More details of my highside at Donington park race circuit.

[@estrenuo]

The fact that I like this video is not because you went down of course, but your retrospective on it. Glad you are ok.

[@DarthPeachy]

Wow! I think its great that you posted this video up Rus. Not only does it take a brave man to admit to his mistakes as you did but also you are giving other people the opportunity to learn from that mistake. I have just found a whole new respect for you! Glad to hear the bike is ok and that you are recovering.

[@kd7svh]

Glad you and your bike are ok. Everyone has offs and you've handled yours right imo. Providing an analysis for all of us is testament to your commitment to us other riders who can learn from your mistake. Thanks a lot.

[@cruxer666]

I think you are right, looks like too much throttle. With highsides you usually touch the ground with one hand first at an almost straight angle between the arm and the tarmac, this is causing the knuckle protection to dig into the top of the hand, it has nowhere else to go. Had it when I highsided on diesel. But if not for knuckle protection I'm not sure if I would have my left hand fully functional after I have been pushed onto a roundabout. My hand got trapped between the bike and the tarmac. Carbonfibre knuckle protectors were flattened with holes through in highest points. I have stopped before the roundabout to give way to an oncoming van. Passat driver behind me thought I was riding onto the roundabout and was looking at the oncoming van only. He floored it because he thought I'm no longer in front of him and he will manage to get onto the roundabout before the oncoming van. I had front and rear brake on with my left foot on the tarmac when he has hit me. He basically drove up the rear wheel and launched me onto the roundabout, when the weight of the car pushed down on the tire. He has split his front fender, radiator and bent the sides of the front inwards, while the engine bonnet went up. The bizarre thing is I rode the bike to work no problem, with handwritten cardboard reg plate while the car looked like it hit a tree at 60mph. Rear subframe of the bike raised up by about 10 inches though. It was the luckiest moment in my life so far. I don't think I would be alive if he would hit me before the van went past, I slid across 3 lanes of the roundabout being pushed by the bike with my hand and leg under the bike. Got trapped between kerb of the isle and the bike with the bike also being on top of my left arm and left leg. Knuckle protection saved my hand, my SIDI boot saved my ankle. I always rode in full leathers and always will... Sorry for the wall of text ;]

[@perfectox]

1 thing - Tyre Temperature vs. Tyre Pressure. Most people who ride on street tyres have around 2.5 bar in the rear tyre (measured when tyre is cold). Taking this to a track and pushing really hard means, that the temperature is rising very quickly, and since you can't beat the physics, the pressure is rising aswell. For that reason you will be very soon riding with an overheated and overinflated tyre. That is not a problem when going straigth. But cornering on the edge with an overinflated tyre means much smaller contact patch thus smaller grip, and then highsider happens. I also do not use tyre warmers so I always let out some of the air from the rear tyre before I go on track. I begin the first track session with pressure around 1.9 bar (tyre is cold = ambient temperature.) Then I start to build the heat and pressure carefully. At the end of the first session I go a little bit harder - but still carefull because the tyre might be already overinflated at that point. Stopping in the pits I immediately measure the pressure when the tyre is still hot. If I was driving hard enough on a warm day, the pressure might have risen to 2.6 from 1.9 pretty easily. So i let even more air. My goal is to have a tyre, which is around 1.9 when HOT! That means that after coling down you really have it pretty soft. Now you might think that it doesnt seem right, but it is not from my imagination. I got this advice from an Ohlins certified susspension mechanic owning his own racing team. Also what racing with a softer tyre means is that your softer tyre can literally "hug" the road much better - which means you have MUCH bigger contact patch. And bigger contact patch means better grip. Of course the exact pressure depends on your suspension setting, type of the tyre. Maybe 1.9 bar would feel too soft for you and you will feel better with 2.2bar. I also know about giys riding with 1.7bar. So you have to find your correct setting by yourself. But my point with this comment realy is about realising what can happen to you when you do not care about your tyre pressure at all, and then you start riding it hard on a trackday with 2.5(cold)bar tyre. If you still do not believe me try to google "motorcycle tyre contact patch" and see how small the area actually is, and imagine the difference in contact patch of a 1.9(hot)bar tyre vs. 2.9(hot)bar tyre at full lean angle. The difference might be well over 50%. ...I once forgot to let out the tyre and went on track with a 2.5(cold) bar. The nervousness of the bike was really bad. I also have to point out that I have a pretty firm rear spring on my bike, so beeing on a softer rear spring might meen you want to be higher - lets say 2.3(hot) tyre. But please do not make that mistake not to checking your tyre pressure immediately after every session so you at least are informed about what is happening with your pressures, so you have a chance to spot the case where you would be riding with 2.9bar on the rear. That is really not very safe.

