What a waste of a wonderful bike... This is what happens when a (basically bulky) sport touring bike is treated like a supersports without previous knowledge of the bike's reactions and capabilities.
this crash was all about getting on the throttle too hard, the front tire got light and drifted in the direction of his lean, he over corrected, then in that over-corrected position, he got OFF the gas, driving the front tire hard into the ground, and basically tucking the front wheel. Total noob move, all he had to do was not panic, and stay on the gas.
how could this happened ? looks like wrong construction of the frame (geometry)
Yamaha FJR is also crap in sharp curves (with small diameter)
at the other side honda (st1300) + bmw (rt, gt) are TOP in this - both bikes perfectly neutral in all kind of curves. And I would say Pan is a litle bit better than BMW because its engine changes tours very soft, so
i believe the best touring bike for sharp curves is Pan-european ST1300 (i had FJR, K1200GT and ST1300)
Eh, speed wobble on the STX1300 mean anything to you? I know 2 very experienced riders killed off two STX's at Medium speeds because of that wobble, and it wasn't just Police Spec Pans that had the problem. The old Pan was excellent, I wouldn't take a new one if it was given to me for free.
lol no grv, i own a new Triumph Sprint now, no honda.
but i made a test for myself - i rent FJR 1300 for a weekend, I made 1000 km with that bike. Next weekend i rent ST1300 and i made exactly same trip - same roads. I am SURE Honda was much much better in curves than Yamaha, Yamaha is absolutely not neutral, it falls into a curve, handling is much better in Honda, motor runs much softer in Honda and and and...
failed countersteering
sobotica 5 months ago
Not from MCN, from french magazine "Moto Journal"
Original footage: /watch?v=2ZXYTGV2I6I&NR=1&feature=fvwp (at 4:45)
wastedscal 1 year ago
Before this he drove in a ditch because of a cow.
You can see that there is something wrong with his frontweheel comming out of the turn.
VL4TV 1 year ago
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VL4TV 1 year ago
Yay that bike is fucket...!
Tokker1000 1 year ago
there is no question if there is question when ;D
sokolkurier 1 year ago
Hahaah noob :D
XeqtR0608 1 year ago
Shock-lay-blue!
tntkop 1 year ago
ABS problem? yeah, right, ABS doesn't work on side slip
bluebearbank247 2 years ago 3
The guy is a French pikey. He's got the skills of an American Squid and the personality of a box of animal crackers...
vosogo 2 years ago
you can't spell "ABS" without "BS"...
PLdrummer 2 years ago
That's a given...
probably neither....
conrman 2 years ago
Journalist
not
cyclist
conrman 2 years ago 7
From what i see he purposely drop the bike ( could be possible)
rattan77 2 years ago
Pierre, como comentamos no fórum a apresentação desta mota, penso que o problema será mesmo do condutor da mesma ;) "V"
Cavaleiro08 2 years ago
I think he needs training wheels...
MacedonWarrior 2 years ago
i guess side luggage also acts as sliders. lol
sackcheck 3 years ago
no abs problem - driver problem.
p1703 3 years ago 12
this vid sux
josipml5 3 years ago
ABS sucks!
Acibeb 3 years ago
What a waste of a wonderful bike... This is what happens when a (basically bulky) sport touring bike is treated like a supersports without previous knowledge of the bike's reactions and capabilities.
sparklysparks77 3 years ago 2
buy a busa, so good at taking corners you can do it drunk, like george best.
dagenhamdave77 3 years ago
this crash was all about getting on the throttle too hard, the front tire got light and drifted in the direction of his lean, he over corrected, then in that over-corrected position, he got OFF the gas, driving the front tire hard into the ground, and basically tucking the front wheel. Total noob move, all he had to do was not panic, and stay on the gas.
wudevathafuk 3 years ago 3
that's embarrassing...
debucks 3 years ago
He is a drunk!
CEGmovies 3 years ago
That's not going to buff out....
sorryociffer 3 years ago
web solosolteros punto es
estybali 3 years ago
mcn anti bike paper... crap
turner1962 3 years ago
he was probaly going 50 mph thats y they made it sloy moe i bet
h03Bot 4 years ago
Why did he cut the wheel so hard left before going down? A little too much too late if he was trying to countersteer.
brotherracoon01 4 years ago
how could this happened ? looks like wrong construction of the frame (geometry)
Yamaha FJR is also crap in sharp curves (with small diameter)
at the other side honda (st1300) + bmw (rt, gt) are TOP in this - both bikes perfectly neutral in all kind of curves. And I would say Pan is a litle bit better than BMW because its engine changes tours very soft, so
i believe the best touring bike for sharp curves is Pan-european ST1300 (i had FJR, K1200GT and ST1300)
JJaroslavv 4 years ago
Eh, speed wobble on the STX1300 mean anything to you? I know 2 very experienced riders killed off two STX's at Medium speeds because of that wobble, and it wasn't just Police Spec Pans that had the problem. The old Pan was excellent, I wouldn't take a new one if it was given to me for free.
SirBoinkAlot 4 years ago
no, because i never drive faster than 180 km/h. In curves is ST1300 excelent (60-120 kmh) - neutral, short, soft running motor, fantastic.
JJaroslavv 3 years ago
Who do you work for Honda???........
FJR much better than Honda - speed wobble king!!
grv1963 3 years ago
lol no grv, i own a new Triumph Sprint now, no honda.
but i made a test for myself - i rent FJR 1300 for a weekend, I made 1000 km with that bike. Next weekend i rent ST1300 and i made exactly same trip - same roads. I am SURE Honda was much much better in curves than Yamaha, Yamaha is absolutely not neutral, it falls into a curve, handling is much better in Honda, motor runs much softer in Honda and and and...
JJaroslavv 3 years ago
french style
rodstartube 4 years ago
French Biker..... Kawasaki test in France
millitakim 4 years ago
'ABS problems' aint gonna make it do that!
topski100 4 years ago
You know my fjr1300 doesnt fall over when it takes corners
scenesterella 4 years ago
hahahahahahahaha kwaka
zookygixx 4 years ago
hij dacht vast...wat een kutmotor..ik wil er van af...en dat doet ie dan zo...op een apparte manier
xyqk 4 years ago
OMG......
hohoyt1 4 years ago
You could say it was ABS problems, aparrently the tester had taken the ABS fuse out so he could power slide for the camera. Not really a good idea.
motorcyclenewsdotcom 4 years ago