Well, most of you were right.....

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marcus8811 · #11 Post by **marcus8811** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:21 am

haha, well after I got done picking up the bike... i booted their bottoms right off the pavement...

niterider · #12 Post by **niterider** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:58 am

It had nothing or little to do with the size of the bike. Even a small will throw you in a situation like that. It is saddening that your new bike was hurt in the accident. I am happy to see that you are okay. You are gaining expirience be careful. Also watch out for slick roads even when they are dry. Have fun & happy riding.

camthepyro · #13 Post by **camthepyro** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:37 am

That sucks, but I agree about the new bike thing, it does hurt alot more than if it were an old bike. Glad you're ok.

Kal · #14 Post by **Kal** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:40 am

I'm an advocate of small bikes as first bike.

However I a very similar accident in my first year and I was riding a 125. Following on from what you said though I'd have been a lot more upset if my CeeGee had been new.

It's good to hear you are doing okay. Do you have gloves or have they just made your 'must buy' list?

basshole · #15 Post by **basshole** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:44 am

You gotta keep your eyes well ahead of where you wanna go especially in a turn. There's a good chance you could have taken a different line and avoided the rocks altogether. Glad you are ok though.

dieziege · #16 Post by **dieziege** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:49 am

Maybe I'm weird but... I've always preferred to aquire my own badges of experience.

It is like... well, when I got my Jetta bogged in sand due to some offroading and had to deflate the tires and have people push to get it moving at all and the only way I could keep traction was riding through/near some bushes, scraping the paint on one side, that damage has never bothered me.... but when I came out to my car the other day and found dents in the door from some scumbucket who couldn't open their car door properly, that REALLY pissed me off.

Or my sailboat... if I scraped the hull beaching her or something it was just "charm"... but if I went out to the marina and found a stanchion bent, it was evil scum powerboaters from hell and the world should be rid of them all.

I have refused to buy used cars due to blemishes that would never bother me if I put them there.

Anyway... glad you are OK, get some damned gloves, and be proud of the "experience lines" your bike now sports. That is true custom.

Sev · #17 Post by **Sev** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:50 am

Bike parts can be replaced.

Human parts cannot.

I'm glad to hear that you came out of it pretty much okay. And to be honest, it's just as likely you would have gone down on a little bike, though that's why we recomend a beater to learn on

Anyways, get her fixed up, and get back out there, watch out for rocks, and look through the turn, you'll be great.

fiveoboy01 · #18 Post by **fiveoboy01** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:00 pm

Well at least you learned to always wear your gloves from now on.

I don't go anywhere without all my gear on, even if it's the 4 blocks to the gas station.

Glad you're OK, and it sounds like the damage isn't too bad.

jmillheiser · #19 Post by **jmillheiser** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:04 pm

Glad to hear your OK. The bike can be fixed.

A small bike wouldn't have helped in this situation. You would have just lowsided a smaller bike.

I have had a few encounters with mid corner gravel, luckily the first few times were at less than 10mph and I was able to keep it upright, this unintentional practice is probably the only thing that kept my upright when I found gravel at 40mph.

I could definately see countering a skid being more difficult on a cruiser with the laid back riding position. The upright riding position of my CX500 is pretty much like a big dirt bike, you can shift your weight around pretty easy

FlyerPhil · #20 Post by **FlyerPhil** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:03 pm

I'm glad you're okay, that's the most important thing.