Oh my god I dropped my baby.

[Thaeos]

Well howbout this ... in a carpark today just practicing some emergency braking and whatever, been riding around for about an hour so I come to a stop. In neutral, turn off, and start adjusting my mirrors. Next thing I know bike is on the ground with me still on it.

No idea how it happened, really can't remember what I did. I was just sitting there... perfectly level surface.

[Insanity_rules]

I hit a carport pole with my handlebar and dropped it...... In front of 2 of my friends waiting for me to go for a ride. Few years ago now.

[Laxi]

maybe you need a mentor

[LBD]

Bad luck...but happens to most sometime.

I put my foot down on smooth and level concrete with nice pebbly surface....that was covered with mossy slime....the damage to the bike was almost as bad as the groin strain from doing the splits...

[Mystic13]

I like the post of a guy a while back who left a crowded party, headed out to his bike, hoped on then lost his balance and fell to one side. He got trapped between the bike and a fence. Try as he could he couldn't get the bike off. He mentions struggling with the decision do I call for help and have the whole party come out or do I wait for someone to leave and hope they don't call the party out.

He called for help and the whole party came out.

He then wheeled the bike back and thought rather than make an ass of himself he'd put it on the centrestand, jump on start and ride off. So he starts then rocks forward and the bike doesn't come off the stand, so with the crowd watching he rocks forward again nothing... he proceeds to continue the routine looking like a kid on a rocking horse before dismounting and getting the bike of the centrestand. He realised at this point he was on a slight incline.

If I could find the post I'd post it up. The guy had a few more mishaps before riding off.

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A friend of mine rode up outside a pub on a summers day with everyone outside. He decides to do the cool flick the sidestand down and dismount walking away from the bike as it drops onto the stand. As he's walking aaway he doesn't realise the stand had popped back up. The bike falls and takes him out pinning his lower legs.

He comments he saw a rainbow in the shower of beer that shot from patrons mouths as they burst out laughing.

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I've been behind a rider who stopped for lights. They misjudged the camber and started to fall. I was able to kill my bike, throw the stand down, dismount and run forward and catch her bike before it hit the deck. I helped her get upright. She was in shock and just wanted to hop off and gather her composure. Sadly the light had just turned green and the plonker in the car behind was tooting his horn. I told her I'd be behind her till she got going and to take her time. He can wait. She rode off gingerly and got it together. It seems an "L" plate, and almost falling off are no reason for not proceeding immediately on a green.

[Ms Piggy]

Oh I feel like a knob end.

Arrrgggghhh! I feel your pain! It's good those lads were there to help & that your bike was still rideable eh!

As you can read of us (definitely me) have done this sorta thing...mine was dropping my mans motorbike the 1st time I borrow it! Snapped the clutch lever and smashed an indicator.

[crazyhorse]

Don't let it worry you. There are very few out there who have not dropped their bike - I did it in my own back yard

[p.dath]

Everyone does a bin that they feel embarassed about when learning to ride. So you've now joined the club!

When lifting you bike try turning around, so your back is facing the bike, crouch down, grab the nearest handle bar and pull it tight towards you (so it is on full steering lock), and then grab the other end of the bike with your remaining hand, and then lift the bike with your legs (aka, just stand up).

[p.dath]

I like the post of a guy a while back who left a crowded party, headed out to his bike, hoped on then lost his balance and fell to one side. He got trapped between the bike and a fence.

I've seen this happen but between two other bikes! The other bikers could get off otherwise it might start a chain reaction and tip the whole line of bikes over. Luckily another biker ran over and came to the rescue.

[Hawkeye]

Everyone does a bin that they feel embarassed about when learning to ride. So you've now joined the club!

When lifting you bike try turning around, so your back is facing the bike, crouch down, grab the nearest handle bar and pull it tight towards you (so it is on full steering lock), and then grab the other end of the bike with your remaining hand, and then lift the bike with your legs (aka, just stand up).

There's a vid somewhere that show's this method. Someone posted a link to it a couple of months ago. I'll see if I can find it.

[kwakalover]

sorry to hear about your mishap, it sucks but we've all done it if we're honest,

i got a zx10 a few months ago after a 4 year bike drought, 4 weeks after a bought it i dropped it off its sidestand - was absolutely gutted!

the insaurance company wrote it off it had so much damage so don't feel too bad!!

[one fast tl1ooo]

I have seen lots of mates do that,,, must be there short leg's... t

[Grasshopperus]

Isn't there some sort of rule about not buying a bike you can't bench-press?

[kwakalover]

Geez, how buff would you have to be to bench press a ZX10?

if that was the requirement i'd be riding mountain bikes!!!

[mattian]

Ok, I will come clean admit this is my second offence. The first time I dropped my bike I was on my old 250. The front brake didnt work and, I thought "she'll be right, I can ride without it"
Hows this for being a muppet, I had to back the bike down a sloping driveway to turn around..... without a front break!!!??? I was trying to balance myself as carefully as possible with one foot on the back brake......... not really a good idea, eventually I had to use both feet and the bike starts picking up speed going backwards. I had to drop it just to stop it from getting away from me.