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BadR6Man
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 08:25 PM
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/wsbk-donington-park-1-2011/12ixwaq5?q=wsbk&FROM=LKVR5&GT1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR2

How does the rear tire fall off? see it at 2:04.

Awesome race today. Those twins are pretty strong but Yamaha does it again.
green_zx7r
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 09:18 PM
All I can offer is witty banter...

"He rode the wheel off that thing." :dunno:

Umm... Don't ban me please...
The GECCO
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 09:32 PM
Single sided swingarm, the wheel failed, the hub stayed on the bike and the outer rim came off.
The GECCO
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 09:34 PM
And, all I can offer is (in the style of Kenny Rogers):

"You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel..." :lol:
dirkterrell
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 09:41 PM
"You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel..." :lol:


:pointlaugh: I LOL'd

That was a freaky looking incident.
salsashark
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 09:42 PM
Awesome race today. Those twins are pretty strong but Yamaha pulls one away from Checa.

fixored :up:

some very good races today...
Mother Goose
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 10:00 PM
I was watching the Eurosport feed and they said the wheel shattered, it didn't just fall off.
dirkterrell
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 10:05 PM
I was watching the Eurosport feed and they said the wheel shattered, it didn't just fall off.

Yeah, it was clear that the hub and spokes had separated from the rim. Must have been a weird feeling to do a 180 while still vertical like that.
ChrisCBX
Sun Mar 27th, 2011, 10:12 PM
I was watching the Eurosport feed and they said the wheel shattered, it didn't just fall off.

I watched is in frame by frame and it was pretty clear that the spokes were broken near the hub of the wheel.
GuitarX
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 10:02 AM
Not knowing about this thread, I just put a big picture of the incident in the pictures section. God would I love to see the rider's eyes, I wish he had a clear visor! :shock:

Here it is again so you don't have to search for it:

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Maxime-Berger-Supersonic-Ducati.jpg
Mother Goose
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 10:09 AM
http://adeysworld.com/?p=774
BC14
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 10:09 AM
WOW!!!!!!!!! That is some scary shart right there...
Mother Goose
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 10:14 AM
And how about Maxi Pad getting fined for slapping Melandri? :lol:
GuitarX
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 01:48 PM
Yeah, too funny re: the slap. It lit a fire under Melandri's ass though didn't it?
Mother Goose
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 01:49 PM
Yeah it did! Glad to see Maxi Pad suck the whole weekend.
salsashark
Mon Mar 28th, 2011, 01:51 PM
Sounds like Biaggi was just off and in a foul mood all weekend.

I hadn't heard about the sissy fight until now but I got a couple of chuckles out of this article.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/3/9581/Motorcycle-Article/2011-World-Superbike-Donington-Insider.aspx