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May 11th, 2013, 04:53 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Eric
Location: Los Angeles
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So when you find an empty parking lot to practice in...
...make sure you find one without berms.
Yeah, I hit a parking berm and toppled while practicing U-turns the other day. Some scraped fairings and a couple major cracks on the right front fairing. Flooded the carbs (causing a few minutes of panic when the bike wouldn't start until I figured out what was wrong), but no non-cosmetic damage other than that. Everything's still running fine, and I'm keeping the scarred fairings as a reminder of humility. |
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May 11th, 2013, 06:19 PM
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That sucks... But lesson learned, and shared
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May 11th, 2013, 08:55 PM
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Sorry for your mishap as well. 
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May 12th, 2013, 02:21 PM
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Name: Eric
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May 12th, 2013, 02:46 PM
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May 12th, 2013, 03:10 PM
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Great advice. Thanks.
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May 12th, 2013, 04:15 PM
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Name: Fox
Location: Boston
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Not to be a captain know-it-all, but those are concrete curbs, parking curbs, wheel stops, etc. a berm is a mound on the ground designed for some reason, to either provide separation, etc. basically, berm is a term used in landscaping, not parking lots... When you said berm, I was picturing a grass covered berm separating the isles in a parking lot, and thinking maybe you decided to pretend you we're on a sumo.
But anyway, yes, stay away from those things. Sorry to hear about the bike. |
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May 13th, 2013, 03:05 AM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Eric
Location: Los Angeles
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My mistake. Going on what I'd always heard them called.
 Curb it is.
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May 13th, 2013, 05:13 AM
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ninjette.org sage
Name: Fox
Location: Boston
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maybe it's a CA colloquialism? |
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May 13th, 2013, 06:07 AM
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Name: Jon
Location: California
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it might be, for some reason i knew what he meant xD
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May 13th, 2013, 06:23 AM
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Name: Jason
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sorry to hear about your mishap.
I like practicing my figure 8s near them, because they train my peripheral vision. plus, i'm too lazy to put down cones, lol.
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May 16th, 2013, 06:08 PM
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Name: Brian
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or at least find a parking lot without moving berms/curbs!
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