lol First Off...

[Alpha-9]

Yep. Piss.

Right on my way back from work, moist roads are a new experience to me, was going around an unmarked lane roundabout, dont think i was going particularly fast but bam, on my side i was, thankfully everyone stopped and was like you ok you ok?

All i saw was sparks and my bike scrape the ground witha big NERRRRRRRR -death-

Thanksfully it started straight back up

Only damage seems to be the front brake lever is bent to fuck and the exhaust has come away from the metal bracket type cover thing thats on it

It had made me a bit prang about my bike though, the tyres have plenty of tread so i dont see how i went wrong other than my own mistake, but ive done that route every day and been fine... Must have been the moist..

Is it worth getting it serviced just in case and how much does that cost?
I havent had it serviced since i got it (only been a few weeks) and did come with 12 month MOT, but that was from the dealer themself so you know... they might have jsut pushed it straight through

I guess i'm a real biker now

My cotton crap gloves - the thumb of them completely tore off and all torn up from the ground impact

My new trousers from the giveaway thread - fucking ace, got them yesterday and already they've saved my knees MASSIVE THANKS.

Need new gloves and a new lease of courage.


Can't win 'em all eh, got cocky clearly
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Fzr-600 1999

[Kingstondavo]

Awesome the people stopped to help you and that there is no serious damage by the sounds of it.

Could have been some diesel on the roads? the recent crappy weather has brought a lot of crap to the surface of the tarmac and can make it quite greasy, sounds like you just got a bit unlucky.

Definitely by some decent gloves though - leather or a synthetic equivalent like codura, can save a lot of incredibly painful treatment if you have a high speed off!

Hope you get everything fixed up soon!
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[J.M.]

Get back on the bike as soon as you can, otherwise you may build a mental block and "get scared" of riding.

You sure you didn't ride over a patch of oil/diesel or something? Can't see why moist would have done that to your bike, especially with good tyres.

I've come off of my bike 3 times now. One was the day after I bought it; got fixated on a kerb and went straight in to it round a corner. Was about 20mph I would say I hit it at (was in a national speed limit zone). Got the bike home in the end and just had to fix my indicator and bend the gear lever back in to place. That was back in April - passed its MOT easily in November after fitting new tyres, even with a broken fairing bracket

The other two were a week or two ago. I thought I could manage riding in the snow/ice that we had. I got about half a mile from home and reached a really bad patch. I was going slowly and dragging my feet but I just didn't manage it. Came off half a mile from home. Picked it back up on my own (which is surprisingly difficult when it slides away from you thanks to the ice) and carried on riding, then came off again another 20 meters down the road. At that point I gave up and pushed it back home.

Bike's been fine since then

New brake lever shouldn't cost too much from eBay. So long as the ball at the end hasn't come off the end then I think it's still an MOT pass anyway.

Pics?
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[Taught2BCauti...]

Near where I live, there's a mini-roundabout right next to a petrol station and opposite a caravan sales pitch - always a good place to find oil and diesel spills.

I try to keep the bike as upright as possible going around that one, mainly using the handlebars to steer, and taking it slow.

I can usually get full-lock on the handlebars when using the same technique for 'U' turns, keeping the speed to about 10mph.
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You better not have wrecked my trousers

Glad they helped, unlucky with the off

[janner_10]

Glad your ok plus bike - but seriously, cotton gloves??
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[blurredman]

I myself nearly came off today, the front slid out on a corner going into the supermarket car park. Luckily it seemed to catch grip and no ill fate became of me.
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Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[Beez]

Front brake maybe? Or diesel as the others have said.

Glad your not hurt mate, get right back on the horse
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[Recluso]

Could have been 101 things. Diesel. Some gravel. Even a few wet leaves. Hit it just wrong and you're gonna go.

Glad you're okay bud. Take it easy though and take your time. No one's making you rush and I'd be surprised if you didn't get a lurch in your stomach for a while.

I had my first 'real' off about a week after switching to my YBR. Rain, sharp corner, a billion manholes, potholes and gravel. Dodged a pothole, hit a manhole and almost went under a bus.

That was nearly 10 months ago. And I still get a little flutter when I go round it.

As for the brake handle, if it's just the lever that's bent, you can usually get them for a few quid. If they're anything like a clutch lever they're nice and easy to replace too. And that's coming from a complete mechanical noob If you're not sure though, I'm sure you can find someone here close enough to you willing to come and give it a look over.

Glad ya doin' all right, dude!

*cupcake*
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[Andy_Pagin]

My back end kicked out trundling into a car park in the rain this afternoon, nothing wrong with the tarmac, I put it down to my new rear tyre still being a bit shiny around the edges.
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[JustGraham]

Glad to her your ok mate and not too much damage to the bike.

[parkmoy]

It really annoys me that people glory in having an 'off'. There's this attitude that you have to have one, it's some sort of rite of passage and you are somehow all the better for it. It doesn't make you a real biker, it make you a failed biker. It's your own fault if you come off (unless you're rear ended or similar) in 99% of cases.

I'm not saying that we all don't make mistakes when riding, we do, and luckily get away with them most of the time, but let's recognize that is what they are and not boast about them.

I'm pleased you survived your 'off' with little or no damage but learn from it and try and make it the last one you have.

[blurredman]

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[J.M.]

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[J.M.]

[Alpha-9]

Basically everything J.M has said

Not much farther I can elaborate on that.
I'm one of the gang now!



Actually i'd say accepting at some point you will fuck up as an inevitability makes you all the more aware, rather than WOO IM THE BEST YOU CANT BEAT ME! ZOOOM CRASH FUCK


My attitude is positive and I don't particularly care if you disagree with that, I was sharing my experience as many others have done.

And it was still pretty lol to me
But most things are
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[parkmoy]

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