Anyone fell off?

I was in a closed carpark away from everyone..not even a car was parked...so wasn't totally being a ****!!!
Was practising wheelies was getting good at it (done it for weeks)...then in mid wheelie seen people looking over the wall and I shat it and fell off at about 15-20mph.
Needs left fairing painted again (I respray'd the whole bike so not much trouble) new indicator, black screen, gear selector...not too bad I thought....just a bit annoyed my Shoei leathers are scuffed up. Is there any leather repair stuff you can buy that is decent?
Has anyone else got stories?

glad it's not too much damage...
i fell off this weekend: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=170266

Jesus, how the exhaust is squished like that.

http://www.thewheelieschool.co.uk/

Might be a bit of a ponsy way, but would save you a lot of money in the long run and hurt your pride a lot less I'd imagine!!

Shame its miles away and expensive.

Originally Posted by LJH

Jesus, how the exhaust is squished like that.

the front wheel bent back and squiched the rads, exhaust, oilfilter etc...

I would imagine dropping your bike while practicing wheelies and similar stuff is quite normal and part of the learning experience. People drop the bikes for far less.

Got a great drive out of the final corner of Donnington last Thursday. Managed to hook up 5th gear down the start/finish straight where I had only been getting 4th. Arrived at the first corner and braked in usual spot.....forgot that I was now carrying an extra 20mph. I ended up some distance into the gravel trap feeling a bit foolish. Was last lap or last session too. This is why I normally never ride in the final session, as some dunce always thinks he can go faster than his ability!!

1.) i fell over outside my GF house while trying to stand on a dipped drive way

2.) fell over on an sv650 ride while trying to turn around by putting foot into what i thought was a shallow puddle

3.) dropped bike after 2 hours of cleaning it and shattered screen and mirror.

4.) dropped bike in my car parking space which i used to save space for car.

5.) dropped bike outside house on curb.

6.) dropped bike moving it on ice.

7.) dropped bike onto GF when i thought she had hold of it

all these drops are done standing still (0 mph) i am short, small, skinny and above all useless.


whats your excuse?

Originally Posted by kiggles

whats your excuse?

that's a good list
excuse: inexperience, paniced on a corner and grabbed brakes (bike sat upright then went straight on into a on coming car). i should have counter steered to drop the bike further into the lean to make the corner... (which would have worked fine, as i wasn't too quick)