For those of you who had a wager...
I F*CKING #)*&(#())*& FELL TODAY! :mad: :mad:
I was turning right at the set of lights THREE F*CKING HOUSES away from my house... The same intersection that the asshat rear-ended me.
I either hit some oil or gravel, but the rear gave in, and I fell on the LEFT side. :dunno_white:
There's minor scratches on the left fairing pieces... all of them... but the tail section is more like a scuff, so that's not noticable. The clutch level looks like it bent fowards. Then there's the front signal that broke... It still works, but it kinda "hangs" there.
That's all I know of on the bike...
Now to me... My f*cking left leg is hurting... Minor, but enough to have to sit or lie down.
I'll post more later.
Hope you feel better.
rofl an i thought you got laid , but dude glad youre alright tho, but look at it this way, now youve got a legit excuse to do some mods to the bike :icon_twisted:
Thats SUCKS bro.
Hope you feel better :)
Thats no good mate, so close to christmas. Hope your not hurt bad.
Yea it sucks, they always say most accidents happen within about 3 miles of your house, on the roads you think you know. Least your not hurt too bad for christmas and it don't sound so bad on the bike.
I guess i could say i told you so but that would be mean and technically you fell on the cheap side (non-exhaust side)
Glad your ok! Get someone to give you some cash for christmas and have that panel repainted and stickered and/or purchase a new one from ebay if its cheaper.
So you're still a virgin? :o
That sucks but you got away with minor damage, at least your lever didn't break = unrideable.
paint pens you can get from color-rite.com
You can wrap the turnsignal stem with electrical or other type of tape and it'll stick straight out again until you replace it. Unless it's broken at the attachment in which case usually you can retighten it.
Thankz guys (except Kasumi :laugh: :laugh:)
I've been in bed off my feet for most of the time since the fall. I usually sleep on my side, whether it be left or right, but when I on on my right side, my left leg seems to hurt the most. :dunno_white: I can't tell if it's my hip or what.
But I just went downstairs about an hour ago to have dinner, and the more I'm ON my feet, the less it hurts.
Strange, huh?
Anyway... There goes a LOOOOOOOOOONG streak of not going down. It's been about 16 months and around 12,000 miles (in almost every type of weather).
I am now officially in the second category of bikers. :cry:
sucks for you. at least it wasnt serious.
Quote from: annguyen1981 on December 24, 2006, 05:46:59 PM
Thankz guys (except Kasumi :laugh: :laugh:)
I've been in bed off my feet for most of the time since the fall. I usually sleep on my side, whether it be left or right, but when I on on my right side, my left leg seems to hurt the most. :dunno_white: I can't tell if it's my hip or what.
But I just went downstairs about an hour ago to have dinner, and the more I'm ON my feet, the less it hurts.
Strange, huh?
Anyway... There goes a LOOOOOOOOOONG streak of not going down. It's been about 16 months and around 12,000 miles (in almost every type of weather).
I am now officially in the second category of bikers. :cry:
An go get some Epsom Salts and Pour some in some Warm Bath Water. :thumb: Soak until you look like a Prune.Whatever you do don't Drink any of the Water.Remember when hurt Riding your Bike Epsom Salts is your Friend.Especially when you don't want to go to the doctor. :thumb: Being an Amatuer Veteranarian I tend to Doctor myself more than I should.I use Epsom Salts on just About everything Sprains,Broken Bones,Cuts,Bruises and Infections.On top of that I use Black Salve (Icthamol) or a Sulfur Drawing Ointment to Also Help with Drawing the Infection.Skin Irritation? Use Tzon Equine healing Cream with 10% Hydrocortozone,Tea Tree Oil,Pepper Mint Oil. :thumb:Regular House Salt,Kerosene and Corn Liquor is Good For Some things too. :icon_mrgreen:
A nice long and warm bath sounds good right now...
Jughaid you should write a book. "Household Cures, Simple Green, And V-Twin Engine Rebuilding" or something.
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on December 24, 2006, 01:23:09 PM
rofl an i thought you got laid , but dude glad youre alright tho, but look at it this way, now youve got a legit excuse to do some mods to the bike :icon_twisted:
+1 and I was gonna ask ... how was she, then I realised even if he wasn't talking about crashing ... it would have been futile :flipoff:
Cool.
Srinath.
why do you think I made the title that way?
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Is that technically a LOW-SIDE?
I mean... I was trying to turn RIGHT, but I fell on my LEFT. I'm still confused about this...
Quote from: annguyen1981 on December 24, 2006, 12:45:23 PM
I F*CKING #)*&(#())*& FELL TODAY! :mad: :mad:
If it makes you feel any better, I dumped my SV like three days after I got, it a couple months ago. I crunched my front fairing and scuffed my my left pipe a little bit. I came into a corner too hot, straightened up the bike and ran off onto the shoulder, and lost the rear in a muddy spot at about 5 mph, and the bike fell over and crunched the fairing. I zipped-tied the fairing back to the frame, and rode home.
My deductible is $500 and fixing the bike only cost me about $300, so I didn't ever report the low speed tip over (I don't like to call it a lowside). I was pissed, but I'm over it now. :thumb:
I'm looking through pics of my SV, and I'm totally gonna put 'em on my signature like your R6 pics... I may be copying you, but it looks good, be flattered.
