01-20-2024, 07:52 AM
The FJR1300 got new shoes (Dunlop Road Smart 3's) last Friday as the old Bridgestone's were so thin on the rear, I could deform the center tread with my thumb. I finished up doing the semiannual maintenance and since we had a nice 47 degree day, I thought I would take it out and wear off the casting slime as I have done with many new tires in the past.
Well, I got to the first corner on my street and was going just a little faster than walking speed under no throttle and... WHOOSH. Rear tire slid out and for the first time since I started riding street bikes at 18, I went down.
It was so incredibly fast that I don't even remember the bike falling. One second I was barely even leaned while turning, a split second later I was sliding on asphalt. There seemed like no transition at all. I only slid about ten feet, but that's about ten feet more than I wanted to slide. Thankfully I had T-Rex bars which took the entirety of the fall and slide. They left a nice radius gouge in the road as the bike and I came to a stop.
Looks like I am going to need new highway pegs, perhaps a puck and luggage bar slider as well. All in all the bike is no worse for the wear.
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The part I am really upset about is my new jacket that I scored an incredible close-out deal on for $550. The leather tore in two spots and it looks like the fabric has a hole in it now that has gone through the GoreTex layers inside. I have no idea if it can be repaired to be waterproof again.
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When I was sliding, I put my left hand down and my hand slid several feet. I was wearing my new Warm & Safe heated gloves and I can't even tell other than the tiniest nick in the ulnar pad on the outside of the wrist. My Forma short adventure boots also held up very well. Just a little scuff on the leather on the outside of the left boot and a bit of wear on the ankle pad. My Aerostich AD-1's just look dirty. No abrasions at all.
I had actually commented to the shop tech while he was mounting my tires that it seemed like there was a lot of release agent on them. He agreed and said it was more than he has seen for a while and to be really careful. I agreed and even toyed with the idea of running some sand paper over the tires to try and scuff it off a bit. Ego won in the end though as I have done this many times before without incident, until now. My wife was just glad the gear did what it was designed to do. She tried to get me to put the bike away, but like they say, when you fall off a horse...
Summary: 47 degrees, a small incident, 38 extremely ginger miles.
Well, I got to the first corner on my street and was going just a little faster than walking speed under no throttle and... WHOOSH. Rear tire slid out and for the first time since I started riding street bikes at 18, I went down.
It was so incredibly fast that I don't even remember the bike falling. One second I was barely even leaned while turning, a split second later I was sliding on asphalt. There seemed like no transition at all. I only slid about ten feet, but that's about ten feet more than I wanted to slide. Thankfully I had T-Rex bars which took the entirety of the fall and slide. They left a nice radius gouge in the road as the bike and I came to a stop.
Looks like I am going to need new highway pegs, perhaps a puck and luggage bar slider as well. All in all the bike is no worse for the wear.
The part I am really upset about is my new jacket that I scored an incredible close-out deal on for $550. The leather tore in two spots and it looks like the fabric has a hole in it now that has gone through the GoreTex layers inside. I have no idea if it can be repaired to be waterproof again.
When I was sliding, I put my left hand down and my hand slid several feet. I was wearing my new Warm & Safe heated gloves and I can't even tell other than the tiniest nick in the ulnar pad on the outside of the wrist. My Forma short adventure boots also held up very well. Just a little scuff on the leather on the outside of the left boot and a bit of wear on the ankle pad. My Aerostich AD-1's just look dirty. No abrasions at all.
I had actually commented to the shop tech while he was mounting my tires that it seemed like there was a lot of release agent on them. He agreed and said it was more than he has seen for a while and to be really careful. I agreed and even toyed with the idea of running some sand paper over the tires to try and scuff it off a bit. Ego won in the end though as I have done this many times before without incident, until now. My wife was just glad the gear did what it was designed to do. She tried to get me to put the bike away, but like they say, when you fall off a horse...
Summary: 47 degrees, a small incident, 38 extremely ginger miles.