Not just frame sliders, get the crash cages too... - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

LayinLo · 11-16-2004, 12:22 PM

***Ok, first let me warn those who are of the Anti-stunting view point, you may not have much interest in this.***

Me and one of my stunting buddies went out to out favorite closed road (an old closed down church parking lot with a big straight drive way) yesterday. He stunts on an '03 sv650. Well, we are practicing stoppies and he wants to try and ride one instead of sitting it down.

He revs her up and walks it past me then approaches the straight drive for the rolling stoppie. He pulls off the stoppie but looses his balance and drops his bike. Not hard. He couldn't have set the bike down softer if he was doing it on purpose! Yet, now he will need a new shifter and new clutch handles.

Tomorrow when we get off work, we will be making our on crash cages with his welder. We always video tape so we can see what we were doing looks like. Made for a good blooper to add to our reel.

My suggestion is that if you are gonna invest in frame sliders, go on and spend the extra $100-$200 for the cages.

rogerthat · 11-16-2004, 01:18 PM

whoa...you stunt or do you film? crash cages ARE well worth it. from a distance and with the right colors, you wouldn't even know they were there.

prekarious1 · 11-16-2004, 03:26 PM

http://www.racing905.com/

these guys have the best stunt protection that I have seen out there

LayinLo · 11-16-2004, 04:16 PM

I stunt and film.

We are making our own out of simple tubing, but thanks for the link.

Nexus242 · 11-16-2004, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LayinLo_usmc

***Ok, first let me warn those who are of the Anti-stunting view point, you may not have much interest in this.***
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Dear god NOOOOOO!!!!!!!! You can't talk aboot stunting on this board!!!!!!

c50tiger · 11-16-2004, 06:49 PM

Hey - he did say he's doing it in a closed area.. not on public/open streets. I, personally, think that makes a huge difference.

rogerthat · 11-16-2004, 07:27 PM

is it okay if you do it on an emtpy road? even though its not enclosed, but nobody uses it often?

Darxide · 11-16-2004, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LayinLo_usmc

***Ok, first let me warn those who are of the Anti-stunting view point, you may not have much interest in this.***

Me and one of my stunting buddies went out to out favorite closed road (an old closed down church parking lot with a big straight drive way) yesterday. He stunts on an '03 sv650. Well, we are practicing stoppies and he wants to try and ride one instead of sitting it down.

He revs her up and walks it past me then approaches the straight drive for the rolling stoppie. He pulls off the stoppie but looses his balance and drops his bike. Not hard. He couldn't have set the bike down softer if he was doing it on purpose! Yet, now he will need a new shifter and new clutch handles.

Tomorrow when we get off work, we will be making our on crash cages with his welder. We always video tape so we can see what we were doing looks like. Made for a good blooper to add to our reel.

My suggestion is that if you are gonna invest in frame sliders, go on and spend the extra $100-$200 for the cages.

when you gonna send me those pics to upload, bastage!!!

LayinLo · 11-16-2004, 10:02 PM

Soon, the wifey took em to work yesterday so I didn't have em.

I do have video of him wrecking.

Keep the stunting to closed roads. That way you only endanger yourself.

Gixxerdale · 11-16-2004, 10:55 PM

You are not going to put crash cages on that sweet looking bike in your avatar are you?

**Louis** · 11-17-2004, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Nexus242

Quote:

Originally Posted by LayinLo_usmc

***Ok, first let me warn those who are of the Anti-stunting view point, you may not have much interest in this.***
.

Dear god NOOOOOO!!!!!!!! You can't talk aboot stunting on this board!!!!!!

You can talk about it. We are just not condoning it. Especially when someone who only rides BMX bikes says "you should do this and that", "stunting is the %%%%" or when we hear comments "get a gixxer 1k for you first bike so you don't outgrow it". We promote safe riding. You want to stunt, go ahead. Just don't do it on public roads. Get yourself hurt or killed I couldn't care less, just don't bring anyone else with you.

Anyway, if you don't like it here, you know what to do.

**inspiron** · 11-17-2004, 07:08 AM

BTW, God is always written capitalized ...

tlwisner · 11-17-2004, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

BTW, God is always written capitalized ...

That depends on which god you are talking about.

(sorry, anti-smart-ass pills wore off...)

**inspiron** · 11-17-2004, 08:37 AM

Well, Jesus is always spelled capitalized.

Lord is written with a capital "L"

Allah is also written with a capital "A"

Zeus, Hermes, Apollo, Venus, Poseidon ... all are capitalized.

Only "smart-ass" is not.

Ride-or-die · 11-17-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspiron

Well, Jesus is always spelled capitalized.

Lord is written with a capital "L"

Allah is also written with a capital "A"

Zeus, Hermes, Apollo, Venus, Poseidon ... all are capitalized.

