trying to get to point b as fast as I can :)

I am requesting to be at the back then... or at least second from back! I like to be in the back so I can just ride my own ride and not worry about slowing anyone up. Im more into cruising then trying to get to point b as fast as I can :)

I like cruising too but I must lead the pack so I get so go from point A to point B as fast as I can:noteeth

Especially if you're going to have vtec44 behind you.

Especially if you're going to have vtec44 behind you.

..........:ohno

Such a bummer I am going to have to miss this. :nono2

Why >:| ....

Why >:| ....

She lives far far away, in a place no longer filled with anger and hate but with love and happiness. There once was a time of war in this galaxy, when a ninja rider took her 250 to a track and owned. Now keep reading as I continue to ramble on, and now's the time, the time is now,Sing my song, I'm goin' 'round the world, I gotta find my girl.On my way, I've been this way ten years to the day. Ramble on, gotta find the queen of all my dreams still relive you.If this is what you left for me.I forgive you.Never do I despair.When I kneel to say my prayers.When slumber fills my head.Ill be visiting your bed

Yea that was a Starwars, Led Zepplin, and Pretenders concoction.:righton

Im gonna be way in the back and film. Im hoping that none of ya has a nice ass for me to get target fixatted or else i might just fall.

She lives far far away, in a place no longer filled with anger and hate but with love and happiness. There once was a time of war in this galaxy, when a ninja rider took her 250 to a track and owned. Now keep reading as I continue to ramble on, and now's the time, the time is now,Sing my song, I'm goin' 'round the world, I gotta find my girl.On my way, I've been this way ten years to the day. Ramble on, gotta find the queen of all my dreams still relive you.If this is what you left for me.I forgive you.Never do I despair.When I kneel to say my prayers.When slumber fills my head.Ill be visiting your bed

Yea that was a Starwars, Led Zepplin, and Pretenders concoction.:righton

Wow. That made me swoon.

Im gonna be way in the back and film. Im hoping that none of ya has a nice ass for me to get target fixatted or else i might just fall.

:naughty2


I am in Sacramento is why I can't go. That would make for an extremely long day.

Wow. That made me swoon.

huh??? swoon??

Swoon:
1.to faint; lose consciousness.
2.to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy- I.E. The teenagers swooned at the sight of the singing star.

hehehe I learned a new word :D

Swoon

feel faint with joy: to be overwhelmed by happiness, excitement, adoration, or infatuation

Swoon

To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy, a state of ecstasy or rapture. Used online as an action, to show that someone is attracted or interested in someone or something


:D :love

SubZero, you can crash at my place if you want. :naughty

SubZero, you can crash at my place if you want. :naughty

Hey back off!!! She swooned me first......plus I'm not creepy like you either.:noteeth

You both need to sword fight over her.

You both need to sword fight over her.

Over her? No thanks, a chick watching from below isn't enough to get me to allow my pristine sword to come into contact with another sword. I'm a lover not a fighter. :noteeth

Over her? No thanks, a chick watching from below isn't enough to get me to allow my pristine sword to come into contact with another sword. I'm a lover not a fighter. :noteeth

Well me and Sub are actually in the Olympics here our 3 matches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLKizQoejuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67lnwPawANw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD4XnH0XDCo

yea..... i dont think i want to be rear if you guys plan on playing some trojan olympics during the meet.

Wow... those videos are odd.

yea..... i dont think i want to be rear if you guys plan on playing some trojan olympics during the meet.

Dont worry, I think there are enough people now that we wont even get to see the front of the line from the back :redxd

FYI, one of my guests will be on a cruiser.

sup guys..hopefully il make it this weekend

So there might be 2 cruisers in the group.

If I can get a confirmation on those cruisers I might be able to convince my dad to go on his harley ;)

Hes an old road racer. Used to race at Willow Springs in the 80s for the ARRA and held plate #16 on a Yamaha Rz350. Mmmmm 2 stroke godlyness.

So cruisers? Yes? No? Need to know! :scooter

Personally, I don't care what you ride as long as you ride and ride safe! :scooter :thumb

On another note, a nice Harley rider waved at me today and I waved back. :scooter

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_on_fe_st/odd_recovered_ring
They aren't all bad :)

I can confirm the one coming with me is on a Harley 883.

