Does everyone drop their first bike?

Woogie said:
Hmmm my Vstrom was on its side for about 4-5 minutes before I managed to pick it up the first time and it seemed to start OK after about ten minutes of me checking it over before attempting to start it. Have you checked all the fuses and connectors to make sure they are all good?

Does it turn over at all?
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It makes that clicky clicky sound (I'm clearly technically minded lol). It's the same sound I've heard on bikes with flat/low batteries. Which is what I was thinking.

I guess it's just as it's my first bike I'm trying to stop myself worrying that gently putting it down can somehow erm... destroy the entire thing!? :D
 
After I dropped mine it refused to start until I'd turned it on and off a few times, I imagine the tilt switch just took it's time to reset.
 
robin7 said:
However it won't start now? My friend said dropping it can flood the engine and to leave it for a bit? There's literally no damage to the bike so not sure what can be wrong lol
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Shouldn't do, how ever if its a carbed bike, what can happen sometimes is the carbs will empty cos its been on its side, so it won't start straight off the button.
 
Yeah when my battery died it was making a clicking sound. I was also told to check all the fuses and connectors incase something had blown or wasnt connected fully in the wiring. Check those as it may be something as simple as a fuse being loose.
 
Yep. Twice in fact, both whilst just setting off. That was all within the first month though, not dropped any since. Thankfully lol.
 
I should start another topic titled "How long does it take for the shame to go away after dropping your new bike on flat ground while stopped?"

Bike is fine, tiny scratch on exhaust and engine (I'll be buying an engine cover anyways). But my pride has taken a hit haha.

On a better note it's sped up my decision to purchase crash bungs! Going to make an order for a lot of gear and chuck in some crash bungs at the same time. Might get fork spindle things also for front and rear and call it a day there :D
 
crash bungs should be the first thing you buy with a new bike :) fit them before you even take it for its first ride
 
TallPaul_S said:
Hmm, you've got me thinking too - £58 for a pair of R&G crash bungs for my bike, think I might splash out before I crash out... :D
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Was hoping you'd miss this thread especially since you saw I only got it last week haha! Oh well. I've been totally fine on the bike until this :( Driving around, filtering etc in our busy traffic and hills. Just been taking it really relaxed and then drop it while stopped like an idiot :D

On a side note, loads of people were around and literally no one stopped to help or do/say anything. If I saw someone drop their bike or crash I'd run over (always have done in the past) and help them/check they're fine. Weird that it's not peoples first reaction.

And yeah, R&G crash bungs being bought. I feel obliged to get the engine cover to hide the scratch also.

Edit: On a side note, while I was fine picking the bike up (195kg I think?) do people get stuck? I'm a fair bit stronger than the average person and it was still bloody heavy. Do people get stuck and have to get help? I imagine if a big cruiser goes down... it stays down?
 
robin7 said:
Edit: On a side note, while I was fine picking the bike up (195kg I think?) do people get stuck? I'm a fair bit stronger than the average person and it was still bloody heavy. Do people get stuck and have to get help? I imagine if a big cruiser goes down... it stays down?
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Picking up my little 125 on a road covered in black ice was not an easy task and that's only 130kg IIRC, did anyone stop to help? Did they flip.
 
tom_e said:
Picking up my little 125 on a road covered in black ice was not an easy task and that's only 130kg IIRC, did anyone stop to help? Did they flip.
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Ouch I can imagine. This was on the flat at least, but I still forgot to hold the brake and nearly threw it over the other side.

And yeah literally no one did anything. I can't imagine it's possible to pick up a cruiser at 300+ kg.
 
This thread is starting to make me sweat just reading it. The thought of trying to pick up my bike at 267kg wet, while people gather around with their mobiles out pointing and laughing, isn't a nice one.
 
robin7 said:
And yeah literally no one did anything. I can't imagine it's possible to pick up a cruiser at 300+ kg.
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It's all in the legs. I picked up my Valkyrie with 3x 50L Givi boxes a few times.


I dropped my first bike the first time I touched it.
Back in 1999 I bought a Honda CB100 and had it delivered to the training centre as I had never ridden a bike before. The dealer wheeled it off the trailer and handed it to me. There was no side stand and as I attempted to heave it on to it's centre stand it fell away from. :D
 
Wucked said:
This thread is starting to make me sweat just reading it. The thought of trying to pick up my bike at 267kg wet, while people gather around with their mobiles out pointing and laughing, isn't a nice one.
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i've picked up a bike after a slide and having top take my exhaust off with a spanner to put it in my back pack....in front of a bus stop....at collage closing time.


its not as bad as you'd think, most people are more stunned your picking it up and getting back on it and are trying to persuade you to phone an ambulance lol.
 
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