ok, so i picked up an 05 F on monday. Decided to take it for a quick 1st ride today and what happens? Stalling it a couple times and then a big dump in 1st, yes 1st, gear! I was making a left hand turn and the tire simply slid out from underneath me. Pulled in the clutch and tried to get the bike up right again with left foot on the ground. IN that same second my foot hit the ground for some reason I started releasing the clutch and twisting with my right hand. Flew forward and started pulling in the front brake, came to a sudden stop and down we went. Paint damage to the left fairing and sticker, as well as gear plate being scraped up. :x
I can believe this happened! I think Ill go and shoot myself in the face now
:guns:
Rolled it back into my garage and started it up again. Threw it into first everything seems fine with the gears except having trouble finding neutral at the time... im guessing its my nerves
Does anyone know what kind of white paint I need to buy to repair the fairing?
Sorry to hear that, glad my gs is naked. Good instinct is learned, read all you can and practice, the MSF course doesn't hurt either.
Good luck, don't let this discourage you :thumb:
Quote from: synchroI was making a left hand turn and the tire simply slid out from underneath me. Pulled in the clutch and tried to get the bike up right again with left foot on the ground.
That can be a bad habit learned from riding BMX (or maybe motocross?): putting the inside foot down. You were probably travelling >10mph (or even >15mph), and putting a foot down at those speeds is not helpful. If you're lucky, your foot will touch loose dirt or gravel and will slide; if unlucky, your foot will catch on solid ground, and you can really twist-up the ankle or knee.
QuoteIN that same second my foot hit the ground for some reason I started releasing the clutch and twisting with my right hand.
Possibly you were surprised when the ground grabbed your foot, and your whole body twisted backwards and to the left side (surprise :o ). Keep those feet on the pegs, as soon as you start moving, and until you stop. If I'm on rough ground/gravel, I sometimes stand on the pegs a little. I'm not sure that it helps with riding, but it sure keeps me from putting a foot out!
If you haven't taken MSF, that's a good place to start. The instructors will work on when it is OK to take your feet off the pegs.
Look at it this way: your bike has been de-virginized.
Now, what have you learned? Why did the tire go out from under you? Was it because the tire was brand new and not broken in yet? Was the tire cold? Were you going faster than the tire could handle at that point in time? Were you smooth in your steering input?
At this time in your riding career, when a tire slips, steer or lean your body to get the bike as verticle as possible to obtain a larger contact patch. Don't put your foot down.
I was gonna say: 'learn to ride, not to crash' , but I don't want to offend. I mean no offense.
Quote from: synchroDoes anyone know what kind of white paint I need to buy to repair the fairing?
Try
//www.color-rite.com
your right on rema with the bmx thing
i just got back from starting the bike up after letting it sit awhile. With the choke on when started it barely got above 500rpm, gave it gas and shot up to 4000rpm let the choke out a little and dropped to 1000...opened choke up again and made no gains until throttle used
did i f%$k my bike up? sorry for the dumb question but its my 1st bike
How long was your bike on the ground...
oil could be in your carb/air filter, I doubt you screwed it up to bad
My bet he's under 17...
Quote from: synchro...Does anyone know what kind of white paint I need to buy to repair the fairing?
Sorry to hear about your learning curve experience. When you ask about white paint, are you referring to the white trim? I thought 05's had black frames/engines and blue/yellow base colors for the plastics.
Help enlighten me. :)
im 25 rclz....been on 600s before sporadically. Only time a bike has ever gotten away from me like this before was last year on 636, but i didnt drop it.
Bike was on the ground for maybe 2 seconds, didnt care about myself just get the bike up and lookout for cars. The paint is white with blue decals this year. I dont really care about the decals because I know I will drop it a couple more times(everyone does) and I eventually want to paint it all blue
So I continued playing around with the choke and whenever I closed it the engine died. Turned the bike on again and decided to play with the idle dial. Runs perfect now! I guess the dealer didnt set it properly(brought it home in a hitch). Im thinking that when I stalled before the dump this could have contributed to my problems in the low speed left(was riding with choke partially open)...but Im probably just making excuses
Live and learn....thanks for the link gyver
Your 25 and you've ridden 2 stroke 600's before but a 4 stroke gs owns you? Im 17 and I can barely touch the ground with the palms of my feet on my gs yet I've never stalled/dumped while riding.
Quote from: rclzYour 25 and you've ridden 2 stroke 600's before but a 4 stroke gs owns you? Im 17 and I can barely touch the ground with the palms of my feet on my gs yet I've never stalled/dumped while riding.
you're the coolest!
hey rclz...I understand your 17, but you should know what sporadic means. If not, it means not a lot or infrequently! I didnt grow up around bikes, so this was bound to happen sooner or later...
I really hope karma doesnt dropkick you in the face
Got one better. The first day I got the bike my wife wanted to sit on it. So I let her sit on it and what happened? I left the kickstand down (just in case and as she got off iof it she pushed the handlebars to the right (oposite of the kickstand and dropped my new bike. Skuffed up the mirror, scratches on the engine, skuffed up my bar end.
