[msor]

Just to start another bike chat.

You know that saying, "Everyone drops their bike..." or "...first bike." I want to hear everyones stories or thoughts on it.

When did you get this bike? Was it yours? Was it your first one? What bike was it and year? How bad was the drop? What did you do and/or what was your reaction? etc., TELL AWAY!

[Dirt Rider]

the only bike i have ever had on its side, was my old R6.... buddy i was with hit the ditch.. and in my haist, my foot slipped on some gravel and lost my footing.. .. just leaned it over on its side...


been lucky so far *knocks on wood

[Spec V]

ive been lucky so far. ive dropped my new gixxer 600 at a stand still after i did a wheelie. lucky there was no scratches. however, i let my buddy ride my bike and he dropped it while goin 5km. he gave it some nice scratches. w/e he paid for the damages. at the time my heart sunk and i was in awww.

[asian_XL]

you don't know how to ride your bike if you never dropped it.
It's true that motorcycle school doesn't tell you all the things
you shouldn't do on a bike.

I am glad I dropped it at very low speed. Minor scratch only.
The sad thing is it was in front of a bunch of girls I know. super
embarrassing.

[Noizz]

i dropped mine when i forgot that my kick stand was up while i was removing the rear stand.... doh.....

[RRxtar]

dropped my first bike.
i was backing out of my carport into the back alley and while i was still rolling i went to kick the kickstand up with my left foot but my right foot slipped on some gravel and shot forward and i went down to the right.

[HyperREV]

i dropped your first bike too. and iceman's, and dirt rider's.

haha

u-turns gone bad

[doggface]

The first and only time i dropped my bike was the day after i installed my frame sliders. i was so angry that it happened, that i gained instantaneous superstrength and quickly picked the bike up.

[impactX]

Dropped it at the gas station on the first day (slow speed ride + sharp 90 degree turn with my legs up on the pegs, idiotic), dropped it again on the same day (fixing the mirrors while going at 20-30km/h, idiotic), then lowsided it going around 20-30km/h... using the front brake while the front wheel is turned is a very bad idea. The first thought after the lowside was "OH SHIT this is going to be expensive..." the second thought was "ouch my knee hurts!" I was wearing jeans only while I have protective gear for all the other parts...

You will definitely drop it; but I don't regret dropping mine as I really learned what NOT to do the hard way. I find myself screwing up more during slow-speed ride.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

dropped my first bike when i was really young, it was the first time i rode without training wheels.

[Eternal_SiR]

was backing down a driveway, then hit uneven concrete and lost balance.. then layed it now, wasn't that bad.. second time was when i came to a stop.. put my foot down, knee gave out and down i went.. both time have been at a stand still or just rolling speed

[haymura]

dropped mine doing a slow u-turn. i felt my bike leaning to one side and i was like "oh shit its gonna drop!" so i just jumped out of the bike and let it drop. couple of scratches and a sprained thumb but nothing serious.

on another note:
when ur bike drops while the engine is still running, what are u supposed to do? my engine was running at the time i dropped it and when i picked it up, it suddenly chugged then died. I tried to restart it a couple times but it had a hard time starting until my 4th try with a little throttle. also the oil indicator light is on.

[Noizz]

Originally posted by impactX
lowsided it going around 20-30km/h... using the front brake while the front wheel is turned is a very bad idea.

front wheel braking is used very often for corners. its called trail braking. done correctly you can turn in faster and therefore go through the corner faster than if u braked and THEN turned in.

the theory behind it is, if you keep the brakes on from the point before turn in and into the turn, it loads the front suspension keeping the bike "dipped down" so theres more force on the tire + pavement = more grip.

usually a front wheel brake applied mid corner leads to a highside. duno how u managed a low side, because the laws of physics will usually bring ur bike up and over the other side if u applied front brakes.

if u want to control it, expect that it will bring ur bike up during the corner, and fight it with more countersteer, using one finger to brake, u don't need alot of braking maybe ~5% is enough, remember you're just putting weight bias to the front.

its more for track and canyons though, not really street... but just don't stomp on ur rear mid corner.... that would really be a bitch.


