RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this???
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RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this??? - 11/1/2005 12:37:27 PM
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afternoon600
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From: Boston MA
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1 week ago it was nice for like an hour in boston. took my bike out. Cold tires, all hyped up from not riding in a week, took the first corner a little fast and the fron tire slipped on the cross walk paint. Caught again on the asphault then slipped some more on the next line. I gassed it and stupidly put my foot down to prevent from falling and luckily was going slow enough that I didn't fall...
BUT my first bike, Yamaha FZR-600... was in my college parking lot in Ohio trying to get used to riding (you know clutch, gas, break lever positions) got a nervous when I wasn't turning fast enough and heading towards a curb... panicked when I pulled the clutch lever and the bike didn't slow, realized my mistake... i think you'll all see where this is going... let go of the clutch and yanked the front brake lever (and by yanking the clutch gave it a litte gas too) and shot forward about 4 feet and then did my first stoppie and fell to the right side of the bike. Farring, mirror, engine, wrist and leg rash.
My college friends watched the entire episode from a safe 10 feet away and were laughing so hard they couldn't even come over to pull the bike off of me.
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05 CBR600RR Black
Stock - but won't remain that way for long
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RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this??? - 11/1/2005 1:14:39 PM
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doncollins
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you know, with friends like that.... wait a minute, what am I saying. My friends would have came over laughing and pouring salt in my wounds.
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RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this??? - 11/3/2005 2:40:12 PM
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doncollins
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come on guys... I know there has to be more stories out there than this. Own up to them....
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RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this??? - 11/17/2005 4:40:16 AM
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NINE2NINE
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the most embarrasing story for me was at deal's gap last october with about 8 guys. we ran the dragon down and back. we stopped at a pull off zone to take pictures and catch a drink. i took off my helmet and set it on the tank. i was staring off the side into the mountains when i heard my helmet sliding. i turned back real quick only to lean over and catch the helmet out of the air. the bad thing is that i was so leaned over that i lost my balance and i fell and the bike fell on top of me. no damage to the bike, but my pride took a huge hit. best news was that the helmet didnt end up hitting the ground.
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RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this??? - 11/17/2005 6:28:43 AM
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doncollins
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nice...
I like how you comment on "no damage to the bike, and your pride too a huge hit".... the hell with your leg the bike fell on. Spoken like a true rider. It would have been better if you had pictures. The guys I ride with would have had cameras out for the stop and took pictures before they helped me.
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RE: Am I the only dumb a$$ to do this??? - 11/17/2005 8:35:32 AM
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isolated1523
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About a month ago, i took this girl out for the first time. She was smokin hot, and i took her to a secret getaway spot just outside of town where there's this waterfall that looks awesome at nite. Well, we get there, and to get to the waterfall you have to pull off the road and go down a small grass hill to the creek. Well, i'm so used to drivin my jeep down there, that i realized that in order to see the waterfall i was gonna need to take my bike down and use the headlights. No big deal, i think. So, we're rollin down this hill---MAYBE 2 MPH---and apparently i grab the front brake a little too hard, and the nose dives left and i can't keep it from fallin. I stayed on my feet, but needless to say the beauty on the back went flyin off and rollin down the hill!!! Not to mention my bike would start right away, so i had to push the thing all the way back up to the road and run start it to get it crankin again. She was a good sport about it though, and actually laughed as soon as it happened.
-Adam
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Ive fell over while making a u turn (walking the bike with it off) at 2 mph
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