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atomsplitter

atomsplitter

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I finally managed to scuff the right foot peg 'bank angle indicator' this morning while out riding. Sadly I was going 0 mph when it occurred. I'm sure it's much more thrilling to scrape that little bobbin going around a corner or sharp bend than it is to watch the bike fall over when the motor stalls at an intersection taking off due to too much clutch and too little gas and the bike falls over landing on your right leg (cushion). The right side mirror took the brunt of it and I have a couple scratches now on the exhaust cans, but that's about it. I think I lost more skin dragging my leg from under the bike than anything else. Passersby helped me right the beast and no real damage done other than to my ego and epidermis. Still went on my planned ride with son-in-law Tom afterwards (altho I did contemplate switching bikes to my Speed Triple, because that one I can pick up all by myself). So the bike's actually fine, will need some cosmetic touch up. My leg's skin may take a few days to recover fully, and other than that it was a great ride this morning, wonderful temps, light traffic, fewer than normal bozos on the road. So I had a fall, that's a drat.
 
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atomsplitter said:
I finally managed to scuff the right foot peg 'bank angle indicator' this morning while out riding. Sadly I was going 0 mph when it occurred. I'm sure it's much more thrilling to scrape that little babbin going around a corner or sharp bend than it is to watch the bike fall over when the motor stalls at an intersection taking off due to too much clutch and too little gas and the bike falls over landing on your right leg (cushion). The right side mirror took the brunt of it and I have a couple scratches now on the exhaust cans, but that's about it. I think I lost more skin dragging my leg from under the bike than anything else. Passersby helped me right the beast and no real damage done other than to my ego and epidermis. Still went on my planned ride with son-in-law Tom afterwards (altho I did contemplate switching bikes to my Speed Triple, because that one I can pick up all by myself). So the bike's actually fine, will need some cosmetic touch up. My leg's skin may take a few days to recover fully, and other than that it was a great ride this morning, wonderful temps, light traffic, fewer than normal bozos on the road. So I had a fall, that's a drat.
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Glad to hear that you didn't have any significant injuries and they the rocket is relatively ok. I always worry about having to pick it up if it topples over - no engine guards means it will be completely horizontal and I have no reason to believe I can get it upright on my own.
 
A1A Rider said:
You are all probably know all this, just in case:

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All these techniques seem to require the tank/seat of the motorcycle to be at least a few inches off the ground - in other words, the motorcycle is not parallel to the ground.
I could of course be wrong, but I don't think these techniques would work on a rocket because it would likely be flat/parallel to the ground (tires not touching the ground)
Anyway, I hope I never have to find out
 
dd14x said:
All these techniques seem to require the tank/seat of the motorcycle to be at least a few inches off the ground - in other words, the motorcycle is not parallel to the ground.
I could of course be wrong, but I don't think these techniques would work on a rocket because it would likely be flat/parallel to the ground (tires not touching the ground)
Anyway, I hope I never have to find out
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They don't touch, however it doesn't take a lot of effort to get them on the ground, it's once it's going vertical that you feel the weight. My Speed Triple has crash protectors for this kind of thing: and being 430 lbs dripping wet, not hard to pick up.
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Kiwicol said:
Glad you came out of it not too badly scraped up mate. Bruises show up in a few days . . .
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Yeah, turns out my leg wasn't really all that scraped up, just a bit ruffled. My right shoulder is the soreset part today, my leg is completely fine. Good thing I was wearing my riding gear. Even that didn't take any real abuse (helps going when you're nowhere fast but down), apparently the stuff is made to bounce......now I just wish I was.......
 
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