Oh my god I dropped my baby.

[carlosliu]

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.

Oh, thanks for the confession!
Good to know that your baby is not damaged too bad.

[mattian]

Oh, thanks for the confession!
Good to know that your baby is not damaged too bad.

thanks mate...... the only damage was to my ego. Oh,... and the driveway, where the footpeg took out quite a hefty chunk of concrete

[rocketman1]

I dropped my Moto X bike, on the driveway awhile back, yeah its a MotoX bike I know and is used to being dropped.
Its the manner in which it happened.
The KDX200 has a high seat anyway, decided on our steep driveway to roll backwards down the drive and decided to swing back around and take off forward just like a cool dude, as you guessed it the neighbours were all watching my cool manouvre.
Instead of leaning into the incline the bike sort went vertical and I started to fall the wrong way. Like I needed a leg about 2 metres long to hold it up, got huge lean going fast my leg eventually landing about 2 metres away from where the bike was. Shit did I go down fast and hard, managed to roll away form the dropping bike.
I learnt my lesson, I felt a real dork.
I am very careful now especially on inclines , I'd hate to drop the road bike that way.
A friend told me they dropped their big Triumph Rocket the same way but trying to do a slow U turn on a steep street.
Yeah dont feel alone on this one, we will all do it sometime, then never again.

[retro asian]

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.

Put bike in 1st gear and use your clutch as a brake.....n00b



My FAIL was leaving the steering locked when taking off...did it right outside the Suzuki dealership on a Saturday too!!!

[Maha]

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.

That must of looked funny? a real Benny hill moment (for those can remember him)
Both my drops have been stationary drops, one was the classic 'I thought the side stand was down'. The other was more of a lay down really, just got outta sorts and of balance at the top of a rather step driveway, brainfart moment and not a minty in sight!

[st00ji]

i've not dropped my bike yet, but a little while ago i had just filled up with gas and was riding across the forecourt towards the road. this particular gas station has a kind of raised footpath thing around the outside of the store itself, about 8 or 10 inches high. dunno why. one corner of it juts right out...

so there was me, riding along, looking out towards the road checking for traffic in the direction i want to go. eyes flick back to in front of me, only to see im closing rapidly with said jutting bit of path. managed to keep from plowing into it with the front wheel with an ungainly wobble, but i still collected it on the bottom fairing hard enough to bounce the back of the bike up and over.

could just about feel a forecourt full of eyes turning in my direction, so i shook my head and took off without looking back! haha.

[bezajel]

Ehheheheh love all the stories.

My most damaging drop was turning around on a really steep street, and dropped it on the downhill side. I can usually pick my bike up myself but I needed help with that one. Snapped the rear brake lever off

Most embarrassing one was hitting a wing mirror while splitting and dropping my bike on someone's car. Ooops... by some stroke of luck though I never got any insurance bill or anything!

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.

Oh man, where were you all the times I've dropped my bike?!

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).

With my most recent drop (on the downhill, described above), I was trying to get it in full steering lock but it was making such a sickly "scccrrrrraaaaaaaape"