Well, bike slip right under me when I was making a sharp right turn on an incline. I was leaning a lil bit to munch into my right but my speed was no more than 15-20. Next thing I know bike slid 2-3 feet under me and it kept going 2 more feet.
As far as damage goes, the can is scratch up a little, the right side suzuki logo cover is well, in my pocket haha. I only got a minor rash on my knee but that's it, thanks to GOD.
The cars making a turn with me all stopped, and one even pullled up to me and asked if I was ok, she was a nice nun.. I picked up the bike and it wouldn't start; since I was on an incline I just rode it down to safe spot,
it didn't start for 2-3 mins, I put it on prime and nothing, waited a minute tried again and vroooomm, and guess what, I rode some more for another hour or two.
By the way anybody have a spare right side cover? Safe riding everyone.
the big one or the little one?
the little thin aluminum piece, black plate that has suzuki logo.
ha, good luck.
Hehe ya good luck with that! I almost fell today also on th U-Turn under the freeway, I was doing around 30mph but I caught my self. Be Carefull
will its good that your ok and so is the bike :)
so this piece is a rare gem. carbon fiber sticker from seamax next option or duct tape, is there anything duct tape can't fix, yeah my ego is down a notch so duct tape can't help there.
Quote from: Rippa_MDso this piece is a rare gem...
Not rare, just prone to total destruction when falling on the right or left side. New they are just over $11
each from BikeBandit. Don't know about the other vendors. The Suz part # is 68233-01D00 for the black one.
Glad to hear you are fine. What kind of boots and pants were you wearing?
Quote from: starwaltNew they are just over $11 each from BikeBandit. Don't know about the other vendors.
MrCycles has them for
$8.94.
Click the appropriate model year link from my
GS500 Parts Fiche page and then go to the
CRANKCASE COVER section.
Glad you're ok.
$8.95! I spent $70 on the beautiful machined aluminum crash cover from lizard's freind...
But, yes, what leg protection were you wearing?
$8.94 is the price for the Suzuki sticker. The right side igntion cover runs $23.24 from the same source. (Suzuki part # 11381-01D10.)
Glad you're all right. Stay safe!
well I had a motorcycle leather jacket and some boots (not-motorcycle) and :oops: as far as leg protection..umm I had none, just my Army PT pants :oops: .
thnx on the parts that I need, is great to be part of this community. I'll get pics I'm glad it didn't go as bad for me or my GS.
You made it out well...thank god your okay and thank god the cars behind you were paying attention and stopped....anyway, good luck with the repairs....but I think a few scratches here and there may give your bike some character....Every bike I have had has been down....the last one was because of a faulty kick stand....got off the bike and about two seconds later damn thing fell right on me....hurt like hell....but I got it up and only minor damage to the plastic and mirror....didn't have the sliders in yet so that was crappy....
As for our GS500 still in mint condition, and I may be putting the sliders in for my wife soon just to be safe...
But just glad you're alright....stay safe and don't worry it isn't that big of a deal....
Funniest dump I ever had was when my wife and I were at a stop sign on a steep hill....I went first and she was behind me....I look in the mirrors and see here bike dumped (Ninja 250) it scared me so much I just hopped off the R6 and forgot to put the kickstand down, crash....Luckily I had sliders and her bike wasn't visually damaged at all....then she started making fun of me for dropping my bike too....
I have one of the little covers, silver in color, brand new. $5.00 plus shipping and its yours.