High Side on the Dragon

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:00 pm

Freeze frame sequence of a high side on the Dragon. Good form going into the turn. Looks like he chopped the throttle during the slide ... and ... instant crumpled bike.

http://gntbldr.com/truck28785/JCDealsGap2006.wmv

Don

Copperslip Cowboy · Post by **Copperslip Cowboy** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:28 am

Hi All,
ooh, painful, and expensive..
The good news..screen is not broken.
The bad news...."shortened" swinging arm..

Maybe he should of waited till pic 6 to open the throttle, not pic 5..
AND, where does the bit of vegetation in pic 8 come from.....

YZFRob · Post by **YZFRob** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:32 pm

If I'm not mistaken, thats one of our locals from their dragon trip. I know the guy hosting the video os from 40 miles away from me.

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:27 pm

Slip wrote:where does the bit of vegetation in pic 8 come from.....

I don't know. I was wondering that myself. At first I thought it may have been what tripped him up - but I don't see it in any of the frames leading up to slide. Maybe it was stuck in the frame or fairings somewhere and came loose during the crash.

Don

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:32 am

Right side, rear wheel, swing arm in the third or fourth photo. Going into the corner

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:50 pm

Jim wrote:Right side, rear wheel, swing arm

Good eye Jim. It's stuck between the exhaust and the rear wheel, Looks like it extends down to the rear brake. Knowing where to look, you can spot it starting with frame 1.

Don

orionburn · Post by **orionburn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:11 pm

That'll learn ya to ride a Honda