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03-08-2006, 12:49 AM
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| Fourth gear and illegal   Join Date: Aug 2005
Bike: 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600
Location: Killeen, Texas
Posts: 745
  |  Don't stall it while turning!
Yesterday was a horrible day for riding! I was pulling out of work heading to lunch. My boss lets me park the bike inside the garage so nobody messes with it. Well the floor is that painted concrete, so it's slick when it's dry. Yesterday I was pulling out and turning in the garage and hit a wet spot (oil or water, I'm not sure what) and the rear end just whipped almost 180* around!! I caught it, but not without some difficulty. Scared the CRAP outta me! Not TWO minutes later!! I was turning right on an incline, and stupid me, I stalled it. Problem was, I had the wheel turned and was leaning into the turn. The jerk threw all of my weight forward and to the side, toppling me towards the ground. Once again, I caught it, but I was tipped so far over, I could not pick it up with only my right foot on the ground. So I very VERY carefully set it down on the ground on the frame slider and climbed off. I was able to pick it up and get back on with no problem (and no damage to the frame slider), but talk about a bruised ego! Stalling while turning = BAD! |
