After a day riding out with lots of LBers on the St George day run, I got back to the Ace, had a cup of tea, relaxed a little and then headed home. Got out to the car park, tried to leave by the entrance which is on the left as you leave the Ace building and it was closed…I think some guys were trying to tell me that at the doorway, but I had headphones on and was in a world of my own.
Had to do a U-turn and due to being tired or lacking concentration, I don’t really know, took it slightly too tight and it went over on the right-hand side…nearly taking me with it. I managed to stop the fall and ended up in one of those positions where you think…oh crap, I am now stuck, fortunately it was only the GS which is a bit lighter then the Gixxer.
Had three choices, try and lift it, put it down, or call out for help.
Decided to try and lift it and just about managed it. Though it was touch and go and i think I pulled the muscle in my chest, cause it really hurt afterward and doesn’t feel good today either.
Fortunately I didn’t let any part of it hit the deck, so nothing was damaged but my pride.
Thought I would share, might make some people feel better about dropping their bikes, or nearly dropping them or something similar.
I dropped my Hornet at the Ace on a Friday night fairly soon after getting it.
Contrary to popular belief, although it was close, it didn’t hit a Rizla replica GSXR - was close though, you should have seen the ‘Capi wannabe’ owner jump out of his chair!
Ennoying thing is, that you can ride your bike for months/years and it doesn’t happen when you are on your own but it does when you have a (numerous) audience of people who know you…
I dropped my bike once, hence the sello taped indicator you saw
Oh if only that was the first time…I got into that position on a camber on a hill with the front wheel facing forward down the hill and was stuck for about 15 minutes I think, I was bucketing sweat, it was dripping of me and I was truly stuck, I did not have the strength to lift the bike but was determined not to put it down and thus was at an impasse.
Fortunately for me just as I was beginning to realise that I was soon going to lose to gravity in this war of attrition, a friendly passerby recognised my plight and offered me a hand.
That is just one I remember from the top of my head, I am pretty sure there have been others.
I hate that feeling when the bike suddenly starts to feel really heavy and you think “Oh Jesus it’s going over.” Managed to save it a couple of times on the old bike but it went down once. I was so annoyed that picking it up was easy though (adrenalin).
Ive dropped both of my dads bikes… due to the sheer weight of them… no1 thankfully saw except for a really nice courrior who stopped to help me get the 1150 off my leg as i was stuck under it lol
I dropped my cbr125 shortly before my test. Riding home in winter, cold and tired thought I would give a turn in the road a quick one off practice. I must have been really tired didn’t even feel the fall just remembered trying to get my leg out from under it.
Fortunately my peristance paid off as I got stitched up on the test and had to do it in the tightest road possible in the pouring rain. Since then I don’t bother.
I’m too worried about dropping my Hornet to bother with text book U turns.
