February 15th, 2012, 11:26 AM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Zachary
Location: Memphis
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250r Special Edition Posts: 24
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it finally happened
i knew it would come one day...i've been riding since august and i finally dropped it today. i really don't even know what happened but i'll do my best to explain.
its about 45 degrees out, and i had just started riding. i rode a block down the street to my friends house and pulled into his uphill driveway. its pretty steep so i usually just give a little gas and play with the clutch. but i think what happened was 1.) my tires are cold 2.) his driveway was damp and cold 3.) it was uphill and i was kind of slanted, and so when i 4.) accidentally popped the clutch out too fast, it just slid out beneath me. i think my tires are a little low on pressure too which could have been a factor it happened so fast, one second i was fine and the next i was on the ground. really weird. my foot was actually beneath the bike I'm lucky it didn't do any damage to my leg. i picked it up in 1 second and looked around to see if anyone saw...no one did, at least that i could see. so my ego isn't damaged that bad, haha. no damage to the bike. not new anyway. pretty much the same thing happened to the previous owner, so there was a very minor scratch on the fairings from before. other than that nothing, so i lucked out there too. everybody gets one. lesson learned - be aware of my surroundings. also, i'm not invincible to dropping my bike, it can EVEN happen to me, ha. this is my first post in here, and hopefully my last... |
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February 15th, 2012, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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Name: Weezy
Location: Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Yamaha FZ6 Posts: 169
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Congrats on mustering up the courage to admit you dropped it! I dropped my bike about a week after getting it, felt awful and thought I screwed it up badly, but only damage was a broken signal and bent clutch lever. Fixed er up and never looked back.
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February 15th, 2012, 04:09 PM | #4 |
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Name: nickypoo
Location: Five Guys
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot.
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Sucks to see a bike go down, and sorry to hear about yours!
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February 15th, 2012, 04:12 PM | #5 |
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Name: Zach
Location: Michigan
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2003 Honda CBR600RR Posts: 721
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+1 I STILL haven't admitted to dropping my bike! Oh wait... Just did Glad to hear you and the bike are okay though
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February 15th, 2012, 04:14 PM | #6 |
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Name: nickypoo
Location: Five Guys
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot.
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February 15th, 2012, 04:49 PM | #8 |
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Name: nickypoo
Location: Five Guys
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot.
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Keep the thread going
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February 15th, 2012, 05:05 PM | #9 |
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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've been good so far, no drops since September. But, everyonce in a while I get a reality check....sometimes the rear gets out of line, your butt puckers and you ride it out.
I accidentally ran over a painted line this morning on a very foggy wet road. Almost immediately the rear wheel briefly lost traction, I gently rolled off the throttle and turned off the line. Glad you're ok man. |
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