Hey guys,
First RC51 but my 21st bike. I own my own shop in Phoenix, AZ and am a year round rider. Finally found a comfortable bike since being hit from behind by a drunk driver at 120mph. I am in LOVE with my RC.
Picked it up for 3600. Has a full Sato exhaust and 20k miles. Its in beautiful condition.
Time to do some mods!
I'm in central Phoenix. It's just my garage in my backyard but I do steady business. Mostly referrals. It works for me, especially since I'm still healing from the wreck.
Hahaha. I had a skin graft on my knee. The rc51 just works with what I can do much better than my zx6r. And every time I see the bike I get a big shit eating grin so its win win.
Welcome.
Comfortable like a pretzel.
What rearsets do you have?
Start searching for cooling mods. These piggy's get hot when it's over 100F outside. Heat radiates from the frame I've noticed.
I'd suggest looking into spal pusher fans, and an integrated switch.
Ill be looking into cooling come early March. But I plan to run at least water wetter and upgrade the fans. Right now Im focusing on the exhaust leak from the Sato exhaust. Idiot previous owner didn't put the system on right and its a little louder than it should be.
The accident was pretty harsh. Destroyed my ZX10r that I had just finished building a few hours before. It was the first time riding it after buying it. (Needed a new seal kit for side cover and timing cover gaskets. New fork seals and new tires. I also put new chain, pads, rotors, exhaust and LED lights.)
A drunk motorcyclist hit me from behind at 120-130mph. I was going 75. My wife was on her GSXR and saw the whole thing happened. Turns out she thought the other dude was me (we both had green Kawis.) When she ran up she saw it wasn't me, kicked him in the head and said "oh its you, fuck you ass." This is how I know she loves me.
I don't remember much of the crash. I remember my helmet flying off and I initially slammed into the asphalt and then a close up of what pavement looks like at a high rate of speed. Ill include pictures of my beautiful RC51 and the wreck. Plus the non-traumatizing photo of some of my injuries. I've got a 2 foot skin graft on my knee. A broken heel, sprained ankle, broken finger, 3rd degree burn road rash on my arms, face and back AND random dizziness.
My bike is the one missing a subframe and the exhaust where my ass should be...(phrasing)
There's just some of the damage. I'll spare you the seriously nasty stuff!
Dang! glad you ok!! Knocked your helmet off or was it not fastened? Scary to me that they could just come off during a crash at any speed when we need them most.
I have to give you and all the other guys who have gone down out on the street credit for getting back on motorcycles. If I had an off like that, I don't know if I would continue to ride bikes.
Unfortunate for me, Im married. But she digs the scars and doesn't care that I have slightly less hair than before the accident. Lol. And by unfortunate, I mean fortunately because shes pretty hot and rides a CBR.
Welcome Drrty, glad you came away from that pretty well considering. Used to do lots of riding around Phoenix on my old Dyna, should be waaaaaaay better in them hills and outer reaches on the SP!
Welcome. Wow! Crazy wreck. To sum up: you were hit from behind at 120+ by a drunk guy on a similar bike. Hard to prepare and avoid that one. Glad you are healing up.
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