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07-25-2008, 10:42 PM
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Loud pipes save lives!
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Idaho
Bike: '05 FZ6 with Two Brother's slip-on, PCIII, Smoked flush mount blinkers, fender eliminator
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So I went down today....
On my way to dinner with friends. Was only a 5 minute ride but I stilled geared up. I had my coat, gloves, and carhart pants with boots. Anyways, I'm coming up to a light that's still green and I downshift to first and prepare for the right turn I've done some many times before. I start the turn and little did I know that a few days ago, the crosswalk had been repainted. I lean into the turn and before I know it, I'm sliding down the road. The nice thing is I wasn't going fast and the people that saw it happen on the other side of the median came to help. For some reason, the people behind me just went around without slowing down! Before the people could get to me I picked up my bike and pushed it to the curbed and checked myself and the bike out. Everything on the bike is good to go thanks to the frame sliders! I myself am good to go as well thanks to my gear and especially my pants. After I got to my friends place I did a double check and all is well, except for a bruised ego of course!
 All I got was a tiny rash on my hip and picked out some asphalt from my pants. Thankfully that was all that happened and then I had a smoke to settle down...LOLHere are a couple pics I took to share with you all. One is the frame slider which is the best 40 bucks I've ever spent! The other is a pic of the nice skid trail I left. I now officially fit the "Those that have been down" category after my long standing in the "Those that have yet to go down". |
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07-25-2008, 10:49 PM
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Super Sock Puppet Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Bowling Green KY
Bike: 07 FZ6 in Blue.
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Re: So I went down today....
Glad your ok man. Good deal on the bike being ok too. Keep it shiney side up. LOL
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07-25-2008, 11:09 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Surface-of-the-Sun, AZ
Bike: '06 FZ6
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Re: So I went down today....
Wow -- in the blink of an eye, huh? I really have so much to learn about riding these things. What kind of tires do you have and do you think they contributed to your loss of control?
Good to hear the damage to both you and the bike is minimal. Ed |
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07-25-2008, 11:19 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Jose, CA
Bike: Unimaginably fast red 2007 FZ6
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Re: So I went down today....
Glad to hear that you were wearing your gear and that you and your bike are okay!
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07-25-2008, 11:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Redlands CA
Bike: 2007 Ninja 250
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Re: So I went down today....
Damn, that sucks....glad you were wearing your gear and you're okay!!!! Just imagine what you would look like if you weren't wearing gear!?!?!
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07-26-2008, 12:06 AM
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Emmitt Nervend
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Andrews AFB, MD
Bike: Faster Silver 2005 FZ6
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Re: So I went down today....
If there's a right way to lay it down, you did it.
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07-26-2008, 04:39 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
Bike: 2006 Yammie FZ6
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Re: So I went down today....
Okay you convinced me. It's on my to-do list now: get frame sliders soon.
Glad you're okay and the bike too. |
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07-26-2008, 05:16 AM
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"Thread Killer"
Join Date: May 2008
Location: NH
Bike: Fastest Red 06'
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Re: So I went down today....
Glad your good to go!, frame sliders the first "mod" every one should do.
Don't you just love new paint, I wonder if the dodo's who manufacture stuff for road marking/repair have ever ridden before, between the tar snakes,marking paint,bridge joints,cold patch, I wonder if sometimes they aren't out to kill us...
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07-26-2008, 05:16 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Saint Joseph Michigan
Bike: Red '07 FZ-6
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Re: So I went down today....
Glad you're ok and the bike is pretty much undamaged. I bet you won't forget how slippery the paint is on the road!
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