I don't mean this to sound sexist at all but in my experience more females to this than males... I could be wrong... Only what I know about
Rest In Peace
I don't mean this to sound sexist at all but in my experience more females to this than males... I could be wrong... Only what I know about
Gremlin says:
I'll rely on my stunning good looks, to snare myself a traditional women, that cooks cleans, and is dynamite in bed
Gremlin says:
oh hell... I'm fucked
Best Frenemy you could have!
hmm, I can come off in corners fine, but haven't managed to simply let it fall over. Touch wood.
Then again, if I'm sitting on it, it can't just fall over, 6"3 I'm just about sitting on a normal chair. Have almost fallen over from not putting my feet down, but that's because I was having fun seeing how slow I could go balancing, then I was seeing if I could balance when stopped as well.
Knowing my luck, my next bike will probably fall over, being more expensive and pretty...
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
Aargh, photos!
Everyone has done it at one stage or another. Wether they want to admit it or not. She will get over it and start riding again, but you need to give her all the encouragement she needs.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Yea your probably wrong, but funnily enough I dropped my bike in the carport last week, coulda sworn I had the stand down too
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Off the wagon
You're probably right there. I Think its because of the strength thing. I have 21 years experience on roadbikes and dropped my bike at the gas station just last Saturday.But in all honesty I avoided hitting a car and my steering head bearing is stuffed. The bike got to the point of no return and I couldnt turn the bars to hold it up and over we went. Only damage was to my pride as it was right in front of my Rossi. :slap: and he had to help me pick it up.
Born to be mild
Jeez, I saw some footage a few weeks back of a GP racer dropping his bike while just sitting on it and nearly stationary. Silly shit can happen to anyone. It's how we learn.
Grow older but never grow up
bling to the man riding an rsv on THAT road. i flew over it the other week and it looked bad enough!hi ,
I recently rode the FOGOTTEN HIGHWAY between Taumaranui & Stratford,
never has a road been more aptly named ,unless you want to peddle a quad or paris-dakar FORGET IT .
I ride an Aprillia rsv & live near Taumaranui , if youd like a major rave on it
drop me a line . it was the best test of my riding skills i've had in a decade.
------a rating with a smiley---
my favorite trick is to pull the clutch in (while still in first), put the stand down, lean the bike onto the stand, then let the clutch out. the kill switch kills the engine, but not before the bike jumps forward enough to break the over centre on the stand, and lose balance. i think i posted photos of my effort to save the bike from the garge floor...(which i did, at the expense of some skin)
Weekend cruiser
I didn't know bikes had a stand. This discovery will help immensly with parking.
Please thank your woman for me.
The Loose Goose
I've never done the stand trick - my efforts were far more spectacular! When learning to ride I would try to flick my bike into neutral as I approached a red light, but once or twice I was concentrating so hard on finding neutral (which wasn't that easy on the RG150) that I completely forgot to put either foot down and the bike just fell over, taking me with it! I also dropped the bike once when the rider in front of me stopped just around a corner - put my foot down and found a deep pothole. Thankfully the bike landed on my flabby thighs so no damage other than to my leg and pride!
Tell her EVERYONE does dumb things at some stage in their riding life and now she's done it, she can move on!
Yes, I am pedantic about spelling and grammar so get used to it!
Forum whore
Not me. The only stupid thing I did with the NTV650, was when I was putting it on the centre stand. There was a wall behind and I didn't leave enuf clearance.
Marty
Ever notice that anyone slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
Rest In Peace
I dont think its a strength thing... for most people if a bike is going down, its going down...You're probably right there. I Think its because of the strength thing. I have 21 years experience on roadbikes and dropped my bike at the gas station just last Saturday.
Here's my 19yo male thought on why I reckon it happens more to females... They are thinking to much about whats around them when they stop, is it safe to stop, have I turned everything off... good way to miss something... like the side stand.
I think guys are less prone to it because they just stop... don't care as much whats around or who they are blocking...
Only my young minded theory btw
Gremlin says:
I'll rely on my stunning good looks, to snare myself a traditional women, that cooks cleans, and is dynamite in bed
Gremlin says:
oh hell... I'm fucked
Semi-retired
Bugger.
Had a stand completely break in two once on the farm. not so cool to pick up with all the work gear piled up on it. Almost had me a hernia!
Off the wagon
Well I have never forgotten to put my sidestand down, but in saying that I'll probably do it now. After 21 years I think I can safely say I dont really have to think about turning things off or if its safe to stop etc, pretty much automatic now. Easy enough to do when you are learning to ride though, when you're all nervous and anxious.
I have seen plenty of men drop their bike at zero kph....shouldn't laugh but sometimes its funny.
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