Almost Crashed - SV650.org

06-05-07, 04:51 PM

So, I almost had my first off yesterday

My buddy and I went for a ride out to the beach and on the way there were some really great twisties. We came up on one particular corner that was fairly sharp, so I slowed down to about 35mph. About half-way through the corner I hear a loud scraping noise and the bike starts to shake. I stood it up as soon as I could, but the front end was already shaking back and forth. I seriously thought I was gonna go into a tank slapper and be thrown off, but fortunately the bike stabilized itself after a couple seconds and I was able to stop. Even though my buddy who was behind me said I was leaned over pretty far, it didn't feel like it. I mean, I felt like I've leaned over farther than that before without any problems. After we stopped we took a look at what happened; not only had the left peg scraped, but my kickstand scraped as well. The rest of the trip was great, but that one moment scared the crap out of me! Looks like I might be getting new rear sets in the near future

Has anyone else had this happen to them on their
SV? Anyone ever had their kickstand scrape as well?

SoulKiss · 06-05-07, 05:12 PM

SHOWOFF!!!!!!!

Hehe - glad you are in one piece tho

David

phil24_7 · 06-05-07, 10:23 PM

My pegs/knees have an aversion to tarmac, I got so much air between em at the mo that i could probably fit a small country in the gap!!!!

Luckypants · 07-05-07, 01:43 AM

Mine touches down all the time, but that's because my left side pipe stops it coming up all the way, it touches down before the pegs.

Well done that man!

lukemillar · 07-05-07, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maestro

Has anyone else had this happen to them on their
SV? Anyone ever had their kickstand scrape as well?

Yep, I got this a couple of times on the track. Once was a lot quicker than the other and really freaked me out a lot. I was going to buy rearsets to shift the pegs higher, but decided not to spend more money on the SV as I was considering buying a new bike (which I did in the end and it hasn't been a problem since!)

07-05-07, 07:39 PM

Scraped the pegs plenty on track (before I got rearsets) but never had the stand scrape.

Is the stand folding up fully? Even if you got rearsets the stand would still scrape.

06-05-07, 04:51 PM	#1
Maestro Guest Posts: n/a	Almost Crashed So, I almost had my first off yesterday My buddy and I went for a ride out to the beach and on the way there were some really great twisties. We came up on one particular corner that was fairly sharp, so I slowed down to about 35mph. About half-way through the corner I hear a loud scraping noise and the bike starts to shake. I stood it up as soon as I could, but the front end was already shaking back and forth. I seriously thought I was gonna go into a tank slapper and be thrown off, but fortunately the bike stabilized itself after a couple seconds and I was able to stop. Even though my buddy who was behind me said I was leaned over pretty far, it didn't feel like it. I mean, I felt like I've leaned over farther than that before without any problems. After we stopped we took a look at what happened; not only had the left peg scraped, but my kickstand scraped as well. The rest of the trip was great, but that one moment scared the crap out of me! Looks like I might be getting new rear sets in the near future Has anyone else had this happen to them on their SV? Anyone ever had their kickstand scrape as well?

06-05-07, 05:12 PM	#2
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: Almost Crashed SHOWOFF!!!!!!! Hehe - glad you are in one piece tho David

06-05-07, 10:23 PM	#3
phil24_7 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Plymouth, England Posts: 3,787	Re: Almost Crashed My pegs/knees have an aversion to tarmac, I got so much air between em at the mo that i could probably fit a small country in the gap!!!! __________________ Phil I'm not here for a long time, I'm here for a good time! Blue SV650 K3, GSX-R K5 front end, TL1000S clip-ons, lower fairings, seat cowl, gel seat, Pyramid undertray, R&G crash bungs, stainless steel bar ends, full titanium Akrapovic exhaust, Power Commander, clear rear light, flush mount front indys, mini rear indys, Autocom 300 duo intercom, Acumen cat 1 alarm and Micheline Pilot Power 2ct's.

07-05-07, 01:43 AM	#4
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,056	Re: Almost Crashed Mine touches down all the time, but that's because my left side pipe stops it coming up all the way, it touches down before the pegs. Well done that man! __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

07-05-07, 07:39 PM	#6
andyaikido Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Almost Crashed Scraped the pegs plenty on track (before I got rearsets) but never had the stand scrape. Is the stand folding up fully? Even if you got rearsets the stand would still scrape.

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