Falling off ya bike

**slofox** · 21st May 2012, 18:06

Originally Posted by Oakie

Before I answer, does falling off/over when trying to push start a bike count?

I'd say no since you weren't actually "on" the bike. Unless it fell away from you when you jumped onto the seat.

**wysper** · 21st May 2012, 19:06

Originally Posted by slofox

I'd say no since you weren't actually "on" the bike. Unless it fell away from you when you jumped onto the seat.

what if you weren't actually on the bike by the time it fell over?

**Oakie** · 21st May 2012, 19:28

Originally Posted by slofox

I'd say no since you weren't actually "on" the bike. Unless it fell away from you when you jumped onto the seat.

Originally Posted by wysper

what if you weren't actually on the bike by the time it fell over?

To clarify then ... Mrs Oakie and I had stopped for a break at the Chertsey Pub on the way south. Went to mount bikes again and discovered that Mrs Oakie's Eliminator had continued to dribble petrol through the carby bowl leaving a large puddle on the ground and the bike hopelessly flooded. Tried to start it off the starter unsuccesfully and finished up deciding to give crash starting a go. Sorted out a strip of road, started running and when I got as fast as I could I went to throw my leg over the seat ... but didn't throw it far enough and finished with one foot stuck on the seat and having to hop on the other leg just to keep up with the bike. (The foot on the seat was not far enough over to slide down the other side but was far enough over that I couldn't get it back on the ground ... well not at the same time as my other foot was having to hop forward at double speed). Unfortunately I couldn't hop as fast as the bike was going so gradually got further and further back from the handlebars until I reached the point that I tipped the bike over.

Other times:
> Out riding my CB125 in the early days on some longish grass. Looked up and saw a lamp post infront of me so quickly thought "Turn or brake?" Either would have worked ... unfortunately I did both. 'Nuf said?
>Same bike ... low speed U turn ... hit some gravel on an off camber part of the road and had a wee lie down
>Probably my XL175. Went down our driveway and probably through inattention just rolled to far and finished up with me and bike buried in the hedge. Probably doesn't count though as I didn't fall over.

**Corse1** · 21st May 2012, 19:52

Wow that got me thinking. Think I have fallen off every bike Ive owned apart from the speed triple and current Tuono. Seeing as I still own the Tuono I can only say one bike out of about......hang on add a GT380 so thats 2 out of 14 bikes that have stayed 100% upright in my ownership. About seven of them being off road/trail bikes though. Still not a good record and I still don't know how I saved the triple from tipping me off during a very scary two wheel chirping every time they hit the tarmac 110kph death wobble

**ducatilover** · 21st May 2012, 20:07

GPZ400R - Stayed on.
GN250 - fell off
BROS650 - fell off properly
VT250 Spada - fell off on pain meds when stepping off the wrong side of the bike

CB400 SF - Stayed on,
ZZR400 (with 600 motor) - Fell off reasonably well.
ZZR600 (In the sig pic) haven't ridden it with the new frame etc...so I have stayed on

Geoff the GN250 - Stayed on.

Does that mean I'm betterer than you Slofox?

**Ender EnZed** · 21st May 2012, 20:23

Three out of nine bikes stayed 100% upright while I owned them, but two of those I didn't own very long.

**Gremlin** · 22nd May 2012, 03:26

ZZR250 - Dropped a couple of times I think.
ZX7R - never dropped
ZX10R - never dropped (but fark I had some close ones)
990SM - dropped both sides a handful of times probably, only one was a bin as such, the rest were stationary pretty much, mostly on unsealed roads
1200GSA - learnt my lesson with the KTM and put extra protection on it. Owned for less time than the KTM and I've lost count (both sides). One bin, the countless drops usually in sand, and some rivers as well. Sometimes drop it more than once a ride, but that just means the "road" is more fun

**DMNTD:Me** · 22nd May 2012, 05:40

Originally Posted by nodrog

I weeeeed!

Yerp, I found it difficult to type!
Team Bloop Bloops!

Originally Posted by slofox

You can't be trying hard enough.

Originally Posted by Oscar

You're not trying hard enough.

'97 Suzuki TL1000S
'06 Kawasaki ZX10R
'05 KTM Superduke
'07 MV Agusta Brutale R
'08 Ducati 1098S
'08 Kawasaki ZX10R
'07 Kawasaki ZX14
'06 Yamaha Jog...heaps of times

**martybabe** · 22nd May 2012, 06:42

Stopped on a trail bike once and my support leg disappeared down a grass covered big hole: Note, trying to lift a bike with one leg completely underground and the other leg still straddled across the bike is a tad difficult, best avoided.

FJ1200 fell over when the side stand sunk into ground that seemed hard but wasn't.

Worst ever was Donington park one year when the tarmac melted in the heat of the day and row upon row of exotic expensive bikes toppled like dominoes, my old heap was fine parked on the grass.

Finally, a gold-wing I had for a while tried to take a tumble whilst manoeuvring but I managed to save it by jabbing my knee under the side of it. Note: if you have a Goldwing that wants to fall over just let the fucker go! I saved the bike but couldn't walk properly for a couple of weeks.

**nodrog:Me** · 22nd May 2012, 08:16

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Yerp, I found it difficult to type!
Team Bloop Bloops!

'97 Suzuki TL1000S
'06 Kawasaki ZX10R
'05 KTM Superduke
'07 MV Agusta Brutale R
'08 Ducati 1098S
'08 Kawasaki ZX10R
'07 Kawasaki ZX14
'06 Yamaha Jog...heaps of times

what about the
'10 Kawasaki 450 megahurtything
'12 Hyundai polewacker
?

**Tigadee** · 22nd May 2012, 08:33

Scorpio - 3 times (U-turn on slope & fell over, slipped on leaves, parked wrong way on slope)
GT250 Comet - 2 times (side-stand still up, stopped too fast/didn't put foot down on time)
Zeal - 1 time (started off with cold engine trying to do U-turn)
XJ400 - 1 time (stopped on slope/put foot down on low-side & tipped over)