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[Lourd Baltimore]

I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not news to you. Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the Sepang GP. Whatever you think of his tactics on the track, "Sideshow Bob" will be sorely missed in the paddock and by the fans. It was a bit of freak accident in that it started as as pretty standard low-side. Usually that means bike rider slide off the track into the gravel traps. However, in this instance, Marco got caught on his bike. The bike righted itself and dragged him across the track where he collided with two other riders still on their bikes. The other two riders were Colin Edwards on a Yamaha Tech 3 M1 and Valentino Rossi on his Ducati GP11.1. Needless to say both riders are devastated by this. The Telegraph and the BBC have some nice articles covering Marco. The Telegraph article has the graphic footage if you're in to the sort of thing as well. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/motorcycling/8853508/Marco-Simoncelli-laid-to-rest-as-family-and-friends-attend-MotoGP-riders-funeral.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motogp/15470635.stm RIP Super Sic' Josh . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

I saw that. His helmet came off during the crash. Never a good thing. I saw that happen to street rider once after hitting a car in the side. Even though the car turned in front of him, the rider was probably doing double the speed limit. GP is dangerous stuff. So is street riding. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Lourd Baltimore wrote: > I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not news to you. > > Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. > It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. > > On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the Sepang GP. > > Whatever you think of his tactics on the track, "Sideshow Bob" will be sorely missed in the paddock and by the fans. > > It was a bit of freak accident in that it started as as pretty standard low-side. Usually that means bike rider slide off the track into the gravel traps. > However, in this instance, Marco got caught on his bike. The bike righted itself and dragged him across the track where he collided with two other riders still on their bikes. > The other two riders were Colin Edwards on a Yamaha Tech 3 M1 and Valentino Rossi on his Ducati GP11.1. > Needless to say both riders are devastated by this. > > The Telegraph and the BBC have some nice articles covering Marco. The Telegraph article has the graphic footage if you're in to the sort of thing as well. > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/motorcycling/8853508/Marco-Simoncelli-laid-to-rest-as-family-and-friends-attend-MotoGP-riders-funeral.html > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motogp/15470635.stm > > RIP Super Sic' > > Josh > . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Fred Hink]

It s a sad day indeed when a rising star is dead before his time. Marco was one of the reasons that made MotoGP interesting. I have not read anywhere but I wonder what Marco s choice in haircuts played in his death. Had his helmet stayed on, he most likely would have survived this accident with a few broken bones. It was an accident so you just never know. I believe in always attaching my chin strap very snuggly because I know if your helmet comes off in a crash, you will most likely suffer brain damage or worse. RIP Sic Fred www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Ron Criswell Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:33 AM To: Lourd Baltimore Cc: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli I saw that. His helmet came off during the crash. Never a good thing. I saw that happen to street rider once after hitting a car in the side. Even though the car turned in front of him, the rider was probably doing double the speed limit. GP is dangerous stuff. So is street riding. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Lourd Baltimore wrote: > I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not news to you. > > Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. > It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. > > On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the Sepang GP. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[spike55_bmw]

I'm not sure the helmet was the issue. From the video, it looks like one of the other riders put a wheel over his neck and that pried the helmet off of his head. I think he was already gone when the helmet came off. Just my opinion. End result is still the same. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hink" wrote: > > It s a sad day indeed when a rising star is dead before his time. Marco was one of the reasons that made MotoGP interesting. I have not read anywhere but I wonder what Marco s choice in haircuts played in his death. Had his helmet stayed on, he most likely would have survived this accident with a few broken bones. It was an accident so you just never know. I believe in always attaching my chin strap very snuggly because I know if your helmet comes off in a crash, you will most likely suffer brain damage or worse. RIP Sic > > Fred > www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > From: Ron Criswell > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:33 AM > To: Lourd Baltimore > Cc: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli > > > I saw that. His helmet came off during the crash. Never a good thing. I saw that happen to street rider once after hitting a car in the side. Even though the car turned in front of him, the rider was probably doing double the speed limit. > > GP is dangerous stuff. So is street riding. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Lourd Baltimore wrote: > > > I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not news to you. > > > > Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. > > It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. > > > > On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the Sepang GP. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[RobertWichert]

If you watched the video, Fred, it was two direct hits that did it, not his haircut, you can be sure of that. He slid directly into the racing line and both bikes converged on him as they tried to avoid him. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 10/28/2011 7:00 AM, Fred Hink wrote: > > It s a sad day indeed when a rising star is dead before his time. > Marco was one of the reasons that made MotoGP interesting. I have not > read anywhere but I wonder what Marco s choice in haircuts played in > his death. Had his helmet stayed on, he most likely would have > survived this accident with a few broken bones. It was an accident so > you just never know. I believe in always attaching my chin strap very > snuggly because I know if your helmet comes off in a crash, you will > most likely suffer brain damage or worse. RIP Sic > > Fred > www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > From: Ron Criswell > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:33 AM > To: Lourd Baltimore > Cc: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli > > I saw that. His helmet came off during the crash. Never a good thing. > I saw that happen to street rider once after hitting a car in the > side. Even though the car turned in front of him, the rider was > probably doing double the speed limit. > > GP is dangerous stuff. So is street riding. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Lourd Baltimore > wrote: > > > I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not > news to you. > > > > Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on > Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. > > It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. > > > > On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco > Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the > Sepang GP. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Fred Hink]

