Ooops... Slippery little things....
Road Warrior
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From: Southern California High Desert, here and there....
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
There are only two types of riders in the world: those that divide the world into two types of riders and those that do not.
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From: Dallas, TX
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
A mental lapse can happen at any point, normally after get overexcited. Avoiding an accident would be one.
I dropped my Outlaw the first day I had it. Got off it on my angled driveway and it was in neutral. It slid down a few feet and went over just as I got my left leg on it. Busted mirror and nice white gash in the Kameleon-paint tank graphic. Luckily AIH were great and they charged only for their part costs. $252 total.
I dropped my Outlaw the first day I had it. Got off it on my angled driveway and it was in neutral. It slid down a few feet and went over just as I got my left leg on it. Busted mirror and nice white gash in the Kameleon-paint tank graphic. Luckily AIH were great and they charged only for their part costs. $252 total.
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From: Alaska
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
Ya, I'm thinkin' of puttin' big azz coil springs on the side of mine so I can just bounce her back up. 
And actually there are "10' kinds of people in the world, those who think in binary and those who don't.
And actually there are "10' kinds of people in the world, those who think in binary and those who don't.
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RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
Mine has been down 3 times in 16 months all due to grabbing the front brake at an inauspicious moment (loose gravel in the roadway). Once infront of a audience consisting of a HOG group[:@] Oh the shame of it all
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Road Master
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From: Canary Islands
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
Well, gotta tell ya guys, I can’t believe some of these replies. I really was convinced that I was the stupidest clumsy a$$ donut of a village idiot. And talk about being embarrassed. Wow.
Well, now I feel a lot better. I was saying all evening, ………what an idiot! what a complete idiot! Lol.
Funny thing was, well, it wasn’t funny, but just after I had literally ripped it off the floor in a mad adrenalin rush, the bike had turned itself off. So I tried to start it without even putting out the kickstand, as all i wanted was to get the hell outta there. Wouldn’t start. ……. Checked the “off” switch, …..ok, still didn't start. Then checked the ignition switch, …… to the left, all ok. Tried to start it again. No luck. Then, like a donut; I'm checking that I'm pulling good the clutch in. lol. Still didn't start.....Then I’m thinking, ok, you piece of ****, F”ing start. Lol…….. damn think doesn’t start. My Back’s starting to hurt; and I realize that I did that picking her up.
Start getting upset and REALLY conscious of everyone around me. Then this really nice looking bird says, Hey, you ok?….. uh, is that a Harley? And at that precise moment in time I see this computer read out, or what ever it is, lcd display, that says …….. “ tip “…… so I say out load……. “ No **** Sherlock, you’re freakin’ observant !! ” …….. lol, then this bird, kind of steps back and says….. “ oh, I’m sorry, uh, uh….. well, ok “ and then starts to walk away. …….. Then I realize what I said, and that she must have thought I was talking about her …….. Is that a Harley comment. Lol, So feeling bad, I sort of call after her and say….. no, no, sorry, I wasn’t talking to you babe, I was talking to the bike……. Lol, …….. man, then this guy started laughing and she just raised her eyes and started to storm off;….. as opposed to walking off……… lol, man, not my day today. Lol
Finally, after another 5 attempts, I managed to cluster double digit brain cells and turned the ignition off and then on again, and then it went back to normal, ….(the time or mileage or whatever it usually reads.) /// Started perfect. Then I sort of crawled back into my hole and slipped out the door. Lol …… just a touch embarrassed. [&o]
Well, now I feel a lot better. I was saying all evening, ………what an idiot! what a complete idiot! Lol.
Funny thing was, well, it wasn’t funny, but just after I had literally ripped it off the floor in a mad adrenalin rush, the bike had turned itself off. So I tried to start it without even putting out the kickstand, as all i wanted was to get the hell outta there. Wouldn’t start. ……. Checked the “off” switch, …..ok, still didn't start. Then checked the ignition switch, …… to the left, all ok. Tried to start it again. No luck. Then, like a donut; I'm checking that I'm pulling good the clutch in. lol. Still didn't start.....Then I’m thinking, ok, you piece of ****, F”ing start. Lol…….. damn think doesn’t start. My Back’s starting to hurt; and I realize that I did that picking her up.
Start getting upset and REALLY conscious of everyone around me. Then this really nice looking bird says, Hey, you ok?….. uh, is that a Harley? And at that precise moment in time I see this computer read out, or what ever it is, lcd display, that says …….. “ tip “…… so I say out load……. “ No **** Sherlock, you’re freakin’ observant !! ” …….. lol, then this bird, kind of steps back and says….. “ oh, I’m sorry, uh, uh….. well, ok “ and then starts to walk away. …….. Then I realize what I said, and that she must have thought I was talking about her …….. Is that a Harley comment. Lol, So feeling bad, I sort of call after her and say….. no, no, sorry, I wasn’t talking to you babe, I was talking to the bike……. Lol, …….. man, then this guy started laughing and she just raised her eyes and started to storm off;….. as opposed to walking off……… lol, man, not my day today. Lol
Finally, after another 5 attempts, I managed to cluster double digit brain cells and turned the ignition off and then on again, and then it went back to normal, ….(the time or mileage or whatever it usually reads.) /// Started perfect. Then I sort of crawled back into my hole and slipped out the door. Lol …… just a touch embarrassed. [&o]
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From: Southern California High Desert, here and there....
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
ORIGINAL: Demkay
Well, dropped the bike today. Probably won’t be the first time either.
Well, dropped the bike today. Probably won’t be the first time either.
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From: Lancaster, PA
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
ORIGINAL: Demkay
Well, gotta tell ya guys, I can’t believe some of these replies. I really was convinced that I was the stupidest clumsy a$$ donut of a village idiot. And talk about being embarrassed. Wow.
Well, now I feel a lot better. I was saying all evening, ………what an idiot! what a complete idiot! Lol.
Funny thing was, well, it wasn’t funny, but just after I had literally ripped it off the floor in a mad adrenalin rush, the bike had turned itself off. So I tried to start it without even putting out the kickstand, as all i wanted was to get the hell outta there. Wouldn’t start. ……. Checked the “off” switch, …..ok, still didn't start. Then checked the ignition switch, …… to the left, all ok. Tried to start it again. No luck. Then, like a donut; I'm checking that I'm pulling good the clutch in. lol. Still didn't start.....Then I’m thinking, ok, you piece of ****, F”ing start. Lol…….. damn think doesn’t start. My Back’s starting to hurt; and I realize that I did that picking her up.
Start getting upset and REALLY conscious of everyone around me. Then this really nice looking bird says, Hey, you ok?….. uh, is that a Harley? And at that precise moment in time I see this computer read out, or what ever it is, lcd display, that says …….. “ tip “…… so I say out load……. “ No **** Sherlock, you’re freakin’ observant !! ” …….. lol, then this bird, kind of steps back and says….. “ oh, I’m sorry, uh, uh….. well, ok “ and then starts to walk away. …….. Then I realize what I said, and that she must have thought I was talking about her …….. Is that a Harley comment. Lol, So feeling bad, I sort of call after her and say….. no, no, sorry, I wasn’t talking to you babe, I was talking to the bike……. Lol, …….. man, then this guy started laughing and she just raised her eyes and started to storm off;….. as opposed to walking off……… lol, man, not my day today. Lol
Finally, after another 5 attempts, I managed to cluster double digit brain cells and turned the ignition off and then on again, and then it went back to normal, ….(the time or mileage or whatever it usually reads.) /// Started perfect. Then I sort of crawled back into my hole and slipped out the door. Lol …… just a touch embarrassed. [&o]
Well, gotta tell ya guys, I can’t believe some of these replies. I really was convinced that I was the stupidest clumsy a$$ donut of a village idiot. And talk about being embarrassed. Wow.
Well, now I feel a lot better. I was saying all evening, ………what an idiot! what a complete idiot! Lol.
Funny thing was, well, it wasn’t funny, but just after I had literally ripped it off the floor in a mad adrenalin rush, the bike had turned itself off. So I tried to start it without even putting out the kickstand, as all i wanted was to get the hell outta there. Wouldn’t start. ……. Checked the “off” switch, …..ok, still didn't start. Then checked the ignition switch, …… to the left, all ok. Tried to start it again. No luck. Then, like a donut; I'm checking that I'm pulling good the clutch in. lol. Still didn't start.....Then I’m thinking, ok, you piece of ****, F”ing start. Lol…….. damn think doesn’t start. My Back’s starting to hurt; and I realize that I did that picking her up.
Start getting upset and REALLY conscious of everyone around me. Then this really nice looking bird says, Hey, you ok?….. uh, is that a Harley? And at that precise moment in time I see this computer read out, or what ever it is, lcd display, that says …….. “ tip “…… so I say out load……. “ No **** Sherlock, you’re freakin’ observant !! ” …….. lol, then this bird, kind of steps back and says….. “ oh, I’m sorry, uh, uh….. well, ok “ and then starts to walk away. …….. Then I realize what I said, and that she must have thought I was talking about her …….. Is that a Harley comment. Lol, So feeling bad, I sort of call after her and say….. no, no, sorry, I wasn’t talking to you babe, I was talking to the bike……. Lol, …….. man, then this guy started laughing and she just raised her eyes and started to storm off;….. as opposed to walking off……… lol, man, not my day today. Lol
Finally, after another 5 attempts, I managed to cluster double digit brain cells and turned the ignition off and then on again, and then it went back to normal, ….(the time or mileage or whatever it usually reads.) /// Started perfect. Then I sort of crawled back into my hole and slipped out the door. Lol …… just a touch embarrassed. [&o]
Glad you and the bike are fine. Mine has been down twice so far. Once when my stepdaughter decided to exit off the bike before i was ready. Barely came to a stop at a dino station and in a flash she went to step off the bike and down we went, never even had a chance to turn it off. And the second time was going around a turn with 3 cars in front and they all stopped when i was dead into the turn, grabbed the front brake and down i went. Thank god for crash bars and highway pegs, no real damage done, just a couple little scrapes.
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RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
I am calling Bull Sh*t on this statement![:@]
ORIGINAL: Alias
There are only two kinds of bikes in the world, those that have been down and those that are going down!
There are only two kinds of bikes in the world, those that have been down and those that are going down!
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Road Captain
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From: Beatrice, Nebraska
RE: Ooops... Slippery little things....
It happens, & yes it can be embarrassing. I dropped mine not long after I got it. I took off without turning the gas on. I got about 4 blocks & it died on me. I realized what the problem was, reached down & flipped the switch, pulled in the clutch, then released it hoping it would fire back up. It didn't, so I pulled it to the side of the road. This just happen to have happened at the busiest intersection of town. I rechecked the gas switch, then without thinking, hit the start button while my left hand was still on the gas switch. That's when I learned that a 2000 sporty will start in gear. I went through the exact same senerio that Demkay did. I got the hell out of there as quick as I could, & limped it home with a broken clutch lever, no shifter peg, & a very badly damaged ego. Oh ya, & a very sore back.