10-30-2018, 11:03 AM
Seems like a good place to put this. I just joined the "dropped my bike" team.
It was stupid of me. I was basically at a stop, slightly uphill, and stopped. I wanted to take a 90 degree right turn into a parking lot, and really didn't have the room. It happened quick, but I was more or less at a standstill when I dropped it. Small scratches on the right side crank case, small scratches on the right hand brake lever, and a scuff on the end of the pipe.
I got it up okay on my own. Scrape on my shin, thigh feeling like I tweaked it a bit and barking at me.
But you know what? I got lucky and have no complaints. I'm coming away from this with a much healthier respect for the weight of the bike. I used to have a Suzuki TU250, which is probably 200 pounds lighter. Once the CB was going over, it was over in a flash. I'll be way more careful in low speed maneuvers now.
The one thing I might want to fix would be the crank case cover. Where might a fellow lay his hands on an OEM replacement for a '13?
It was stupid of me. I was basically at a stop, slightly uphill, and stopped. I wanted to take a 90 degree right turn into a parking lot, and really didn't have the room. It happened quick, but I was more or less at a standstill when I dropped it. Small scratches on the right side crank case, small scratches on the right hand brake lever, and a scuff on the end of the pipe.
I got it up okay on my own. Scrape on my shin, thigh feeling like I tweaked it a bit and barking at me.
But you know what? I got lucky and have no complaints. I'm coming away from this with a much healthier respect for the weight of the bike. I used to have a Suzuki TU250, which is probably 200 pounds lighter. Once the CB was going over, it was over in a flash. I'll be way more careful in low speed maneuvers now.
The one thing I might want to fix would be the crank case cover. Where might a fellow lay his hands on an OEM replacement for a '13?