I'm not superstitious but..................

[blito]

............ I had to choose Friday the 13th to fall off my bike!

It was a stupid noobie error really.... I pulled into the car park at work and stepped off the bike to wheel it into the parking space but forgot to kill the engine. As I stepped off I stumbled slightly and that was enough to twist the throttle on my still-running bike, which being a CVT equipped scooter pulled an impressive wheelie and set off like a maddened bull across the concrete park, dragging me along in its wake. Both bike and I stopped a few meters later thanks to a fairly solid wall! Only damage to me is a bit of soreness to my ribs and a dented ego whilst the bike escaped with only a broken mudguard!
In all, a very lucky escape!
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2012 Zontes Monster

[millymols]

Bet you won't forget to kill the engine next time!

At least you're not too badly injured and the bike is repairable.
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Yamaha YBR125 - 2010
Theory - Passed 30/08/11 ; Mod 1 - Passed 21/09/11 ; Mod 2 - Passed 23/11/11
Kawasaki ER-6N - 2010

[glynlowen]

Ah, unlucky fella, easily done, everyone has their moments and give it a couple of weeks and you will have probs forgotten it!
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Passed Theory-19/07/11 Passed Module 1-5/09/11 Failed Module 2-23/10/11 Passed Module 2-16/11/11
Past Bikes-Honda CG125, 2005 Kawasaki ER5, Suzuki SV650S
Current Bike-Need a car now!

[Andy_Pagin]

Like the time I braked and twisted the throttle at the same time, careered up the pavement. and ploughed into some parked bicycles
You live and learn.
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They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer

[Fifteen15]

Could have earned yourself £250 if you got it on camera. Sounds funny lol

But yeah at least you're not hurt
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"Pain is weakness leaving the body, and blood makes the grass grow faster...but I'll wear my gear anyway"

[Rogerborg]

Epic pedfail.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Andy_Pagin]

I saw someone do something similar a couple of days ago, he bent down to adjust his boot or something with his left hand, twisted the throttle and the scooter, wheelied almost 90 degrees upwards.

I think It's a right of passage for scooter newbies.
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They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer

[Okeydokey]

Glad you are ok! but I have to agree the mental of image of you doing this makes chuckle
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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruitsalad!
YB100 v. Ford Sierra (1982 I came 2nd place) Honda H100S (Currently 0 - 0) CX500 Cafe project (me 1 - wife 0.... maybe!)

[Tuffers]

i definatly think there is some truth to friday 13th, i had a close call AND a crash yesterday and i didnt even know it was friday 13th till i got home 5 hours later with a broken thumb =p

[Beez]

My first bike accident was on Friday 13th (03 or 04).

Was sat in a cafe with a friend mocking how nothing ever happens on Fri 13th, leave cafe (moderate rain) went in too hot when approaching some red lights, controlled braking right until I hit the damned white lines for cyclists and flipped it.

Landed in the middle of a cross roads but thankfully with only a bruised knee from where my bike landed on it. Traffic was light thankfully or could of been a lot worse.

I have NEVER mocked the date since, I also rechecked my braking distances in the Highway code