ejether
Junior Member
Took my first ride since I installed Givi engine guards... I guess it was a good thing too.
I was turning left in a neighborhood and hit a river rock/cobble that had made its way into the street. The bike hopped, leaned over more and I grabbed the front brake and down we went :-(
All is well, engine guards did their job admirably, the Givi side cases kept the rear of the bike from hitting the ground. (Givi armor I guess). I am fine, didn't get caught under it or anything.. Life is good really.
The oddest thing though, a kid saw me, and must have screamed or something b/c his mom came out, glared at me, and brought the kid inside... Didn't ask if I was ok, or offer to help, or get someone to help. Very weird. Who goes outside, sees a motorcycle on the its side in the middle of the street and pretends like it doesn't exist? :spank:
Oh well.
Now, I'm not the most experienced rider, and I know that grabbing the front brake like I did was a bad idea. What could I have done to keep me from dropping the bike? I feel like the situation could have been recoverable if I had a little better instinct for what to do.
I was turning left in a neighborhood and hit a river rock/cobble that had made its way into the street. The bike hopped, leaned over more and I grabbed the front brake and down we went :-(
All is well, engine guards did their job admirably, the Givi side cases kept the rear of the bike from hitting the ground. (Givi armor I guess). I am fine, didn't get caught under it or anything.. Life is good really.
The oddest thing though, a kid saw me, and must have screamed or something b/c his mom came out, glared at me, and brought the kid inside... Didn't ask if I was ok, or offer to help, or get someone to help. Very weird. Who goes outside, sees a motorcycle on the its side in the middle of the street and pretends like it doesn't exist? :spank:
Oh well.
Now, I'm not the most experienced rider, and I know that grabbing the front brake like I did was a bad idea. What could I have done to keep me from dropping the bike? I feel like the situation could have been recoverable if I had a little better instinct for what to do.