Quote Originally Posted by Marshy View Post
That happened right in front of me as I left the pits. He had slowed quite a bit by the time he hit the dirt, so he rolled a few times and jumped up, but the bike just destroyed itself. It looked (as it cartwheeled) that there was nothing left attached from the main frame back (subframe, swingarm, rear wheel). But hey, looks can be deceiving - my turn 1 crash left hardly any damage at all to the bike. Just damage to me.
That Suzuki was destroyed ... it had "Suzuki sheered off wheels", the swing arm was a separate part ... I doubt there was a single salvageable part ... maybe the gas tank as it didn't seem to be leaking fuel. I hate watching cartwheeling bikes, especially if they belong to you.