Three days in and time for a boo boo

**TheTengTheory** · 25th November 2012, 07:35

So I got my license earlier last week in preparation for buying a bike. Wanted a hornet 250. There's something about the naked bike that just catches me.

bought a hornet. Rode it back to PNC from Wellington. Done about 300 in the last two days and the first day I bring it to work. Dropped it.

Lesson no. 1: always put your foot down on the higher side.

Let the lessons begin

TheTengTheory

**Maha** · 25th November 2012, 08:17

Easily done, I have dropped (well, more gently placed) a bike on two occassions, some of the more rudimentary/fundamental things can catch you out when you least expect it.

Last week, I had a double pack on my bike for a trip away..I have the rack part facing the front (over the pillion seat) so the weight is over the rear wheel when the pack goes on..
I decided to attach the smaller pack also with my wet weather gear in it...and the bike seemed very unstable.
The reason? the smaller pack was was not sitting on anything, just zipped onto the big pack and swinging in the breeze.
I reversed the rack, which should have been done in the first place....rudimentary/fundamental thing you see.

**Mom** · 25th November 2012, 08:30

I suffer from short leg syndrome and am always at risk of dropping my bike. Just last weekend, fully laden, very heavy pack on the back I managed to dismount from Millie without ensuring the sidestand was fully down

Result, I went to ground

Maha and our host managed to grab Millie before she lay down fully on the concrete. Nothing beats an arrival like that

**pzkpfw** · 25th November 2012, 09:01

Brand new shiny ZR750K1. Ride out of dealer, straight to petrol station to fill tank. Go to leave, stop across gutter. Back wheel on footpath, front wheel on road; I'm 6'3" but came flipping close to dropping it - tip-toes just on ground. Lesson learned.

A year later, laid it down gently in the garge, just lost balance wheeling it around. Scratched engine side cover. Frack.

It happens.

**sugilite:Me** · 25th November 2012, 10:17

Originally Posted by TheTengTheory

Done about 300 in the last two days and the first day I bring it to work. Dropped it.

Pfft, what took you so long, I did that in the 1st 3 meters I rode a bike!

**FJRider** · 25th November 2012, 10:24

Originally Posted by Mom

I suffer from short leg syndrome and am always at risk of dropping my bike.

Me too ... but you dont have 266 kg's wet weight to pick up ...

**SNF** · 25th November 2012, 10:27

I "parked" mine horizontally within 10 mins of buying it. Stopped on a slope in neutral, put the stand down, bike slid. Dumb. Didn't hit hard though, I was trying to pull it up as it went down (god that sounds so wrong....) Thankfully the fairings were off so nothing done.

**TheTengTheory** · 25th November 2012, 11:33

Some pretty interesting stories haha. I'm glad I didn't do it at an intersection

. Buti am getting alot of shit at work. Apparently dropping a bike means i can drop a 2ton forklift :S hopefully not again.

Btw. When it dropped fuel started coming off a excess tube at the bottom. I assume this is a safety spill valve to stop fuel running over the hot engine?? That is what I've deducted so far anyways

**FJRider** · 25th November 2012, 11:49

Originally Posted by TheTengTheory

Btw. When it dropped fuel started coming off a excess tube at the bottom. I assume this is a safety spill valve to stop fuel running over the hot engine?? That is what I've deducted so far anyways

It would have been from the overflow pipe .... beside/at the filler cap. When you overfill the tank ... it goes down the tube rather than down the side of the tank.

**bogan** · 25th November 2012, 11:53

Originally Posted by FJRider

It would have been from the overflow pipe .... beside/at the filler cap. When you overfill the tank ... it goes down the tube rather than down the side of the tank.

That would indicate a faulty fuel cap if that was the case. Far more likely it is just from the carb bowl overflow.