Thankz man. I think the setup is a little... amateur... if that's the right word... I usually can think of better stuff. And the strange part is that I don't have ANY photoshop skillz.
UPDATE:
I found out something VERY important... I can't go up and down stairs without my leg hurting the most...
+1 on the epsom salts.
That's a crappy christmas gift! Guess you can be glad that it wasn't worse.
Glad you're ok dude, and welcome to the club...
And Merry Christmas!
Quote from: annguyen1981 on December 24, 2006, 06:35:10 PM
Is that technically a LOW-SIDE?
I mean... I was trying to turn RIGHT, but I fell on my LEFT. I'm still confused about this...
technically it sounds like a high-side. Your rear gave out, and must have caught to throw you over the other side. Good thing it was slow-highsides are notorious for breaking collarbones (when at higher speeds).
I am pretty new into riding but I've found out low-side falls are the ones where the bike's leaning side hits the ground: turning right, bike leans right, then you fall on right side = low side. High side is when you fall on the opposite side of the direction: turning right, leaning right, bike slips then catches and tosses you over and the bike (and you) fall on the left side = high side. Because I was confused about it too.
I know what a lowside and a high side are, BUT the strange part was that the bike was still facing the direction I was going...
Basically, after the drop happened, I looked that the bike, and it looked lke I just didn't put the side stand down before mismounting...
well the bike isnt going to turn around in a high side...it should be facing the same direction. its just flopping left-right, not front-back...
if he was turning right and fell to the left and hurt his left leg thats a highside. I am a noob but I would bet $500 on this. :icon_rolleyes:
I looked again at the spot where I fell, and at that spot, I shouldn't have started turning yet, so I think the rear just gave in and I low-sided... It was a good 10-15 feet away from the corner. It's basically a 90 degree turn at a stop light... not a slow speed curve or anything.
My leg feels a little better now, but because it was hurting more yesterday, and the way I had to sleep last night, my right shoulder is aching.
Figures, huh?
:laugh:
then you just dropped it.
I hope not, 'cause that means I'm just a stupid noob rider still.
:laugh:
:thumb:
Quote from: annguyen1981 on December 25, 2006, 08:37:27 PM
I hope not, 'cause that means I'm just a Squid rider still.
:laugh:
:thumb:
There Fixed. :thumb: :laugh: :laugh:
I refuse to believe that I had a Pandy-moment.
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Be thankful you've only had ONE! :icon_lol: :laugh:
Good your ok. Man we all need to take a chill, I fell twice this month and now it seems more are fallin. Is the world coming to an end or it gravity just slapping us around? Take care man! :cheers:
I have put away both bikes.... until the springtime anyway. Even tho it's still decent riding weather... My first kinda scared me.
Although, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... I thought that because I have been avoiding it for more than a year, Murphy would up the ante and make it even worse, like a bone-crushing accident... just to catch up with me.
I'm kinda relieved, but still scared.
Try not to let it scare you.... learn from it...and then...MOVE ON! :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Foreverunstopable on December 26, 2006, 06:02:04 PM
Good your ok. Man we all need to take a chill, I fell twice this month and now it seems more are fallin. Is the world coming to an end or it gravity just slapping us around? Take care man! :cheers:
If all of you would quit Stunting you wouldn't fall. :icon_lol: SqUiDs! :flipoff:
But....stunting is fun.... :icon_lol: ;)
I definitely understand being a little scared after the first fall. I always push it to the limits in almost everything I do, and I found the cornering lean limit on my bike real quick. I was kinda scared afterwards but I got right back on that horse. Now I ride within the limits because I know where they are. Turns out falling isn't soo bad but definitely not something I am willing to do again for the sake of learning how far I can lean in a corner.
Quote from: pandy on December 26, 2006, 10:21:28 PM
But....stunting is fun.... :icon_lol: ;)
Yeah for a Squid. :laugh: :laugh:
I was only Scared twice from Falling.The First time was When I slid my CZ400 down the Ditch line and Ground my Knee Caps down on some tar and Chip Pavement. :mad: :mad: The Second time was a few Months Ago trying to Break this fellow to ride. :laugh:
(http://mars.walagata.com/w/jughead/Joe_Joe.jpg)
I just got a Hellacious Case of Road Rash on my Arm and Ass.I did Learn An Important Lesson.Don't Drink and Try to Ride a Donkey. :oops: :laugh:
This little feller is DARLING! But...but...how COULD you let him get road rash!? ??? ;) :P :laugh:
Quote from: Jughead on December 26, 2006, 10:32:05 PM
I just got a Hellacious Case of Road Rash on my <snip> Ass.
(http://mars.walagata.com/w/jughead/Joe_Joe.jpg)
Wrong Ass Pandy. :laugh:
Poor little @$$.... (http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/pandyz/angel.gif)
I still don't see where my error was when I fell. That's what scares me, it was out of f%$king NOWHERE.
Maybe it's learning that it *can* come from anywhere? That if there's something that we don't see on the street, that it *can* happen any time (eg. back end going out)? :dunno_white: