I was just about to post in the new member area when I saw this category.

I am new to riding so I bought a 2010 ninja 250r in blue. about 5 days after i got her, I finally saw a use for that Blue duct tape they sell at the Home Depot.

So the story goes like this. I was coming home from a short ride and the ground was slightly damp (read very wet), so i pull in my driveway and promptly skid to a halt from 4mph after hitting a puddle. :(
The bike is fine except where the turn signal popped through the fairing. I am alright as well.

I now have 5100 miles on the bike 600 of them mine and I have had my bike 2 weeks.

Welcome David,

Sorry to hear about your need of blue duct tape. Glad you were not hurt, best wishes and safe travels in your continued riding.

hello & welcome :)

well it lest nothing more happened:(

dont worry. driveway falls are common for some people

sad to see that you dropped you bike.. but glad youre ok.
she can be brought back to beauty :thumbup:

Glad you are ok and the damage was minimal! I always feel like I'm at the greatest risk of dropping my bike in the driveway too. Every time I come off the road into the driveway it's like practicing an emergency stop! I skidded in a wet parking lot at a pretty slow speed years ago and it ended in a spectacular flip over a railroad tie... bike and rider ended up muddy but ok... rider learned a good lesson!

My thoughts are, If no one is hurt then everything else can be fixed.
I have learned my lesson about wet driveways now.

Duct tape is grey and the real stuff is expensive, well worth it however. Blue tape is painters tape, it comes right off when you're done spraying. Only use blue for short term, and it's expensive as well for the real stuff (American made like the duct). First thing I was told to do with my new 05 back then was to get flushmounts from "Keith in Asia" on ninja250.org. Glad I did as blinkers go first, cost $100 per, and worse of all punch holes in $220 bare half fairings. Sorry, but you now stand with so many more of us.

???

http://duckbrand.com/Products/duck-tape/color-duck-tape.aspx?IDH=527267

This is the stuff I used. I'm sure this is not painters tape (it's sticky as H*!!)
The flushmount idea is great! :)

yeah thats duck tape

dont worry. driveway falls are common for some people

:rofl:

^Did I miss something?

It's easy to drop in the driveway.

That's when you least expect you will drop it.

Just like how most crashes are right when you're starting out or closest to home. When you least expect them.

When I crashed I was three miles from home haulin azz not expecting anything to go wrong. Almost home.. BAM! Who put that guard rail in the turn I've taken 1000 times?

See dent in tank?
Drop in garage. :rolleyes:
That was a very expensive limited edition tank.
They had no pearlized purple duct tape to cover my mistake.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/newfairing001.jpg
Life's a bowl of lessons.

I think all my dumb stupid bike mistakes were drops in around or close to home. When I least expected them.

When I dropped my 99 gsxr on my ankle I was 2 miles away from home at a stop sign.

dont worry. driveway falls are common for some people

:pound:

Alright, alright, I guess even YOU are funny sometimes, Alex :lol:

dont worry. driveway falls are common for some people

Saying no names obviously :rolleyes:

:p