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Went down twice in a day, oh happy day

Started by lethe, January 07, 2012, 01:22:00 PM

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lethe

January 07, 2012, 01:22:00 PM
First was just stupid.
I think I did a no no and grabbed a bunch of front brake

FallNumber01.wmv



The second kinda sucked, fell on a patch of ice
Broke the end of the shift lever and got a little scratch on my leg.
Was able to ride it the 30 some miles home by operating what remained of the shift lever with the heel of my boot.

FallNumber02.wmv
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Monsterlover

#1
January 07, 2012, 01:38:12 PM
Nice [thumbsup]

I've experienced the second version a few times :)
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scduc

#2
January 07, 2012, 01:42:31 PM
lucky to ride away from the second one. Looks like that one might have hurt.
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lethe

#3
January 07, 2012, 01:45:41 PM
Quote from: scduc on January 07, 2012, 01:42:31 PM
lucky to ride away from the second one. Looks like that one might have hurt.
For better or worse, I'm somehow more durable than I look

Actually had it been bad, I would've been screwed. That's way out in the middle of nowhere, I doubt I had a cellphone signal and who knows when someone would come along.
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koko64

#4
January 07, 2012, 03:05:27 PM
Glad you're ok. Tricky stuff.
Black ice, experienced it once or twice ever down here.
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ducpainter

#5
January 07, 2012, 03:33:29 PM
"OK...time to go home..." [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Glad you're OK.
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TiNi

#6
January 07, 2012, 04:21:35 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 07, 2012, 03:33:29 PM
"OK...time to go home..." [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Glad you're OK.

yeah... me too
i think the fact that you were riding dirt roads made the fall a little cushier :)

lethe

#7
January 07, 2012, 05:51:10 PM
Quote from: TiNi on January 07, 2012, 04:21:35 PM
yeah... me too
i think the fact that you were riding dirt roads made the fall a little cushier :)
it was soft ice
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phishhead1

#8
January 07, 2012, 06:10:51 PM
soft ice still hurts (at least the ego)

glad to here your ok
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DarkMonster620

#9
January 07, 2012, 07:06:32 PM
ok, 2 falls one day = more experience and fun stories to tell when drinking beer
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Preisker

#10
January 07, 2012, 07:16:11 PM
I've done that too.   Did a wheelie on a dirt road on a YZ465 at about 40 or 50, rear wheel hit the ice and went sideways out from under me, I think I grunted just like you did in that second video.   I hate that sh!t.    I just don't bounce as well as I used to 20 or 30 years ago riding dirt bikes.   I don't have a dirt bike right at the moment, I traded my last YZ450F about 8 months ago, but I'll probably get a KTM or something one of these days again, after a while, the pain memories fade, and I get the itch again. 

kopfjäger

#11
January 07, 2012, 07:49:37 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 07, 2012, 03:33:29 PM
"OK...time to go home..." [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

It actually goes "make the beast with two backs....ok time to go home."   :D
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Howie

#12
January 07, 2012, 08:11:51 PM
Good to hear you are OK. 

lethe

#13
January 08, 2012, 05:20:48 AM
Quote from: cupcake on January 07, 2012, 07:49:37 PM
It actually goes "make the beast with two backs....ok time to go home."   :D
It pleases me that I say apparently quotable things in times of crisis too.
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Speedbag

#14
January 08, 2012, 05:45:54 AM
Hint: park the bike during the winter.  ;)
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