I was heading to the gym on base after work today. Stopped at a stop sign, made a right-hand turn, and stalled the engine. There was a drainage gutter across the intersection, and the combination of my sharp turn, the gutter, stalling the engine, and riding on tires less than 24 hours old, she tipped to the right and I couldn't really catch her (it was a controlled fall...).
Damage: the frame slider took the majority of it (yay!), scratched the RH mirror very lightly, chipped the point of the front fairing, and a small scratch on that trim piece beneath the rear seat. Didn't touch my Throttlemeister bar end (yay!). I quickly lifted it back up (glad someone just recently resurrected the "lift your bike" thread, no problem), cursed, and headed to the gym.
Noticed my left leg was hurting, and looking down saw a few red spots on my white pants. Got to the gym, and saw that the top of my sock was soaked red; that little square thing linking the foot shifter to the shaft into the crankcase really dug a hole in my leg (oddly, that was the top leg of the tipover). I walked into the gym (Hill AFB's brand-new multi-million dollar project), asked for a first-aid kit, and all they had was ONE 1"-standard bandage, and TWO small square bandages about 3/8" square! This, one week after an LSET/UCI inspection that they'd been preparing for, for nine months?!?! Egad.
Anyway, rode home, cleaned up, and finally got the bleeding to stop after elevating my leg for a bit. It's hurting, and I'm sure it'll be pretty sore tomorrow.
Crap. This 48-yr klutz bought a new bike over a year ago, never been on so much as a dirt bike, and never scratched her. Guess it was my time...
Damage: the frame slider took the majority of it (yay!), scratched the RH mirror very lightly, chipped the point of the front fairing, and a small scratch on that trim piece beneath the rear seat. Didn't touch my Throttlemeister bar end (yay!). I quickly lifted it back up (glad someone just recently resurrected the "lift your bike" thread, no problem), cursed, and headed to the gym.
Noticed my left leg was hurting, and looking down saw a few red spots on my white pants. Got to the gym, and saw that the top of my sock was soaked red; that little square thing linking the foot shifter to the shaft into the crankcase really dug a hole in my leg (oddly, that was the top leg of the tipover). I walked into the gym (Hill AFB's brand-new multi-million dollar project), asked for a first-aid kit, and all they had was ONE 1"-standard bandage, and TWO small square bandages about 3/8" square! This, one week after an LSET/UCI inspection that they'd been preparing for, for nine months?!?! Egad.
Anyway, rode home, cleaned up, and finally got the bleeding to stop after elevating my leg for a bit. It's hurting, and I'm sure it'll be pretty sore tomorrow.
Crap. This 48-yr klutz bought a new bike over a year ago, never been on so much as a dirt bike, and never scratched her. Guess it was my time...