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2021 WCR, Cove Palisades State Park, June 4-6, 2021

Started by racerrad8, January 15, 2021, 10:51:16 AM

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andyoutandabout

Travis,
commiserations on the recent off. Sorry to trot out the familiar cliche, but a high-side like that could have been so much worse for both rider and bike. At least if you were riding with Ian, he could carry you home on one shoulder and the bike on the other. Get well soon. Sounds like this minor set back hasn't put you off riding.
life without a bike is just life

T Legg

You are absolutely right Andy. God was very forgiving of my mistake to both me and my bike. Ian was right behind me. He told me he stopped and turned to make sure the cars behind us stopped and by the time he turned around I had my helmet off and was climbing over the gaurdrail to get out of the road. I remember him being beside me as I sat back down in the dirt. My vision washed out for about ten minutes or so and then the highway patrol arrived. After a short discussion with them and being checked out by an ambulance crew who suggested I go to the hospital my daughter who Ian had called arrived at the point I had departed from. I walked about five hundred feet back took a look at my bike that Ian had coasted down then got into my daughter's truck and she drove me down. On the way down she convinced me to go to the hospital instead of home,a wise though expensive choice. There was no need for Ian to carry my bike on his shoulder although I'm sure he could have. I am blessed to have great kids. I think my helmet and leather jacket served me well but will have to be replaced. I was thankful I wasn't wearing my new ignitor pro gloves as my hands took a little gouging but will heal ,the gloves would not. Ian has suggested I leave the dent in my tank as a reminder to put my kickstand up.
T Legg

Old Rider

Good to hear that you was relatively lucky in that bad luck situation. That sidestand switch cant be trusted i discovered that yesterday when the engine did not cut off when
putting the sidestand down. I replaced my switch last winter because i had one that was bad.Now i always take a look down before takeoff.

ZOA NOM

They sure don't make 'em like they used to. Tough sonofabitch.
Rick

Current:
2010 Honda VFR1200 DCT (Full Auto!)
1993 FJ/GSXR 1200 (-ABS)
1987 Porsche 911 Carrera (Race)
1988 Porsche Carrera (Street)
Previous:
1993 FJ1200 (FIREBALL)
1993 FJ1200ABS (RIP my collar bone)
1986 FZ750
1984 FJ600
1982 Seca

Pat Conlon

Glad you're ok Travis. Heal up. I know all about those broken ribs. I also broke 4 on my low side. Ouch.
Take your pain meds. Do your breathing exercises. I'm very leery of OxyContin but my Doc said I needed them to dull the pain so I could take regular breaths. He wanted to keep my lungs clear. The pain of the broken ribs caused me to take very shallow breaths, my pO2 was ~87% with my shallow breathing.
The doc said, if I developed pneumonia in that lung I was in serious trouble.

Funny thing about FJ sidestand switch's....the Aussie folks say that their FJ's never had them.

Take care Trav...
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

andyoutandabout

On a side(stand) note.. when doing the BMF (British Motorcycle Federation) training course, back in the 80s, they really drummed home the side stand double check (you'll see me physically touch it with my left boot), look over shoulder, then away drill. Now, not wishing to jinx others or myself, or lecture on and on, but its a good drill and I think I have only felt the side stand bite once, having forgot once in 35 odd years of riding. (luckily it kicked back up that time).
Anyway, my larger point is renewed/refreshed practice. I've been watching a web 'influencer' known as 'Motojitsu' and he's all about practice of good habits and skill sharpening in a car lot. Although there's a bunch of super technical stuff, he talks a lot of sense about essential skills like emergency swerving and braking. In fact I've been inspired enough to buy a couple of bucks worth of cones with the idea of finding a local car lot and seeing if I would pass his class.
Which ultimately all got me thinking that getting a bunch of Fjers on a track day would really be fun.
life without a bike is just life

yamaha fj rider

Hello Travis

I am sorry to hear about unscheduled departure but, glad to know you will be ok. Motorcycles can be repaired and there will be more rallies. You and Ian will be missed. Taking the time to heal properly is always the best decision.

Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

Kurt
93 FJ1200
FJ 09
YZ250X I still love 2 strokes
Tenere 700
FJR1300ES

T Legg

Kurt I've seen you as a confirmed attendee for the 2020 wcr I was hoping to meet you therr before it was cancelled. I banged out my footpeg and repositioned my right trigger coil and straightened my left footpeg then took a ride up Geiger today.it is three weeks to the day since I crashed it. It felt great to be back on the bike. I've begun my new practice of not starting the bike untill the kickstand is up. I still need to get a new footpeg I want to find where to get the lowered pegs as long as I'm replacing them. I still need a windsheild and grab bar but the left side cover has been located and Pat is sending me a trigger coil set that doesn't have a groove cut in to it for free. That's very nice of him. I'm still not in good enough shape to reinstall the motor of my black bike that I take to rallys or even carry the motor to the bench so I can split the cases to put first gear back in the right direction. I hope I see you at the next RPM rally.
T Legg

yamaha fj rider

Quote from: T Legg on April 18, 2021, 04:02:58 PM
Kurt I've seen you as a confirmed attendee for the 2020 wcr I was hoping to meet you therr before it was cancelled. I banged out my footpeg and repositioned my right trigger coil and straightened my left footpeg then took a ride up Geiger today.it is three weeks to the day since I crashed it. It felt great to be back on the bike. I've begun my new practice of not starting the bike untill the kickstand is up. I still need to get a new footpeg I want to find where to get the lowered pegs as long as I'm replacing them. I still need a windsheild and grab bar but the left side cover has been located and Pat is sending me a trigger coil set that doesn't have a groove cut in to it for free. That's very nice of him. I'm still not in good enough shape to reinstall the motor of my black bike that I take to rallys or even carry the motor to the bench so I can split the cases to put first gear back in the right direction. I hope I see you at the next RPM rally.
Travis, you can always trailer the yellow bike up and ride for a couple of days, this might be easier on you. I also prefer to ride to the rallies but, going to a rally is better than not going. No pressure do what is best for you. I was just thinking of another option for you.

I seems to be about 50/50 on ridding verses trailering for me, if Kiki is coming, my bike will be on a trailer. She doesn't like ridding over 300 miles per day. Fred and I seem to trailer when we go to WCR. I am hoping to ride and take the scenic route this years rally.

Best wishes.

Kurt
93 FJ1200
FJ 09
YZ250X I still love 2 strokes
Tenere 700
FJR1300ES

aviationfred

Travis,

Sorry to hear about your misfortunes with the sidestand. Hoping that you mend in time for the Rally. As Kurt mentioned, you and Ian could trailer to the Rally.

You mentioned lower pegs. Here is the link. The first 2 are what you want.

https://st-paul-harley-davidson-buell.myshopify.com/search?q=Ulysses+pegs



Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

T Legg

I think a trailer might be a good idea guys. I'll start looking for one now.Hopefully the Australians don't give me too hard of a time.
       Thanks for the link Fred.
         
T Legg

Flynt

Quote from: T Legg on April 18, 2021, 08:30:17 PM
I think a trailer might be a good idea guys. I'll start looking for one now.Hopefully the Australians don't give me too hard of a time.
       Thanks for the link Fred.
         

I believe there is parking for trailers at the campgrounds, but several trailers could be parked here at my place a few miles away.  Reach out via PM if you need my help.

Frank
There's plenty of time for sleep in the grave...

ribbert

Sorry to hear about your off Travis, a high side at our age and at that speed, man, that's a recipe for some serious damage.
I occasionally forget the stand, always as a result of a distraction that interrupts the sequence, thank goodness for the safety switch, it's never lost on me that each time I do that is a potential road strike at speed and the certainty of a nasty outcome. There is a very good reason pilots are taught to start over on pre flight inspections if they are distracted or interrupted.

Here, we ride on the LHS of the road so an extended stand is higher off the ground because of the camber, which is almost worse because it lets you ride further and faster, but when it does hit, say on a bump or a LH corner it sends you spearing off into oncoming traffic.

