Dropped :s

[kenshiro33]

Hi guys finally got an sv650k5 in black fully faired , took it too work to show off come home an dropped it on the drive man handling it :( ...... broke the indicator an scuffed the fairing ..... i suppose i should be miffed but i was having a conversation with a seasoned biker in work an he said everyone drops a bike at some point ...... how ironic lol

anyway just thought id say hi :smt033

[dkid]

Unlucky mate, but at least that's your 'drop' out the way. Plain sailing from here on eh?

[kenshiro33]

Unlucky mate, but at least that's your 'drop' out the way. Plain sailing from here on eh?

thts what i was thinking lol

[WayneL]

I've also heard the "Everyone drops it" phrase. At least it doesn't sound too damaged and you're ok.

[RACEFIT_GLADDY]

I can remember being in matlock bath one Sunday, Unbeknown to me i had not left my bike on the most stable of surfaces, as i was walking the the chippy i hear the most horrible sound a biker can hear... i turned round and my bike was lay in a heap. Horrible in front of so many bikers aswell :(

[Nobbylad]

Never mind fella...at least you've got it out of the way.

I hadn't had any probs in a long while, then the other week I was coming out of the work underground car park and lost the rear end on some dust on the exit ramp and was on me arris in a split second. Damaged fairing, crash bungs/cotton reels, indicators, gear lever etc etc.

Happens to us all ;)

[Owenski]

Excellent - Chalk that one of the list now then.
Still got a few to go though.. I think Collecting a car wingmirror came next for me, be warned if its a car on your right it might only be a wingmirror but hitting it has just enough force to slam your front brake on!

[Nobbylad]

You can also look forward to losing the rear under sharp acceleration in the wet as well as skidding through a red light in the wet.

HTH

Obviously if you're an IAM (or other) riding God, you will never set a foot/tyre wrong because your superior skills of observation, hazard perception, avoidance planning and risk avoidance will ensure your safety. :smt033

[Owenski]

Oh skidding through in the wet lol yeah thats a fun one. thats one of the 50/50 if you laugh it off or bin it box of tricks too.

[DJFridge]

At least it was on your own drive. The works carpark is always highly entertaining for other people (twice btw). At home, I dropped the NSR wheeling it out of the garage because I was too lazy to flick the stand up properly and it caught on the raised edge of the concrete floor (luckily the NSR was lovely and light and I could easily pick it up again!). You'll feel a numpty for a couple of days and then it's forgotten.

Is a seasoned biker one who has eaten too much oregano?