Percentage of dropped bike vs. not yet dropped

[Popeye the Sailor]

Yeah, what the hell?  I dropped the first bike I learned to ride, but I learned from that.  Hell, I wouldn't buy a work of art like a Ducati Monster if I hadn't learned enough not to drop it.  If I ever drop my Monster I would cut my leg off so I could kick myself in my ass repeatedly.

Let us know when you drop it.



Though it's possible you might not.





But only if you never ride it.

[Tommy T.]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=3151.0

GREAT list!  I missed that thread.

I can add two more to it:

Sleeping on the bike while waiting for a ferry and making a sudden movement when the ferry horn sounds for loading.

Walking the bike in first gear from its shed out to the street, in the snow.  (Broke my ankle on that one.)

[Duc L'Smart]

I've dropped 4 of my 5 current bikes. Nothing major, not bad, but dropped