I worked for Honda in the 80's and manufacturers were at the time making an effort to address this problem, albeit a seriously misguided one. Some had rubber tips that looked like pencil erasers that would deflect when the weight of the bike was placed on the stand but if it clipped the road while in motion, it would flick the stand up (sort of worked, sometimes) Another (terrible) idea that made it into production was a side stand that would only stay down while weighted, what a disaster, if you stood the bike upright or even leaned up against it, the stand would flick up. We are talking the 80's here, what was so hard about coming up with the safety switch/engine cut-out idea, the mechanical action of the side stand retracting would have made this easy, the stand itself being an actuator like it is now.

Nothing leads to a rider forgetting to retract the side stand more than being on an unfamiliar bike. The first turn from our shop was a sweeping left hander a few hundred metres away. We had so many incidents on test rides that it became a habit borne of necessity to stand there and oversee their departure, it was fortunate that corner was a divided road with a heavily planted out and wide median strip, it saw quite a bit of action.

Travis, I guess you don't need reminding that you got unlucky and lucky, that could have been so much worse.

19 mths ago I had a off that resulted in a neck injury and spent months shuffling between bed and couch on a walking frame, sleeping upright and relentless 24/7 severe pain. My ability to work remains limited to this day and I still can't ride the FJ too far, fortunately the more upright and better sprung RT can be.

The point of relaying this story is, I was going probably 15-20kph!, a fast running speed, just enough momentum to throw me forward and land on my head, had I landed on my feet at that speed I probably wouldn't have even fallen over. Haha, maybe God has favourites.

As they say, you ain't rode 'til you been throwed. I guess we have both now earned our stripes as bona fide riders.

Glad to see it hasn't dampened you enthusiasm for riding, get well, and get back on it.


Quote from: T Legg on April 18, 2021, 08:30:17 PM

I think a trailer might be a good idea guys. I'll start looking for one now.Hopefully the Australians don't give me too hard of a time.
     

Haha, I don't think anyone would begrudge you driving to the rally under the circumstances, just don't get used to it or even think about pulling the same stunt next year :biggrin:

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

T Legg

Nothing makes you feel more like an old man than a good thump on the ground. The first week my great achievment was getting out of the chair. I look forward to sleeping in a bed again someday. Despite the intense pain in the beginning my fear of opioid induced constipation with four broken ribs kept me from taking them after the first two days. The pain is very manageable now baring an unplanned sneeze. I took my first ride yesterday and it was very comfortable . I went back to work the next week because I am a self employed refrigeration contractor but thank God my son works with me because I'm pretty useless with anything that requires much strength or sitting on the ground hunched over to work on equipment under the refrigerated cabinets. I see a light at the end of the tunnel though. I hope you continue on to a full recovery. I think neck injury's are probably one of the most debilitating.
                    Travis Legg





T Legg

Flynt

Quote from: Zari on March 04, 2021, 11:06:39 AM
I would certainly like to make this Oregon trip.  

Frank (Flynt) and Diane
Travis (T Legg)
Ian (I Legg)
Kurt (yamaha fj rider)

Possible:
Andyoutandabout
FJmonkey
ZOANOM
Midget Mike
Mark Olsen
Zari

Took the liberty of adding Mark O and Ramos to the possibles... 

For the benefit of all, I thought I should say we're not cancelling out based on Travis' off...  Hopefully he can still make it, but the rally will go on. 

Kurt has confirmed his plans to ride up from LA area along the coast, so maybe Monkey can enlist some SoCal escorts and make a trip out of it?  I haven't heard much from others, but believe Andy is finalizing his plans to come up as well...  I would like to have more solid commits in the next couple of weeks so I can line up lunch stops and dinner plans for the group.  If you're leaning one way or the other, please either update this list or send me a PM.

Teaser shot from cafe at the Marina...  likely spot for breakfast and gathering to depart.  Lucky bums in the cabin can walk over for beers, etc...



Hope to see several of you in Central Oregon soon.

Frank
There's plenty of time for sleep in the grave...