Originally posted by haymura
on another note:
when ur bike drops while the engine is still running, what are u supposed to do? my engine was running at the time i dropped it and when i picked it up, it suddenly chugged then died. I tried to restart it a couple times but it had a hard time starting until my 4th try with a little throttle. also the oil indicator light is on.

bike has a tip over sensor i believe, if u ever drop it and it doesn't auto matically shut off, reach for the kill switch asap. but i think most bikes shut off auto with tip over sensor.

engine light came on because of oil starvation, your bike was tipped over so al the oil isn't reaching the top of ur crankcase, guys who wheelie alot have the same problem, quick solutions is filling a quart or 2 more oil than prescribed. in ur case give it some time and the oil will settle back down to the pan.

[6thGear.]

Originally posted by haymura
dropped mine doing a slow u-turn. i felt my bike leaning to one side and i was like "oh shit its gonna drop!" so i just jumped out of the bike and let it drop. couple of scratches and a sprained thumb but nothing serious.

on another note:
when ur bike drops while the engine is still running, what are u supposed to do? my engine was running at the time i dropped it and when i picked it up, it suddenly chugged then died. I tried to restart it a couple times but it had a hard time starting until my 4th try with a little throttle. also the oil indicator light is on.

if your bike is carburated, when you dropped it, it floods the carbs...thats why it chugged and died and you couldn't start it up right away. if its FI..well, i dunno then, since i haven't dropped a FI bike...yet(knock on wood) but if its carburated, then you should hit the engine switch right away. as for my 2 drops, the first time was when i first got my ninja500, i got home, came to a stop...and brainfarted cause for some reason, i didn't put my foot down. quickly jumped off the bike and then gingerly layed it down. 2nd time was a u-turn on gravel road...same thing..jumped off and gingerly layed it down. so far no drops on my F4I(knock on wood again)

if you guys are doing a tight turn and don't want to drop your bike on low speed, then do what i do....i put pressure on the other foot peg, IE-right turn, then put pressure on left foot peg and vise versa. also, don't lean in the direction of your turn, instead, shift your upper body in the opposite direction, IE-right turn, shift upper body to the left. back at action(before PRS), i couldn't do a tight turn if my life depended on it. chris told me to try out these tricks and ever since, i've never had a problem doing tight turns

[Noizz]

Originally posted by 6thGear.
if you guys are doing a tight turn and don't want to drop your bike on low speed, then do what i do....i put pressure on the other foot peg, IE-right turn, then put pressure on left foot peg and vise versa. also, don't lean in the direction of your turn, instead, shift your upper body in the opposite direction, IE-right turn, shift upper body to the left. back at action(before PRS), i couldn't do a tight turn if my life depended on it. chris told me to try out these tricks and ever since, i've never had a problem doing tight turns

known as counter body steering, steering the bike but keeping center of gravity up! very very good way to u turn, remember to not go so too slow, the slower u are the more tendency u have to drop the bike. i always have my clutch about 3/4 out, too fast pull it in, too slow let it out!

[haymura]

^

thats probably why i dropped. i was making a slow u-turn and leaning to the direction i was going thinking that it will make my turn sharper. sure learned my lesson. got a sprain thumb cuz of that. lol!

[Gh0stRider]

lets see some pictures!!

[msor]

^^ yah lets see some pictures!! before and after =P

[RRxtar]

even tho your riding instructor and the MST instructor will both tell you otherwise, once you pass those tests, dont hesitate to keep your feet off the pegs and sort of help walk yourself around thru a slow Uturn if you feel uncomfortable. it might not look all pro, but picking your bike up in an intersection will look worse.

you dont always have to only have your left foot down while your stopped and put it back on the peg imediately after you start moving. comfort > style.

[6thGear.]

yup...duck walk if you can, thats what i used to do when i first started.

[dachinesedude]

Anyone notice? When you drop your bike, you suddenly have super strength to pick it back up, like with no effort at all.

I dropped my kawi ninja 250 once when I first started biking.

[evil_jigglypuff]

I've dropped my first bike(which is my current one) while on a stand still. I just finished the course and I was feeling good about going for a ride on my own. So I jump on my bike and tried to pull up the the kickstands but couldn't(I'm quite short, only 5'6). I tried harder and then all of a sudden, I lost the bikes balance and leaned it on the ground... minor scratches here and there... quite embarrassing lol :o

[dubzz24]

I've got a story :D

Never "dropped" but I had to lay my bike down a couple months back.