You both need to sword fight over her.

Will this be a fight to the death!?!?!?!?

Depends on what the winner gets. :naughty

Depends on what the winner gets. :naughty

Well if she can ride a motorcycle, she can definitely ride a c.......Oh look a meet on August 17th.....:D

You were going to say cycle weren't you? Not everyone who rides a motorcycle can pedal a cycle, so you shouldn't just generalize like that.

You were going to say cycle weren't you? Not everyone who rides a motorcycle can pedal a cycle, so you shouldn't just generalize like that.

:biggrin2Smart ass.

No worries boys. I can ride a C ......................... cycle. :biggrin2



Oh look cookies.

No worries boys. I can ride a C ......................... cycle. :biggrin2



Oh look cookies.


:ohyaaa

...........

Sorry, won't be able to make it =x
I will instead be going to Arizona this weekend to see my sister before I leave for Washington. I wont be back until Sunday night.
Sorry :( I was really looking forward to meeting a lot of you too

Sorry, won't be able to make it =x
I will instead be going to Arizona this weekend to see my sister before I leave for Washington. I wont be back until Sunday night.
Sorry :( I was really looking forward to meeting a lot of you too

WHAT!?!?!?! Well is Krissy coming or are you both taking off? And BTW you will probably never meet any of us ever again. :nono You can always fly to AZ but you can Never ride with the SD crew ever again.:nono2:biggrin2

P.S. Is the guilt trip working????

...I will instead be going to Arizona this weekend... I wont be back until Sunday night...

What?? Arizona? Pshh, you should be going to Nevada for the weekend, like me :P

WHAT!?!?!?! Well is Krissy coming or are you both taking off? And BTW you will probably never meet any of us ever again. :nono You can always fly to AZ but you can Never ride with the SD crew ever again.:nono2:biggrin2

P.S. Is the guilt trip working????
haha, sorry guilt trip already happened with me from my sister.
I had to side with her =x
Yeah Krissy and I will be riding out to AZ together with my parents on their harley.
I still plan on going through Big Bear next Sunday... sooooo anyone is welcome on that trip ;)

What?? Arizona? Pshh, you should be going to Nevada for the weekend, like me :P
Ride through Arizona to get to Nevada ;)

Final count with me is 3.5. jchung on her yellow 250, islandgrrl on her GSXR600, and islandgrrl's man on his Harley 883. Then the .5 is a major flake who says he's coming (not actually with me), but I wouldn't bet on it. His name rhymes with "duh aws"

Alright well I will see you guys all tomorrow drive/ride safe down here.

Someone wake me up with water in my face for this. i know i wont be in bed until 3am or so since work will be keeping late. I'll see ya'lls tomorrow!

Yay! 100th post for me!

Someone wake me up with water in my face for this. i know i wont be in bed until 3am or so since work will be keeping late. I'll see ya'lls tomorrow!

Yay! 100th post for me!

HAHA alright ill be there first thing tomorrow morning.:noteeth

wait what time and where are we meeting?

wait what time and where are we meeting?

read first post.

oh lol k reading >me

we really leave at 12? dang kinda late and alot of traffic

thanks

Looks like I won't be going after all.

Warped Tour in Carson tomorrow.

oh lol k reading >me

we really leave at 12? dang kinda late and alot of traffic

thanks

There is going to be no traffic on a Sunday afternoon specially threw highland valley rd and the 78. People are going to the beaches not the Mountains hehehe

Looks like I won't be going after all. Warped Tour in Carson tomorrow.

You, Werewolf, and KawiKrissy will be known as the Reddings Traitors :D Have fun at Warped Tour

Man, we haven't even had the first official 250r.net ride and there's already 3 frakes. lol

Man, we haven't even had the first official 250r.net ride and there's already 3 frakes. lol

Whats a frake? Do you mean Flake??? haha:noteeth

It's going to be a 4th one. I haven't posted anything cuz I thought I was going to find a replacement on time. I found out I had a flat while checking on the bike this afternoon. Most places were closed at around 6pm, so I'm going to try to get some tires tomorrow. Hopefully they'll either 130/80/17 or 140/80/17 in stock, or I will also be out. :(

It's going to be a 4th one. I haven't posted anything cuz I thought I was going to find a replacement on time. I found out I had a flat while checking on the bike this afternoon. Most places were closed at around 6pm, so I'm going to try to get some tires tomorrow. Hopefully they'll either 130/80/17 or 140/80/17 in stock, or I will also be out. :(


Bummer well i hope you can get your tire. this meet seems like its not going to go well.....

