Racing lesson on CB 72Racing lesson on CB 72I thought I would share this picture of me on my CB72 in the late 60's.
I don't know if I grounded the exhaust first or if it's the front end that swept under me but it finished in a high side and...a broken foot. Speed was around 120km/h. It didn't deter me from riding bikes for sure!
John, welcome to the forum!
Your spill reminds me of my first on my CB77, also, in '71; I grabbed the front brake, mid bend, and did exactly as your (great) pic shows, but at only 30mph (50km/h). I fractured my right patella.... A fortnight later, same bend but from the opposite direction. Same grab, same result! Only this time it was my left patella that copped it! I was sixteen. Live and learn! Great, historical pics; thanks for sharing. Great picture mid crash. I only crashed my race bike a couple of times and each time was trailing throttle (no brake) going into a corner and it lost the front end.
I concluded that the spindly forks and lack of weight over the front end were probably the issue but it didn't help me to go any faster around the bends. I'm sure that Jerry knows how to make them corner hard without crashing.
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