[@responderman]

I'm pleased that you got off so lightly even though it is painful. I've no doubt that your smaller injuries are due to the fact that you have knowledge and know what to do in this matter. I wish you well and hope you feel better soon.

[@B0M0A0K]

So pleased you didn't do more damage to yourself Russ. Well done for putting this up and conducting a forensic of what happened so that others can learn by your example. It's what we have come to expect from "RoadcrashNottingham". Hope you repair soon.

[@tonybmw5785]

Given the impact your body took and the speed you were moving when you hit the deck and started sliding, the shots of your leathers afterwards are good example of why its worth wearing leathers or armoured textiles when riding on the road. Great video.

[@Bowlin01]

Just catching up on KZbin after our Tour to Holland and Germany. So glad you aren't too badly hurt, I hope your pain lessens quickly and that your discomfort doesn't last too long........... Most of all I'm grateful that you just described the bruising on your arse rather than posting a picture!!! Take care, recover quickly. Steve

[@yucannthahvitt]

This is why you don't push limits on the streets, guys. It's much dirtier and covered in oil and coolant compared to a track, you can't always see what's coming and it can make you crash badly.

[@dougelick8397]

I learned this lesson on an easy, slow hairpin turn I had taken hundreds of times before. I didn't notice the oil spot and BAM, out from under me she went. My gear saved me from any serious damage aside from a nasty looking pinky that was between the clutch lever and bars as the bike hit. It was "just" my old '93 Nighthawk, but it's a horrible feeling to bend a bike you just fixed up. Treat all public roads as if they're sketchy - they are!

[@blazin20s]

Yucannt Hahvitt totally agree

[@donnapurslow9609]

Yucannt Hahvitt on the button mate

[@isoiagt]

Good to hear you weren't harmed more: Thanks for the detailed analysis and gear review. Very helpful.

[@3248934]

Yes, if we could choose how we fall, we'd choose to not fall at all. I'm just trying to deconstruct the accident and see what we can learn or the possible causes provided it's not an issue in the bike, so we can all learn from it. Thanks for the video and your very open approach to share this with everyone.

[@bikerboy7478]

Always fancied a track day, not put off but good to see the detail if I ever do, thanks Russ

[@NigelHow]

Glad all ok, as ever Russ your still helping us all understand and gain the knowledge needed - even times like this! Many things taken from it, main one is having and WEARING the right gear - sadly not many do out here in Singapore. Again, glad all ok and your n the mend!

[@JohnPatrick58]

Hi Russ your analysis and explanation of what went wrong and why this spill happened was most informative and will be a big help to myself and other riders, you’re a good sport thanks for posting and get well soon, JP

[@M4BoarBiker]

Thanks for the honesty, glad your not too badly damaged. Speedy recovery :)

[@knoxieman]

Wow you and the bike got off lightly there! so pleased you are not badly hurt and you are also still keen on going again, you are one of the best vloggers out there, heal quick my friend best of luck next time out.

[@aussiegeekrider]

Thanks for sharing and first of all glad to hear you're ok. Wish you fast recovery and want to see you back on board and more videos but less or none of those. Good luck!