It seems as if the more spontaneous meets end up having a better outcome. Try making a random meet/ride some time in the near future and see what happens.

Minus Jamestech there's still 13-14 people... that's not a failed ride, it's just a better ride. :noteeth

James, you should still come but leave early and have 91steathtt tell you where a shop is down there. I doubt anywhere is open this early out by you. If you can't get a tire down there, at least you can rock support truck.

Minus Jamestech there's still 13-14 people... that's not a failed ride, it's just a better ride. :noteeth

James, you should still come but leave early and have 91steathtt tell you where a shop is down there. I doubt anywhere is open this early out by you. If you can't get a tire down there, at least you can rock support truck.

That is true there is actually a shop 3 lights away from my house :noteeth

Hope everyone is having a good time :)

Damn it, hope you all are havinga good time. :( I got tires from Berts.

chill ride besides the early mishap...hope ur ok jon and jon, let us know if you need anything...thanks everyone. didnt get pie though :( hope to see everyone again soon! ride safe out there!

Thanks to everyone who came out the ride was a great success. Jon I hope that you are ok. Thanks for nothing Vtec.

:dunno :hmm

umm..... it was a fail because there was no pie.......

looks like have to do it all over again!


i hope that john is okay and he gets better soon.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/H8DCelica94/meetup001.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/H8DCelica94/meetup002.jpg

yea..... so we only took pics after it all.

Started with 12. ended with 7.

cool ride... after the trouble at the start. it nice meeting you all hope to ride with ya again.
few more pix from after the ride

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a287/markgsx/meet/IMG_2516.jpg (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a287/markgsx/meet/IMG_2516.jpg)

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SUPER GAY FRIENDS!
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wow!

SUPER GAY FRIENDS!
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Chris you look like a scarecrow next to Z. Good stuff guys.

He should have rocked the Blue Steel look. :noteeth

When someone has John's contact info, get him to sign up here (either one of them) and have them post up how he's doing.

I think John with the 250 said he's already on this forum.. the other John I've got contact with and will try to get an update.

So what happened to John?

So what happened to John?
Which one? :noteeth














Early in the ride Jonathan went wide and slid in some dirt but was able to correct it and not go down. John was right behind him and target fixated, thus going wide also but he wasn't so lucky and ended up going down. He had what looked like a broken wrist or arm right at the wrist, and his ankle was the size of a softball. A friend of his was a EMT and Jonathan called him out. When he arrived, he patched John up a bit and took him to the hospital.

That's the account from me and what I was told happened, I didn't see it as I was farther ahead in the pack. islandgrrl was behind him and the above is pretty much what she told me.

A guy (Jesus) that lived in the area happened to be driving by and offered to take the bike for us. He rides also, and said because of that he felt obligated to stop and help. He went home to get tiedowns then came back just as John's EMT friend got there. We loaded the bike into the truck and got Jesus' address/email/phone number. He's going to store it at his place for a day or two until Jonathan can get his truck and go out to get the bike. The most obvious visible damage was both clip-ons were broken, the front was damaged a bit (fairing around the headlight, and the right side had a few cracks in it. I didn't notice much else as I was more concentrated on John.

Whoa... who exactly is John?

Whoa... who exactly is John?
John who recovered, with the older Ninja 900 was the guest i brought. Met him in MSF. The other John with EX250 the was his buddy.. never met him until yesterday. Hope he's all right.

by the way, i'm Mark and found my way here from sportbikes.net. Nice to meet ya.

Sorry to see this. I'd hoped that the ride would go off without incident. I hope that the rider is going to be okay.

How can we prevent this from happening again?

Ride safe,

H~

How can we prevent this from happening again?


