Falling off ya bike

[slofox]

Haha dunno about that i did tail-slide the 10 a few times and drift up the divy regularly

They've just resealed the divvie (western side anyway) with hotmix...

[mister.koz]

They've just resealed the divvie (western side anyway) with hotmix...

What about HW22?

[slofox]

What about HW22?

Still the same old mix of holes and loose chip and cow-shit.

[mister.koz]

Still the same old mix of holes and loose chip and cow-shit.

shame.. its still a good ride though, specially if you enter via waingaro

[meteor]

Dropped my bike today, only time I've dropped a road bike. My dirt bikes... fallen off them all.
Low speed, leaving the gym, turning over some painted lane markings that must have had some dew on them.
Just broke the mirror bracket and bent a bar end bolt... Ego took a hit tho'

[slofox]

shame.. its still a good ride though, specially if you enter via waingaro

Here ya go - couple of weeks back - just the very southern end.

[haydes55]

After reading this thread I will now laugh at every bike ad I see "Dropped by previous owner" hahaha

Is this including dirt bikes? Crashed all my speedway bikes so many times I've lost count and the hospital has a huge record for me.

125, 2x 200's and crashed 3 500's at speedway

Road bikes crashed and totalled my Hyo, lost the front end of my current bike on a round about (car pulled out infront of me and a car in a 2 lane round about, the car locked its brakes up and I braked a bit too hard on my front mid turn, low side/drop, no damage). My FZR250 wasn't so much as scratched by a key (Which is stupid cos my Hyo was immaculate and my current bike is very tidy!)

So 2 out of 3 on the road dropped.

[G4L4XY]

To clarify then ... Mrs Oakie and I had stopped for a break at the Chertsey Pub on the way south. Went to mount bikes again and discovered that Mrs Oakie's Eliminator had continued to dribble petrol through the carby bowl leaving a large puddle on the ground and the bike hopelessly flooded. Tried to start it off the starter unsuccesfully and finished up deciding to give crash starting a go. Sorted out a strip of road, started running and when I got as fast as I could I went to throw my leg over the seat ... but didn't throw it far enough and finished with one foot stuck on the seat and having to hop on the other leg just to keep up with the bike. (The foot on the seat was not far enough over to slide down the other side but was far enough over that I couldn't get it back on the ground ... well not at the same time as my other foot was having to hop forward at double speed). Unfortunately I couldn't hop as fast as the bike was going so gradually got further and further back from the handlebars until I reached the point that I tipped the bike over.

Other times:
> Out riding my CB125 in the early days on some longish grass. Looked up and saw a lamp post infront of me so quickly thought "Turn or brake?" Either would have worked ... unfortunately I did both. 'Nuf said?
>Same bike ... low speed U turn ... hit some gravel on an off camber part of the road and had a wee lie down
>Probably my XL175. Went down our driveway and probably through inattention just rolled to far and finished up with me and bike buried in the hedge. Probably doesn't count though as I didn't fall over.

Hahahaha I bet that was a funny site! Hope you weren't hurt, but a good laugh that was :P

[G4L4XY]

Ok first and only bike so far, had it two years.

Went to get onto it from the left, momentum was too much and it started tipping over the other side, kept it up!

Stalled at some lights as I took off, dropped it, felt embarrased and that was the first time I found out how heavy it really was, people finally had come up and asked if I needed help....AFTER i picked it up and put my back out

My partners aunty dropped it, she had to fork out for a new fairing and mirror etc....she wont get on it anymore muahahaha

Had a tankslapper....miraculously it saved itself i was just hanging on for dear life!

and then finally binned it couple months back, i blame the car!!

She's getting fixed, more drops to come!! well i hope not

[Tigadee]

Stalled at some lights as I took off, dropped it, felt embarrased and that was the first time I found out how heavy it really was, people finally had come up and asked if I needed help....AFTER i picked it up and put my back out

Yeah, they're bloody heavy, aren't they? Last time I'll own one!

[G4L4XY]

Yeah, they're bloody heavy, aren't they? Last time I'll own one!

Yeah but hey I've learnt on it, before I had NO idea how to ride a bike....now look at me, I still suck but I can ride it!

Next one will hopefully be an R6 or 600RR