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2020th
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1/8/2020 1:01pm
Had my hardest crash today, hit some rutted mud before a jump wrong 3rd gear. Mud pulled me to the side of the jump, I knew I still would land on the track so I jumped anyways. Come over the jump and hit a drainage ditch that had ate into the jump with the front tire. Bike stopped I kept going. Broke the mouth piece in my helmet, scratched under the visor, broke my goggles. I got a bloody nose, black eye, lump above my eye, and very sore wrist. No concusion, no knock out. Tumbled about 4 times off the bike.
Now that cross bar is bent but the bars aren't. I can see marks where it moved the crossbar mount on the bars. These renthal bars are some strong pieces. Only time I can remember seeing a pair twisted is when James Stewart crashed through the whoops on the Suzuki. I even remember seeing the bar mount break on a factory Honda and not the bars.
Going to retire the bars and helmet. No damage to the helmet liner but it was a big hit second one I've had in it. Feel like I got off easy.
Now that cross bar is bent but the bars aren't. I can see marks where it moved the crossbar mount on the bars. These renthal bars are some strong pieces. Only time I can remember seeing a pair twisted is when James Stewart crashed through the whoops on the Suzuki. I even remember seeing the bar mount break on a factory Honda and not the bars.
Going to retire the bars and helmet. No damage to the helmet liner but it was a big hit second one I've had in it. Feel like I got off easy.
The Shop
If they check out good, I'm sure one of us have a cross bar on a tweaked set you can have. If your face bent the cross bar and it not bending it from flex, you probably be find to replace and keep rolling.
Pit Row
Glad your brain is okay! Looks like you hit your noggin pretty good. Heal up quick. 👍🏻
After that i switched to the cheaper 22mm K971.
I may try Fatbars in the future.
Seriously - be careful. Your scone has taken quite a hit, to have such marks on your face and forehead. They are, after all, part of your head.
One of my more severe concussions came from a prang, with the same sort of damage to my helmet, and my face and forehead, as your picture shows.
So, to repeat, be careful about your 'head health', you've taken quite a hit.
Crashed on the first lap a couple of years ago, had to ride 25 minutes with these bars
Also bent my crossbar in a startcrash in 2017, just straightened it and raced those bars the entire season without any issues
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