surfinpig
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Glad your ok, I'm starting to think its crash your white tenere Saturday!
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For a dirt bike, I haven't dropped it as much as I have some others. For a street bike, I'd have to say the opposite, although all naps HAVE been dirt naps so far.
My mom always said I keep a lot of guardian angels busy. I say they have done an awesome job too.
My mom always said I keep a lot of guardian angels busy. I say they have done an awesome job too.
My blue one stays upright 
Glad y'all are OK. ::008::
Glad y'all are OK. ::008::Jonezn
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The white one's are going down because they look so good! It's the universe doing things Harrison Bergeron style.
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I've been very fortunate with my one drop and one close call that were at slow speed or no speed. I save my high speed crashing for the MX track on ATVs.
Glad to here there were no long term significant injuries from the incidents reported here.
Glad to here there were no long term significant injuries from the incidents reported here.
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Damn, glad you guys are ok. I did something similar on my vstrom (front wheel slid out on gravel). That was a couple of years ago and no major bodily injuries.
A friend of mine crashed just last week, he didn't fair so well. Six broken ribs and a punctured lung. He spend most of last week in the hospital and needless to say he's in a lot of pain. He was on a BMW r1200c that he has put on over 100,000 miles, so he's an experienced rider. Maybe just not his lucky day.
He's more bummed that he won't be able to make a couple of upcoming road trips, but that seems trivial considering his injuries.
Take the extra time and be careful out there.
A friend of mine crashed just last week, he didn't fair so well. Six broken ribs and a punctured lung. He spend most of last week in the hospital and needless to say he's in a lot of pain. He was on a BMW r1200c that he has put on over 100,000 miles, so he's an experienced rider. Maybe just not his lucky day.
He's more bummed that he won't be able to make a couple of upcoming road trips, but that seems trivial considering his injuries.
Take the extra time and be careful out there.
Glad to hear your O.K. I too tend to skip proper protection when it comes to riding pants! I will be heading to the Aerostich gear show in New jersey this week. A pair of AD1's or Utility pants are in order! I usually ride with my Darien Jacket and heavy Carhart duck pants. Me knees are too old to slam into the tarmac. These posts serve as a good reminder we're not Super Man! Be careful out there!
When I got back on bikes five years ago after a too-long hiatus the only condition my wife had is that I wear full gear when I ride. Which was cool with me, because I got to buy some cool stuff! She never says anything about the money I spend on gear - and she knows when she starts hearing Anthony videos from Revzilla playing on my iPad that there will likely be a box by the front door in the next few days....tiogajoe said:
creggur said:When I got back on bikes five years ago after a too-long hiatus the only condition my wife had is that I wear full gear when I ride. Which was cool with me, because I got to buy some cool stuff! She never says anything about the money I spend on gear - and she knows when she starts hearing Anthony videos from Revzilla playing on my iPad that there will likely be a box by the front door in the next few days....
When my wife hears, "Hi, this is Anthony from Revzilla TV where you can watch, decide, and ride", she runs into the computer room to check out Anthony. She has a thing for him I guess...
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Revzilla in south philly is awesome, Kat and the other guy are very knowledgeable in gear
When he says, " Hi, this is Anthony from Revzilla TV..."rotortech71 said:
She says, with a tone of resignation, "Hi Anthony - have your way with my Amex."
I am glad that you were OK. I have been a ATGMOTT ( All the Gear Most of the Time) kind of guy. Knock on wood I have yet to be down in 30 + years but I know it is just a matter of time. I have been scoping out much better gear and just pulled the trigger on a Klim Latitude Misano Jacket and Klim Overland pants. At a grand for the pair I figured it may be expensive but I imagine I will do a whole lot more than a $1000 of damage to me if I go down. I seem to wear more and better gear as I get older. I must be getting smarter as I age ::013::
Be careful out there folks! ::003::
Be careful out there folks! ::003::
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Really sorry to hear about your fall, especially on a new bike! Keep cream on that knee.
Remember that the other guy's insurance will pay for any of your protective gear that touched pavement and was damaged. Helmet, boots, gloves, jacket, etc!
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Oh I'm betting on it. The fall thrashed one sleeve of my jacket, scuffed my boots and dinged my helmet. If I hadn't been wearing that stuff, no telling how much worse off I would be. I know at a minimum my left forearm would be hamburger meat right now because as it stands I have pretty good abrasion marks from the armor.Checkswrecks said:
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I would replace that helmet. and if its not got one already put a shoie or aria sticker on it for the claim ::013:: . I'm remember some guy somewhere that if a helmet impacts something in a accident it did its job and the structural integrity is weakened and should be replaced. "not a normal drop off the bike"Jonezn said:
Shoei helmets are painted inside with a paint that shows "stress cracks" when the helmet is damaged..... Customer service at Shoei had me look after my son had a nasty MX crash. Remove the inside padding and check it out. I attached a photo.
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That's good info. I was in fact wearing a Shoei RF 1100. I'll have to look at when I get home. The insurance company will be replacing it but if there aren't cracks visible maybe I can keep it as a spare.VPS1 said:
Sumbitch.
Two hours after I posted this morning, I tried to do a slam on the brakes, full lock U-turn, down an inclined drive, and the bike fell over.
"Why?" You may ask?
Because I was trying to get a photo tag shot.
No speed at all and I just rolled away as it tipped, but it is the first time I've dropped a bike on the commute in probably 20 years!
I actually did have some damage, though, which is why I'm posting. The right foot peg broke off. Looking close, it's cast aluminum and for the amount of time I spent STANDING on the pegs, the porosity was a bit surprising. No question, it took the bike falling on it to break it, but I'd really rather have a foot peg yield than fracture. Zoom in on this and you can't quite see the porosity but you can see the granularity.
So I dug out the multi-tool and moved the passenger peg. A bit awkward, but it'll work for a couple of days.
Did some web surfing and for steel pegs, Jaxon at Ride-On ADV has some of the best prices going, at $105/set. http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=7223.0
I decided to splurge a bit though and ordered up a set of pivot pegs from him that also have steel (4130) shafts, so am looking forward to having them for the Romney weekend.
Bottom line though, is to consider replacing the stock pegs if you stand on them a lot.
Two hours after I posted this morning, I tried to do a slam on the brakes, full lock U-turn, down an inclined drive, and the bike fell over.
"Why?" You may ask?
Because I was trying to get a photo tag shot.
No speed at all and I just rolled away as it tipped, but it is the first time I've dropped a bike on the commute in probably 20 years!
I actually did have some damage, though, which is why I'm posting. The right foot peg broke off. Looking close, it's cast aluminum and for the amount of time I spent STANDING on the pegs, the porosity was a bit surprising. No question, it took the bike falling on it to break it, but I'd really rather have a foot peg yield than fracture. Zoom in on this and you can't quite see the porosity but you can see the granularity.
So I dug out the multi-tool and moved the passenger peg. A bit awkward, but it'll work for a couple of days.
Did some web surfing and for steel pegs, Jaxon at Ride-On ADV has some of the best prices going, at $105/set. http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=7223.0
I decided to splurge a bit though and ordered up a set of pivot pegs from him that also have steel (4130) shafts, so am looking forward to having them for the Romney weekend.
Bottom line though, is to consider replacing the stock pegs if you stand on them a lot.
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Nice heads up. Glad that's all that broke.
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Bummer. Sorry to hear it, but glad it wasn't for a tag I posted. I'd feel guilty about that.Checkswrecks said:
My wife's bike still has the stock pegs. I've always trusted them so little that I usually keep my old pegs with us just in case one breaks on her. I also use the pivot pegs. No worry about them breaking.