2 bikes dropped this morning...

[Krayy]

On the way to work coming off the Northwestern, and spotted in the far RHL a young lady being assisted by one of my workmates (a 4x4 driving bike hater, no less) to get her nekid 600 black-side-down after she had apparantly toppled over at the lights. Work mate reckons her legs might be a little short for the bike when putting here foot down on the lower side of a cambered road...have to agree there.

2 minutes later, pull into 1 way St behind IBM building at the bottom of nelson St to get into carpark and spotted another young lady (I assume, as I couldn't see under the helmet) mounting her scooter after an off when she had to do a u-turn, again on a downward slope, as the road had been blocked and she couldn't get through.

No injuries for either as far as I could see, thank Ernie, just a couple of bruised bikes.

The moral: Practice doing a turn on a hill and using your uphill foot for balance if you have to stop, not the lower.

P.S. Good on you Glen for helping the biker chick (I know you wouldn't do the same for me )

[robnz]

bugger., but having many experiences with motorized and non motorized two wheelers. my experience is you will only do that once. nice to see people coming out of their cars to help bikers. miracle's do happen i suppose.

[Pathos]

Makes me glad im 6'3'' and on a little 150. I'm sure I would have dropped mine a couple of times more if it was bigger just cause I wasn't used to havin to move a heavy unstable object.

[Waylander]

Makes me glad im 6'3'' and on a little 150. I'm sure I would have dropped mine a couple of times more if it was bigger just cause I wasn't used to havin to move a heavy unstable object.

I thought you were shorter than me.....

[Sniper]

P.S. Good on you Glen for helping the biker chick (I know you wouldn't do the same for me )

Well done that man. Bet he was after something for his trouble......

[Colapop]

... just cause I wasn't used to havin to move a heavy unstable object.

My heavy unstable object is my fat ass! But she's at home right now and can't see me writing this!!

It's good that there's still a little chivalry out there.

[Karma]

Makes me glad im 6'3'' and on a little 150. I'm sure I would have dropped mine a couple of times more if it was bigger just cause I wasn't used to havin to move a heavy unstable object.

Same here... I'm 6'4" on the ZX4R.

You find when you get a picture of you on your bike it looks really out of proportion?


Think I need a bigger bike.

[Macktheknife]

I am still impressed that there are always more people out there who will stop and give someone a hand when they need it. Good on those folks, glad no-one was hurt.