[@smoothlennie]

Thanks a lot for your typically instructive video and your honesty in sharing. I too had a trackday crash (much lower capability and lower speed) however my own earlier model Drift cam only gave me video of that particular session and no audio at all. It also must have had a buffer and did not store the actual crash itself sadly. I lost the front end on braking.

[@richardbridge8920]

im happy you didnt just do what everyone else does and blame everything on the bike, road and weather conditions. looks like you had some good leathers on, cheers for uploading this ive learned some new things

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

That sounds about right. I went to a suspension specialist at Cadwell Park yesterday and he's confident my preload was WAY too soft on the rear (he had to crank it up 3 settings on the spring. He commented that at that speed, the tyre would have compressed way too easily causing a lifting of the tyre on the surface and said he thinks the suspension was a contributory factor. I think maybe the combination of worn tyre, suspension AND the early throttle added up to the crash.

[@scottyboy1818]

Its great to see someone respect the roads but is able to push like this on track, looked quick. Hope your back out on it

[@picklepoo98]

What a well trained bike! That slomo front view makes it a bit scarier and it was scary already. Drift FTW! Good advice about the tagging feature.

[@shimsteriom4191]

Nice to hear you're not too badly damaged and that the crash hasn't put you off the track days!

[@Shmowzer]

Glad youre OK Russ. My rib/ribs took about 2 months before laughing/coughing didnt bother me too much, and I was only going about 10 mph! Keep it up, great vids.

[@johnharris7353]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us mate! Luv to watch folks riding track! Happy that you weren't hurt badly. Thanks again. I try to use what I've seen in your blogs when I'm riding. I ride my Cbr1100xx rather enthusiastically here in St Louis, Missouri! A horrible place!

[@steffydog]

Glad your somewhat ok Russ, GWS, these things happen... Thanks for all your great video clips!

[@csellier1]

Thank you for sharing this video! Also, props to you for the thoughtful analysis. We can all learn tons here. Hope your recovery is swift! Cheers!

[@markirving9]

Good to hear no major injuries. Get well soon.

[@jatollar]

Oh man, the CBR is gonna be like a new bike with new tires and suspension adjustment! I'm excited to see your next video and impression!

[@g00gl3it]

I can't believe this, I JUST did this on May 24th at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. For the exact same reason. Running an older tire, too much throttle at too much lean, rear stepped out on me and I chopped the throttle too quick, bars went into tank-slapper and literally threw me off. Bike then continued into the left barrier, then again into the right. I might also have broken a rib and my leathers look just like yours!!! Glad you came out ok, mate. Oh, I was on a 2009 Aprilia Tuono ;-)

[@SliceYung]

"The Russter" I dig the Rossi concept. Also glad to hear you weren't too badly injured

[@KTMDude44]

Glad that you are OK and the bike is not too bad. I think the camera might need some Gaffa tape though :-) I did the race school day at Donnington last week and I would really recommend it. The instructors are top blokes and I learned a lot.

[@SouthLondonSir]

Liking this in support, get well soon and thanks for the training videos which helped me through to my mod 2 last week.

[@Kiska777]

Good to hear you're ok and that you took it in your stride. Get well soon

[@damoxx]

HI glad your ok, I did a focused events day at donington on the 28th in the pissing down rain and found that corner to be extremely slippery. There was a stream running down craner curves towards old hairpin and that didn't unsettle bike at all but every lap it was twitching at mcleans. Happy there wasn't too much damage and I look forwards to your vids :-)

[@DHRIDER94]

Glad you're ok, and u lucky the bike wasn't to badly damaged, hope you heal up quickly

[@MrFenwayfool]

WOW... glad to see you did not suffer any major injury!

