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**Professional_Noob** · 07-13-2009, 01:17 AM

Howdy! About two weeks after buying my bike I had come to a stop sign, that was on a downgrade to the right.......so once I had stoped the bike started tipping more and more to the right, I had caught it just before the bike had hit the ground......I thought I was good until I had accidentaly rolled onto the throttle! I heard my bike pealing out and then it flung around me! Luckily there was just a little bit of dammage! There was a few scratch marks on the bottom of the fairing and some on the engine cover! Nothing some touch up paint couldn't fix! Anyways! The Morale of the story is..........push the kill switch if you think you are going to drop your bike! Wish I had thought about that!

**99vengeur** · 07-13-2009, 05:39 AM

Thanks for sharing. Yep, if you are going to drop the bike, it's a good idea to kill the engine once you get past that point of no return.

shreveport1 · 07-13-2009, 06:41 AM

Pulling the clutch is the best way to stop the wheel from turning and alot faster than the killswitch can't tell you how many times pulling the clutch has saved me from a spill.

**O-turn** · 07-13-2009, 07:01 AM

Sorry to hear but sounds like you learned from your mistake! Thanks for sharing, kill switch saves!

sm00thpapa · 07-13-2009, 07:36 AM

Always "Cover your clutch"

MNDZA · 07-13-2009, 10:58 AM

I also came to a downgrade that ran down to the right at a red light. I was going to turn right so I came to a stop at the red light and hit the front brake....the bike immediately tried to fall over to the right and I used all my strength to save it....close one!

**99vengeur** · 07-13-2009, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MNDZA

I also came to a downgrade that ran down to the right at a red light. I was going to turn right so I came to a stop at the red light and hit the front brake....the bike immediately tried to fall over to the right and I used all my strength to save it....close one!

That's how I gently set my bike on its side the first time I had it out. I came to a stop, but didn't have the front wheel straight, and the bike dove to the right side. Luckily, I was able to keep it from crashing down and I just carefully laid it down and then picked it back up and rode off. I haven't looked back since and I learned a valuable lesson. Make sure the front wheel is straight when you come to a stop, or the bike will want to dive the direction the wheel is pointing.

xplodnstar · 07-13-2009, 02:43 PM

My bike went to the left, slightly scratched the engine case and bent the clutch lever. Luckily this was before the flushmount signals, so my stock signal kept the fairing from taking damage.

I wish I could say that I "saved it from going down", but I just don't have the leverage for that. I'm a bit on the short side.

ME_with_a_B · 05-07-2010, 01:11 PM

Boy oh boy I feel a lot better after reading this thread...

I dropped mine last year, late in the season. I was stopping/stopped so its more like I layed her down on her right side (on my leg). The stock turn signal mostly protected my fairing - there are some tiny scratches from the asphalt but they look more like dirt, and since they're mostly in my graphics, you don't notice them until you're right next to the bike.

Very valuable lesson learned. Turning the front wheel makes the bike go down. Whooops!

(I was doubly pissed when I couldn't pick her back up by myself... I'm not that strong. I have since learned a better technique should anything this embarassing ever happen again...)

sasha · 05-25-2010, 01:40 PM

I dropped mine the very first day I got it in my garage. Went out for a short ride around the block, met a buddy of mine, showed my bike, and on my way back to garage I had to make a u-turn, right in front of my friend, and instead making a three way u-turn I tried to make it in one go, just because it looks cooler. I rode on that bike something like 15 miles at that point, had no idea how it handles, touched the clutch while turning, lost momentum, fell on my side.
Learned that you should know what you're doing before you try to impress anyone.

Second time my bike fell when my family had a party, I went there on my bike, and one of the guests sat on it while it was parked, started twitching as if he was riding and fell on the side with the bike. No harm done in my case, but the repair costs can be quite high, especially if it's a faired bike, so my lesson of the day was that you shouldn't let just anyone sit on your bike even for fun. Unless you want to show people around how to pick up the bike in a proper way.

07-13-2009, 01:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Professional_Noob Senior Member Bike: FZ6R Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Benning, GA Posts: 198 Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Dropped Howdy! About two weeks after buying my bike I had come to a stop sign, that was on a downgrade to the right.......so once I had stoped the bike started tipping more and more to the right, I had caught it just before the bike had hit the ground......I thought I was good until I had accidentaly rolled onto the throttle! I heard my bike pealing out and then it flung around me! Luckily there was just a little bit of dammage! There was a few scratch marks on the bottom of the fairing and some on the engine cover! Nothing some touch up paint couldn't fix! Anyways! The Morale of the story is..........push the kill switch if you think you are going to drop your bike! Wish I had thought about that! Last edited by Professional_Noob; 07-13-2009 at 01:20 AM.

