Handle bars, pegs

[ksk operator 1]

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY HANDLEBARS THEY ARE WILLING TO SELL? I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME NEW PEGS> DON"T ASK
:zombie:

 

[Vath]

DON"T ASK

Alright, now I have to ask. What happened?

 

[ksk operator 1]

side swiped!:zombie:

 

[buzzbomb]

side swiped!:zombie:

I'm calling BS on this one. There is more to the story.

 

[ksk operator 1]

side swiped the pavement. I was on a road I never ridden before. I came of a series of twisties behind a big van. went to pass. did not see the next elevated left turn. came in hot. locked up back tire. laid bike down. right side trashed pretty much. handle bars. pegs. main fairing. and some of the rear fairing as well.


Happy now. . Bike stopped about 20 feet from a ledge going into a river.


so yeah. side swiped

 

[chopper71]

1 passing on a road never been on before.
+
1 passing on twisties on a road never rode before.
= BAD JUJU my friend. Glad you are ok bud.

 

[buzzbomb]

side swiped the pavement. I was on a road I never ridden before. I came of a series of twisties behind a big van. went to pass. did not see the next elevated left turn. came in hot. locked up back tire. laid bike down. right side trashed pretty much. handle bars. pegs. main fairing. and some of the rear fairing as well.


Happy now. . Bike stopped about 20 feet from a ledge going into a river.


so yeah. side swiped

Nah, not happy. Sorry you went down, glad you are OK. You are OK?

Needed the honesty from the down. We are part of a community of riders. Honesty from any mishap helps others learn, and helps us to help you.

Thank you for your honesty. I don't have any parts to sell to you, but I'll share a down...

My first bike. A 1976 Honda CJ360T. They weren't even sold in the U.S. I bought it off an ex-airforce guy who'd brought it back with him. I'd never ridden a bike before, but had lost my driving license because I was an idiot and sped too much.

The first thing I did after his short intro into how to ride a bike was drive right though his chain-link fence.

I gave it some gas, I let out the clutch, and boom! Ran right through his fence. He thankfully recognized the fact that I should not have been pointing at his fence in the first place, and didn't call me on it.

I spent the entire rest of the day learning to ride on the backroads. Just getting to them was an adventure, since I couldn't make a right hand turn and stay in my lane.

That's another story, though.

Anyway, I really hope you're OK and uninjured. You had a "lowside." I've had a couple of those.

You tried to panic-stop. It sometimes works when the bike is upright, not in a corner. I'm not going to add insult to injury here.

If you want, I (and hopefully other, better riders than myself) can break down your mishap and tell you what went wrong and how not to repeat it.

Otherwise, I just hope you're OK.

 

[ksk operator 1]

i am pretty sure it wasnt a low side. I came out of the turn as soon as i saw i wasnt going to make it. , locked up back tire, slid, for like 15 ft. then the bike caught traction. i ejected. it really happened fast. it was a horrible moment.
:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Part of me thinks if i had committed to the turn more even going fast it would have been better than second guessing.
I have a small cut on my hand is all. I think that if i had not ejected i would have went off the cliff tbh. I dont know man shit is still sketchy to think about.

gravel, slide, eject, tumble, shake head. :banghead:

this is my 3rd bike, never down, over 8k riddin. guess i have more ot learn for sure.

well, at least ill get to learn how to fix some things.

 

[ksk operator 1]

SO I have been riding the shorty for the last couple days. seems to be running fine, if not better since i finally put in the block offs. running without fairings due to UPS. once i get them on. I will do a final assessment. maybe take it in for a tune and clean her up real nice. hope to have pic ups this time next week.


:zombie:

 

[buzzbomb]

Seriously glad to hear you're OK. I've got one of those "gravel on the side of a tight turn with a cliff shortly after I crashed to a stop" stories as well. With me it was highbeams blinding me on a switch-back I was already pushing.

There's an old saying: Any landing you walk away from was a good one." In a way, I feel the same about motorcycle crashes, lol.