[@darrenharvey6246]

glad to see you wasn't to badly hurt. i had a similar scenario occur on the same corner, i put it down to a fault of my own as watching back the footage afterwards i seem to be a bit inconsistent with the throttle and the front end just gave. TRACK DAYS not only good LEGAL fun, but if used correctly can actually make our weak points stand out giving us something to improve on.

[@peterlyle9356]

Appreciate you sharing the vid, and your calm considered tone and reflection on what happened. Rest up and look forward to learning how the bike differs after your suspension work :)

[@daveinutopia]

Good video and analysis. Get well soon. Just my twopennyworth - I've always found on a high side that to save it the best thing to do is only shut the throttle half off. If you shut it fully off then you get flung off - with just half off you can usually keep going straight and hang on when the less violent regrip happens....

[@randyidaho]

Glad you didn't get hurt worse. Useful info about the tire history. In my training, I've been warned/instructed about tire heat cycles, loss of grip, etc. I'm not a track rider, but do take my road tire condition very seriously, especially with a new (used) bike with unknown tire history. Got an '08 ST1300 at end of August. The PR2 front probably had 2k miles left, but I put on a new PR3 to be safe (new PR3 on rear recently before I got it).

[@samuelalexanderharve]

Hope you get better Russ never nice coming off a bike even track or road and seeing your bike broken, glad your okay and came out not too damaged

[@Rolandhinio]

Sorry to hear about the incident. Glad it turned out the way it did and not worse!

[@batmanfender]

I'm glad your well russ. I love the videos, I wish you lived closer to me, as I would love to do my DAS with you. Keep up the good work, and IDE safe.

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

This has strengthened my love for the drift for sure. thanks :-)

[@entoptika]

Great little video and glad you're ok. Good to hear about the drift too. My bro came off his bicycle and lost memory of the incident. He had a dogcam bullet cam running, but the card popped out at some point during impact and corrupted the file, so we never found out what happened.

[@MegaDrRobot]

Glad you're well, thanks for this break down and explanation too. The Drift did well to save that video for you, fairplay it's a good camera. Thanks Russ.

[@TheCrumble]

Top vid Russ and glad you're not too bad although those bits look painful. Ride safe buddy and I'll pop in soon to give you some sympathy!

[@stlee74]

Glad you're ok! Hope you're feeling better soon!

[@saranerape]

Ouch ! I hope to see videos of you soon, back on the track with brand new tires !

[@riccocz]

excellent video. people who goes on the bike without protective wear should watch this!

[@Lastaii]

Once again, *ouch*! Glad you and the bike aren't too badly beaten up :o) Gotta say, when I went down in the winter the knuckle protectors did a great job. I guess it depends on how you hit the ground (and a fair slice of luck!). Take it easy, and get well soon!

[@The_Opinion_of_Matt]

Glad to hear you are okay. It did look like you saved it from the rear. I've seen two videos where pro racers saved a high side. Neither stayed on the seat, but both appeared to refuse to let go of the grips. I did just have a thought. If when the rear end stepped out, instead of cutting the throttle, what if one were to apply the rear brake instead and hold the throttle where it is at or only reduce it a little. I've only been riding a year so forgive my lack on knowledge.

[@fazerthofzs9123]

nice to see a biker ride safe on roads, then give it the beans on track / glad to here your ok great vids

[@Miata822]

Glad you and the bike are soldiering through. I do track days but don't get that close to the edge. worry about my old bones :-) Be well

[@jezzamarkham5285]

Ps. You have to stop at 5.57 and double click very fast as you go through 5.58 to see the black marks in stop frame (slow mode or stop frame is better if you have the software)

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

All sounds very fair and clear. Thanks

[@tallyho6051]

Glad you are ok. Looked pretty bad from my sofa :) and you sound, as ever, so calm about the whole thing.

[@gm_nameless]

Great video Russ. Very interesting and nice to know what actually happened. Hope you get well soon and glad you're not quitting. Keep the videos going.

