Fell off. What went wrong?

[kickingzebra]

in this situation you should have pulled a wheelie.

[rocketman1]

Chances are you turned far enough to hit the steering stop - when that happens over you go, unless you try to ride as upright as you can and slip the clutch as you turn and keep it off the stop.

The rider has probably done exactly this. Once the bike hits the stop you are off, as your body is leaning and you cannot steer into the turn anymore to counteract that.
After you are on the deck, you probably are not aware that the steering hit the stop , you are only thinking about one thing , how am I going to correct this...Sorry mate you cant, unless you have extra long legs or a very low bike..

[alanzs]

The best part is that you got back on still ride. Practice, practice, practice.

I crashed a bike 20 minutes after buying it. I was cut off by a pickup truck and grabbed a handful of the front brake and highsided over the front. Guess I grabbed too hard on the lever. Oh well, $5000K later, everything was fine. Lesson learnt.

[Motu]

Not enough steering lock....and as Merv says,hit the stops,you need more lock....and down you go.I have problems with street bikes because of this,I'm used to dirt bikes and trials bikes which have much more lock - and U turns are a breeze.

[The Stranger:Me]

The rider has probably done exactly this. Once the bike hits the stop you are off, as your body is leaning and you cannot steer into the turn anymore to counteract that.

So let me get this straight.
If you hit the steering stops, that's it you crash?
Turning into the turn more would only weight to the inside of the bike more, how would this help aleviate a fall to the inside of the turn?
Which way is your body leaning during this proceedure?

[magicfairy]

I dropped my bike trying to turn too sharply, too slowly on the Cook Staight Ferry.

In front of hundreds of people, on a packed boat, on Good Friday.

My excuse was that loaded up with luggage and the change in weight distribution caught me out.

I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.

[Voltaire]

[QUOTE=Winston001;1755915]Hmmmm......I feel your pain. All too well.......


"The greatest damage was to my ego.

I had been used to wide bars and low centre of gravity on the BMW so balance was never an issue. "

Agreed.
I think a lot has to do with the riding position and poor....er limited steering lock, don't have issues with tight low speed turns on my old Beemer...900ss not so easy, found that on the northern motorway this morning when I tried to turn it round and ride north on the southbound lane......( see news for this)
I have been riding touring bikes for years but find the 900ss a very different proposition to say...a 900SD or R100rs. Low speed turns are just not its thing, but its a great bike on the open road.

[sinfull]

Bike too heavy for your level of experience? Only solution is to practise more and gain the experience you need.

ZOMG, does that make me a 'very advanced' rider?



Oh, no, wait, I can't stay upright either.

Back to the old drawing board.

So let me get this straight.
If you hit the steering stops, that's it you crash?
Turning into the turn more would only weight to the inside of the bike more, how would this help aleviate a fall to the inside of the turn?
Which way is your body leaning during this proceedure?

He did ask Col !
Seems the advice crew have been busy today ! Some comments sounded ok some hillarious
Sounds to me like the 900ss is a heavier bike than he's used to ! He wont do it again !
Like to see anyone do a u turn on a rural road without being hard on the stops on my 1050 !

[Pedrostt500]

Gravity is a myth, The Earth Sucks!.

[Hinny]

Sounds to me like you were in the wrong gear.
In that situation when you give it the gas nothing much happens and you find yourself out of balance. Gravity/inertia balance that is.

[Richard Mc F]

Not enough steering lock....and as Merv says,hit the stops,you need more lock....and down you go.I have problems with street bikes because of this,I'm used to dirt bikes and trials bikes which have much more lock - and U turns are a breeze.

For sure, I have ridden 900ss and no lock, so feet up and lean waaay off

[eelracing]

Practise practise practise

[gunrunner]

Its the joys and fears of a big bike - picking it up . Least its not as heavy as my beast and hopefully i will never have to pick it up but then that could be the least of my worries

[Forest]

Not enough steering lock....and as Merv says,hit the stops,you need more lock....and down you go.I have problems with street bikes because of this,I'm used to dirt bikes and trials bikes which have much more lock - and U turns are a breeze.

This is a particular problem with Ducatis. They generally have a very narrow steering lock.

[kevfromcoro]

Dont feel bad about it....i did the same thing on a beemer...u turn on a highway..to pick something up......down i went.....felt like a right idiot.......
and i have been riding over 40 yrs.............
shit happens.....