tryme Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 just a quick pole as i felt rather silly when i dropped the schools cbf600 on my das training for module one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWannaGoFast Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 For a reason I'm yet to figure out, I chose to take the back lane route to school one December when I was 16. Came to a junction that usually floods, and it had, but it had frozen. About 20 square feet of thick ice. Managed to stop enough so that when I finally hit the ice i was doing about 3mph, simply stepped off the bike (okay moped), and let it drop, but I was holding it so was fairly controlled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Everybody drops a bike at some time mate. The trick is to minimise the damage to you and the bike. Wear good gear with padding and fit crash mushrooms or engine bars to the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Oh and if you haven't, you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 sym scooter - first time I tried using the side stand (which was after I replaced the spring for it) it fell over with me still holding it so i saved it lucklysecond time, put it on the side stand (spring still new) and walked away to see it roll forwards and fall onto its side cracking about 3 of 4 of the panels :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryme Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 ouch.lucky the bike i dropped (twice) was the schools learner bike and had engine bars so no damaged apart from to my pride lol.thanks for the replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 a few times my first 125 getting it off the centre stand for the first time, as hadn't anticipated the weight of the bike, no damage fortunatelymy OH's farm bike, a little xt125 which i hit a patch of mud and it slid out from under me, to the amusement of about 3 people. Bruised knee and snapped the brake lever and smashed the right indicatora ducati my mate had challenged me to ride into the garage. Objected to riding onto carpet and the rear wheel lost traction and over it went. I was more hurt than the bike in that instance, just knocked the fairing if i remember, was a few years ago now. Gashed my back against the garage door frame, and the bike landed on my leg. That was sore.and finally the little van van in snow, done about 40 miles and it decided it had had enough, and i was able to to just lay it down in the snow. No damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryme Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 wow, good stories mind!anyone else wanna fess up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefly76 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 1, outside my Dad's house, got a wobble on at a junction and couldn't get my foot down quick enough without it slipping off the kerb.2, in the middle of town parking up. I jammed the front brake on as i was turning slowly.3, at Cadwell Park, parking on the grass hill, bike started leaning down the hill, put my foot down but it was leaning too much and I couldn't hold it. This was the worst one as it broke the clutch lever and I had to get recovered home.4, in a pub cark park late at night, pitch black. Pushed the bike back (it was on gravel and I couldn't sit on the bike and walk it back due to me being a short arse and my feet slipping on the stones ) engine was running (big mistake!) tried to put the side stand down to get on the bike but I hit the gear lever!! Bike went off without me straight towards a car and fence grabbed hold of it and pulled it to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashfan83 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Everyone will do it at one stage, they are heavy after all! Don't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remy Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 don't ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumble Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 yep!dropped the bike on my cbt! cocked my leg over and it didint have a side stand only centre, pulled to much towards the left as i got off!a few weeks after passing my test and having my first big bike, i dropped it trying to park, slow speed, luckly had crash bobbings that saved alot of damaged, it landed half up a kerb also which didint help! as they all say everyone does it at least once and i was just waiting! nice to get it over and done with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boisdevie Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Twice in one day in 1983. GS550E. Dropped on entry to university ring road - ice. Later the same day dropped it when parking outside my house - ice.And they are bloody heavy to pick up on your own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 i dropped mine against the side of vicki's house the first time i met her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlecat Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 oh yes, only once with each bike tho lol.( unless you count the riding schools er5, which i gently laid on the floor twice).dropped the marauder after parking at the house, when i got off and got my foot tangled in a ground sheet that i really oughta have moved.the zxr when i was showing it off to my mum outside my house and jumped off without remembering to put the stand down. and the TCat , 2 weeks after my test, at the end of a big weekend rideout to wales, doing less than 1 mile an hour ,went to turn right coming out of the petrol station, a car pulled in the way , attempted to change direction before realising there was no dropped kerb the other way with 20 other bikers lined up across the road watching ...still, saved me having to try and pick it up by myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Rach Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Nope not dropped it yet but everyone keeps telling me I will do so I will just wait patiently and hope its not too painful or embarassing when i do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byangoma Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 almost dropped my 125 putting it into my shed, just managed to hold it upright.I don't know if this counts as a drop or not, but went round a mini roundabout and hit an icy man hole cover which landed me on my side. Was at less than 5mph, so dunno if that's a drop or a slow speed crash?No shame in dropping a bike if your relatively new to that size of bike, especially if nerves are a contributing factor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The usual disc lock mishaps and I also remember once tho cant think how it happened but the bike ended up laid on me after i'd washed it at least there was no damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 1 - parked up and getting off the bike after a 200 mile trip, knackered, wet and the bike was fully laden and it fell over as I just plain forgot to put the stand down 2 - parked up on a steep slope, the bike was full laden, it was towards the end of a long day having done about 200 miles and as I got on it toppled over.3 - trying to bump up over a steep kerb, I used too much throttle and it went from underneath me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 1/ Diesel spill on the corner of a one-way system in south London...was just accelerating round to beat a wall of traffic just pulling away from some lights....no-one would even stop to let me push my bike to the side of the road once I'd picked it up....slightly bruised.....scraped foot brake and front brake lever and r/h exhaust2/ Pulling away from a filling station in winter.....car wash had overflowed and the water had frozen across the road.....lifted my left leg and watched the bike slide across the road...same side as previous drop.3/ New front pads fitted to my RD350...was on way back from bike shop in fine drizzle.....car in front stopped, I grabbed a handfull of brake lever.....front end went down and slid into rear of car....I was watching this from where I had jumped off the bike.....smashed headlight and scraped front mudguard....Near misses?.....too many to count..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getready Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Lots of times on my trail bike, but not yet on a road bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin the Bear Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 In brief........lots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryme Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Lol feeling so much better now after reading these. Best one was kicking it in gear when moving and it shot off! Lol that had me going for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollingskies Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The only one I have ever dropped (excluding when someone hit me) was when I was stood stock still on my DAS talking to my instructor. He said in 20 years of training he had never seen someone who was sitting comfortably just drop it. To this day I have no idea how I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollingskies Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Lol feeling so much better now after reading these. Best one was kicking it in gear when moving and it shot off! Lol that had me going for a while My ZX6r conks out if you do it with the stand up. A very useful tip if you are buying one like I did and wonder whats wrong with the engine when it conks out continuously on selecting 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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