I was going south bound in the right lane of a 4 lane rd (2 each way). A truck going north bound turned left over a double yellow right the fuck in front of me. I grabbed the brakes but there was no way I was stopping in time so I cut left and layed her down on her left side. I was going about 70 when it all went down. Tumbled and rolled for a second before landing on my back, sliding on my back, feet first for the better part of 150 feet. All the while watching my bike slide further away from me. There was shit all I could do to slow down so I just kept my head up and tried to "swim" to keep in my lane. I didn't even come to a full stop when I kicked myself to my feet and started running after my bike (which was still sliding). To top it all off the asshole in the truck took off, and he definately saw me since I made eye contact with him.

The bike took it pretty well. Left fairing cracked, mirror, signal, tank dented, and left rear-set bent. Pretty much all cosmetic.

The kicker, a couple friends of mine were following in a car behind me and saw the whole thing and one had a camera so there are some good pics of the aftermath. I'll try to post some up later :D

[68style]

I didn't drop mine while I had it, but the guy before me punched the turn signal through the fairing... and some dude came to look at it and buy from me and he hopped on it all gung-ho and almost fell over sideways into the front of my car. Moron. Turned out he hadn't even done his road test yet... learned my lesson to check licenses and crap before even letting them near it after that.

[lexluthor09]

I've dropped mine three times in my first year of riding. Twice on the day I bought the bike... I cried. Hahah but I did learn never to use the front brakes while turning at parking lot speed. Not too much damage though, and I've been lucky ever since.

[slammer111]

Dropped the Sherpa once while doing the Pacific course in the lot, but that doesn't count.

Passed my MSA, and rode (I live near UBC) out to SFU and back in the rain. Was so proud of myself that I got overconfident and locked up the rear wheel at the 2nd last traffic light, blocks from my house. Recovered to a full stop, but the bike was off-balance and started falling - I jumped clear. The bike had already been dumped probably a good 10x on each side before by who knows how many previous owners so there was no new damage, but boy was it embarrassing. The people waiting in this one car in the opposite direction were all pointing and laughing. :lol

A few days later, I dumped it on the other side trying to park the damn thing in my garage. ><

It was my friend's 1986 VFR400R NC21. He didn't care though (he even offered to pay for the parts I broke!), because the previous month I hooked him up with a girl. :)

[brute_4s]

yeah i was pulling up to a gate at work where i have to scan my card...but i have to stop my bike on the sensor so i went to kick the stand down not knowing it popped back up...went to lean the bike on a non existant stand and watched my heart break. luckily somehow the fairings werent damaged on my 08 gsxr 600 it was only a scraped clutch cover, broke 2 inches off my clutch handle and scraped the handlebar.

hurt my pride more than the bike

[msor]

DAMNIT, so i started this thread.

On Saturday,
I'll make this short.
I lowsided on a right turn as i hit gravel. i make an insurance claim

my 02 yamaha r6 has basically right side fairing damage/stratches (no cracks) and the yoshi has a couple dents, right singles, right handle bar - only scratches. now sending this bike to a shop (ex, yamaha motors, carter etc.) through icbc; does anyone know how long it'll take to get new fairings?

i want to keep the original color scheme and not get it custom painted.
F***in sucks though

[racerman88]

shouldn't take too long. You could try calling around to see who has the fairings in stock and take it to them.

[dubzz24]

DAMNIT, so i started this thread.

On Saturday,
I'll make this short.
I lowsided on a right turn as i hit gravel. i make an insurance claim

my 02 yamaha r6 has basically right side fairing damage/stratches (no cracks) and the yoshi has a couple dents, right singles, right handle bar - only scratches. now sending this bike to a shop (ex, yamaha motors, carter etc.) through icbc; does anyone know how long it'll take to get new fairings?

i want to keep the original color scheme and not get it custom painted.
F***in sucks though

If that's all the damage don't bother going through ICBC. The hike in your rates isn't worth it. Try calling Supersport in Langley. When I layed down my F4 I got everything from them for $350. Mirror, fairing, tank, clip-on, rear set, clutch lever.

[Ilagon]

I lowsided a friend's 600RR while going around a corner at about 30 km/h. The ground and tire were cold and gave a little too much throttle. Luckily the damage was minimal.

I crashed my GSXR about a month ago stunting in a parking lot. A stoppie gone too far. It's getting fixed as we speak. Thank goodness I was wearing all my gear. If I wasn't, I would've took all the skin off my knuckles, my chin and the side of my head would have been taken down to the bone, and the left side of my body would be all scraped up.

