dropped the "bubba" today
 

out for a ride with my m8s...pulled up to have a talk...went to u-turn...tapped front brake (stupid i know but it was needed at the time...beleive me) anyways then...over goes my baby...3 weeks old...it had r&g crash bungs on which soaked up 99% of the damage...the othe 1%was taken out on my 2 day old exhaust :evil: sods law huh? anyways i would recommend r&g crash bungs savours of the year i hope...(touch wood)

That was f*cking funny. Funniest thing I've seen in ages. I couldn't pick the bike up off the floor I was laughing so hard.

And there was no reason at all to tap the brake Darren. Don't lie to the nice people.

Now ROB had a VERY good reason to use his brake, although he has wingmirrors for a reason.

you big meany :wink:

:lol: :lol:

Was wondering what the reason would be.

Am sorry you dropped it though

Hmmm, from the man whose recent posts have read like this:



"Been doing some wheelies and now there is a strange noise....." :D

few days later and after many 'stop doing wheelies replies'.....

"Been doing some more wheelies and engine sounds really noisy......" :)

later (more stop doing wheelies replies)....

"Been doing some wheelies - now my engine loses all power over 5000rpm....." :(

later (even more replies)....

"For Sale - k5 engine (Minus the crank & big end bearings)" :oops:


I think dazzap has no reason to feel too ashamed :lol:

Aw bless ya hun, you're not the first to take a dab and drop it during a U-turn, neither will you be the last

I don’t mean to try and teach granny to suck eggs, knit tea cosies or any other geriatric pursuit. However, I find this technique most useful for U-turns and other tight place/space manoeuvres

Set your revs at about 3k. Let the clutch out slowly until you start to move then hold it in that position. Rest your toe gently on the back brake. Proceed through the U-turn (don't forget to LOOK at your destination point on the opposite side of the road), using JUST your back brake to control your speed.

There's some Voodoo involved (scientists call it gyroscopic forces but what do they know) that keeps the bike remarkably stable, even at the slowest crawl. Hope this helps :D

PS For the sake of your clutch, the above Must Not be used over prolonged periods.

At least you were moving when you dropped it!

I pulled up at some lights noticed a friend behind in my mirror and turned round to wave. Having recently polished the tank with ultra slippery polish the bike slid down my leg in flash leaving me the laughing stock of the adjacent lane of traffic and holding up a bunch of impatient cagers behind. :oops: Only damage a bent lever and dented pride.

Now I have a good excuse for not cleaning the bike though :wink:

I'm sure most of us must have dropped a bike at some point :?:

sorry to hear that you dropped your bike it's never nice seeing your baby on the floor bikes just look very wrong on their side!!

... if you have only scuffed the can are you able to polish it out or cheat and turn it round?