SONIC, HOW THE HELL DID YOU NOT COME A CROPPER ON THAT BIKE?
I have just had a rather nasty accident that ended up with me spending 3 hours in casualty. My own fault really as I didn't check the bike properly.
I was riding the bike up and down our street the day before a race meeting at Braintree. I decided I wanted to get the feel of it before I took it to the track. I live in a cul-de-sac and did a few sprints up and down our street. The very last go, before I decided to put the bike in the van, I gave it my all and was going full pelt down the raod when the chain came off. I think I somersaulted twice using my head as brake pads on the tarmac.
I got up and felt an immediate cold trickle down the back of my neck wich was blood. My wife rushed me up to A&E and they used a whole tube of superglue to close the opening on my head. I now look like the elephant man with a growth like thing on the top of my head.
I got to Braintree the next day and reset the tension on the chain. I was coming down the start hill in a practice lap (in front of my little bruv I might add) and the same happened again. I just managed to stay on but it scared the hell out of me.
When I got back to the van, we looked at the set up and the spacer on the 3 piece crank was miles out of line so it was making the chain jump off the rear freewheel.
As luck would have it, I took my old bike as well and manged to change the plate just as racing was about to begin. I went for a ride around the carpark and the old bike felt so strange that I decided to pull out.
I missed the first moto and my little bruv talked me into just pumping round just to get my regional points so I did.
But you all know what it's like when you get up on that start gate. I went for it!!. I got 2nd in my first race behind little bruv. Got
in the next one. Could have got
in the last one but fu**ed up over a jump which resulted in me putting my feet down. My little bruv took the opportunity to make the most of it. I then got
in the final. Was really chuffed considering my confidence took a huge kick in the nuts with the near miss.
Was really gutted I couldn't race the new bike as you were right Sonic, it does ride beautifully
Can't wait to race it for the first time. You were right about not changing a thing although I have changed the black Haro seat to a red Elina ultra light ('cos I wrecked the Haro one when I stacked!!!)
