My first drop - already

[Sphinx]

Hi there

I bought a beautiful Honda VTR250 (year 2005) 2,5 weeks ago and certainly still very proud of it! As far as the weather is not to windy or wet I certainly use every second to go for a ride and have already 450 kms on it
Anyway I had a beautiful ride on Saturday - the first time on the motorway as well and I was happy as.....
And then we (I rode with another KB member) rode of the motorway into the turn right - line and then it happend: I started to lean with black beauty in the corne and leaned and leaned and leand till I kissed the ground! And I certainly knew that it would gonna happen in one stage but not after 2,5 weeks! And guess what I did (this is actually very emberassing for me already!) but I HAD THE NEUTRAL GEAR in when I wanted to turn right.
I mean how stupid does someone has to be to do that!?? I was convinced that I the right gear in it but that was obviously not the case grrrrrh! And I was sooo angry with myself I mean I would have understand it if I had dropped it during I rode or anything else but not like that!!!!!!!
And then I wasn´t even able to pick him up! But the car drivers were really nice, stopped ask whether I was fine and offered me to pick it up (thank god J did that for me). His (my motorbike is still a he ;-) muffler is a bit scratched but nothing else really happened. I am so lucky that he has these protection things on the side by the engine so there was no damage. I was the whole weekend quite annoyed but certainly didn´t stopped me from keep on riding
But till that stage I had an amazing ride with heaps of big nice corners and it was just beautiful!!!
Oh and something else important: does anyone know where in Wellington are KB´s meetings are? If so I would love to go to them and it would be very nice if anyone could give me some information about it.

Thanks a lot

[skelstar]

That sucks girl...well the first drop had to happen at some stage...dont let it deter you eh?

[toymachine]

Atleast it wasn't a real major for your first, annoying maybe, but hey...

I'm still yet to have mine...not looking forward to it.

[lukelin250]

sorry to hear that but your a good lil battler for not letting it put you off. can you give me some info on those things that stopd your bike from getting damaged they sound good and might be worth my while chucking some on my bike.

[MyGSXF:Me]

Hi sweets..

Bugger bout your off girl!!! check out my link below.. & if it sounds good.. DO IT!!! I couldn't recommend it highly enough!!!!!!


http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=38041


Jen

[WarlockNZ]

I think the lesson here is ride to your abilities, we all like to chase the better riders, but the fact remains .. they can ride better then we can!.

Get to know your bike and take it easy until you do, once your know you bike and get a “feel” for what you can and can’t do on it .. then you’ll be ready to push your abilities and improve your skills.

That being said … sorry to hear you dropped it, but I’m glad to hear it hasn’t put you off riding … welcome to the wonderful world of two wheels of freedom.

[Shadows]

Check out the thread entitled TCWNR for a local ride.

[slimjim]

bugger, yea lesson's are found out the easy way, greater you're alright and bike is too,

[hellnback]

I wouldn't call it an 'off' exactly, more of a slight mishap!! Glad to hear the damage was minimal.
Can be quite frightening when you go to get on the throttle only to find there's no forward movment and the sudden rev of the engines gets the attention of everyone around.... bugger!

[Meekey_Mouse]

Hey,

Glad to hear you and Black Beauty weren't hurt This is quite a handy link...apparently it's a really good technique for picking your bike up, although I haven't had a chance to try it. I didn't know it when I dropped my bike.. would of saved a bit of trouble though http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html

Jas

[Ghost Lemur]

Don't beat yourself up too much Sphinx. We all learn through trial and error.

Count yourself lucky. Imagine the repair costs from your minor off if you'd had a fully faired bike.

As for the Welly Crew, pretty sure they still meet up Thursday evenings. Not sure where, but it's been posted about lots.

[Bend-it]

Hey Sphinx,

Good on ya for keeping going! My first bin was when someone cut me off and I jumped on the brakes and binned it. Now I know it's coz I didn't use the rear brakes at all, so the rear came around and threw me off...

Learn from it and improve! Go along to the TCWNR, great people and great ride... You can do it at your own pace as well...

[Bend-it]

Hey,
http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html

Jas

That's interesting... but the wide boxer engine of the bmw means the seat is still angled quite high up even when it's on its side. This might not be the case for other bikes, and if the seat's right next to the ground, how would you get your butt there to push it up?

[Ixion]

Squat down, with your back to the bike

That site actually shows a method that is non optimal. The chick is using her back to do the lifting, a good way to stuff your back up for the rest of your life.

When lifting a bike (or anything else) *don't* use your back. Squat , and use the strong muscles of your legs and thighs. Easier, and you don't risk stuffing up your spine.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I think the lesson here is ride to your abilities, we all like to chase the better riders, but the fact remains .. they can ride better then we can!.

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I don't think hooking a false neutral (or for that matter neutral) would imply she's riding 'outside her abilities', nor 'chasing better riders'.

Even Chris Vermulen ended up in the gravel and on his head last Moto GP race when he hooked a false neutral.