Serious Tomac crash question

oilman400
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1/7/2018 4:33pm
Watched it a dozen times, looks like he just hit a slick spot and had his weight forward assuming the bike was going to be pulling and when it spun the front dropped. Thoughts??
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1/7/2018 4:36pm Edited Date/Time 1/7/2018 4:37pm
That bike seems to be set up uniquely compared to others on that track. It works well for him, but leads to a lot of front pushing and quick little moments like that.
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1/7/2018 4:59pm
oilman400 wrote:
Watched it a dozen times, looks like he just hit a slick spot and had his weight forward assuming the bike was going to be pulling...
Watched it a dozen times, looks like he just hit a slick spot and had his weight forward assuming the bike was going to be pulling and when it spun the front dropped. Thoughts??
Yup... Novice move.
1/7/2018 5:09pm
Same thing happened to Benny Bloss. Rear spun, lost traction, front end dove, end of that
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1/7/2018 5:44pm
oilman400 wrote:
Watched it a dozen times, looks like he just hit a slick spot and had his weight forward assuming the bike was going to be pulling...
Watched it a dozen times, looks like he just hit a slick spot and had his weight forward assuming the bike was going to be pulling and when it spun the front dropped. Thoughts??
BobbyM wrote:
Yup... Novice move.
Wilson's looked more amateur hour. I remember doing shit like that repeatedly. Wink

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1/7/2018 5:45pm
Watching that crash it couldn't have got any more mellow than what he did. You can't make a Kawasaki turn like a Honda he had great front end steer bikes his whole career Suzuki and Honda are the best turning bikes out there
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1/7/2018 6:27pm Edited Date/Time 1/7/2018 6:27pm
Watching the replay there is no evidence of wheelspin visible. That was some kind of weird kick off of a tiny little smooth hump. Looked like the shock had no rebound dampening all of a sudden.
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1/7/2018 7:33pm
Looked like a classic bog to me,
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1/7/2018 8:10pm
Poorly-torqued sprocket bolts sheared off and the sprocket spun. Game over.

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1/7/2018 10:07pm
Poorly-torqued sprocket bolts sheared off and the sprocket spun. Game over.

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1/7/2018 10:42pm
wildbill wrote:
Wilson's looked more amateur hour. I remember doing shit like that repeatedly. Wink
Wilson gave a pretty good explanation. He was wheelie tapping that set during practise and qualifying, got a bit carried away trying to make the pass, paid the price.
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1/7/2018 11:12pm
Chassis can't be world's diff than what RV's rode. Villo had no issues putting the Kawi where he wanted in corners. Been waiting for Tomac jus flat out dominate since 2014 especially outdoors. Would have bet on him winning 80% of the 450 Nat overalls. I'm finally thinking he just doesn't have "it." Amzing rider jus not gonna come close to RD/Villo's ststus. Roczen may lock out of quite a good few titles.

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