Had my bike about 6 weeks now. First overnight ride on my new ST-1300 on last Fri/Sat and I've now commissioned the LHS tip over wing!
I was out in the countryside n Wales with my iPod playing through my Autocom. Coming up to a T-junction with a give way sign, I thought I'd use the opportunity for a full-stop to mess with the iPod, so pulled to the very far left of the junction (UK, so I'm driving on the left) just before the give-way line and came to a full stop. Next thing I know, instead of feeling a weight on my left foot holding the bike up, I find myself having a lie down on the dirt vergre beside the road with my bike next to me.
There wasn't even a split-second when I thought I was going over. It was sitting on bike direct to having a lie down.
About 30 seconds later a man and his wife came along in a Mercedes, clocked the bike on the ground and me standing around with a bemused experssion and he helped me pick the bike up. He turned out to be a biker too
Closer inspection showed the road was cambered away from where my foot should have gone. I also got lazy on the approach to the T-junction and did not check out the road surface where I was planning on pulling over and I think I was also on the front brake with the clutch in, while still turning from the centre of the road to the side of the junction and braking to a stop, ie I messed up.
Busted the LHS mirror glass but the mirror fairing/housing popped off with no damage except a couple of minor scratches. The mirror costs about GBP80 / $130 to replace though. Ouch.
oPoST1:
I was out in the countryside n Wales with my iPod playing through my Autocom. Coming up to a T-junction with a give way sign, I thought I'd use the opportunity for a full-stop to mess with the iPod, so pulled to the very far left of the junction (UK, so I'm driving on the left) just before the give-way line and came to a full stop. Next thing I know, instead of feeling a weight on my left foot holding the bike up, I find myself having a lie down on the dirt vergre beside the road with my bike next to me.
There wasn't even a split-second when I thought I was going over. It was sitting on bike direct to having a lie down.
About 30 seconds later a man and his wife came along in a Mercedes, clocked the bike on the ground and me standing around with a bemused experssion and he helped me pick the bike up. He turned out to be a biker too
Closer inspection showed the road was cambered away from where my foot should have gone. I also got lazy on the approach to the T-junction and did not check out the road surface where I was planning on pulling over and I think I was also on the front brake with the clutch in, while still turning from the centre of the road to the side of the junction and braking to a stop, ie I messed up.
Busted the LHS mirror glass but the mirror fairing/housing popped off with no damage except a couple of minor scratches. The mirror costs about GBP80 / $130 to replace though. Ouch.
oPoST1:
