Knee down at Paremata Roundabout

[Clivoris]

Woohoo! Got my knee down at Paremata roundabout today...and my hip, shoulder and elbow. Dropped my bike in a suprise low-side. Not braking, not accelerating, just picking a nice line round. No aggression, just trying to be smooth.
Crappy cold Dunlops Damn fool who didn't realise his front tyre was still cold. My big worry is the complete lack of warning and the time it is going to take to get my confidence back. Time on the bike is the go I s'pose.
On the upside, the Tuono crashes real well. Crash bung did it's job and the only other real casualties were the r/h mirror and indicator. Other bits of cosmetic damage that I will live with as it probably isn't worth making a claim over. Have to think about this. My safety gear did the biz too. Big ups to Technics and Oxtar. Will have to claim on the Technics cordura gear though, after it wore through in a few places. Got to finish my ride up the Rimutakas before getting home for my wife to ladle on the sympathy. The teasing will start tomorrow no doubt.
Oh well, hopefully I've learnt my lesson. Can't complain really, part of the tapestry of motorcycling innit.

[madmal64]

Hell thats not a good way to start a ride. Not the best round about in Wellington to be low siding either with the traffic that goes through there.
Glad to here you are ok, I have pm'ed you with my contact details if you need a hand.

[Skunk]

Ouch! Yeah, I would be more worried about the cars running me over than any injuries I might have from dropping it.

Couldn't you have dropped a 'cheaper' bike?

[Sniper]

Shit, not good to hear mate. Bet you will be stiff tomorrow

[James Deuce]

Ahh crap. You're not the first person to get into issues there. Wouldn't suprise me if the surface had been pre-lubricated.

Take it easy, and let us know if there's anything we can do.

As for the cosmetic damage, that just gives you more streetfighter cred.

[Marknz]

Sorry to read about that, but when you can walk away from it having learnt something then it must be a good thing.

[quickbuck]

Sorry to hear about that man.

I thought I was going to read about a hoon who went around half a dozen times before he got over far enough.

As said, it is likely the roundabout has been freshly lubricated. The fluid from sheep can do it...

[kiwifruit]

Gutted!

[ZeroIndex]

damn that sux.. hope you're back on it in no time, and that you always remember to warm your tires first..

[MD]

No good, atleast it didn't damage your sense of humour.
That cordura stuff seems to built as a one application only product. Any slide and it self destructs, but only after it's done its protection job. Pity the labour party isn't made of cordura instead of teflon.

[Clivoris]

Ta for the posts peoples. Yeah I'm pretty stoked not to have been run over, and being able to ride it away. Lots to be thankful for. On my SV I was used to getting a bit of slippage on road lubricant but it would always regain traction. I'm in for some new tyres this week me thinks. Anyone got any tips on how to tell when your tyres are up to temp? I think I know how to tell when they're too cold now.

[James Deuce]

What model Dunlops are they? If they're 218s then frankly they are shyte. Reknowned for letting go with absolutely no warning. OEM equipment on many Yamahas. Thanks Yamaha.

[Clivoris]

What model Dunlops are they? If they're 218s then frankly they are shyte. Reknowned for letting go with absolutely no warning. OEM equipment on many Yamahas. Thanks Yamaha.

D208f's. I think I will give some Conti Sport Attacks a go. The guy I was riding with today reckoned I need Pirellis cos they speak Italian. Smartarse, but he might be right.

[Uncle B]

Ouch Dude.
Cold tyres and cold road........it's like riding on grease.

[Crisis management]

I don't have a definitive answer to that, probably when they don't slide as much?
I allways brake very hard a few times in the first Km or so and try to get a feel for the grip and take the first few corners easy, in fact I don't come close to pushing the bike unless I have 10 minutes or so running to get everything warm.... mind you a cold day for me is five degrees so I am no expert on colder weather.
Look carefully at your tyre selection, I expect tyres to slide (front & rear) from time to time and expect that my tyres will give me notice of that rather than just letting go. A good tyre will readily slide and provide sufficient grip for you to recover.
Glad to hear your ok and good luck with better tyres! The Tuono is an awesome bike and will appreciate better rubber.