I went over to the park to do some uturns and tiny circles, super slow manuevers, stop n go's, etc.
I looked DOWN instead of where I wanted to end up, and actually pushed it onto the shoulder, which was conviniently covered in tiny brown oak leaves. (SLIPPERY) No big deal. A few scratches (tiny) on the case and a tiny scratch on the mirror.
As usual, I walked off the bike (kinda stepped OVER it) and watched it shudder/spin/flail to a stop.
Bad Human! No cappucino! Baaaad!
I'll be buying some engine guards now, along with trying to find another buell flyscreen, since fedex dropped the last one I bought somewhere in California.
Happens to the best of us. I've done it repeatedly while practicing my tight slow speed circles. Case guards are the best investment I could have made for my bike. I highly recommend the SW-Motech guards (but if you can find them from a different vendor than twisted throttle, do it!) I got em for $120 shipped from twisted throttle.. but it took about a week for them to email me saying they were on backorder, then 3 more weeks for them to ship, and about 4 days to actually get to me. Not the greatest customer service, since the website said they were in stock. Oh well.
Happens to the worst of us, too.... :icon_lol:
The case guards on my commuter GS saved him a WORLD of hurt! :thumb:
Glad you're allright. You have learned well, grasshopper. You may yet have a long riding career. And, you know I've done that, too.
Quote from: ohgood on March 01, 2007, 12:38:53 PM
I went over to the park to do some uturns and tiny circles, super slow manuevers, stop n go's, etc..... and actually pushed it onto the shoulder, which....
In my case dropped off several inches lower than my left leg was long... :laugh:
The GS launched me into the grass and found a nice resting place near me.
Just a little carolina red mud was on my LH case.
In my situation I didn't look down, but trusted the road and shoulder were about the same level. Not so right there! At least I was in my secluded neighborhood and the fellow that I stopped for helped me set my GS upright.
You are in good company so don't worry about it.
Hey Pandy! :kiss3:
I'd ride two up with her any day. Them Cal-lee-for-ni-a girls would be cool to hold onto. If the bike found itself in a stable condition, I could say that I got Pandied by the best! :laugh:
Quote from: starwalt on March 01, 2007, 06:55:35 PM
Hey Pandy! :kiss3: I'd ride two up with her any day. Them Cal-lee-for-ni-a girls would be cool to hold onto. If the bike found itself in a stable condition, I could say that I got Pandied by the best! :laugh:
Hi starwalt! :kiss3: So.....are you saying..... that you'd be willing to be my beeeatch? :icon_lol: :icon_twisted:
WTF!?!? Pandy's a chick????
KIDDING! KIIIIDDDINGGG! :kiss3: :laugh:
Naw....I'm just a macho dude in drag! :flipoff: :laugh: :kiss3:
Well...they don't call dropping one's bike a "pandy moment" for nothing... :oops: It's just too bad that a "pandy moment" isn't something daring and squidly.... a wheelie or a stoppie of some sort... :P :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: pandy on March 01, 2007, 09:33:19 PM
Naw....I'm just a macho dude in drag! :flipoff: :laugh: :kiss3:
ooooh now we're talking!!!!
everybody drops their bikes one way or another. i always say it's much better to go down practicing some slow speed maneuvers & LEARN something, rather than.... well, you know....
OK, this is weird. I've been puttering around on torque and nothing else since I dropped her. At first I thought nothing of it. Now it seems that's all I'm doing. 3-6k rpm's is all I like.
On a side note, I did rev it for a guy that pulled alongside on a olllld cb750 cafe rocket. Of course his sounded incredible, and mine just loud. Picture a cb750 with a full metal fender, front and rear, drag bars, lowered, straight (LOUD) exhaust megaphone pointed UP on either side. Obnoxiousely noisey and wonderfull ride!
I feel a 'project bike' itch coming on. This gs has spoiled me with reliability that I might take on another steed.
Quote from: pandy on March 01, 2007, 09:20:01 PMSo.....are you saying..... that you'd be willing to be my beeeatch? :icon_lol: :icon_twisted:
That would depend on what the terms of Beeatchment were wouldn't it? If I rode with you we would both have helmets of course! That way you couldn't hear my screams! :laugh:
:kiss3:
Oh and I don't do
leather (http://www.mansourdesigns.com/Fetcon05.jpg)
Quote from: starwalt on March 03, 2007, 03:22:03 PM
Oh and I don't do leather (http://www.mansourdesigns.com/Fetcon05.jpg)
mrs starwalt is gonna get mad if ya' keep postin' her pic like that.... :icon_twisted: :kiss3:
Quote from: pandy on March 03, 2007, 04:31:22 PMmrs starwalt is gonna get mad if ya' keep postin' her pic like that.... :icon_twisted: :kiss3:
:icon_rolleyes: Well, that was one I
could link to... :icon_rolleyes:
In my dreams!Actually Mrs. Starwalt is sexier than that child, but then I am biased.Thread Jack - Just got Taz's tribute DVD of Rich. Very nice work. :thumb:
Rich's light was too soon gone from us. :cry: