I dropped my bike
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I dropped my bike
So today I was making a slow U-turn and I guess a rock caused my rear wheel to slip out from under me and next thing you know I'm on the ground. I get up and lift the bike up and move it off the road.
Luckily I was going about 3 MPH, and was wearing jeans (which ripped) and a jacket with elbow armor.
Damage on me: Scraped on left elbow, and scrape on left knee.
Damage on the bike (2010 Iron 883): Left foot peg is slightly bent.
I'm a new rider (less than a month) so now am I a member of the "club".
I always heard that it's not IF you go down, it's WHEN. I believe it now.
Luckily I was going about 3 MPH, and was wearing jeans (which ripped) and a jacket with elbow armor.
Damage on me: Scraped on left elbow, and scrape on left knee.
Damage on the bike (2010 Iron 883): Left foot peg is slightly bent.
I'm a new rider (less than a month) so now am I a member of the "club".
I always heard that it's not IF you go down, it's WHEN. I believe it now.
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The reason I think it was a rock is because there was a guy in a truck behind me, and that is what he says he saw.....I saw no rock.
Also a question.
I was putting the cover on my bike and I touched the shifter pedal and it shifted a gear without me holding the clutch in (the bike is off). Is this supposed to be able to happen? Iv'e never tried to move the shifter without holding the clutch in, so I'm not sure if it's supposed to be able to move or not.
Also a question.
I was putting the cover on my bike and I touched the shifter pedal and it shifted a gear without me holding the clutch in (the bike is off). Is this supposed to be able to happen? Iv'e never tried to move the shifter without holding the clutch in, so I'm not sure if it's supposed to be able to move or not.
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That was my thought when he said he was kinda new. Did you use front brake in a slow turn? That will cause you to fall in a hurry.
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My best friend who's on my plate now only had two things to say about this. Never go too slow and know how to roll. It also helps to only use back brake in slow sharp turns. When I first got back into Harley's after many years off I did a lot of slow turns in my dead end court to get my skill level back up. You do need some speed in turns since a v-twin can get jerky even in low at 3mph. If I was doing 3 I would have been on the throttle slightly, on the rear brake and with the clutch feathered. It happens. My lower primary and frame has some good road rash and the other side has scrapes on the exhaust and a crack in the chrome on my new billot brake lever. I did the right. My friend did the left. The best thing is as long as you do not get hurt it's not so bad the second time.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; 03-19-2011 at 07:59 PM.