Only "smart-ass" is not.

but still none of them exist!!!

Ride-or-die · 11-17-2004, 10:34 AM

anyway what is a stunt cage?? i can gues by the use in the post but are they just cages that stick out further than ya shifter? is further than a mushroom?

FIVEINCH · 11-17-2004, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

Zeus, Hermes, Apollo, Venus, Poseidon ... all are capitalized.

Individually referenced, yes.

Collectively described, they are gods.

FIVEINCH · 11-17-2004, 10:48 AM

What's the cost of a crash cage?

Gixxerdale · 11-17-2004, 10:53 AM

Average cost 200 to 250 .
Here are some on ebay.
http://motors.search.ebay.com/crash-...acategoryZ6028

FIVEINCH · 11-17-2004, 11:15 AM

Cool. Thanks.

11-16-2004, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	Not just frame sliders, get the crash cages too... *Ok, first let me warn those who are of the Anti-stunting view point, you may not have much interest in this.* Me and one of my stunting buddies went out to out favorite closed road (an old closed down church parking lot with a big straight drive way) yesterday. He stunts on an '03 sv650. Well, we are practicing stoppies and he wants to try and ride one instead of sitting it down. He revs her up and walks it past me then approaches the straight drive for the rolling stoppie. He pulls off the stoppie but looses his balance and drops his bike. Not hard. He couldn't have set the bike down softer if he was doing it on purpose! Yet, now he will need a new shifter and new clutch handles. Tomorrow when we get off work, we will be making our on crash cages with his welder. We always video tape so we can see what we were doing looks like. Made for a good blooper to add to our reel. My suggestion is that if you are gonna invest in frame sliders, go on and spend the extra $100-$200 for the cages.

11-16-2004, 03:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
prekarious1 Sprocket Pilot Joined: May 2004 Bike: 02 busa LE Location: Pensacola Fl Posts: 879	http://www.racing905.com/ these guys have the best stunt protection that I have seen out there __________________ If my busa is so slow in the twisties, why can't you keep up?

11-16-2004, 06:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
c50tiger Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: 2005 C50 Location: Selma, Alabama Posts: 2,048	Hey - he did say he's doing it in a closed area.. not on public/open streets. I, personally, think that makes a huge difference. __________________ Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. - Douglas Adams COGITO EGGO SUM: I think, therefore I am... a waffle

11-16-2004, 10:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	You are not going to put crash cages on that sweet looking bike in your avatar are you? __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

11-17-2004, 07:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,684	BTW, God is always written capitalized ... __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

11-16-2004, 01:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
rogerthat Banned Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 2003 mongoose team issue, custom Location: motorcity Posts: 187	whoa...you stunt or do you film? crash cages ARE well worth it. from a distance and with the right colors, you wouldn't even know they were there.

11-16-2004, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	I stunt and film. We are making our own out of simple tubing, but thanks for the link.

11-16-2004, 07:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
rogerthat Banned Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 2003 mongoose team issue, custom Location: motorcity Posts: 187	is it okay if you do it on an emtpy road? even though its not enclosed, but nobody uses it often?

11-16-2004, 10:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	Soon, the wifey took em to work yesterday so I didn't have em. I do have video of him wrecking. Keep the stunting to closed roads. That way you only endanger yourself.

11-17-2004, 08:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,684	Well, Jesus is always spelled capitalized. Lord is written with a capital "L" Allah is also written with a capital "A" Zeus, Hermes, Apollo, Venus, Poseidon ... all are capitalized. Only "smart-ass" is not. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

11-17-2004, 10:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
Ride-or-die Petrol Taster Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 2000 GSXR-600 Location: ESSEX, England Posts: 751	anyway what is a stunt cage?? i can gues by the use in the post but are they just cages that stick out further than ya shifter? is further than a mushroom? __________________ Both knees are good friends with Mr Road. they play everyday!!

11-17-2004, 10:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
FIVEINCH U.B's LoveChild Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: GSXR600K4 + D&D = DSRPTV!!!!!! Location: San Angelo, TX Posts: 1,083	What's the cost of a crash cage? __________________ I can see you... MK86: The US Navy Sends Its Regards... FIVE INCHES AT A TIME!!

11-17-2004, 10:53 AM	#19 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Average cost 200 to 250 . Here are some on ebay. http://motors.search.ebay.com/crash-...acategoryZ6028 __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

11-17-2004, 11:15 AM	#20 (permalink)
FIVEINCH U.B's LoveChild Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: GSXR600K4 + D&D = DSRPTV!!!!!! Location: San Angelo, TX Posts: 1,083	Cool. Thanks. __________________ I can see you... MK86: The US Navy Sends Its Regards... FIVE INCHES AT A TIME!!

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