BMW 1200 G/S Crashes Into Super Tenere - Super Tenere Wins!

[Dallara]

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Now here's an interesting story... Apparently a guy riding a BMW 1200 G/S going 72 MPH slammed into the back of a *PARKED* Yamaha Super Tenere!!! ???

See which one comes out the worse for wear. Sure looks like the Super Tenere rims are tougher than the BMW ones!

http://www.motorcyclistcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?17225-ROK-Straps-testimonial

Make sure you read on down into the thread to get the whole story. Lucky nobody was killed, but it is a pretty amazing comparison when you look at the damage to the two bikes.

Dallara



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[Firefight911]

Must....resist.....from.....posting......on....BMWST.com!!!! Arrrrghhhhhhhhhhhh

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[coastie]

Wow, they are both lucky to be alive. That BMW is demolished. The Tenere looks almost rideable.


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[Combo]

Wow...Looked bad and both made it out alive. ::008::


Tex made this comment and I agree!

The simple fact is - people make mistakes. It doesn't matter how good, skilled, experienced, fast, smooth or whatever, mistakes get made. You guys ain't the first and won't be the last. The good news is - you're both still here, amongst friends, both still posting and both still riding (even if it's only in your head, Gary). Hooray!

 

[GrahamD]

All your bits have momentum energy and all his bits were near zero

Yep that explains it. I'll remember that next time I see a truck. I'll just stop in the middle of the road. That will make sure I'm OK.

I will give it too him that continued impacts after the front wheel collapsed and the steering collapsed would have contributed to more damage.

But Wreckchecker would be best to comment on this one.

But is is funny after all that..

I can just imagine some old bloke walking over to the BMW, shaking his head, then walking over to the S10 owner and saying

"Y'all be needin' some more air in that back tyre!"

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But there is still this...
What is tougher? A Givi Box or the BMW front end?

 

[Brick]

Ah yes I was leading that ride. There were 4 of us coming back up out of Mexico. We had ridden NC to CA down Baja and back and were heading east toward home, NC. We had just visited Langtree Texas, The Judge Roy Bean museum and were getting back up to speed on TX 90 there. The speed limit is 75. I was in the lead on my 2012 Tenere Clyde behind me on a 2010 GS then Chris on his 2012 Tenere and them Gary on his 2014 GS water head.
Clyde had not secured his camera on his GS and it fell off at speed. Chris decided he could just stop, in the road, and pick up Clyde's camera. Gary did not see Chris slowing and hit him at 72 mph. We know it was 72 because the speedo was ripped off and still reads 72 mph. We don't know what speed Chris was down to as he was slowing and still on the bike so not completely stopped. 3 mistakes that lead to a horrific crash! Chris got beat up one broken bone in his hand. Gary got the worse his right foot was shattered badly. He is on the mend and on crutches bike shopping.
I had been communicating with Chris via Sena and what I heard was "this is gonna be bad" then silence. I immediately pulled to the berm and safely made a U turn zooming back to see a horrific debre field.
Yes the BMW was more totaled but both were totaled for sure. It looked to me like Gary's GS hit Chris's Tenere just on the right side of the rear wheel this the damage ripping off the right saddlebag. The rear wheel would not turn so it was jammed up in there possibly into the transmission-motor.

Exactly where it happened. I was running a SPOT and a friend sent me that photo and asked what are you doing stopped here so long for? He took the SPOT coordinates to Google earth and this IS exactly where the crash took place on February 19, 2014.

This is my entire trip from my SPOT tracker. Note the northern leg in Texas. That's because they took Chris to Del Rio and flew Gary to San Angelo. So we ride to Del Rio got Chris, he got a rental car and we went to San Angelo to get Gary. Those two flew home Clyde and I rode home.



Brick

 

[Dirt_Dad]

With that type of impact it seems like everyone was pretty lucky. Glad to hear injuries were not more significant.

 

[Andylaser]

I just get a 403 error from the link.

 

[Ramseybella]

Glad all are well!!
Nothing funny about crashes.

 

[markjenn]

Thanks for recounting the accident. There is always something to be learned.

I got hit a few years back while stationary from a following rider. I wasn't hurt but it could have been gruesome. And I've seen numerous close calls.

When riding in groups, I think we all tend to assume that we're all of the same mind, but the laws of physics don't change just because you happen to know the folks in the other vehicles surrounding you. The same basic rules about following distances should be adhered to - at least two full seconds. When you're traveling 72 mph you're doing a third of football field every second and reaction times between when a hazard appears in front of you and when you start braking are, at the very very best, 0.5 seconds and 1 sec is a lot more typical. Makes the typical 25' spacing that lots of riders have with their buddies ridiculously inadequate.

- Mark

 

[Big Blu]

Jeeez Brick, that''s a real tragedy, glad to hear no one was seriously injured.

In any motorcycle accident there are no winners..... Only losers.
Jeeeez Dallara you still on the bash BMW kick aren't ya ever gonna let it go?

Sometimes you make sounds like those one expects to hear coming from the south end of a north bound horse! ::025::

Paul

 

[2112]

I'm just pleased there were no fatalities, that looked like a biggie. Ride safe and kep your concentration up folks ::008::

 

[Tyke]

Phew, that did look like a nasty one, thankfully injuries sustained weren't a lot more serious

 

[mrpete64]

When I ride with someone I always take the back and stay at least a quarter of a mile behind them. At my age my reaction time is shot and just take my time. I was glad to read that nobody was killed in this event.

Mr. Pete------->
aging hippie