07-13-2009, 05:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
99vengeur Administrator Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 2,649 Thanks: 713 Thanked 750 Times in 474 Posts	Thanks for sharing. Yep, if you are going to drop the bike, it's a good idea to kill the engine once you get past that point of no return. __________________ Robert 2009 Cadmium Yellow FZ6R//Intuitive Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders//Evotech Swingarm Spools//Two Brothers Racing V.A.L.E. Complete Carbon Fiber Exhaust//Two Brothers Racing JuiceBox//Driven AIS Blockoff Plates//Uscgduncan Fender Eliminator//Custom Garage Door Opener//Custom Painted Windscreen//Bi-xenon Projector Retrofit with Blue Angel Eye//More in the making...

07-13-2009, 06:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
shreveport1 Member Bike: 07 fz6, xs650 chopper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport,La. Posts: 99 Thanks: 77 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts	Pulling the clutch is the best way to stop the wheel from turning and alot faster than the killswitch can't tell you how many times pulling the clutch has saved me from a spill. __________________ 24 hours in a day......24 beers in a case.....coincidence?

07-13-2009, 07:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
sm00thpapa Senior Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Raven Black Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 350 Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Always "Cover your clutch" __________________ 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Raven Black MODS - Intuitive No Cut Frame Sliders

07-13-2009, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
MNDZA Senior Member Bike: 2009 FZ6R Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 414 Thanks: 6 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	I also came to a downgrade that ran down to the right at a red light. I was going to turn right so I came to a stop at the red light and hit the front brake....the bike immediately tried to fall over to the right and I used all my strength to save it....close one! __________________ 2009 Raven FZ6R - Intuitive Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders - Yamaha "Carbon Fiber" Tank Pad - Chrome Flushmount Turn Signals - Evotech Fender Eliminator - Yamaha Tinted Windshield - Yamaha Seat Cowl - Yamaha CF Bar Ends - Red Reflective Wheel Stripes - GYTR Air Filter - TBR V.A.L.E Carbon Fiber Exhaust

07-13-2009, 07:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
O-turn Partier Bike: 09 GSXR 600 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: HarcO, MD Posts: 209 Thanks: 50 Thanked 26 Times in 20 Posts	Sorry to hear but sounds like you learned from your mistake! Thanks for sharing, kill switch saves!

07-13-2009, 02:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
xplodnstar Moderator Bike: FZ6R - White Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 423 Thanks: 81 Thanked 100 Times in 62 Posts	My bike went to the left, slightly scratched the engine case and bent the clutch lever. Luckily this was before the flushmount signals, so my stock signal kept the fairing from taking damage. I wish I could say that I "saved it from going down", but I just don't have the leverage for that. I'm a bit on the short side. __________________ FZ6R White - FE, Wheel Stripes, Flush Blinkers, Heated Grips, Handlebar Helmet Lock, Custom Garage Door Opener, Tank Pad, Corbin Seat, Pink Running Light over Headlight, White LEDs in Headlight, IRC Sliders, LED taillight bulb, Scorpio Alarm, HID Headlight, RT Lowering Link, Pilot Road 2 Tires. (On the way - FZ6 Headers & slip-on, Glowing Windscreen Picture, Stealth Radar Detector, Pink Accent LEDs) Do stickers count?

05-07-2010, 01:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
ME_with_a_B Moderator Bike: '09 FZ6R (white/pink) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 257 Thanks: 19 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts	Boy oh boy I feel a lot better after reading this thread... I dropped mine last year, late in the season. I was stopping/stopped so its more like I layed her down on her right side (on my leg). The stock turn signal mostly protected my fairing - there are some tiny scratches from the asphalt but they look more like dirt, and since they're mostly in my graphics, you don't notice them until you're right next to the bike. Very valuable lesson learned. Turning the front wheel makes the bike go down. Whooops! (I was doubly pissed when I couldn't pick her back up by myself... I'm not that strong. I have since learned a better technique should anything this embarassing ever happen again...)

05-25-2010, 01:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
sasha Junior Member Bike: Yamaha xj6n Join Date: May 2010 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	I dropped mine the very first day I got it in my garage. Went out for a short ride around the block, met a buddy of mine, showed my bike, and on my way back to garage I had to make a u-turn, right in front of my friend, and instead making a three way u-turn I tried to make it in one go, just because it looks cooler. I rode on that bike something like 15 miles at that point, had no idea how it handles, touched the clutch while turning, lost momentum, fell on my side. Learned that you should know what you're doing before you try to impress anyone. Second time my bike fell when my family had a party, I went there on my bike, and one of the guests sat on it while it was parked, started twitching as if he was riding and fell on the side with the bike. No harm done in my case, but the repair costs can be quite high, especially if it's a faired bike, so my lesson of the day was that you shouldn't let just anyone sit on your bike even for fun. Unless you want to show people around how to pick up the bike in a proper way.

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