Gear ftw.

[fille]

during rush hour i got lost driving my bike home from purchasing across the border. somehow ended up going towards Twassen so i stopped at a 4-way stopped and lost my footing. dropped it right in the middle of the road. cars were honking as i dragged myself and the bike off to the side of the road.

i have no idea how i lost my footing. i guess i was just nervous

[Big Daddy]

May 25th, '08 GSX-R 750, owned the bike for 20 days, 1078km on the odo. Tight corner, small amount of gravel...aftermath:

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[6thGear.]

is that a broken foot? damn. sorry to see and hear about that. its not funny anymore when someone gets injured. was it all road conditions that caused this? were you wearing all gear?

[haymura]

ouch! a broken leg. hope ur leg gets better in time for the riding season.

[mc25]

First and only crash so far, gravelly twisty road, me over confident, wasnt going overly fast, but didnt pay enough attention to the gravel, slid on it, left side went down at about 60km/h, hit my knee, smacked my head and slid into the ditch.
Aftermath: broken helmet (kept my head protected, i didnt even feel that big of a thump!)
was wearing regular jeans, not a good idea, sliced open my left side knee, and i still have scar tissue about the size of a nickle on my knee cap, dead skin. knee hurts from time to time, i think its from the small accident.
other than that, got up limping, and healed quickly!

bike aftermath: scratched left mirror, front cowl. cracked left fairing, bent shift lever, and brake lever.

[Big Daddy]

is that a broken foot? damn. sorry to see and hear about that. its not funny anymore when someone gets injured. was it all road conditions that caused this? were you wearing all gear?

That would be a dislocated and broken right ankle, and a severely sprained left ankle (not to mention a bruised ego ;)), due to the gear I had on, I had no road rash at all, there was a Toonie in my right carrgo pocket which was scraped up after the first layer of the pants ripped off, gonna put that into some sort of display along with the "R" that my buddy snagged off my fairing ;).

I was going hard into the corner as I have many times before, little bit of gravel goes a long way, I should have been more alert to the potential of gravel on this corner. Was wearing my Teknic Jacket (now fucked), my Icon Superduty II pants (now fucked), my Icon Helmet (some scratches and a fucked visor), Teknic Gloves (just dirty) and work boots. If I would've had the riding boots I planned to buy this year, my ankle may have been fine...or maybe not, no way to tell.

[nammerstar]

dropped it at a stand still in a parking lot, lost balance hit the no return point, done. second drop was when the bike starting to roll, snapped the front brake, done, 2 drop in the first month of riding, have an 04 cbr 600rr, first season of riding.

[twinkatana]

my first drop was when i just got the bikes for a few days. I was off the bike trying to kick down the kick stand. i leaned the bike away from myself and i leaned the bike a little too far and fell away from me. my heart just sank. it was my first bike a 06 gixxer 600.
i also lowsided going 20-30 km at cypress the same season made some nasty marks on the fairings but i came out fine. made some nice cracks on the fairings too

[unreal_civic]

first day i got the bike. 2001 cbr600f4i stupid enough to went in to the sidewalk from a slope then tried to go back into the road down the curb. baad idea. front wheel was off the curb while back wheel was on the curb. lost footing and slowly watched my heart sink. 1 week after backed out of my garage with a slope. accelerated out of the slope but didnt have enough room for the turn, braked, and boom. strached turn signal, mirrir, exahut, and the fairings.

[kailou]

hit some loose gravel and went down on old vernon road, the last turn towards highway 97. Some cosmetic damage on left and right fairings, broke my shifter, mirrors, and signal lights.

[theputz]

I dropper my old bike twice. First time was within the first two months on the road and it was at a gas station (popular place to drop) and i was walking it and the front tire hit a rock and it fell (things are heavy) second time was in the garage taking it off the rear tire stand thought the kick stand was down started to lower it gently when i noticed the stand wasnt down it was to late. Bad feeling laing on top of your bike...

[CRiXy]

Every bike can and will go down. You just don't know when. Ride safe.

[made_bucky]

learning on a zx-6r .. stalled bike tipped over and cut my leg open woohoo ....

[slammer111]

^ Yikes, my buddy just did the exact same thing with his ZX-6R yesterday.. except he didn't slice his leg open.

[monster killer]

Sounds like alot of you guys need to invest in a crash cage,the one that stunters use.

[6thGear.]

or a smaller bike.

