Tale of a small mishap

[nathanwhite]

bit of reading here.... bear with me.

So I was riding along SH16 today when the sun disappeared and the wind picked up. Pulled over to take off my sunnys and stick on my facemask.
Though as soon as I get off and release the brake, because I was on a slight downhill..the bike rolls off the side stand and falls over.


I haul it up and look it over, only a few scratches on the clutch. But then looking up, I see a policecar has pulled in front of me!

The policeman walks over and askes if i'm alright. Then very nicely holds my helmet while I get the bike through the small ditch onto level ground.
He walks back to the car while I stick my lid back on, and somehow..my bike falls over AGAIN

He then comes back over, somewhat amused, and points out (demonstration included) on how the center stand is much more stable then it's one sided counterpart. He then tells me he has been riding for several decades (I believe it was)
Half a minute later, sunnys off, mask on, bike upright, I take off, suitably embarrassed and a little wiser.


So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

[unstuck]

Did you not leave the bike in gear when you got off?

[nathanwhite]

nope. I know to do that now.

[unstuck]

AH the joys of learning.Glad no serious damage was done. They tell me that road is seal all the way to wellsford now.

[maggot]

bit of reading here.... bear with me.

So I was riding along SH16 today when the sun disappeared and the wind picked up. Pulled over to take off my sunnys and stick on my facemask.
Though as soon as I get off and release the brake, because I was on a slight downhill..the bike rolls off the side stand and falls over.


I haul it up and look it over, only a few scratches on the clutch. But then looking up, I see a policecar has pulled in front of me!

The policeman walks over and askes if i'm alright. Then very nicely holds my helmet while I get the bike through the small ditch onto level ground.
He walks back to the car while I stick my lid back on, and somehow..my bike falls over AGAIN

He then comes back over, somewhat amused, and points out (demonstration included) on how the center stand is much more stable then it's one sided counterpart. He then tells me he has been riding for several decades (I believe it was)
Half a minute later, sunnys off, mask on, bike upright, I take off, suitably embarrassed and a little wiser.


So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

You'll never forget it now! A shame you had to learn the hard way though

[nathanwhite]

Ill have to go all that way soon. I only got to kumeu before weather + traffic made me turn back and blast along some back roads

[nathanwhite]

You'll never forget it now!

damn straight.

[Beren]

Did you not leave the bike in gear when you got off?

Good advice that, cheers Another thing no-one tells you that you really need to know.

[Maha]

I always stop my bike in gear, no chance of it rolling off its side stand.....late.

[The Stranger:Me]

bit of reading here.... bear with me.

So I was riding along SH16 today when the sun disappeared and the wind picked up. Pulled over to take off my sunnys and stick on my facemask.
Though as soon as I get off and release the brake, because I was on a slight downhill..the bike rolls off the side stand and falls over.


I haul it up and look it over, only a few scratches on the clutch. But then looking up, I see a policecar has pulled in front of me!

The policeman walks over and askes if i'm alright. Then very nicely holds my helmet while I get the bike through the small ditch onto level ground.
He walks back to the car while I stick my lid back on, and somehow..my bike falls over AGAIN

He then comes back over, somewhat amused, and points out (demonstration included) on how the center stand is much more stable then it's one sided counterpart. He then tells me he has been riding for several decades (I believe it was)
Half a minute later, sunnys off, mask on, bike upright, I take off, suitably embarrassed and a little wiser.


So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

Bet you're please you don't have fairings now. That decision just saved you a grand.

[nathanwhite]

Bet you're please you don't have fairings now. That decision just saved you a grand.

hellz yea.
I don't have a grand to spend on that sort of thing.

[wysper]

So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

Great story, thanks for sharing. Nice to see the copper was a good bloke too.

Nice to get a lesson that isn't painful - much!

[Taz]

bit of reading here.... bear with me.

So I was riding along SH16 today when the sun disappeared and the wind picked up. Pulled over to take off my sunnys and stick on my facemask.
Though as soon as I get off and release the brake, because I was on a slight downhill..the bike rolls off the side stand and falls over.


I haul it up and look it over, only a few scratches on the clutch. But then looking up, I see a policecar has pulled in front of me!

The policeman walks over and askes if i'm alright. Then very nicely holds my helmet while I get the bike through the small ditch onto level ground.
He walks back to the car while I stick my lid back on, and somehow..my bike falls over AGAIN

He then comes back over, somewhat amused, and points out (demonstration included) on how the center stand is much more stable then it's one sided counterpart. He then tells me he has been riding for several decades (I believe it was)
Half a minute later, sunnys off, mask on, bike upright, I take off, suitably embarrassed and a little wiser.


So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

Epic dude!

[willytheekid]

bit of reading here.... bear with me.

So I was riding along SH16 today when the sun disappeared and the wind picked up. Pulled over to take off my sunnys and stick on my facemask.
Though as soon as I get off and release the brake, because I was on a slight downhill..the bike rolls off the side stand and falls over.


I haul it up and look it over, only a few scratches on the clutch. But then looking up, I see a policecar has pulled in front of me!

The policeman walks over and askes if i'm alright. Then very nicely holds my helmet while I get the bike through the small ditch onto level ground.
He walks back to the car while I stick my lid back on, and somehow..my bike falls over AGAIN

He then comes back over, somewhat amused, and points out (demonstration included) on how the center stand is much more stable then it's one sided counterpart. He then tells me he has been riding for several decades (I believe it was)
Half a minute later, sunnys off, mask on, bike upright, I take off, suitably embarrassed and a little wiser.


So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

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Ya poor bugger, great story! thanks for sharing....and glad to see a nice police officer not only pulled over to help, but had a great attitude and some good advice too (bet he was struggling not to laugh a little tho).
Live an learn ay lol

[oneofsix]

good story, a good olice: story for a change which is nice to see.
I was lucky to go for a ride with a work mate and observe him put his bike in gear on a hill before I fell for the same mistake as yours. In my case when you first go from cars to bikes you wonder where the parking brake is
Glad it hasn't cost you $$$$ to learn the lesson.