my first 'off'

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Morning all

Finally happened. Left home around 5.30 this morning, nice and frosty. Only got round the corner when the accelerator cable jammed leaving me in full throttle i shat myself and didnt want it revving its tits off..... somewhere between trying to upshift to lower the revs, trying to turn the key off and possible braking (all happened so quick) i ended up loosing the back end, then the front end and i was soon sliding trapped under the bike till it hit/mounted the curb.

Luckily wasnt going that fast... managed to pop the headlight, snap the speedo bracket and a couple of scratches on the bike here and there. I was in full leathers so would like to think they did their part in keeping me safe. One of the knees got a bit scratched up but nothing a baby wipe didnt solve and the suit has knee sliders which are also a bit scratched. Ive managed to get a little bump on my knee which im guessing is from the impact and thats about it. The biggest injury and most annoying is from having taking my gloves off, cut my finger on the broken headlight trying to mess about with the speedo

Im a little annoyed about it all but in consideration it couldve been a lot worse. Just glad it happened whilst the roads were quiet and there wasnt anyone walking past theres a school not too far away.

Live and learn.
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[Kradmelder]

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I did and it revved up so much I suppose I panicked
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[Gavster88]

Sorry to here about the off dude, i usually ride at silly o clock in the mornings to work too. Not been looking forward to it this week when its been particularly cold but luckily the missus hasnt needed the car as much so iv been a wimp and taken the car

First thing i thought whilst reading too was that i would have pulled the clutch in or hit the kill switch, but its easy saying it when you werent there!

All the best in getting back to full health (you and bike!) Dont let it knock your confidence

[mic]

Kill switch?! Sounds a bit too modern for my bike!

I'm guessing was only going around 30mph. I put the clutch in to change gear and the revs shot up screaming. Rather than go for the key I shifted up to lower the revs before going for the key. But it didn't work to plan.
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[Gavster88]

Something my instructer always said was that if your going to use the rear brake then be extra cautious if your pulling in the clutch.

Something to do with the wheel not being driven by the chain, its easier to lock up if theirs no drive going to the rear wheel when the clutch is pulled in. More for in the wet or slippery conditions. (obviously youl have to be really steppin on the brakes to lock it up)

If he was talking utter BS (sounded logical to me) then.....my bad!

[trikeschick]

What a nightmare - main thing is you are okay!
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[Lord Percy]

Pretty odd that the throttle stuck?! Best to figure out why so it doesn't happen again! The cable should be really, really, really free to go without any snags or anything, and the actual grip should be free to spin without jamming at any point. Definitely figure why it got stuck

[bikertomm]

Fuck man!

Pics?

GWS
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was too dark to take pics and probably be dark when i get home so might have to wait till tomorrow but ill take a few, have only seen the obvious damage you never know what else could be hanging off
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[anthony_r6]

Sorry to hear that - I've had my throttle stick before. I wasn't going fast and was expecting it (Was testing to see if I had fixed the issue) but it was still scary 'cause it just kept speeding up!

Try to get into a reactive state with things like that were you can press the kill switch out of instinct.
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it doesnt have a kill switch it has a weird key in the ignition near the speedo. maybe taking a hand off the handlebar to reach for it gave me a wobble.
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[barrkel]

Motorbikes generally have two throttle cables to try and reduce the risk of this situation. Did the "push" cable snap? Or was there some mechanical obstruction?

Pretty scary nonetheless.
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have no idea, didnt really give it a thorough exam just pushed it home chained it up, got a lecture from the wife as i got changed then jumped in the car (how ironic) as i didnt wanna be too late for work
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[Imperial_Maniac]

[Cuchulain]

Glad you're okay. As other have said if ever it happens again just pull clutch in and coast before gently braking to a stop, then turn off.

I had something similar happen to me recently. First time on a big bike and dropped it like a plonker trying a u-turn on a slight gradient. Next time I turned it on it was revving like crazy. I was shitting myself thinking I'd broken something on it when I realised it was just the hand gaurd had bent in a little and was stopping the throttle springing back.
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Couple of boring pictures. Smashed headlight, snapped speedo bracket and a couple of scratches. Most annoying is the headlight as i cant ride without one, gaffa tape and cable ties would hold the speedo for now till replacement came. Funny thing is, I haven't been on a mountain bike for years and the first thing I check is if the bike handlebars are inline with the front wheel anyways....

Second picture not too clear but it shows a little split in the throttle cable and a crappy rubber bit to cover the connector part. I Reakon it all got caught up on that to stay on full throttle.

https://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh470/mic8310/0DA6DD61-8AAE-488A-9EF1-FBB75450FE27-7095-000006F877C5E59A.jpg

https://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh470/mic8310/5397B779-7770-4D65-8811-717F1328A242-7095-000006F8712ECA5D.jpg
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[i.p.phrealy]

glad the damage to both you and the bike isn't too bad.
falling off isn't fun. I did this to my first bike in May.

https://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y475/i_p_phrealy/DSC_0029.jpg

https://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y475/i_p_phrealy/DSC_0030.jpg

High sided over the bars, I hit a bit of mud on the road, which made the back end wobble, which made me run wide on a tight corner.
I didn't help by throttling back
it bent the bars quite badly, and the left foot peg. ripped my cheap waterproof trousers to bits, and I'm glad I had a decent jacket on as I landed on my shoulder.
annoyingly I spent 5 hours on the following Saturday straightening it all out again and some toerag nicked it that night!
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[Kradmelder]

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MZ ETZ 125. European made jobbie. But it's 20+ year old, I don't recall many old bikes with a killswitch
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[Kradmelder]

[yaigi]

Wow, that sounds scary, I had that happen in my car once and that was scary enough! You feel like you're going to blow the engine up when you clutch in don't you?!

I've been looking around for my first big bike and one of the issues me and my partner have noticed on a couple I have looked at now is that the throttle has been a bit 'sticky' - in that it doesn't twist back on it's own so well when you let go... I'm really glad we noticed that and didn't buy either cos it sounds well dangerous.

Hope you can get the bike sorted quick enough and really glad you're ok - keep an eye on that knee, I fell off a while back thinking I'd done myself no damage whatsoever but in this cold weather my neck which hurt a tiny bit after falling is really giving me some trouble!
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