[@routerbad]

First let me say that I feel for you and hope that you have a speedy recovery. I was in an accident of my own two weeks ago. I was run off the highway at 55MPH by a lane changer moving into the fast lane in cramped traffic. I used way too much rear brake, fishtailed, and when I realized I was about to highside, I grabbed more front brake and was able to push it down away from traffic and into the median. Couple of broken bones but nothing major or requiring more than an emergency room visit.

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

Thanks buddy. My experience of knuckle protectors, they harmed me more than helped me but others have said they've helped them so the jury's still out. Rib hurts more than anything now, hard to get comfy in bed but I'll get there. cheers.

[@PenguinOfKent]

just goes to show even the best riders get it wrong sometimes, keep safe ..... Your videos have help me so much... look forward to seeing you back on the road :D

[@YoungStuart101]

An excellent, honest and informative video, I hope you recover quickly. Maybe the nice people at Drift will send you a replacement camera

[@code3kc]

Excellent video. Glad to see you and the bike fared ok (considering). That looked like a pretty nasty high side. Wish you a speedy recovery, cheers

[@PhweeRage]

I love this. Such a dry, and frank commentary of your own nasty accident. I love your casual pose as you slide down the tarmac as well.

[@SkeggyCruiser]

Ouch Russ! was hoping to see you on the Monkey meet, but heard on Saturday morning that you'd had the of at Donnington, pleased it's not worse, just goes to show all the experience in the world on the road, doesn't prepare you for the off, amazed at the Drift and totally agree with not having the tag on, wishing you a quick recovery.

[@EpicMoz]

Reminds me of a lovely highside i went through once where the bike jerked me right over the bars and i pulled a kind of handstand in the air and then fell. Amazingly i didn't get rolled by the bike and i just slid into a grass verge. Sore backside for a while and i needed a new set of leathers BUT i messed up in that i went tense for a second and really hurt my arm. Luckily didn't do any proper damage :) Glad you're alright anyhow, and the bike. Did well to get onto the grass before it fell lol

[@terryjackman]

Glad to hear that you're ok Russ. Lucky with the bike too. A lot of planning must have gone into that ;-)

[@AIBETTSYIA75]

Nice to hear youre not to badly damaged. Plus its a nice comfort the bikes not messed

[@Unmarkedvale]

I had a motorbike crash about 4 years ago, crashed at 79 mph, came out with a collapsed lung and broken collarbone, single most painful experience in my life. Bike came out fine though! Glad you're okay 🎉

[@byjingobob]

Good video, I agree with your reason for it happening, I did the same thing, same result! Nice to have an honest assessment so others can learn by your mistake. Hope you get sorted soon and back posting videos.

[@DIYBloke]

Good to see you're all good other than some bruises and the bike is all good considering. Looking forward to the next track day vid.

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

Getting there slowly thanks buddy. Can't do anything with ribs apart from rest. Looking forward to getting back out there. Thanks for asking :-)

[@dbest1aVlogs]

Glad to see your ok, I still am a very firm believer in protection, n yes the rubber kind also.. Learned a lot from you n this is one of them .

[@slippycam]

I totally sympathise. I low sided on my new CBR600RR at Cadwell yesterday. Slid on my bum happily unharmed while watching my bike flip as it caught the edge of the grass and smash apart. C'est la vie!

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

Thanks. I love the Drift cameras.

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

The riders are told to continue, marshals do the work, bless them.

[@worksopexile]

I suppose it can go either way. 6 friends of mine were in a car crash (one was in the boot!) many moons ago and the car came off the road and headlong into a ditch. Only one person was injured and he was the front seat passenger and the only one wearing a seat belt! Still, the seat belt has saved the lives of millions of others and I reckon knuckle protection has saved a few fingers too. Get well soon mate and keep up the good work!

[@TomCameron]

Just seeing this video today. Glad you're alright! Could have been worse, like you said, but good that it wasn't. Better that you even knew how to take the fall.