By taking it to the track instead of on the street. No offense meant but that's the truth of it all.

Sorry to hear of the mishap. Glad everyone else had a great time.

By taking it to the track instead of on the street. No offense meant but that's the truth of it all.

Sorry to hear of the mishap. Glad everyone else had a great time.


We weren't racing the street Sub. We are not stupid, this was a cruise on a twistie road through the country to get to a small little mountain town. John happened to make a mistake riding. He was trying to avoid the accident by going around him instead of slowing down.

OMG, this is what happened when I don't show up for a ride. :doh

I'm not nor did I say anyone was "racing the street". But what was it that caused John #1 to have the incident?????????
You said that he ran wide and had to recover from that (which he was able to). To me, his running wide indicates that he was more then likely going above the posted speed limit for that turn and/or riding above his means on a road he didn't fully know or know at all. That is the type of riding that needs to be taken to the track. If a person is going to ride at any pace above street legal and hugging turns it needs to be taken to the track.

I'm not nor did I say anyone was "racing the street". But what was it that caused John #1 to have the incident?????????
You said that he ran wide and had to recover from that (which he was able to). To me, his running wide indicates that he was more then likely going above the posted speed limit for that turn and/or riding above his means on a road he didn't fully know or know at all. That is the type of riding that needs to be taken to the track. If a person is going to ride at any pace above street legal and hugging turns it needs to be taken to the track.




this person had less than 2 weeks of experience... im sure everyone has had 1 oh shit moment when they first started out. Like christian stated, it was a cruise at your own pace. When riding, anything can happen on the track or on the street

this person had less than 2 weeks of experience... im sure everyone has had 1 oh shit moment when they first started out. Like christian stated, it was a cruise at your own pace. When riding, anything can happen on the track or on the street

That is true. Anything can happen.

My whole point was when a rider is riding their own ride and within their experience /limits the chances of incidents (aside from accidentally dropping your bike and cagers) are extremely slim. On the street there at hundreds more variables (if not more) then there are on the track. So in that riding at any pace that is not street legal is not wise for the experienced or novice.

Stealth - I also was in no way trying to imply anyone was "stupid". So please do not take it that way.

Also. I am talking about the incident with John #1 who was able to recover. I am stating my opinion based on the information provided on the incident.

Okay kids, we can definitely take this as a learning experience since this forum will naturally have a higher percentage of new riders. For future group rides, we should have newer riders follow a designated rider at a slightly slower pace. I've had a few "oh shit" moments when I first started riding with other people, but luckily it wasn't too bad. Whatever happened, happened. Lets all not get too critical or defensive. :thumb

If SubZero needs a hug, I'll happily volunteer.

My whole point was when a rider is riding their own ride and within their experience /limits the chances of incidents (aside from accidentally dropping your bike and cagers) are extremely slim. On the street there at hundreds more variables (if not more) then there are on the track. So in that riding at any pace that is not street legal is not wise for the experienced or novice.

Ok guys since riding a bike is dangerous don't ride it on the streets only ride a motorcycle on a track. If you just want to go get gas, trailer your bike down to the gas station to fill it up don't take the risk of riding it. :nono Better yet sell your bikes.

Well, MSF did teach us that there's an inherit risk with riding. You do what you can to manage the risks and not to increase it.

I agree with Vtec. This isn't worth getting all butt-hurt about. I crashed two weeks into my riding career as well.

Maybe we need to think about helping newer riders get some crash-free riding experience before they do long canyon rides.

Ride safe,

H~

I agree and disagree. If one has good companionship who's purpose is to help them on the ride, then a long canyon ride can be just as or more beneficial to their experience as local practicing. Similar arguements can be made about putting a new rider on the track, yet SubZero did like 6 track days in 4 months when she first started riding. This ride wasn't a group help ride, it was a general meet/canyon ride.

And actually, this semi-arguement is on the topic of Jonathan, the rider that DIDN'T go down. He's the one with limited experience. I don't see how there's any arguement at all since he in fact didn't crash. He made a mistake, like even the most experienced riders have done, but he was able to save it. Kudos to him.

