Re: Dropped it.

[stump <stump@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I feel your pain. Hears my worst one. I live on a gravel road. I had
owned my first new motorcycle for 1 month. My wife was following me
home, so I parked the machine on the edge of our road. Next to the road
is a shallow drainage ditch. My neighbors were having a barbeque with
lots of people over. AS I SAUTERED OVER IN MY WAY COOL RACER  BOY
LEATHERS THERE WAS THIS SICKENING WUMP. Dork boy had not properly parked
the bike and it toppled into the ditch on the off side and had fallen
into the ditch. SHIT. Talk about terminal embarassment. Best Regards,
Steve.

Rich Weyand wrote:
> > Yup, I dropped the ST today, at 655 miles.  Fuck.
> 
> Hit a small patch of gravel in the middle of the driveway going
> into the shopping center and the front shot out from under me.
> I was going 5, maybe 10, miles per hour, and just plain fucking
> fell over.  Slid all of three feet.  Scuffed both RHS body panels,
> bent the rear brake pedal, and put a bit of road rash on RHS
> mirror body, front brake handle, bar end, rider peg, and can.
> At least I had not yet gone to the replacement can.  No damage
> to tank, seat, seat bodywork, lower fairing piece.  Just ordered
> RHS body panel, RHS headlight nacelle half, and brake pedal from
> my friendly neighborhood Triumph dealer.  I will advise the list
> about what I hear back on availability.
> 
> Also wiped out some safety equipment: tore jacket, and scuffed
> RH glove and boot.  Jeans held up.  Helmet never hit the ground.
> 
> As for me, I got a small case of road rash on RH forearm and knee,
> and a big bruise on my RH thigh where my car keys got between me
> and the pavement.  Been hurt worse on a bicycle.
> 
> My wife wanted to know if I should go to the hospital.  I said,
> No, they can't do anything for terminal embarassment.
>


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