azncupid22
1/1/2008 10:22:48 PM
gosh i'm so pissed. i forgot since its a pretty cold day outside today, around high 30's, the tires are still pretty cold and not all warmed up yet. i turned into a traffic filled street and the bike just spun out from under me in the middle of the road. i only have a scuff on my knee and i had all my gear so it's all good.
the bike was just scuffed up where the engine cover is for the oil tank, the fairings are spotless. it looks like that part can be easily replaced, is that true?
nice thing was, the people were very nice at helping me. one person gave me a hand lifting the bike up, the other stopped to see if i was in good shape to ride home. very nice people, i'm just lucky they stopped...
Blue Fox
1/1/2008 11:19:08 PM
You were lucky. My first low side (70 mph on an interstate) the person saw it happen, hit the brakes and then kept going. Never stopped. My second accident, (when a car pulled out and t-boned it), no one got out or even asked if I was alright. Another biker stopped a while later to ask if I needed a ride. But that was it.
Where do you live? Southern NM is full of jackasses. Glad to hear you're alright though.
Booty Freak
1/2/2008 5:42:40 AM
Sorry for the misfortune azncupid22.
Yo Blue Fox, how did lowside @ 70mph on a freeway ??
skical
1/2/2008 7:18:16 AM
Yes, I am very careful for the first few miles until the tires are warmed. It's an easy mistake. Glad you are okay.
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ORIGINAL: azncupid22
gosh i'm so pissed. i forgot since its a pretty cold day outside today, around high 30's, the tires are still pretty cold and not all warmed up yet. i turned into a traffic filled street and the bike just spun out from under me in the middle of the road. i only have a scuff on my knee and i had all my gear so it's all good.
the bike was just scuffed up where the engine cover is for the oil tank, the fairings are spotless. it looks like that part can be easily replaced, is that true?
nice thing was, the people were very nice at helping me. one person gave me a hand lifting the bike up, the other stopped to see if i was in good shape to ride home. very nice people, i'm just lucky they stopped...
Nauree
1/2/2008 8:23:44 AM
Remember to do a burn out before you leave your house on cold days.
gixxereater
1/2/2008 8:33:24 AM
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Remember to do a burn out before you leave your house on cold days.
Uhm...........................
azncupid22
1/2/2008 8:33:57 AM
i live in dallas texas, so the people are very nice here. i was surprised actually. also it makes my mad because my frame sliders were coming in the mail later this week, i could've saved my bike from being damage if i was careful.
do u kno if that part that covers the oil tan can be taken off and replaced? its the only part that is scuffed up.
ajhundley3
1/2/2008 9:28:33 AM
I think you are talking about a clutch cover. That can be replaced for a 100 or so bucks.
masternastee
1/2/2008 11:45:29 AM
yea shouldnt be too bad to replace..my first crash was at an intersection..wasnt a bad crash or anything but the car in front of me started to go when the light turned yellow so i sped up with him..he then slamed on his brakes and i did too and locked the tires up and slide. tire came out and i dropped it..have frame sliders so nothin but the mirror and sliders had scuffs...i just did a somersault on the ground lol
Martin_D
1/2/2008 3:15:02 PM
Sorry to hear that bro. Glad your alright though.
redbbwoy
1/2/2008 3:34:00 PM
sry to hear that man!! iim tryin my very hardest not to lay mine down...havnt done so yet (knock on wood)!!
skical
1/2/2008 4:44:55 PM
If you ride within your limits you won't. I've been riding for ten plus years on three Honda's and have yet to set any down. The MSF courses have kept me from going crazy and driving defensively. I've had close calls, but have been able to recover because I ride the speed limit and prepare for the worst situation. My eyes are always scanning. Using this and proper techniques. You'll be fine.
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ORIGINAL: redbbwoy
sry to hear that man!! iim tryin my very hardest not to lay mine down...havnt done so yet (knock on wood)!!
Blue Fox
1/2/2008 5:13:18 PM
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ORIGINAL: Booty Freak
Yo Blue Fox, how did lowside @ 70mph on a freeway ??
I was on an interstate (well, an interstate that had a turn lane in the middle to turn into a national park.) It's a LONG turn lane/slow down lane that is easily several hundred feet long, and I changed into the turn lane to slow down to turn into the national park (which is White Sands......where they filmed Transformers). I was going to take pics of my bike with the white sand dunes and sunset in the background. They just paved the road, and the turn lane was filled with black gravel (which at dusk, looks exactly like pavement). Since the turn lane is essentially a slow down lane too, I was still doing about 75 mph when I started to apply the brakes. The second I did this, POOF, the front end gave out and met the pavement for the first time. Frame sliders saved most of it though (other than the rear tail which was only rashed up a little on the side)
Booty Freak
1/2/2008 6:55:11 PM
Thanks for the info Blue Fox. It never hurts to learn from other people's crashes.
azncupid22
1/3/2008 2:19:10 PM
so the part that covers the oil tank part is the clutch cover? i guess it won't be that bad to replace, but its not even that bad either. i took matte black spray paint and now its not even noticeable. anyways, yea i needed to get a pair of frame sliders, they're coming in this week, it sucks that i had to lowside it before then. i was so pissed off. well thanks for everyone's posts! i'm glad you guys are loking out for each other
