Dropped the Duc today.

killaimdie · October 30, 2009, 01:57:21 PM

I was coming up on a green light and a left turn onto the 110 south in Biloxi when I took a crash course in discovering a big ole oil slick in the middle of the opposing traffics lanes. I guess I can no longer smugly tell everyone that I've never dropped.

Here's the damage.

I need some

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edit: I'm retarded and didn't link properly so here is a link. PICTURES

Juan · October 30, 2009, 02:06:11 PM

Sorry to hear this!

I hope the bike is not too bad..!

Statler · October 30, 2009, 02:07:11 PM

could be worse. shit happens. If you walked away and it's rideable the rest is some afternoons and beer away from being fixed.

smilingbear · October 30, 2009, 02:09:02 PM

Could be a lot worse, looks like just scrapes (which suck), nothing making the bike unworthy to ride (which sucks harder)

Speedbag · October 30, 2009, 02:11:27 PM

Quote from: Statler on October 30, 2009, 02:07:11 PM

could be worse. shit happens. If you walked away and it's rideable the rest is some afternoons and beer away from being fixed.

+1

killaimdie · October 30, 2009, 02:23:14 PM

It definitely could be worse, it's all aesthetic and I rode out of there. All I have is a bruise on my thigh, a tender ankle, and a couple quarter size scrapes.

tlloyd66 · October 30, 2009, 03:16:20 PM

Quote from: killaimdie on October 30, 2009, 02:23:14 PM
It definitely could be worse, it's all aesthetic and I rode out of there. All I have is a bruise on my thigh, a tender ankle, and a couple quarter size scrapes.

The bike can be fixed- you walked away with minor scrapes, which is good news!

somegirl · October 30, 2009, 03:42:32 PM

Glad to hear it wasn't too serious!

Howie · October 30, 2009, 06:08:54 PM

Most important is you are OK.

ROBsS4R · October 30, 2009, 06:13:39 PM

It happens to the best of us.

I dropped my bike for the first time a few months ago also... Oil slick in the apex of a sharp corner doing about 15 =(

Hope you put it past you and get back in the saddle right away =)

LA · October 31, 2009, 08:18:18 PM

Sorry Pal,

Very Sorry. Glad you're OK otherwise.

I've been wondering when my numbers coming up.

LA

RUFKM · November 02, 2009, 05:53:29 AM

Glad to hear you're okay. Sorry about the rub. You just need to come up with a really cool story. Let the imagination run wild!

TwIsTeD · November 02, 2009, 09:44:57 AM

Ahhh nothing like giving the bike a little rub down with some 3 grit sand paper.

Glad your O.K.

I learned a similar lesson with my R6.I was making a right where metering lights are...You know where cars go idle,idle,drip,drip,idle,drip,idle,drip,drip.

ian48th · November 02, 2009, 06:24:06 PM

Well, I think it's almost a good thing to have a first crash that is a minor crash. The mystery is gone, you know that it in fact CAN happen to you, and you'll be careful as a result.

Don't worry about the scratches on the bike; they look minor. A broken ego mends much more quickly than a broken neck.

Still, sorry you had a spill. All spills suck. I've had a couple minor ones myself and they could have been worse.

printman · November 05, 2009, 02:59:28 PM

Been there it stinks, but it looks repairable and you walked / rode away

News:

Dropped the Duc today.

RUFKM