[kailou]

you dont really need a cage unless you're stuntin, just slap on some frame sliders.

[made_bucky]

just wiped out 2 days ago stupid mistake .. in painnnn !!!!

[6thGear.]

if i had some extra cash, i;d rock a cage over frame sliders. sliders won't do shit when your bike is sliding and it snags a crack in the road. when that happens, it'll twist your frame. and we all know that roads aren't exactly perfect out there. only thing sliders do well, is when you are at a low speed drop (under 15 km/h) or a standstill drop.

[RRxtar]

a crash cage might help save your bike in a crash, but it will also CAUSE a crash if you're trying to ride agressively with one. a stunter buddy of mine came out for a knee dragger ride and went down because his cage hit the ground in a corner and leavered his back wheel off the ground.


sure frame sliders might catch a crack in the road and bend your frame, or they might dig in and flip your bike over causing more damage or whatever ifs and maybes everyone likes to say, but i would say 4 out of 5 times they will save more damage than they will cause. if you're already in an epic highside or high speed lowside, you're lucky if you're going to get out with anything less than a broken case cover, fairings, clip ons, leavers, rearsets, shifters, etc. but for those 'woops' that we all have from time to time, they will keep you from denting your frame, cracking a case cover, or if you're lucky, even from busting a fairing.

$50 and an hour install > potential ~$500 and weeks of downtime.

[6thGear.]

taken from freestyle ingenuity site

If you desire to do deep cornering, simply remove the side struts and loop leaving the extended sliders to continue protecting the bike.


with the exception of that, cages do prevail over sliders. im sorry, but your friend should have known better and taken the sliders off before coming out for your ride, especially if he knew there was gonna be some knee dragging. but i hope your buddy is ok though.

[RRxtar]

how is the cage going to save your bike when they are sitting in your garage?

see what im saying?




i agree with you that a cage is obviously going to protect your bike better than sliders for stunting or around town. but they arent practical for really riding

[6thGear.]

your right. they aren't practical for real riding...unfortunately a lot of guys aren't really doing knee dragging around here. we're talking maybe 1 in 10 riders who can drag the knee (and im being generous with the number here). i think the real problem is new riders getting a too powerful of a bike to start and while still learning throttle control, forget to concentrate on balance and next thing they know they drop it. so a cage would benefit them definitely or

a smaller bike.

[Noizz]

Hey guys, this happened to me over a week ago :( my first crash

in the end, i tore down my bike and i happen to just check my tire pressure out of curiosity, it was at 38.5 psi cold! FUCK...... i made such a noob mistake, if i had ran 30 like i was supposed to, i would have had a much better feel sliding out the rear...... opposed to the .2 seconds i had to react once i lost the rear. :cry:

posted over on 600rr.net

Hey guys, my first track day was freaking awesome.... until i crashed that is...

it was during my hot lap, 5th session, passed 2 people and caught up to the last guy, then powering out of a hairpin, i just lost the rear, drifted the tire to the point where i was 45 degrees to the left, corrected it, as soon as the bike fixed it's line it flipped me up and it highsided, landed on the right side and slid to the grass.

i should of just drifted it out and lowsided, but my instincts caught me thinking i could recover it.

i was doing about 90km/hr, landed on my elbow and right palm, and slid on my left shoulder. nothing broken, but damn! it was actually fun as i was airborne and when i landed, then i realized SH*T i fell, and wasn't so happy no more...

stock tires suck balls, and i overdid it on my part. i had a bad feeling about the track day too, my gf and my mom both also felt something wrong that day. i remember thinking about what would happen if i fell off first couple sessions too... and it happened!

but i can't wait to go back next year, for now i'm going to spend the rest of the year modding it.

shogun no-cuts w/ the swingarm kit totally saved my bike, proof is in the pudding, no scratches on the swing arm, and the frame sliders work damn well, it was just bad luck my bike landed front end first

heres some pictures
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[Noizz]

after the crash
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[Noizz]

your right. they aren't practical for real riding...unfortunately a lot of guys aren't really doing knee dragging around here. we're talking maybe 1 in 10 riders who can drag the knee (and im being generous with the number here). i think the real problem is new riders getting a too powerful of a bike to start and while still learning throttle control, forget to concentrate on balance and next thing they know they drop it. so a cage would benefit them definitely or

