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zenity · # 41 23-06-11, 17:38

ouch, super tenere going down, how is the sound she makes.

alpha november · # 42 14-07-11, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryland Johnson

For the third time today I dropped the bike. I was ready to go just distributing my weight and she started to fall, nothing I could and on her side she went. Broke the front brake hand lever and that cost �60.00! Also scratched the wind visor but at �120.00 I will learn to live with the scatch Lol.

Any others ever have this difficulty? Todays problem was due to wearing water proof trousers that where medium and not large so the crotch part refuses to allow me to spread my legs appart so I just couldn't save the bike from falling. Hell that truly annoys me as I know once it reaches a certain point of misbalance there is B A I can do and I know its going to fall. 31' inside leg yet cannot stop this happening. How do people with shorter legs get on lol.
soon fixed though and thank heavens I had full front crash bars fitted before it left the showroom, those babies have saved me a fortune!

Its proving to be an expensive learning curve is this.

You all keep safe.

Ryland.

I know its a bit ' after the event' but if you have the time when the bike is going down, to flip the bars away from the direction of fall, you will minimise the risk of damage to the fittings. I have had a couple of drops while off road and so far broken nothing. it could make the difference between gettin home or not.

Ride safe mate.

Goughie

Tintin · # 43 15-07-11, 22:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha november

I know its a bit ' after the event' but if you have the time when the bike is going down, to flip the bars away from the direction of fall, you will minimise the risk of damage to the fittings. I have had a couple of drops while off road and so far broken nothing. it could make the difference between gettin home or not.

Ride safe mate.

Goughie

May I add ... uh when u take your bike in for a service ... they will see that you have droped your bike by plugging in the laptop into the CDU that your bike and all new xt's R , Z 's & X' have a lean angle sensor .....lol I saw this on mine that the dood service report showed I have dropped it , which I did .. oh well all the fun in dirt , dusty off road tracks .....
Martin

offroadtoad · # 44 15-07-11, 23:24

Now dropped it three times � first time I had the cases on, and tried to turn too tightly from stationary outside the house. The bike as on the floor before I realised what had happened. Second time I was doing a bikesafe course and upon leaving the carpark for the afternoon rideout I got to the bottom of the ramp and stopped (vis was poor), went to put my foot down and the floor wasn't where I thought it was. Again I was on the floor and giggling before I could do anything about it (much to the amusement of the police biker � couldn't stop laughing)

Third time was another stationary � this time I wasn't even on it. Parked bike on a grassy slope, thought I'd knocked it into gear but it didn't take. I turned in time to see it roll forward and flip the sidestand up � that one broke part of the pannier case clamping bracket so I need to get it plastic welded.

Fortunately every time the damage has been minimal to non existent � glad it wasn't a flashy sports bike with all those plastics just waiting to scratch and crack.

enduro374 · # 45 16-07-11, 10:42

Lucky his left leg wasn't broken or knee dislocated..

Ni3ous · # 46 18-07-11, 08:05

My was on ground number of times, hard to say. I can say its doin well.
The build quality is great.

These are really just some of them, which i found in a minute or two...
I only broke a few brake and clutch levers, than I have put the barkbusters... two times bend rear brake lever, one broken side stand and thats all really. But I ride it really hard, I think harder than it is build for and is still doin great!

old Roman · # 47 18-07-11, 15:12

I dropped my Ten twice so far. Once on the left and once on the right side. In both occasions at the standstill. I am tall enough, but if the bike accidentaly reaches certain angle from the vertical, it is virtually impossibile to prevent it from going all the way down on the side. All I could do was to try my best to slow it down.
Then with luggage and full tank of fuel it is quite a hard job to get it back from the ground if alone.

Tintin · # 48 19-07-11, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by old Roman

I dropped my Ten twice so far. Once on the left and once on the right side. In both occasions at the standstill. I am tall enough, but if the bike accidentaly reaches certain angle from the vertical, it is virtually impossibile to prevent it from going all the way down on the side. All I could do was to try my best to slow it down.
Then with luggage and full tank of fuel it is quite a hard job to get it back from the ground if alone.

Very true on that one ....

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