View Full Version : D'oh! I fell over...
You know that fluid motion you work at for years, you stop, flick off the ignition, flick the stand out with the heel of your left boot while you tilt the bike to the left at the same time?
Well today the boot flick didn't catch the stand, my well choreographed move went wrong and the bike ended up on it's left side on top of me...
It was a petrol station so I kept the helmet on and ear plugs in, to shut out the laughter, that is all...
plowsie
31-10-07, 03:33 PM
:( Any damage?
gettin2dizzy
31-10-07, 03:34 PM
Bummer.
I did this outside a bar on a warm summers evening. 6 feet from a whole bar of people on a balcony with a beer. Bugger.
fizzwheel
31-10-07, 03:42 PM
I can beat that. Yesterday I fell off my pusbike right by a bus stop full of spotty teenagers waiting to get the bus to work. They laughed, I swore.
kwak zzr
31-10-07, 03:51 PM
its no consolation but we've all done it or stalled and then lost balance, well i have:)
plowsie
31-10-07, 03:53 PM
Can understand how easy it would be do do that one!
Can understand how easy it would be do do that one!
This is all very reassuring indeed. I'm pleased no-one is truly embarrassed so much to not mention their 'moments' ;)
--- My clock currently says 99 miles since saturday and I've (so far) avoided anything daft / unplanned (apart from this morning when I kicked the stand down and thought......why's that stalled...?). Turns out in the manual it says...... :smt045
Continue with the You've Been Framed-type incidents please.
:thumbsup:
Filipe M.
31-10-07, 04:17 PM
I can beat that. Yesterday I fell off my pusbike right by a bus stop full of spotty teenagers waiting to get the bus to work. They laughed, I swore.
Clip-ons? Been there, done that, in front of a 100+ people queue.
fizzwheel
31-10-07, 04:27 PM
Clip-ons? Been there, done that, in front of a 100+ people queue.
Aye, but that wasnt the cause of the fall. I hadnt done the rear wheel quick release up tight enough and my winter hack bike is a bit of a bodge of parts to get it to work and I went to pedal away from a junction and the wheel slipped and jambed against the frame and I stopped rather quickly...
:pale::oops:](*,)
yep.. I nearly do it when the top of my boot gets cought on the footpeg slider whilst pulling away at junctions or at the traffic lights.
(Ignoring the 4 times I went over on my DAS... and the once the instructor had to pick the bike up off me)
I dropped Roger onto ArtyLady's bike in a busy petrol station once... that wasn't even remotely embarrassing... nope... no way at all... luckily all his 'sticky-outtie-bits' (f'nar) slotted through all of her bike's gaps (ooer) so did no damage. :lol:
Or the time I parked up outside my house only to suddenly find myself standing over my downed bike with a foot either side... :scratch::smt102
OR the time I didn't check his sidestand was secure before walking off as he warmed up only to hear a crunch... turned round to see Roger lying against my car bonnet... 8-[
OR the time in a gravel pub carpark where i stepped in a pothole and he went over... \\:D/
OR the time... *voice fades off into the distance*
:smt045
Aye, but that wasnt the cause of the fall. I hadnt done the rear wheel quick release up tight enough and my winter hack bike is a bit of a bodge of parts to get it to work and I went to pedal away from a junction and the wheel slipped and jambed against the frame and I stopped rather quickly...
:pale::oops:](*,)
:laughat::laughat::laughat:
I don't tend to have a problem with clipless pedals, I usually go over the handlebars - last two occasions have been the front wheel on the mountain bike digging in to very deep mud or sand.
Worst one was riding home from swimming when I was a nipper - had my tessie bag with my towel and swimmers on the right hand dropped handlebar, swung left into a tight corner, bag went in the wheel and over I went. :oops::oops::oops:
northwind
31-10-07, 04:55 PM
You know that fluid motion you work at for years, you stop, flick off the ignition, flick the stand out with the heel of your left boot while you tilt the bike to the left at the same time?
Nah, I realised long ago that if I ever tried that, I'd end up underneath the bike in a petrol station :smt045
Warthog
31-10-07, 04:56 PM
(Ignoring the 4 times I went over on my DAS... and the once the instructor had to pick the bike up off me)
I dropped Roger onto ArtyLady's bike in a busy petrol station once... that wasn't even remotely embarrassing... nope... no way at all... luckily all his 'sticky-outtie-bits' (f'nar) slotted through all of her bike's gaps (ooer) so did no damage. :lol:
Or the time I parked up outside my house only to suddenly find myself standing over my downed bike with a foot either side... :scratch::smt102
OR the time I didn't check his sidestand was secure before walking off as he warmed up only to hear a crunch... turned round to see Roger lying against my car bonnet... 8-[
OR the time in a gravel pub carpark where i stepped in a pothole and he went over... \\:D/
OR the time... *voice fades off into the distance*
:smt045
So it doesn't happen very often then? :lol:
Pedrosa
31-10-07, 05:09 PM
You just always have to do that belt and braces kick to confirm the stand is locked down in position. Shame on yer Razor.:p
Biker Biggles
31-10-07, 05:42 PM
Yes yes all right we've all done it or something similar.Now move on nothing to see here.:smt045
redbouy
31-10-07, 05:54 PM
Stopped at a set of light one foot down, no problems turned to check tail bag and leaned that way. ah now you tell me you have to stick the foot down on the side your leaning on. Still no one saw me. mid day multi lane set of lights at lunch time. DOH.
dizzyblonde
31-10-07, 06:11 PM
chris has just done it outside my house....I kinda wondered who had such a low bike chugging outside the gate, until I opened the front door and saw him picking it up, rushing about ya see, left his bag here and rushed back to get it...silly billy
yorkie_chris
31-10-07, 06:25 PM
Rolled up outside, put it into neutral, reached for keys with my left hand as putting the stand down and caught the gear lever with my leg just as putting weight onto the stand ... bugger!
Dont wear shoes with laces on ya bike
the look of surprise on my mates face when he tried to put his foot down was brill
ArtyLady
31-10-07, 10:43 PM
luckily all his 'sticky-outtie-bits' (f'nar) slotted through all of her bike's gaps (ooer) :lol:
Just as well - otherwise we'd have had the domino effect ;) - there was another bike next to mine!! :lol:
Filipe M.
31-10-07, 11:02 PM
Just as well - otherwise we'd have had the domino effect ;) - there was another bike next to mine!! :lol:
Never heard anyone call it that before! ;)
No damage to my bike, I have some extreme crash bungs after the crash last year. They're almost as wide as my handle bars. So only a small nick on the left bar end mirror
ArtyLady
01-11-07, 04:57 PM
Never heard anyone call it that before! ;)
Whad'I say wrong then??! :confused: I feel all embarassed now :oops: ;)
Alpinestarhero
01-11-07, 04:59 PM
Aye, but that wasnt the cause of the fall. I hadnt done the rear wheel quick release up tight enough and my winter hack bike is a bit of a bodge of parts to get it to work and I went to pedal away from a junction and the wheel slipped and jambed against the frame and I stopped rather quickly...
:pale::oops:](*,)
Had a similar prob when pullling wheelies on my mountain bike when i was about 14
It hurt. Alot.
matt
Filipe M.
01-11-07, 05:13 PM
Whad'I say wrong then??! :confused: I feel all embarassed now :oops: ;)
U-Rating :-$ ;)
ArtyLady
02-11-07, 11:57 AM
U-Rating :-$ ;)
Typical man! :rolleyes: ;) :lol:
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