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February 14th, 2013, 06:41 PM
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Aimless
Name: rory
Location: eau claire wi
Join Date: Feb 2013 Motorcycle(s): 01 ninja 250 Posts: 69
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Not sure if I should tell this one
I live in a climate that requires that for a few months out of the year my bike sits unused. I often go out to the garage and tinker on my bikes, and sit on them to keep the cabin fever at bay. Last winter the bike I had in the garage was on its center stand till spring.
I got used to not having to put down the side stand when dismounting.... First ride in the spring I'm all smiles. Having a great time. Pull in to a park and hop off the bike. Bike crashes to the pavement. Got a few nice scratches in the plastics and a dented muffler. Oh yes, there were people watching. Felt pretty stupid. Anyone else have any good ones? |
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February 14th, 2013, 06:45 PM
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The Luck Dragon
Name: William
Location: Stuart, FL
Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja ZX-6R B/W Posts: 738
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Derp. At least you're okay though and didn't actually crash haha.
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February 14th, 2013, 06:56 PM
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Daily Ninjette rider
Name: Hernan
Location: Florida
Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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February 14th, 2013, 07:14 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: .
Location: .
Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much.
MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14
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 it happens to all of us at some point. It's kind of a rite of passage
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February 14th, 2013, 08:31 PM
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Causual Browser
Name: Eric
Location: Holden Massachusetts
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 61
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The day I bought my bike, I rode it from Boston, to my house. I wanted to fill it at the gas station next to my house, so I stopped there. I went to put the side stand down, and didn't notice that it was not all the way down, and dropped it on myself in the middle of the station. 6 or 7 people ran to help me. Super embarrassing. Glad to know I'm not the only one though.
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February 16th, 2013, 03:41 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jay
Location: CT
Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2015 636 ABS - 69 Honda 305 Posts: A lot.
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Yup, i did it on my 250, and it also happened to my fathers 67 honda that he keeps at my house now. I felt terrible (still havent told him, thats how much he uses it). Sad part was i DID put the kickstand on his bike down, but it rolled forward and popped it up, it fell over onto my GFs 250, we just got home from a ride and her exhaust was still hot, so his seat got a little metled, and broke the mirror off
 . His bike has 8,000 ORIGINAL miles on it, he never dropped it, and 45 years after he bought it, im the one who drops the thing. Now thats a ****** feeling.
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February 16th, 2013, 03:43 PM
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ninjette.org mafioso
Name: Ben
Location: Dillon, MT
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 337
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February 16th, 2013, 03:46 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jay
Location: CT
Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2015 636 ABS - 69 Honda 305 Posts: A lot.
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Maybe one day ill tell him, for now i ghetto painted the small seat area that melted hoping he doesnt notice. I bought new mirrors for it, he only had a left mirror and no right mirror, said that how it came. So i told him i got tired of having no right mirror and ordered a NOS set for it. He restored the bike 2 years ago when i got my 250, it sat in the garage unused for 20 years prior.
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February 16th, 2013, 03:55 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Al
Location: York, Pa
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much.
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I did the same to my ex500 when i was trying to sell it. Went from perfect firings to broken front firings and busted turn signal |
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February 16th, 2013, 05:42 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jay
Location: CT
Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2015 636 ABS - 69 Honda 305 Posts: A lot.
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I seem to only drop bikes while not in motion, it sucks, but better than the other option!
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February 16th, 2013, 06:23 PM
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Aimless
Name: rory
Location: eau claire wi
Join Date: Feb 2013 Motorcycle(s): 01 ninja 250 Posts: 69
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Well it's good to hear I'm not alone.
I sold that bike shortly after and spent all summer on a KLR650. The KLR spent tons of time on its side on the trail, and it never bothered me. I guess the KLR was just so ugly to begin with it didn't matter. Now that I'm back on a sport bike I guess I have to start caring again.
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February 17th, 2013, 11:07 AM
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Name: Akima
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 5
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February 17th, 2013, 11:13 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Al
Location: York, Pa
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much.
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February 17th, 2013, 01:18 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: .
Location: .
Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much.
MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14
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Glad you got through that one without hurting anything except your dignity. |
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February 17th, 2013, 01:43 PM
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Name: Sarah
Location: NYC
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Silver 2005 Ninja 250 - Available for free mustache rides. Posts: 842
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February 17th, 2013, 10:08 PM
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My jigglets are jiggled
Name: Amanda
Location: Vancouver Canada
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE 250R, Sym Mio 50 (scooter!) Posts: 28
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February 19th, 2013, 03:28 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Morgan
Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki
Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot.
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Least there wasn't any damage done |
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February 20th, 2013, 05:33 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Logan
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Join Date: Feb 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: 41
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I was working on a friend of mine's beat up Ninja 650R, and I hopped on it just to make sure the handlebars were set up correctly and everything felt right. I forgot we had taken the stand off, and when I dismounted I just stepped off and watched the bike fall to the ground.
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February 21st, 2013, 06:49 PM
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1/4 English, 3/4 Kick Ass
Name: Jeremy
Location: Dayton, OH
Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Triumph Speed Triple 955i, '05 Suzuki SV650S(retired), '11 Ninja 250R(sold) Posts: A lot.
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I forgot the kick stand once on my Triumph...a few scratches on the crankcase, but that's it. Thank god...
Glad you're ok man with only a bruised ego. |
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February 25th, 2013, 09:00 AM
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Knee-dragger in Training
Name: Manny
Location: Buford, GA
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R (Sunbeam Red) Posts: 319
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When I first got my rear stand I tried to straighten the bike up so I could line it up properly with the spools. The friggen' rear fender was in the way of the rear stand handle so I tried to maneuver it a bit more and ended up dropping the bike on its right side... sigh.
Luckily I was able to "guide" it down and my lawn mower broke the fall, lol. My slip-on got a little scratched up but it wasn't too bad. |
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