Oh my god I dropped my baby.

[mattian]

my day is getting worse. After loosing my gloves in town today (sat down somewhere and must have dropped them)

To cut a long story short..... Stop sign at the top of a steep hill. I stop, look right (I was going left) stopped longer than I should have because of sun strike in my face, bike starts to lean a little, I go to put my left foot down, not realising the road was on quite a camber and my foot landed much lower than anticipated..... damn, bike went down, I went down. fuck I feel like such a dufus. It was quite a steep camber, so much so that the wheels are quite far off the ground. I try getting my baby back upright but shes just too heavy. I'm straining and giving myself a hernia trying to get her back up before anyone sees me
Car full of Asians pulls up "are you ok are you ok!"" guys jumps out and helps me lift my bike back upright. Big thanks from me.
mirror bent, and a few minor scratches. Nothin major. Wouldnt go into gear properly. Gear lever bent. Bent it back into shape on the side of the road and working fine now.
Oh I feel like a knob end.

[MadDuck]

Oh I feel like a knob end.

Dont beat yourself up. I know I have done it and am sure many others have too

[Mom]

Oh I feel like a knob end.

You are not a knob end, you ride a motorcycle. Anyone can get caught like that, you want to try attempting to put your foot down in a curbed culvert! You go to ground fairly fast too! Wet leaves, tiny, tiny pebbles, off camber, short legs....

Pisses you off though. Pity your mates were not around, they would have laughed like drain pipes

Glad to hear the bike is ok!

[mattian]

Thankyou.... yep. I know thats true. Its just so fresh. Happened like 10 minutes ago lol it may take me another 10 to get over it

[gijoe1313]

The joy and pain of two wheel ownership We all know that winching moment when it occurs either to ourselves or see it happen to another biker ...

And as you know, it could have always been worse!

[Thani-B]

Awww sucks man! Good thing bike wasnt too badly damaged!

[Ixion]

The joy and pain of two wheel ownership We all know that winching moment when it occurs either to ourselves or see it happen to another biker ...

And as you know, it could have always been worse!

Winching ????

Don't sweat it. That shit happens now and then. Especially if you have short legs.

[gijoe1313]

Winching ????

Don't sweat it. That shit happens now and then. Especially if you have short legs.

Winching moment : "does I needs a hands to get this fecking thing up!" ... we already know about the wincing!

[proseuche]

more attention needed

[newbould]

I try getting my baby back upright but shes just too heavy.

Don't call your bike a baby. Its not a baby its a bike for transport and cabable of killing you calling it a baby only....



Oh no I've got Katmania

[AllanB]

Stupid bikes. They need little legs to pop out to support it at moments like that.

And if it makes you feel any better, a knob end is very useful - it stops your hand sliding off the shaft .........

[BMWST?]

try to remember to put UPHILL foot down.....

[st00ji]

ah man thats guts.

you'll have to think of a better story to tell your mates if they ask what happened to it though :P

either that or claim the previous owner did it, trademe style

[cambridgedan]

If it makes you feel any better I havnt done that ................. yet

[Neon]

Hey man don't feel bad. I managed to not only drop my bike while cleaning it (rolled forward off the side stand), but also pin my foot under it in a way which made it practically impossible to lift without assistance. I pulled a calf muscle trying to let it down softly