My sliders held up great on my minor highside as you guys can see! :cry:

but its safe to say when you see 95% of the bikes you see out there with 1-2 inch chicken strips, while they have crazy ass mods like akra exhausts, ohlins, wave rotors....

i seriouesly have no intention of going back on street...... its so much hassle with five-oh everywhere.... i got a warning last time up at cypress, and cars that don't think you exist while you burn in the hot sun stuck in traffic. THE TRACK IS WHERE ITS AT, IF YOU BUY A SPORTBIKE AND YOU DON"T TRACK, ITS LIKE GETTING A PORNSTAR AND NOT SCREWING HER

also most cages are steel w/ aluminum pucks, i think it can be worse than a slider because metals "catch" the pavement and can end up flipping the bike, whereas the delrin plastics are strong and meant to grind away

[CRiXy]

Sorry to hear about your RR, but at least you got to race your bike!

Get race fairings for next time, much cheaper.

[fizz3r]

Today... ouch. Low speed lowside from an oil slick. Props to the guy who got out of his car to help me get my bike up.

[Guy_LikeWhoa]

^ or just remove them altogether lol

[ecsw]

wait, crash or drop or accident or hitting someone also count?

I have done them all when I was 17. Glad I am still alive. :)

[6thGear.]

lol. i laugh when i see those chicken strips on nice new bikes with nice parts on it. im wanting to go tracking soon, cause anymore rubbing of my tires is gonna have to be done on the track. what are your stock tires? to each there own about cages and pucks really. its a no win debate really. of course i would never have a cage if i tracked, but its great to see your sliders holding up. did you ride or tow your bike to the track? i gotta say though, ballsy on tracking your new RR. glad your ok.


My sliders held up great on my minor highside as you guys can see! :cry:

but its safe to say when you see 95% of the bikes you see out there with 1-2 inch chicken strips, while they have crazy ass mods like akra exhausts, ohlins, wave rotors....

i seriouesly have no intention of going back on street...... its so much hassle with five-oh everywhere.... i got a warning last time up at cypress, and cars that don't think you exist while you burn in the hot sun stuck in traffic. THE TRACK IS WHERE ITS AT, IF YOU BUY A SPORTBIKE AND YOU DON"T TRACK, ITS LIKE GETTING A PORNSTAR AND NOT SCREWING HER

also most cages are steel w/ aluminum pucks, i think it can be worse than a slider because metals "catch" the pavement and can end up flipping the bike, whereas the delrin plastics are strong and meant to grind away

[Noizz]

lol. i laugh when i see those chicken strips on nice new bikes with nice parts on it. im wanting to go tracking soon, cause anymore rubbing of my tires is gonna have to be done on the track. what are your stock tires? to each there own about cages and pucks really. its a no win debate really. of course i would never have a cage if i tracked, but its great to see your sliders holding up. did you ride or tow your bike to the track? i gotta say though, ballsy on tracking your new RR. glad your ok.

i rode it down there with 2 buddies on bikes and 2 more in a car. the car carried all the tools and stuff. race plastics going on next year, along with a new brembo master cylinder cas mine got fucked.

i ran the bt012's? too lazy to run down and check, but it had tears in the mid section, and it was plugged as well. its not so much the crappy tire that let me down, but i know there are much better tires out there, i find myself stepping out the back quite often when i street. diablo corsa III's here i come!

i can't wait till next season, but if u want to get into tracking, i highly sugggest getting a dedicated track bike, and running a street on the side if u love it. i want a ducati monster, but its not cheap have 2 bikes, and plus getting a trailer to get the track bike there, tire warmers, lap timers....

thinking of just cutting out one headlight for the bike so i can still street it when i want to next season.

[CRiXy]

I was gonna track my 636 Ninja this year but decided I wanted to get a smaller bike and race that first. Too bad I still can't find an 08 250R or I'd hit the track this month. :(

[6thGear.]

i got the diablo corsa III's as well, awesome tires. it won't last as long as pilot powers, but i think its a good trade off. performance over longevity. so far, this is my dilemma. i want a track only bike, but i don't have the cash to have 2 bikes, payment on my car, a trailer(and a vehicle to tow it), or what i recently found out, a cargo van, which actually has enough space to haul 2 bikes, also not to mention, no space. i either continue to street it or track it only. my latest idea is buying a written off bike from the chop shop and turn it into a track bike. it will probably cost me roughly $5000-$6000, depending on the cost of the bike. but then i get stuck with how to transport it. i recently almost bought a ysr50 to take it mini road racing. my roadblock really is transporting it to the track. everything else i can work around it.