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

Thanks Tom, gonna have a few more track days this year, see if I get my mojo back! :-)

[@Rikipedia42]

Concerning Knuckle protectors @2:25 I had a pretty nasty lowside after a car caught my rear wheel on the road. If I didn't have knuckle protectors I wouldn't have three stitches on the back of my hand; compared to the five inch scar on my arm from the titanium plate I'm not honestly bothered but it would have been nice not to have to (and I mean this literally) empty the blood out of my glove.

[@mikenash4216]

Richard Arundell I don't necessarily disagree with comments that knuckle protectors cause damage but I do think that it's worth considering that even more damage make have resulted had the gloves not been fitted with protection. Just a thought.

[@TheBarnsleyBiker1]

Good to see your okay, and very modest there in accepting the blame rather than blaming the tools;) least you and your bike made it out without too many scratches

[@TheAndrewjohnston]

gday Rus. love your work and its good to see your ok.

[@SickChips89]

Ruddy hell mate thats heart breaking but like you say least you can walk away. Sorry pal hope you recover quick and get the bike and leathers sorted soon!

[@ThePereubu1710]

Feel bad about "liking" this :) Great news that you and the bike both escaped with only minor injuries. Very interesting information on the tyre though and your description at the end of how the event happened makes perfect sense. Good luck in the future and I will continue to watch people like you racing around with even more conviction that I am far too old and fat to start doing that sort of thing! I'll stick to the roads thanks :)

[@unklesgamingshed]

Great video and glad to see you're not too beat up! Get well/get back on two wheels soon :-)

[@choywh]

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[@RoadcraftNottingham]

Thanks, I'm on the mend now. Get well soon to you too buddy. :-)

[@DERHUND78]

hi From Venezuela I like your videos; so, get well fast and I hope to see you soon riding again

[@alightvlogging]

glad you are not too badly hurt, it looked like it could have been so much worse! proper protection for the win! btw the screen frame that youtube is showing for the vid makes it look like you are laying down and just chillin' by the side of the track LOL! You really should get in contact with Drift, this is a great advert for them & they hopefully will give you a new one. So glad I went for a Drift now and not a GoPro

[@radustanciu2445]

Hei, Russ , very glad to hear/see you're OK- well , you saied it yourselph-could have been worse. What I find amaizing is you can' stop teaching- show people what and how went wrong... GET WELL SOON!!! And have Lindsay put in practice on you what she saied about her 696- " I luve my byke, I luve my byke... ;) . Is hard not to admire you!

[@dibers38]

nice bit of commentary mate ...had a similar high side @ brands paddock hill...OUCH!! my bike didn't fair up like yours it was in many bits... I didn't break any thing but had a lovely purple thy and bum for a wile ..DOH!!! All the best keep up the camera work........

[@MalandroNY]

THANKS FOR SHARE THIS WITH US!

[@mik1145]

thank-you for your honesty ! i sure have learned a lot from you !

[@philjonesuk]

As a Drift Ghost owner who uses the tagging feature, I kind of agree that it isn't the best if you get into an accident. I wish it had some kind of hybrid mode. Where it did one long recording but you could press the button to "highlight" parts of the clip that are interesting. Perhaps even if it just wrote a text file onto the memory card like: 00:32:32 of when you pressed the button. Digging through all the long files is a pain...

[@jimbryce502]

good to hear your ok mate,thanks for sharing

[@shanghaitravels]

Russ, interesting commentary and documentation of the damage. Glad you're OK. I'm curious how fast you think you were travelling when you came off.

[@flex0308]

Man get well soon... I'm glad that you are ok. :-) Hello from Hercegovina :-)

[@decky1990]

Glad to hear your all right, buddy. You said you instinictively let go of the throttle to regain grip - could you have regained grip by maintaining a steady speed and steeeeing towards te direction of the circuit?

[@BKarol]

I'm glad to hear that you are ok! :) and no sound could be cause by the mud in or around the microphone