Lesson learned....went out next week and bought a bike my wife could fit a 2005 Kawaski Ninja 250...Could'nt let her hurt my GS again....lol
Quote from: synchrook, so i picked up an 05 F on monday. Decided to take it for a quick 1st ride today and what happens? Stalling it a couple times and then a big dump in 1st, yes 1st, gear! I was making a left hand turn and the tire simply slid out from underneath me. Pulled in the clutch and tried to get the bike up right again with left foot on the ground. IN that same second my foot hit the ground for some reason I started releasing the clutch and twisting with my right hand. Flew forward and started pulling in the front brake, came to a sudden stop and down we went. Paint damage to the left fairing and sticker, as well as gear plate being scraped up. :x
I can believe this happened! I think Ill go and shoot myself in the face now
:guns:
Rolled it back into my garage and started it up again. Threw it into first everything seems fine with the gears except having trouble finding neutral at the time... im guessing its my nerves
Does anyone know what kind of white paint I need to buy to repair the
fairing?
Whoops :oops:
Quote from: rclzYour 25 and you've ridden 2 stroke 600's before but a 4 stroke gs owns you? Im 17 and I can barely touch the ground with the palms of my feet on my gs yet I've never stalled/dumped while riding.
I bet your have huge chicken strips on your tires, why are you dogging someone when they just feel dumb for what they did. If he was feeling proud of himself or sounded stupid then maybe your comment would be appropriate but keep your mouth shut. You have that gsr bike on your avatar, an R, what, thats like a honda civic with type r written on the side, in other words ghey.
How about you give the guy a break we all have made mistakes when we were learning how to ride. Dont flame the poor guy.
shaZam! happens
even to the best of us
at least once a day ;)
It happens, I dropped my 2000 VFR off the ramp putting it on the trailer and did $800 worth of damage to it... talk about stupid.
Anyways, I would really suggest taking the MSF riders course. It will teach you some good street riding habits.
VFR
Quote from: 94suzuki500I bet your have huge chicken strips on your tires, why are you dogging someone when they just feel dumb for what they did. If he was feeling proud of himself or sounded stupid then maybe your comment would be appropriate but keep your mouth shut. You have that gsr bike on your avatar, an R, what, thats like a honda civic with type r written on the side, in other words ghey.
So I have a picture in my avatar of a bike I think looks good, but you find something insignificant like the GS-R logo on it to make a diss. And uh....is the topic about my avatar picture, no so shut your mouth. Also I take it your other bike is a Honda Civic with a type R badge on the side.
WHATS ALL OVER YO FACE! :nana:
I appologize aswell synchro, we all make mistakes.
Dropped mine at a stop sign 48 hours after I got it... doh! Turn signal got punched through the fairing. Now I've got electrical tape on the outside and duct tape on the inside :roll:. Figure I'll get it fixed after I'm done dropping it
I took a motorcycle training course last weekend, and I feel like a completely different rider this week.
Worth every penny! :thumb:
MSF......sign up today. No matter how long you have bben riding you can always learn more. Can't we all play nice. I'll buy the beer. :cheers:
signed up for the course a while back but its full to til May25...only 18 more days to go!
Now that I have the idle set properly the bike flies! Not quite like the 600s but fast enough for the city I live in and its crappy roads. My fun with the bike is done til the 25th though after which the real fun can start
rclz,
haha you got me, i drive a honda with a type r badge on the side. No really i dont and what is the thing about "its all over your face" or somthing like that. That just made me laugh cause you made no point and it sounded so stupid. You made me laugh, felt good after having to go outside in the texas hottness and fix 4 bikes. But ya synchro, dropping your bike, it happens. Just watch the video clip of the guy on the yellow ducati, now thats stupid stupid stupid. Good luck with the Course.
Quote from: 94suzuki500That just made me laugh cause you made no point and it sounded so stupid. You made me laugh, felt good after having to go outside in the texas hottness and fix 4 bikes.
Do you laugh at yourself when you get made fun of all the time? Oh yeah you live in Texas, thats probably why you didn't get it. Well it's gettin late you better go saddle the horses and slaughter a cow. yeehaw
Dayum, Canada strikes back!
Quote from: rclzQuote from: 94suzuki500That just made me laugh cause you made no point and it sounded so stupid. You made me laugh, felt good after having to go outside in the texas hottness and fix 4 bikes.
Do you laugh at yourself when you get made fun of all the time? Oh yeah you live in Texas, thats probably why you didn't get it. Well it's gettin late you better go saddle the horses and slaughter a cow. yeehaw
you are both acting like dumbasses and need to grow up.
And as for Texas v. Canada, well, there has got to be a reason 90% of the populations in Canada lives within 200 miles of the US border.
Fukenay!
Quote from: Jake DAnd as for Texas v. Canada, well, there has got to be a reason 90% of the populations in Canada lives within 200 miles of the US border.
Fukenay!
prolly cause it's f-n cold. I don't understand why canada or north US is even populated.
'Cause it beautiful up there! Human encroachment hasn't affected the wildlife up there.
Scratch, don't get me wrong. I love BC. Amazing place.
Please recall that he said, "It is all over your face!" WTF? That is just lame.
Don't be a "dumbass" and quote unless your gonna actually quote it right.
"WHATS ALL OVER YO FACE!" here ya go, thats copied and pasted. is it a question with an exclamation point at the end?
The title of this thread has really become ironic.
Cheers to Queball...ya hit it on the nose kid.... :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: