Get a bike with panniers they said...

**Wiki Drifter** · 2nd December 2012, 09:18

Binning on land is too mainstream anyway

**george formby** · 2nd December 2012, 09:27

Bizarre, very bizarre.

**cheshirecat** · 2nd December 2012, 09:34

The insurance report would be interesting

**nodrog:Me** · 2nd December 2012, 09:40

it was just a Drunken Mistake

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd December 2012, 09:41

I know of a guy in a slightly similar situation, where rather than clipping his side bags, his rear tire slipped out from under him. As the rear swung out, the bags hit the side walls of the narrow bridge he was passing, and actually buffeted him back upright, thus avoiding a fall.

**BMWST?** · 2nd December 2012, 10:15

ouch...those sail boats can have uncomfortable landing obstacles

**catharsis** · 2nd December 2012, 10:15

haha oh I shouldn't laugh... having done loads of yacht racing I know exactly how unpleasant a fall in a boat cockpit can be.
Still though .. it was kinda funny.

**scumdog** · 2nd December 2012, 10:37

Ah well, look at the bright side - at least he didn't have the bike landing on top of him!

**YellowDog** · 2nd December 2012, 10:39

Last one on board's a sissy

**rastuscat** · 2nd December 2012, 11:11

James Bond boards his yacht in slightly more classy style.

**Flip** · 2nd December 2012, 11:52

Well he knows now why they call it a boom.

Its the sound it makes when it hits your head.

**yod** · 2nd December 2012, 13:01

ahwell, even if the bike went to the bottom, at least he still had one pannier.....

**Ocean1** · 2nd December 2012, 13:13

Originally Posted by yod

ahwell, even if the bike went to the bottom, at least he still had one pannier.....

Although there's no chance that even a full compliment of luggage buoyancy would keep an FJR from making like a submarine.

**Maha** · 2nd December 2012, 13:14

hahaaaaaaaaa he did the right thing and kick the bike away!

Saw that happen in downtown Auckland...said biker tried to squeeze between two bollards.....

**Ocean1** · 2nd December 2012, 13:20

Originally Posted by Maha

hahaaaaaaaaa he did the right thing and kick the bike away!

Saw that happen in downtown Auckland...said biker tried to squeeze between two bollards.....

Nudged the odd post myself with the old Buell, the panniers were fku'n huge.