i rode it down there with 2 buddies on bikes and 2 more in a car. the car carried all the tools and stuff. race plastics going on next year, along with a new brembo master cylinder cas mine got fucked.

i ran the bt012's? too lazy to run down and check, but it had tears in the mid section, and it was plugged as well. its not so much the crappy tire that let me down, but i know there are much better tires out there, i find myself stepping out the back quite often when i street. diablo corsa III's here i come!

i can't wait till next season, but if u want to get into tracking, i highly sugggest getting a dedicated track bike, and running a street on the side if u love it. i want a ducati monster, but its not cheap have 2 bikes, and plus getting a trailer to get the track bike there, tire warmers, lap timers....

thinking of just cutting out one headlight for the bike so i can still street it when i want to next season.

[RRxtar]

diablo IIIs are great tires. a very good mix of street and track tire.

[nammerstar]

almost wipe out again, doing a u-turn, too much throttle, back tire spun, lol,

[Biggs]

I was lucky my cruiser has giant pegs that they propped the bike up =)

Happened in my underground parkade when I was doing figure 8's

[RRxtar]

i damn near dropped my bike the other day being a jackass. haha

my underground parking has that super smooth sealed concrete. so sometimes when i pull in there i give it alittle throttle and lay an epic drift thru the corner. the other day i did it and had a little too much speed when i got to my stall so i got on the brakes (front) hard and locked it up instantly and the bars hit full lock and the front wheel slid sideways for abit. i held the bike up with my foot supermoto style.

if anyone saw they would have given me an 8/10 for style points. or pointed and laughed.

[Machi604]

I dropped my bike coming off the driveway, forgetting the kickstand was still down
:cry: such a noob mistake.. wasn't easy to pick up the bike though :rofl:

[Guy_LikeWhoa]

I hope i never drop mine..... *fingers crossed*

[6thGear.]

I hope i never drop mine..... *fingers crossed*

theres 2 types of riders, those who've been down.......and those who are going down. and yes, i've been down before.

[Minata]

i think that i will drop bikes more than anyone will ever have in their life!
just learning to ride on a school bike - 20 times or more?
on my own - only been out on it 3-4 times...and i've dropped it twice already (first time, stopped right at a speed bump by instinct and lost balance; second time, tipped over at a stop sign because i looked down on the ground) .. the bike is an 08 250 ninja.
im starting to get discouraged....:(
any words of comfort??
the bike is a bit tall for me, i am tip toeing on it. so i am actually very nervous when i am on my bike because i am always afraid that i will screw up when i come to a stop.
learning to ride has been a really huge challenge for me...i feel as if i'm not meant for it :( everytime i build up a little more confidence, something always happens that takes away my confidence.
i'm thinking of getting lowering links - do you guys think that it would help??

[6thGear.]

its ok. when i was learning at action. i dropped the stupid honda rebel every 5 mins. no joking!! i hated that thing. but i felt it helped me immensely because it got me to learn the boundaries of a motorcycle during low speed, what i had to do to make it turn sharply while doing walking speed. if you feel your getting discouraged, go to a parking lot and redo all the stuff you learned in school, bring an experienced friend with you to help. practice your low speeds all over again, your duck walking, etc. tip toeing on your bike isn't that bad, i do that on my 06 gsxr600, and im 5'5. so if i can do that, theres no excuse for you, other that practice, practice, practice. learn to adjust your body on the bike so when you come to a stop, you can flat foot on your left side. parking lot is your best friend. but more importantly, relax!!! the more tense you are the harder it is for your muscles to do its job for you. besides, you should be having fun on the bike, not scared shitless of it:):)

[Good_KarMa]

Wow 20 times? I'll go for a ride with you and give you some tips if you need some. I think your biggest problem is the fear of riding a bike. You just need to relax. Muscle vs bike, in the end the bike always wins. Try squeezing the gas tank with your knees if you start tensing up.

Don't be discourage! Dropping the bike helps you learn what not to do.

