krzwhtman Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) i was messing around with a aprilia about 7 years ago on State road in hinkley , did not know the road past a certain point . about 2 to 3 miles north of 18 is a pretty nice turn ,right at the crest of the hill . i see the aprilia slowing as im armpit peeking,(& passing dangerous curve signs without seeing em) . i was moving fast enough to loft it a lil on crest and realized i was in the wrong lane by the time i was able to react. i tried taking it , sort of blind .... so i said f it stood it up and went into the grass . needless to say i was humming slowed down to about 70 or so . as soon as i hit the grass i bit hard. my darwin award i lived through. Edited May 29, 2009 by krzwhtman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 That's why you don't eff with Aprilias. j/k I suck as a rider, and I'm definitely still learning.Luckily nothing serious yet except droppign old bike in front yard on wet grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Good thing you're ok, State Rd sucks, especially near 18, too congested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I dropped my bike on its side while doing the U-turn to get my license. Not only did I crush my leg, but it proceeded to start PORING rain on me while I was under my bike. Ahhh, the memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick37 Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 I did not drop it but heres a good one, I had changed my front brakes on my old yamaha and after getting done I did not pump the brakes back up and I took off(in the back yard)and went to use them and by the time I got fluid back to them I hit my garage,luckily i had only started to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 One of my first little bikes, I put the rear (drum) brake torque bar on without cotter pin. I figured it would be ok, for a while, I figured wrong. It came off when I hit the brakes, spun the rear drum plate, broke it, tore the cable off and sent metal pieces flying. I'm aimed right at the back end of a stopped car. Max front drum brake, and my first stoppie. Stopped with the tail way up in the air. I exchanged my Darwin award for a lesson on cotter pins and carried on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_Rides Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Nice stories...give me about a week and I'll be able to share some with you too.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 quote the first story....my buddy did the exact same thing on a harley at 80 mph lol second time riding...dumbass tried to take a corner that fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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