geetarhero
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Its a shame to say it, but yes, my first day out and I went to the asphalt.
I took the canadian equiv. of the MSF course in november, got my license and bought a brand new fz6.
finally had a nice enough day yesterday to go out with a friend. I had him break in my bike, and then we headed to an abandoned, gravelless MASSIVE church parking lot bright and early. About an hour into the go while practising stopping and starting I came to a stop. However, it was a slight slope to my left and when I put my left foot down it was too close to the bike. With the front brake on I realized it was starting to tip too far to the left. trying to muscle back to the right it just went too far. (which isnt very far over at all) and down I went.
Looking back I think if I had let go of the brake it would have been easier to pull to the right but who knows. I then learned to stick my left leg wayyyy out for more leverage (I can flat foot this bike on both sides)
My foot got crushed (was wearing all my gear but dont own boots yet) and is about the size of a purpley orange watermelon. My toes are HUGE and the base of my foot is black. Painful but nothing serious. Ice and elevation for the next while.
Moral of the story: BUY FRAME SLIDERS!
I put $10 T-rex sliders on before heading out, and they saved my baby. scratch on the mirror and a chip on the handle bar. thats it.
Very pleased.
Continued to ride the rest of the day, eventually heading out around the dead streets of the industrial park. LOVE the bike, smooth and very controllable especially under 8k.
We got 30cm of snow last night though, so I have time to buy some armored boots to avoid this ever happening again.
thought id share.
some pics from pre-drop
I took the canadian equiv. of the MSF course in november, got my license and bought a brand new fz6.
finally had a nice enough day yesterday to go out with a friend. I had him break in my bike, and then we headed to an abandoned, gravelless MASSIVE church parking lot bright and early. About an hour into the go while practising stopping and starting I came to a stop. However, it was a slight slope to my left and when I put my left foot down it was too close to the bike. With the front brake on I realized it was starting to tip too far to the left. trying to muscle back to the right it just went too far. (which isnt very far over at all) and down I went.
Looking back I think if I had let go of the brake it would have been easier to pull to the right but who knows. I then learned to stick my left leg wayyyy out for more leverage (I can flat foot this bike on both sides)
My foot got crushed (was wearing all my gear but dont own boots yet) and is about the size of a purpley orange watermelon. My toes are HUGE and the base of my foot is black. Painful but nothing serious. Ice and elevation for the next while.
Moral of the story: BUY FRAME SLIDERS!
I put $10 T-rex sliders on before heading out, and they saved my baby. scratch on the mirror and a chip on the handle bar. thats it.
Very pleased.
Continued to ride the rest of the day, eventually heading out around the dead streets of the industrial park. LOVE the bike, smooth and very controllable especially under 8k.
We got 30cm of snow last night though, so I have time to buy some armored boots to avoid this ever happening again.
thought id share.
some pics from pre-drop