When i had
a crash, it’s make me remember some action in the street that happen in the past...
Now i will
tell you a short history about street life. Desmocedici is my bike name, i believe if i give some special name for my bike, it will alive and help me to feel comfortable and faster in the street. There's a day when i make some great manuver.
Before sunset, After rode all days with it, i also had a lot of
unforgettable battle. Maybe the first one when I was learning about
free style especially wheliee with that bike. When i was still in senior high school, i felt really excited after i conquer my fear, and i still remember when i crashed with it
while i can’t keep two wheels down on the road.
The most certain things
that i learn now is if you can go fast, you have to face the risk too. Crash is an option when you doubt your own skill. I tell you guys if you don’t wanna crash and break your bone and struggle
with some pain and the other risk, just play chess.
There’s too much to tell, the other unforgettable moment is when i was chasing
down the other motorclycle which is really faster and better than mine. It's seem's like mission impossible, for my bike win againts this bike! you can see the image below
It’s began when i went home from my universty in palembang. it happens in November 2010, I
forget what the date exactly is. It’s begin from traffic light at Charitas intersection. I start at the same traffic light and also from the front
row of the grid (Row is starting line in motogp). In moto GP or other grand prix race, rider who get the front row is the man which already
set a fastest lap and had a better lap time than the others in the qualifying session. He will start in the front row on the race day. When red
changed into green, i made a decent start and at the same time he made it too
and we reach the other side of street together. He went faster than me pass straight away, and i'm still behind him to find a slipstream to increase my speed. His bike had a good pace, and also it’s better than mine and suddenly there's a big gap between us in the middle of the street. I almost lost him in the straight, but i've struggled and push very hard when we entered corner, I did everything i could to stay close with him. I
brake more later and very hard than him.
When we
exit the corner, i lost a lot of time there. He's better than me when open the throttle in the mid corner. I thought that i was the
first person between us who has open the throttle in the mid corner. Unfortunately he was trying to make a gap again between us.We face the straight road again. I try as fast as i could and push my bike harder than ever. I tried to reduce the gap with him, passes a crowded traffics and get through it to make me closer to him. When we entered the second corner, it’s really
fucking unbeliveable for me, I could pass him with very hard braking and around the
outside of the corner with a big gap between us. I want you imagine that, it's really dangerous and i proud i did it. I almost lost the front of my rear tyre when i was side by side with him in the mid corner. If i've failed, i'm a deadman for sure. Oh god i didn't believe i can made it. He know
that someone has challanged him when in the exit and then go to the straight
road again, he tried to be more faster. But i’m still the first one to open the
throttle after pass the danger manuever at that corner.
Now, he
behind me when we reach uphill at demang lebar daun street. He've tried to side by side
with me quite easliy and open the throttle without any doubt and it’s a sign
that he accept my challenge and he was looks like very angry. I know
there’s a two corner left out there until a straight pass into my real estate. I tried to push my bike very hard we face the last two corner and there was a big gap between us. I brake little bit later than the other traffic out there and especially than him. I didn’t care about the
risk at that moment, I almost had a big crash out there. I was praying to the god "please front tyre, don't slide to much". I never expected that finally i made it. Unfortunately he pass me again at
the straight and i lost big time out there. Finally we almost reach the
last corner. I've lost hope, desperate. There was a big gap between us, i'm just so blessed when he
made a mistake almost hit the pedestarian out there. I became closer than before quite easily. That was a golden chance for me to overtake him. When we entered the last corner, on the brake he close the door on the inside and i didn't know why i felt so brave and there’s no fear in my mind and highly motivated to overtake him by taking a racing line from the outside.
Spirit in my head spread out very fast burning my soul. That was the only one chance for me, pass him or lying in the hospital bed room would be my next option if i was failed. It was the most dangerous movement that i ever done with Desmo. I
passed him around the outside of the corner in the left turn. Actually i did’t
really like left turn, I always have a good lean angle in the right
turn, when my front tyre almost hit the street border and also a dirt line, I tried to make no mistake and maintain the throttle of my bike. I was made a perfect racing line and found a right moment to brakes later than him and i was good enough to open the throttle in the mid corner. I just don’t believe that until now, that i could pass him on the last corner and keep the pace againts him. He was slower than me in the mid corner. If i failed maybe the most injury that i feel is suffering with the broken ribs and another fatal injury. I used a light protection full face WTC helmet, and a hoodie. .
I just laugh when he tried to faster than before when we in the straight away
again. He was dissapear with a lot of regretfull, why i can lost againts the most slowest motor cycle? i though that was in his mind. I really proud to do that. it’s
really nice and when i arrived at home, i told my brother that I had a great, awesome, outstanding, and amazing battle. He said i lost my mind. He imagine if i used a wheelchair after all and struggle as impatient me to recover soon and get back to ride. He told me too he had
a great battle when he still in bandung, againt’s Shogun 125, the most
unforgettable moment for him is when he tried to brake more hard and later than
him, he felt seem’s like he didn’t had a brake, the motor cycle still running and there's seem's like he didn't brake his bike.
Me and my brother, we have a same hobbies. we always have a battle when there's a spare time. At that moment i feel so happy, nothing can compare it. Can you imagine? I proud what i’ve done at
that moment. It’s really nice to hold him off in the corner. You see, who is
the bravest between us? It’s not a guarantee if you have a good bike with nice
speed you will better than the other rider who have slowest motor cycle than you.
Somewhere somehow I still doing my hobby until now, pass the traffic on the brakes when we enter the corner. Around the outside or inside of the
corner, it’s depend on the situation, but there’s gonna be a big risk if we try
to pass those guys from the inside, if we make a little mistake, both of us will goes
down, and it’s really expensive to pay the risk and it's gonna be so
embarassing moment. It’s give me more experience than before. I feel really excited if can do some great manuver again with the other traffic in the different location. Now i'm stay in bandung, i try to learn about the corner and believe there’s a
lot men out there which have a same skill or better than me, so i will get more
experience and improve my riding style and be the best than the others!
