Have you ever dropped your bike?

[Billy_Oliver880]

Ya I have dropped my bike. I just bought the intruder and I didn't even have it a day and I was driving to work and actually pulling into the driveway with it. It went from blacktop to gravel. When I hit the gravel I overdid the front brake and down the bike went. Embarrassing but I learned a valuable lesson that day.

 

[dig dug mx6]

dropped the 700 while pulling out of the driveway at work. Took off the choke too soon and just as I was pulling away turning onto the road and lifting my feet it stalled. I lowered ti fairly easy but then due to embarrassment I tried to lift it up while still straddling the bike laying on it's side, DUMB idea . It's funny how pride overcomes common sense in those situation.

 

[Pharkmeh]

noway

nuahahh

never ever

not once ffs...:shock:

why do you ask - what are people sayin ????:-s

 

[Plasterdog]

noway

nuahahh

never ever

not once ffs...:shock:

why do you ask - what are people sayin ????:-s

It's ok Phark, none of us will laugh at you if you...well, Ok some will, well, :-D

 

[kdc67]

My 400, no. The handful of times I've sat on it that is. It's not terribly heavy.

However, I did drop Nerobro's '80. "Have a seat", he said. "Put the kickstand up." I was almost completely off it, lost a bit of balance since his seat is on the verge of being too wide for me, and down it went. Just the handlebar onto skreemer's rear tire so simply a crack in the rearview mirror.

Then last Saturday while practicing starting / stopping I nearly dropped it properly. I caught it for the most part with my right foot, but he included some much needed help when he grabbed the left handlebar. This would be why he stays nearby while I practice like a good teacher should.

 

[bj]

Dropped mine recently. All loaded up with tank bag and a waterproof duffle with tent, sleeping bag and clothes for a weekend at the Mid-Ohio AMA Vintage Days. Seem obvious now but I hadn't noticed how top-heavy the bike was with all the stuff strapped on.

I stopped at an stop sign on a slightly off-camber road a couple of miles from home and the bike started to tilt. It was like slow motion. I thought I had it but it kept tipping. Next thing I know it's on it's left side with the horn blowing. How embarrasing. No serious damage to the bike but my ego is still hurting.

 

[bwringer]

Mud Bog GS

Mud Bog GS

This was several years ago, but it was on the GS850.

I was headed to a state park to stake out a campsite early on a Friday afternoon. I just had a few lightweight odds and ends on the bike -- just enough "stuff" to make a campsite look occupied until I returned with my wife and nieces. It one of those bright, sunwashed days that seem all the more luminous because they follow a solid week of rain.

I rounded a back roads curve, and saw that the road ahead had been, well, removed. In its place was a barricade, and a nicely graded gravel roadbed, ready for asphalt on Monday. No one was around, and there was no machinery parked nearby.

Detouring would have added another 30 minutes to a quick two hour trip, and I didn't have the time or patience for that. I stopped for a second to make sure I was alone and to make sure there weren't any deep holes on the roadbed, but everything checked out.

As it turned out, what appeared to be graded gravel was actually a thin layer of the stones left when a pile of mud is gently washed by steady rain for several days.

As soon as I entered, I knew things weren't what they appeared to be. By gearing down, gunning the throttle, and standing up, I slithered and fishtailed a good 60 feet into the quagmire. Finally, my front fender packed solid with mud and the rear wheel buried itself nearly to the axle. Unfortunately, the mud was not quite thick enough to hold up the bike, and when I stepped off, I sunk in nearly to my knees. My nice clean GS fell on its left side with a wet "ploop". The handlebar didn't even turn -- the left handgrip simply buried itself a foot into the soup.

Worse, I had only made it about a third of the way through the mud before my dismount. But I'm no quitter. By slogging along beside the bike on foot and gunning it in first gear, I managed to make it to dry pavement on the other side. I made a complete mess out of the nicely graded roadway in the process, but I had a feeling they would be regrading anyway if it ever dried out enough to use machinery.

There were no witnesses aside from a few unhealthy looking cattle. I got a strange look checking into the campground, but other than a couple of hours spent washing and picking sticky mud out of every crevice on the left side of my GS850, there was no damage and no consequences.

 

[Jethro]

I've dropped it hard and gentle. The worst time is when I pulled off the road to where my buddy Sean was parked and the sand stopped my tires quick, but the top of the GS was still in motion, so I basically high-sided into his ZRX. Good thing he is a kind natured person, I would have gone ballistic if it were me.

 

[xDownSetx]

I dropped my dads honda cbr1000f trying to take it off the center stand for the 1st time, i pucked that 600lbs sucker up in 5 seconds and i was down for the rest of the night.

I've dropped my klr about 5 times now, wayy top heavy and tall. Havent had a chance to drop the 1100e

 

[Pharkmeh]

lol - havent actually dropped it yet - but Im sure its only a matter of time...

the first week I owned it I was pulling away hard racin a cager when the starter clutch chit it self.... big chunks of metal n stuff grinding in the case somehowlocked the back wheelup...


I heard the horrible noise and was backing down from about 100kph - but I was still doin mebe 70kph when it locked and the back end started wiggling its ar$e off....

I run it off the road into a small grassy ditch before it pulled up...

didnt go down - but those undies were neva worn agin....:shock:

 

[Guest]

Several times. I was a fool when I started (hope that I'm not one now). I sold my car at noon and got my first motorcycle at 2, and I'd never ridden before. Not even once around the parking lot. Several times it fell over at stop lights and signs because I didn't have the clutch-brake-throttle coordination down. And my first spring I went around a curve that I knew well and found how much a difference sand can make as I slid down and into the grass. But I was young and strong enough that righting a 500# bike was no sweat.