Yes, I have watched the video and yes he got hit hard. Racers get run over and some walk away. If your helmet comes off, your chances of walking away are greatly reduced. My point was that having a hair style for style s sake isn t necessarily appropriate on a race track. I was wondering if all that hair crammed under his helmet wouldn t allow the helmet to stay snuggly to his head and that may have contributed to it coming off. Marco may have died from being run over but being run over without a helmet is sure disaster. Just wondering..... Fred www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: RobertWichert Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:32 AM To: Fred Hink Cc: Lourd Baltimore ; Ron Criswell ; dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli If you watched the video, Fred, it was two direct hits that did it, not his haircut, you can be sure of that. He slid directly into the racing line and both bikes converged on him as they tried to avoid him. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 10/28/2011 7:00 AM, Fred Hink wrote: > > It s a sad day indeed when a rising star is dead before his time. > Marco was one of the reasons that made MotoGP interesting. I have not > read anywhere but I wonder what Marco s choice in haircuts played in > his death. Had his helmet stayed on, he most likely would have > survived this accident with a few broken bones. It was an accident so > you just never know. I believe in always attaching my chin strap very > snuggly because I know if your helmet comes off in a crash, you will > most likely suffer brain damage or worse. RIP Sic > > Fred > www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > From: Ron Criswell > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:33 AM > To: Lourd Baltimore > Cc: mailto:dsn_klr650%40yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli > > I saw that. His helmet came off during the crash. Never a good thing. > I saw that happen to street rider once after hitting a car in the > side. Even though the car turned in front of him, the rider was > probably doing double the speed limit. > > GP is dangerous stuff. So is street riding. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Lourd Baltimore > wrote: > > > I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not > news to you. > > > > Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on > Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. > > It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. > > > > On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco > Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the > Sepang GP. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Kevin Powers]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Fred Hink wrote:

> ** > My point was that having a hair style for style s sake isn t necessarily > appropriate on a race track. I was wondering if all that hair crammed under > his helmet wouldn t allow the helmet to stay snuggly to his head and that > may have contributed to it coming off. >

Another reason women shouldn't ride motorcycles! -- Kevin Powers White Bear Lake, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

The street crash where I saw a riders helmet pop off, his hair was not a factor as he had a shaved head. He hit the car roof with his face and went about half way through the roof surely crumbling the structure of his Shoie full face helmet. But possibly he didn't have it fastened tightly or even at all. Seeing Marcos hair, it possibly had some to do with it coming off. A really hard crash where the actual face bone structure is altered could possibly cause a helmet coming off as the one I witnessed. Guys, if you want to run your bike at speed, don't do it on a rush hour crowded boulevard. All that said, Mike the Bike Hailwood with all his championship GP wins and at the notorious Isle of Mann with a soup bowl helmet with no face protection, died after retiring from racing in a very ordinary car crash with his daughter where the other driver was at fault. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Oct 28, 2011, at 9:49 AM, "Fred Hink" wrote: > Yes, I have watched the video and yes he got hit hard. Racers get run over and some walk away. If your helmet comes off, your chances of walking away are greatly reduced. My point was that having a hair style for style s sake isn t necessarily appropriate on a race track. I was wondering if all that hair crammed under his helmet wouldn t allow the helmet to stay snuggly to his head and that may have contributed to it coming off. Marco may have died from being run over but being run over without a helmet is sure disaster. Just wondering..... > > Fred > www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > From: RobertWichert > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:32 AM > To: Fred Hink > Cc: Lourd Baltimore ; Ron Criswell ; dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli > > If you watched the video, Fred, it was two direct hits that did it, not > his haircut, you can be sure of that. He slid directly into the racing > line and both bikes converged on him as they tried to avoid him. > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > =============================================== > > On 10/28/2011 7:00 AM, Fred Hink wrote: > > > > It s a sad day indeed when a rising star is dead before his time. > > Marco was one of the reasons that made MotoGP interesting. I have not > > read anywhere but I wonder what Marco s choice in haircuts played in > > his death. Had his helmet stayed on, he most likely would have > > survived this accident with a few broken bones. It was an accident so > > you just never know. I believe in always attaching my chin strap very > > snuggly because I know if your helmet comes off in a crash, you will > > most likely suffer brain damage or worse. RIP Sic > > > > Fred > > www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > From: Ron Criswell > > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:33 AM > > To: Lourd Baltimore > > Cc: mailto:dsn_klr650%40yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] [NKLR] Marco Simoncelli > > > > I saw that. His helmet came off during the crash. Never a good thing. > > I saw that happen to street rider once after hitting a car in the > > side. Even though the car turned in front of him, the rider was > > probably doing double the speed limit. > > > > GP is dangerous stuff. So is street riding. > > > > Criswell > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Lourd Baltimore > > wrote: > > > > > I've you've been keeping up with the MotoGP season, then this is not > > news to you. > > > > > > Tuesday, I went on the the BBC iPlayer website to catch up on > > Sunday's race, but I couldn't find it. > > > It took about 10 seconds of Googling to find out this sad news. > > > > > > On Sunday, MotoGP sophomore and Honda Gressini rider Marco > > Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained on the second lap of the > > Sepang GP. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mike Huber]

I just bought a couple of parts bikes .... A 84 KLR 600 with a good motor and bad frame and a 89 KLR 650 with a bad motor and good frame..... I am trying to transplant the 600 into the 650 frame and I'm missing some parts to complete the build. I needing.... Gas cap and ignition switck w/ keys rear brake pedal / master cylinder assembly mirrors turnsignals righthand start/ kill switch windshield rear inner fender rear fender with light headlight air filter box to carb rubber boot carb clamps brake line banjo bolts and washers guages kickstand spring When I change out the doo on the 600, I'm also wanting to swap the stator cover and secondary case to put the electric starter off the 650 on the 600 as it is a kickstart only motor .... the cases look the same and I'm wondering what is involved and if it will be worth it .... Thanx, Mike Huber Carlsbad, NM 575-361-0655 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]