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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:24 pm
by UpsMan
I don't know how this happens on a straight away.

Actually I think it happend just exiting the corner, so I guess that is understandable. And its just a honda, so no big deal.

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:48 pm
by theJeStEr1340
It's all relative. MX = Jumps TT= Very high speeds Take your pick, Life itself is dangerous.

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:19 pm
by Pro400EXC
So XC is the safest?lol

Trees at 50+ mph don't move

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:42 pm
by kdeal
It's called high siding it my friends. Like getting bucked off a horse at 50mph+. You can get hurting spectating at a race. Climb on and gas it, or sit and watch........

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:02 pm
by CannondaleRider
Yeah, come pinned out of a corner, pitched sideways...it's all good when leaned enough, staying on the gas, and not dealing with any ruts...

On a flat corner like that, you let off, your tires will suddenly grip. Sudden traction+your bike sideways=high siding.

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:43 pm
by kdeal
Good Description Chance........

Sounds like you are a former member of the high side club????

Talk about pittiful? I did it going slow...................LOL

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:10 am
by yellowz03
hope that guy was alright...looks like number 6 decided to watch the air show and while doing so took a souvenier home with him.

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:50 am
by theJeStEr1340
I almost rolled my quad on a few laps this weekend, the bad thing is if you don't carry enough speed through the corner you don't slide all the way through and your tires hook and you roll, no matter how far off the bike you are when those slicks hook hope you have quick reflexes.

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:34 am
by cannondale27
Actually biggest cause of a flip like that is if a wheel touches another quads wheel straight on.Thats what happened to that guy.Shoots'em straight up.Guy was fine though.#6 lifted and the 450r didnt.

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:37 pm
by theJeStEr1340
QUOTE (cannondale27 @ Jun 23 2006, 07:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Actually biggest cause of a flip like that is if a wheel touches another quads wheel straight on.Thats what happened to that guy.Shoots'em straight up.Guy was fine though.#6 lifted and the 450r didnt.


Saw that a few races ago, most common when you get a front tire run over by someone else's rear tire, if it touches hard enough it will act like a break on 1 of your front wheels and can actually make the wheel spin the opposite way. The front wheel stopping can cause the quad to cartwheel violently.