I "so" just about effed myself up....
#1
07-11-2007, 06:06 PM
I "so" just about effed myself up....
Haven't ridden my Harley in a while, pretty much at all in the two months I have had the CBR. I had forgotten how little ground clearance it has...half the reason its taken me so long to break the don't lean habit.
I took it out for a ride and wasn't thinking, turned the left just outside my neighborhood and bottomed out the kickstand and footpeg. Hit hard enough to get the back wheel to jump off the road. Scared the bejeesus out of me. All was fine after that and a quick trip to clean out my drawers.....Shouldn't ever do that again.
I took it out for a ride and wasn't thinking, turned the left just outside my neighborhood and bottomed out the kickstand and footpeg. Hit hard enough to get the back wheel to jump off the road. Scared the bejeesus out of me. All was fine after that and a quick trip to clean out my drawers.....Shouldn't ever do that again.
#4
07-11-2007, 06:26 PM
RE: I "so" just about effed myself up....
Lol be careful. I used to bottom out my right side on my sporty 1200 all the time and snapped a couple bands off the heat shield. About two weeks ago my wife had me ride her v star home and i was scraping the foot boards hard and even took a huge chunk out of the hinge where it mounts to the frame.
#6
07-11-2007, 08:10 PM
#7
07-11-2007, 11:19 PM
RE: I "so" just about effed myself up....
Actually when she had about 1500 miles on it she downshifted to second going 50 and locked up the rear.[:'(]I was behind her and she scared the **** out of me at first as she fish tailed right then left and then high sided and slid about 50 feet off the road. She had decent road rash and her helmet (Well , skid plate) was shaved off on the back. It destroyed the right side handlebar (It flipped once) and destroyed the brake handle, both turn signals on the right side and the exhast and footboard on the bike were destroyed. But after fixing all of it, Yes she was madShe sees me doing wheelies on my cbr 1000 too and it makes her madder tho.
She sees me doing wheelies on my cbr 1000 too and it makes her madder tho.
#8
07-12-2007, 12:37 AM
#9
07-12-2007, 11:41 AM
RE: I "so" just about effed myself up....
ORIGINAL: JimmieDon
Actually when she had about 1500 miles on it she downshifted to second going 50 and locked up the rear.[:'(]I was behind her and she scared the **** out of me at first as she fish tailed right then left and then high sided and slid about 50 feet off the road. She had decent road rash and her helmet (Well , skid plate) was shaved off on the back. It destroyed the right side handlebar (It flipped once) and destroyed the brake handle, both turn signals on the right side and the exhast and footboard on the bike were destroyed. But after fixing all of it, Yes she was madShe sees me doing wheelies on my cbr 1000 too and it makes her madder tho.
Actually when she had about 1500 miles on it she downshifted to second going 50 and locked up the rear.[:'(]I was behind her and she scared the **** out of me at first as she fish tailed right then left and then high sided and slid about 50 feet off the road. She had decent road rash and her helmet (Well , skid plate) was shaved off on the back. It destroyed the right side handlebar (It flipped once) and destroyed the brake handle, both turn signals on the right side and the exhast and footboard on the bike were destroyed. But after fixing all of it, Yes she was mad
She sees me doing wheelies on my cbr 1000 too and it makes her madder tho.
#10
07-12-2007, 11:13 PM
RE: I "so" just about effed myself up....
To be honest, its according to what I want to do. If I am going somewhere I would rather take the Harley. Its more comfortable for a road trip. If I want to "git somewhere" then I take the CBR.
After riding the Harley for the past 5 or so years I have been making up time in the "git somewhere" dept. to the tune of a back tire in 3k miles.....
After riding the Harley for the past 5 or so years I have been making up time in the "git somewhere" dept. to the tune of a back tire in 3k miles.....
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