Dropped My NC750X

[redbirds_imp]

It's often said that dropping your bike is not a matter of "if" but "when". My "when" came yesterday, a gorgeous spring like day with clear skies and 70 degree weather. Rode the NC to a dental appointment and upon leaving failed to notice a steep drop off from the sidewalk I was crossing to the road surface. Crossing at an angle, the front wheel kicked to one side and I was thrown clear of the bike and onto the street. Fortunately a fellow in a P/U stopped when he observed my fall and tried to lift my bike for me. As the two of us struggled to lift the bike another man was there to help and the bike was soon righted and on the side stand. After expressing my gratitude to them both I checked myself over and was surprised that I only had a sore shin and a profound feeling of stupidity that I had failed to notice this obvious hazard. Only damage to the NC was a broken front brake lever, amazingly no damage to the plastic panels or engine cases. I credit my safety gear for avoiding any further injury from the fall.
Thinking back, the last time I dropped a bike was 1975 when I low sided my BMW while playing boy racer on an expressway cloverleaf. I've been lucky for a long time. Be careful out there.

 

[pdedse]

It's often said that dropping your bike is not a matter of "if" but "when". My "when" came yesterday, a gorgeous spring like day with clear skies and 70 degree weather. Rode the NC to a dental appointment and upon leaving failed to notice a steep drop off from the sidewalk I was crossing to the road surface. Crossing at an angle, the front wheel kicked to one side and I was thrown clear of the bike and onto the street. Fortunately a fellow in a P/U stopped when he observed my fall and tried to lift my bike for me. As the two of us struggled to lift the bike another man was there to help and the bike was soon righted and on the side stand. After expressing my gratitude to them both I checked myself over and was surprised that I only had a sore shin and a profound feeling of stupidity that I had failed to notice this obvious hazard. Only damage to the NC was a broken front brake lever, amazingly no damage to the plastic panels or engine cases. I credit my safety gear for avoiding any further injury from the fall.
Thinking back, the last time I dropped a bike was 1975 when I low sided my BMW while playing boy racer on an expressway cloverleaf. I've been lucky for a long time. Be careful out there.

Sorry to hear of the awkward dismount, but at least you avoided a broken wrist, elbow, etc. that could have happened. 48 years w/out an incident is a very good record.

 

[Gone in 60]

Sorry to hear about that, Redbirds, but glad you are undamaged, the bike is relatively undamaged, and ther only thing that was hurt was your pride

Been there, done that. Came around a tight bend on a two-lane twisty in Malibu years ago, and came upon a bizarre scene, a rather attractive lady running down the road chasing her dog. Trying to do the chivalrous thing, I immediately stopped to try to catch the dog for her. Payed no attention to the fact that my bike was on pavement, but I put my side stand down in the soft dirt, and the bike tipped over seconds after I got off.

Didn't catch the dog, but found out that BMW turn signal replacements are expensive.

 

[bioman_imp]

Yes, I think we have all been there, or will be there one day. Glad that you are OK.

13 years ago I dropped my good old Moto Guzzi Griso on the very first day I brought it home. I rode very slowly up on our (slippery wet grassy) driveway and, not fully grasping the difference between my old dual sport DRZ400 and a heavy torquey road bike with road tires, I made the turn too tight, and down I went. I was fine, and the bike only had a small scratch on its plastic cylinder protection bar, but lesson learned (I hope...).

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Ah crap redbirds. So glad to read you and the NC came out well and no one else was affected. Nice to have the community help too.

Thankfully the NC is not an overweight machine.

 

[Charlie Bravo_imp]

We've all dropped one at one time or other. I was able to pick up my Honda CL450 myself three times. I dropped my Beemer RT twice, at a dead stop, and had to get help to right it both times. That was part of my decision to sell it.

 

[ymtnpoah11_imp]

That sucks. Glad you fared well!

 

[Tev62]

Great you got off so lightly redbirds especially as you were on the move. I took out my clutch lever dropping the bike at standstill at a petrol station thinking my side stand was down. My replacement was a folding lever and it came in handy again a few months later as I lost my footing on gravel, again at standstill, stopping for a photo. Worth looking into a folding levers if they exist for the NC.

 

[the Ferret]

Glad you weren't hurt birds. in 2018 I dropped my FJR in a gravel parking lot turning around while on a trip to W Va and broke my left elbow. It was a painful 300 mile ride home to the ER.

 

[The Gecko_imp]

Glad you're in one piece mister birds ! Send those friendly helpers a cake please !
Who can say, "it will not happen to me". But I also have a feeling that it will not happen to me ON the CB1100. Being a heaver bike, this has the effect on the rider (me), that I am very, very careful whenever the speed is lower than 10mph (which applies here).

 

[Gone in 60]

Actually thought about this thread last night. Took the Interceptor to meet a friend for dinner in our "Old Town" section. There's a large traffic circle with a central plaza, and on one of the quadrants, there's a large painted triangle that riders tend to use for parking. In the dark, I had rolled up to a spot that had a dip in the pavement near a sewer grate.

As I put my side stand down, I noticed that the bike started to lean over more than normal... I stood her back up, and looked down. I was along the edge of the dip in pavement and thought that when I came back to the bike later, full and tired on a cold night, I wouldn't be thinking about anything but getting home quickly, and I'd forget that I'd be riding through a dip from that parking spot.

Moved the bike over a bit before I walked away to go meet my friend.

 

[Cormanus]

Bad, but not catastrophic news, redbirds. It’s good you and the bike are relatively undamaged. Brings back memories of minor tipovers.

 

[rboe]

It's a two edge sword, dropping your bike in front of people.

On one hand there are witnesses to your mistake.
On the other hand you get a group of helpful handy people to save your bacon.
You did well.

 

[amacbeth_imp]

Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.

lol - " ... fresh new broken rib."

A very healthy mental state amacbeth.

 

[pdedse]

Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.

Heck of a way to start off with your new bike...hopefully the broken rib isn't too painful and that there was little damage to the bike.

 

[Cormanus]

Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.

Heck of a way to start off with your new bike...hopefully the broken rib isn't too painful and that there was little damage to the bike.

Can't put it better than that. Best wishes to you and the bike, amacbeth.

 

[Gone in 60]

It's a two edge sword, dropping your bike in front of people.

On one hand there are witnesses to your mistake.
On the other hand you get a group of helpful handy people to save your bacon.
You did well.

Dropped a Nighthawk pulling up to my office. A couple of coworkers were out front, and saying good morning distracted me from the fact that I was against a ramp. Bike tipped over as I got off.

Since there were people watching, I didn’t say a word and just went inside.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

It's a two edge sword, dropping your bike in front of people.

On one hand there are witnesses to your mistake.
On the other hand you get a group of helpful handy people to save your bacon.
You did well.

Dropped a Nighthawk pulling up to my office. A couple of coworkers were out front, and saying good morning distracted me from the fact that I was against a ramp. Bike tipped over as I got off.

Since there were people watching, I didn’t say a word and just went inside.

(yikes)

While still upright, which arm did you lift to respond back in a friendly, good morning manner?

 

[ymtnpoah11_imp]

Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.

Oh good. Oh no!! Ouch, Sorry. You know when they came up with, "Laughter is the best medicine," they forgot the asterisk for rib injuries.

Heal well, sir!