 

[Cruzr]

Not yet. I'm hoping the BRC will help me with my confidence level. NL keeps a pretty close eye on me since my first "experience".

If I drop it, I hope it's not too bad.....

 

[Darci]

This was several years ago, but it was on the GS850.

I was headed to a state park to stake out a campsite early on a Friday afternoon. I just had a few lightweight odds and ends on the bike -- just enough "stuff" to make a campsite look occupied until I returned with my wife and nieces. It one of those bright, sunwashed days that seem all the more luminous because they follow a solid week of rain.

I rounded a back roads curve, and saw that the road ahead had been, well, removed. In its place was a barricade, and a nicely graded gravel roadbed, ready for asphalt on Monday. No one was around, and there was no machinery parked nearby.

Detouring would have added another 30 minutes to a quick two hour trip, and I didn't have the time or patience for that. I stopped for a second to make sure I was alone and to make sure there weren't any deep holes on the roadbed, but everything checked out.

As it turned out, what appeared to be graded gravel was actually a thin layer of the stones left when a pile of mud is gently washed by steady rain for several days.

As soon as I entered, I knew things weren't what they appeared to be. By gearing down, gunning the throttle, and standing up, I slithered and fishtailed a good 60 feet into the quagmire. Finally, my front fender packed solid with mud and the rear wheel buried itself nearly to the axle. Unfortunately, the mud was not quite thick enough to hold up the bike, and when I stepped off, I sunk in nearly to my knees. My nice clean GS fell on its left side with a wet "ploop". The handlebar didn't even turn -- the left handgrip simply buried itself a foot into the soup.

Worse, I had only made it about a third of the way through the mud before my dismount. But I'm no quitter. By slogging along beside the bike on foot and gunning it in first gear, I managed to make it to dry pavement on the other side. I made a complete mess out of the nicely graded roadway in the process, but I had a feeling they would be regrading anyway if it ever dried out enough to use machinery.

There were no witnesses aside from a few unhealthy looking cattle. I got a strange look checking into the campground, but other than a couple of hours spent washing and picking sticky mud out of every crevice on the left side of my GS850, there was no damage and no consequences.

Ok, Now I don't feel so bad!

 

[Darci]

lol - havent actually dropped it yet - but Im sure its only a matter of time...

the first week I owned it I was pulling away hard racin a cager when the starter clutch chit it self.... big chunks of metal n stuff grinding in the case somehowlocked the back wheelup...


I heard the horrible noise and was backing down from about 100kph - but I was still doin mebe 70kph when it locked and the back end started wiggling its ar$e off....

I run it off the road into a small grassy ditch before it pulled up...

didnt go down - but those undies were neva worn agin....:shock:

What a ride!!! I have been told that there are 2 types of riders, those that have dropped thier bike and those that will...........

Thanks guys for letting me know that I am not the only one out there!!!!

 

[Bud]

I've dropped my CL 200, first time on gravel, too much front break.

My WIFE has dropped my 550L 2 times now. 1st the day I got it, throttle stuck a little and she had taken the BRC the week before.

2nd time was this last weekend. Back tire slid out while making a turn, I think I need to replace it

Both the bike and her are fine, but I REALLY need to find her a ~200cc beater of her own to drop.

 

[Darci]

I've dropped my CL 200, first time on gravel, too much front break.

My WIFE has dropped my 550L 2 times now. 1st the day I got it, throttle stuck a little and she had taken the BRC the week before.

2nd time was this last weekend. Back tire slid out while making a turn, I think I need to replace it

Both the bike and her are fine, but I REALLY need to find her a ~200cc beater of her own to drop.

OOPS....Unfortuantely, I have dropped my husband's bike as well. For me, it wasn't the power issue, but the weight and height issue. i don't know how big your wife is, but I do have a hard time on our Honda cb750F. I have to lower the shocks all the way down and I am still on my tippy toes. Once the bike gets off balance, that's it!

My GS850GL is the perfect heighth for me. It is a bit heavier but I can plant my feet firmly on the ground. When I was looking at bikes to ride while restoring my BSA, I found many of them were just to tall for me. I looked at the 250's but I knew that I would outgrow it really quick!

 

[Bud]

OOPS....Unfortuantely, I have dropped my husband's bike as well. For me, it wasn't the power issue, but the weight and height issue. i don't know how big your wife is, but I do have a hard time on our Honda cb750F. I have to lower the shocks all the way down and I am still on my tippy toes. Once the bike gets off balance, that's it!

My GS850GL is the perfect heighth for me. It is a bit heavier but I can plant my feet firmly on the ground. When I was looking at bikes to ride while restoring my BSA, I found many of them were just to tall for me. I looked at the 250's but I knew that I would outgrow it really quick!

It's not all the power. The weight is a whole lot less on the small bikes. Seat height is lower, all around more forgiving. My 200 will only run 67 MPH (When running) but I could flick that thing like crazy.

 

[jm_foote]

half dropped it the other week. Was parking it in friends garage in between boxes. the stand didn't go down all the way. Put it down with my leg between a box and the muffler. Didn't get burned too bad though. Luckily a hocky net kept it from going down too far (about 45 degrees).

The sidestand peg broke off earlier this year. I've gota weld a new one on before I pull her out for the spring apparently.

 

[Dharma punk]

Was on my first out of town ride. It was raining and I was a bit unprepared for it. We stopped to get gas, I filled up, moved my bike out of the way, got some coffee and had a smoke. When we got ready to get going again I started my bike, went to leave, and dropped it going nowhere. Pulled like hell on the throttle trying to keep it up and scared the ****e out of my buddy. I was extremely embarassed, but the only injuries were to my pride. I have yet to lay her down while moving.

 

[Can_O_Tuna]

never




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