[Leopold Stotch]

i think that i will drop bikes more than anyone will ever have in their life!
just learning to ride on a school bike - 20 times or more?
on my own - only been out on it 3-4 times...and i've dropped it twice already (first time, stopped right at a speed bump by instinct and lost balance; second time, tipped over at a stop sign because i looked down on the ground) .. the bike is an 08 250 ninja.
im starting to get discouraged....:(
any words of comfort??
the bike is a bit tall for me, i am tip toeing on it. so i am actually very nervous when i am on my bike because i am always afraid that i will screw up when i come to a stop.
learning to ride has been a really huge challenge for me...i feel as if i'm not meant for it :( everytime i build up a little more confidence, something always happens that takes away my confidence.
i'm thinking of getting lowering links - do you guys think that it would help??
i've no idea what to say to you since i dont ride

but you can get shaved seats, for shorter people.

i saw one on craigslist. which was for a 250r. gl

[RX Titus]

I haven't "dropped" my bike before, only DUMPED it once.....actually... technically not even MY bike... but still one of the most embarrassing situation in my life..... thank god I was wearing a full face helmet...

Was at the intersection around 9pm at Robson and Denman on my uncle's 80s GS500..... light goes green and I prooved that yes, as a matter of fact, you CAN wheelie a 20 yr old GS500..... think I only revved it to like 4k rpm (I didn't want to stall) but brain fart or whatever and I just popped the clutch and the front came up about 30 cm off the group and being a newb rider was totally caught off guard and first thing I did was just dump it... came down on the side... landed right smack in the middle of the intersection.... people in that bar on Denman all looking at me and for some reason the horn button's stuck and there I was, horn on the bike going off and I'm on the group with the bike over my left leg....
Those who always says VPD are a-holes, I would disagree with, cause out of the corner of my eye I see red blue and white flashing and I was like OSHIT they're gonna give me a ticket for wheelieing or something..... but the cops blocked off the intersection with their squad car, ran over and helped me lift up my bike (and turn the horn off), and pushed my bike to the side. I was expecting them to give me a lecture plus a ticket to top it off after they checked that I was phyiscally unhurt (not actually true as I found out later) but they even offered me a ride home and get my bike towed to a garage! I said no and thanked them and off they went....
But yea, rode home with a bent shifter and broken mirror/crushed tank.... after I get home I called my uncle for the bad news but he's fine long as I'm okay.

About 1 hour after the accident when I get home, I tried to reach something with my left hand and suddenly it felt like my left shoulder joint popped out of its socket.... that's when I felt the pain after the adrenlaline wore off, long story short, went to ER, got some T3s, but my shoulder's been bothering me ever since even after some physio.... so yea.... even though you might feel fine after a light spill, get yourself checked out at an ER, your body doesn't register things correctly when you're doped up on adrenaline....

So far so good in HK.... only had 1 OSHIT moment when I was making a slow speed 10kph turn in 2nd gear and I was like ah well... 10kph, 2nd gear, what can go wrong? and wacked the throttle... the rear end JUMPED sideways for about 40cm and the front end did a huge wiggle that almost threw me off the bike if I wasn't clamping with my thighs...... cold tires + turn + sudden throttle changes = asking for it at any speed/gear....


Stay safe :p

[jostang7]

i dumped a 2 month old zx6r doing a stoppie with my gf filming behind lol.oh and i dropped the same bike doing a circle burnout feet on the pegs.
havent dropped a bike since .knock on wood

[brute_4s]

i just joined the highsiders club last night ironically leafving a liquor store...turned left out of the parking lot, hit a sewer at about 25 km and bike kicked out and threw me off...it hurts but nothing but scrapes and bruises...my helmet is destroyed and definately saved me one hell of a hospital bill or even my life...bike needs a new right side fairing and oil case cover but other than that it held up surprisingly well...i even rode it home

[dubzz24]

i just joined the highsiders club last night ironically leafving a liquor store...turned left out of the parking lot, hit a sewer at about 25 km and bike kicked out and threw me off...

I'm trying to imagine how this would happen. I could see a lowside if it was slick or something - but a highside? Did you freak when you felt the bump and grabbed a hand full of front brake or something? At least you're ok :thumbsup:

[brute_4s]

i dont know how it happened exactly cause i wasnt planning it but when i hit the sewer and it slid out it caused me to grab a handful of throttle unintensionally just by the way the bike snaked out from behind me...after that the bike got off the sewer and caught grip which launched it in the other direction and threw me off...luckily i have a buddy whose bro works for a bike shop so i have my fairings all on order as well as the new gear like helmet and stuff i now need and happily its all 50% off