John, with 3-4 years riding experienced, did crash, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. Were he less experienced, there's a good chance he would have hit Jonathan and caused a much worse situation. His experience told him to avoid the 'target', which he did. Although crashing is never associated with 'success', he successfully limited the chaos that could have been.

While he was down, he kept apologizing, if/when he reads this, I said it then and I'm saying it now, he has nothing to apologize for to any of us. He avoided hitting another rider, and he's still alive. I'm glad to have been there to help (even though I got there like 10 minutes after), and I hope he heals well.

I hope John is okay. I know the feeling when you try to avoid hitting another rider. At least John was able to minimized it to himself, I wasn't lucky enough to kept the crash to myself years ago. :(

i hope john is okay. I know the feeling when you try to avoid hitting another rider. At least john was able to minimized it to himself, i wasn't lucky enough to kept the crash to myself years ago. :(

post the video!!! :flame3

I think we're just going to take my words for it.

Huge thanks to ZMoe (and everyone else, too) for their help yesterday after the accident.

Just wanna say that no one was racing. There were riders of every skill level on the cruise and everyone was encouraged to ride at their own speeds... Chris was always the tail. Like any accident, it could have been avoided in hindsight. I hope John recovers quickly and if I hear anything bout his status I'll def post up.

I think we're just going to take my words for it.

Post the video!!! :flame3

This kind of thing is hard to prevent from a planners stand point. it is in each rider that decides to go to try to keep themselves out of harms way.

Post the video!!! :flame3


Post it.. Post it.. Post it... :naughty2

This kind of thing is hard to prevent from a planners stand point. it is in each rider that decides to go to try to keep themselves out of harms way.

That is very true. However, a few positive and sincere words of encouragement to be careful and ride within your limits can go a long way towards helping everyone decide to not do something that can cause them to crash.

Post it.. Post it.. Post it... :naughty2


POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy
POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy
POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy
POST IT!! post it POST IT post it:righton:notworthy

:fawkdance

P.S. I'm lame because I wont share.

:fawkdance

Oh come on man... Don't bogart the video like that... :nono2

Didn't yo moma teach you to share...? :naughty2

Come on man you can't bring that up and say that you have it on video and not share, thats just mean. Pure evil.

I didn't bring up the video stuff! :p

I hope John is okay. I know the feeling when you try to avoid hitting another rider. At least John was able to minimized it to himself, I wasn't lucky enough to kept the crash to myself years ago. :(
What does that mean then?

I didn't bring up the video stuff! :p

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Post the video, then post the video of Thach running across the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b2onq2Mu4k

Jerkface. You know which video you're supposed to post.

Post it!!! :flame3

I WANNA SEE A CRASH......jerk...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKo2GAoCqGg&feature=user

That's not the one.

whoa.. wtf happened to this thread?! anyway,

John said to tell you guys he's doing good and healing well... he thanks Z and the rest of you guys. he's got bruised lung, wrist fractured in 3 places (metal plate), some fractures in his ankle and a torn ligament :-o

I really feel bad for him.. I had just met him but he's def a cool guy. hope he gets better soon.

Ouch! Tell him to forget about healing fast and just heal well. Did Jonathan pick his bike up already?

It sucks that he's got so many fractures, but it's great he's doing good and there weren't more problems. He lives to ride another day and that's what matters.

Yes, please tell him to get better soon. gimme an address where i can send him some cookies. :0 no seriously!

Well at least they are fractures and not breaks. Fractures heal a lot quicker. Mark tell him I'm sorry that I wont get to see him and give him a card. I'm leaving in 3 days for training tell him I said "Get well soon, and it was great meeting him."

Christian(Monster Ninja)

I'm sorry to break (no pun intended) to you stealth but a fracture and a break are the same thing. The severity of the break /fracture is what makes it worse or better. But they are the same.
Just an FYI

Christine
MA/ Future RN

I'm sorry to break (no pun intended) to you stealth but a fracture and a break are the same thing. The severity of the break /fracture is what makes it worse or better. But they are the same.
Just an FYI

Christine
MA/ Future RN


Was that necessary.

Yes! Because now that I know she's a nurse, her hawt chart just went up a few bar.