RANT: layed the bike down tonight :(

[NINJACHICK]

yep go ahead say it... you told me so....

hit some gravel mid turn which through my back out a bit so i slammed my front brake too hard and flew off smacked my head, the bike slid but surprisingly is pretty unharmed, hardly a scratch actually

my head hurts pretty bad and i can't stop shaking, skinned my knee but its not even bleeding or anything

more just pissed about it than anything

:evil:

so guess it'll be awhile till i get back on

[Nickels]

The bike has a crack up front, but not really noticeable, also has some scratches and shit on the muffler. Not bad at all. Dont take too much time off, you dont wanna build it up, then never get back on.. although, i could take over payments and just take the ninja, lol. jk

[Mo Daddy]

that sucks!!! hopefully the whole shaking thing stops cause that really dosen't sound too healthy. yeah dont wait too long before you get back on cause the longer you wait the harder it is to start back up. and besides you know what they say. "There are two types of riders, those that have been down and those that are going down" its always gonna happen and hey now your in the family.

and for future reference...if your tire skitches out on you never slam on either brake, especially not the front brake.

[95gsx]

you should of power slid! glad you are ok. hardest part is getting healed then you will want to be right back on it.

[NINJACHICK]

ya it sucks cuz i totally know not to hit the brakes like that but i just don't like have the instincts or like instant reactions down yet to some of that stuff oh well... ya the shaking has calmed down a bit my neck is totally fucked tho and my knee is a little swollen :(

[95gsx]

sometimes you just don't have time to think.

[Nickels]

My first reaction was SHIT, then i started laughing because i could tell it wasnt bad at all, and the bike would be ok, lol.

[95gsx]

lol i think thats what i said when the rebel went down and then the guys at SCM were like hauling balls out to see it. kasey can run....

[Miss Chels]

sucks babe!!!!!! you should get back on soon though because if you take too much time off you might psych yourself out and be too scared to EVER get back on, and that would be silly, ya know?

[Nickels]

Dont worry, she will be back on it today. When my laundry is dry and i have some pants/socks to wear, we are heading to a parking lot for her to start again.

[NINJACHICK]

ya after sleepin on it i feel better today and should be doin some turn practice lol, its gettin late enough me and nick just might go ridin together instead, maybe go try to find everyone we'll see!

[Mo Daddy]

damn right!!! just look ahead into your corners berfore you hit them and then were all happy right?

[Jester]

i saw the bike last night. didnt look too bad at all. then again it was dark.

[NINJACHICK]

ya it's really not bad at all i'll post some pics or somethin

[Nickels]

The pipe is scrathced, and the theres a black spot on the fender, those are pretty much the only things that are visible. If you stare at it, and look for damages, you will see the bar end/lever is scratched, as well as the kickstand, and the front fairing is cracked. oh ya and the front blinker is scratched. Nothing is really as bad as it sounds.

[triumph955i]

my first crash was like that cept I was turning on an on-ramp for dodge street in omaha. Hit some gravel and the tires washed out. No major injuries though. Drove home and fixed the bike and then the next week went back through that same corner. I would go back to the corner and go through it slow at first. It would blow if you never get back on the bike cause of 1 minor crash.

[Mr. Jeff]

there is shit all over the roads out there in your hood

[95gsx]

look for r6 plastics i'm going to jb weld all of it back together

[triumph955i]

jb weld and duct tape man :D

[Noslenkire]

there is shit all over the roads out there in your hood

That's no shit. I've hit sand more times than I can count out here.. it's a new development and construction everywhere.

I live in the same neighborhood if you haven't figured that out yet. :mrgreen:

You could go over to Saturn road and practice riding around in that school parking lot for awhile. It's pretty close and a fairly good sized lot.

-Erik

[95gsx]

northstar is littered with sand... i don't even like driving my car on it.

[Noslenkire]

Never went in there myself, just noticed it riding by. People used to stunt there too so I doubt it's terrible.

[95gsx]

venture in sometime.

[Mr. Jeff]

People used to stunt there too so I doubt it's terrible.
thats not a stupid idea or anything :roll:

[Noslenkire]

People used to stunt there too so I doubt it's terrible.
thats not a stupid idea or anything :roll:

Wasn't my idea and I don't stunt.. not sure what your suggesting but you'll have to take that up with the people doing it.

[Miss Chels]

simmer...

[Mr. Jeff]

its that you can see it from fletcher, its not a smart idea to "stunt" out there.

[95gsx]

truth

[Noslenkire]

its that you can see it from fletcher, its not a smart idea to "stunt" out there.

Yeah, I know...

You can twist it around however to make it sound like I came up with it or we can get back on topic of finding a place for the gal to practice going in circles. I guess Chels thinks I'm getting huffy over the whole thing too... pretty funny since emotion doesn't show up on-line very well.

[Mr. Jeff]

mads, go ride around town. its the only way to get the hang of it.

[Nickels]

She started riding in northstar lot, its actually not too bad.. She was doing really decent out there. I think the next nice day we will have to go back out.