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gaz

gaz

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thats 3 times in 6 months.
I've had bike for the last 20 yrs (since I was 10) and prev to this bike i've never dropped one.
It feels top heavy and when it goes I can't hold it.


New brake lever, screen brace and a resleave of the can req'd
 
oh dear mate,sorry to hear.glad your unhurt apart from pride,
was it on the road or track?
 
Unlucky mate, only done it once but thats enough for me, they can be a bitch to pick up if your on your own aswell.
 
did it on the road, low speed drop but the result is still the same.

I just can't get my head round it.
 
Sorry mate. The bike is fixable tho and at least you're in one piece. Apart from your pride and your wallet of course.:roll
 
Sorry to hear that mate not a good weekend for bikes, 3 here have dropped them over the weekend and my little chain incident:confused
 
unlucky mate, is it the same type of crash 3 times?
if so can you say why it happened and correct it?
i know what its like after an off, can right knock your confidence if you don't know why its happening
glad you're ok though
 
gaz said:
did it on the road, low speed drop but the result is still the same.

I just can't get my head round it.
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Thats a bummer, what circumstances i.e tyres..diesel spill..mud on road :dunno
 
rsvr47 said:
Sorry to hear that mate not a good weekend for bikes, 3 here have dropped them over the weekend and my little chain incident:confused
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I hit a curb dodging some loose gravel, put the bike upright run out of road hit a curb and done a flying super man over the bike into army roll then on to my feet:devious

was quite funny only hit the lower side fairings, put a little crack in the oil tank but welded today at work and all good now.
 
chuff me,its not friday the 13th is it?
glad everyone thats had "a moment" are all ok.
 
****.
ill leave it parked in the garage this friday then ffs.
not tempting fate.
 
so if thats gaz and Smiller, that have had moments this weekend, who was the third. And Smiller was it local to you in chelmsford. A130 area
 
Problem is, once the bike goes over that's it....you can't stop it...Done it once meself...no damage thanks to crash bungs but it was Fkin' embarassing and a b'stard to pick back up!!! Accidents happen...I'd rather it was dropping the bike, than hitting something solid at speed!!
 
these milles feel like theyre gunna fall over just putting em onto the side stand ffs.
and its been close a few times putting mine onto my crap paddock stand with the twirly round connectors,(must get a decent fixed position one).
 
Any off never leaves ya with a good feelin' for a bit. Landing on yer feet in one piece and walkin' is the outright win mate! Better a wallet pain than a head and body pain..good to hear yer out the end wid no bad injuries or worse. :thumbup
 
nothing serious, it never is! I dropped it moving it round cos my feet went on gravel.


I've not binned it at speed yet, all have been manovering accidents
 
:thumbup maybe you get a valet for the parking and manouevering of the bike mate...and you just do the riding..rofl..:biggrin In jest bud!
 

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