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Message started by runwyrlph on 08/15/09 at 07:30:32

Title: kickstand wreck
Post by runwyrlph on 08/15/09 at 07:30:32

a motorcycle wrecked a few miles from my house the other day, i guess it was somebody from my area- he forgot to put his kickstand up and rode away.

apparently he did ok until he came to a sharp left turn and went down. fortunately no major injuries.

maybe that infernal kickstand kill switch IS a good idea

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Charon on 08/15/09 at 08:13:32

It IS a good idea, even if it can sometimes be a nuisance.

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Stimpy on 08/15/09 at 09:06:27

2 weeks ago (Aug 2009) a friend of mine went off the road and down
a cliff when his ninja 250's center stand got in the way during a sharp
curve. It seems that the thing had been kinda lose for a while but
sadly never did anything about it and now has a broken arm, wolverine
screws and no bike, but he's fine and recovering well; last Sunday we
went and recovered the bike that rested 200ft down the cliff.

Before
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After
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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2411/09082009001v.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5633/09082009002t.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9766/09082009004.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/416/09082009007.jpg

The Rescue squad
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8729/09082009009.jpg

Hail, the kind that hurts
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2969/09082009011.jpg

freshly washed
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4995/09082009012.jpg

now a bit of math
http://www.motolatino.com/mexico/foro/attachment.php?attachmentid=61316&d=1249928520[IMG]
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[IMG]http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1890/08082009002g.jpg

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1966/08082009003o.jpg

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Kz1000, mad max style
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9362/01082009001y.jpg

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Phelonius on 08/15/09 at 09:18:35

That infernal kickstand switch enables folks who should not be riding motorcycles to do so. Thereby raising MY insurance premium rates.
Generally speaking, if they forget the kick stand when they ride away, they will forget other more important things too.

Phelonius

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Charon on 08/15/09 at 11:08:36

So, Phelonius, you are telling us YOU have never forgotten anything? Or never made a mistake? Never had any sort of safety device keep you from hurting yourself? You are a rare person, indeed.

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by drharveys on 08/16/09 at 04:25:32

I'm a centerstand kind of guy. ALL my previous bikes have had 'em, and that's what I usually use. If nothing else, it lets me get to both saddlebags so I can load the bike evenly. Besides, it's fun to ride the bike off the centerstand. (All centerstands are ride-off when you know how.)

My Triumph holds more gas when it's filled on the sidestand, and the Suzuki only has the sidestand.

So now I'm using the sidestand a lot more, and I don't have a lifelong habit of raising it hardwired into my brain. Until I do, I like the sidestand switch! I'm even learning to like the annoying habit of the Triumph engine to shut down if I put it in gear with the stand down!

I just think of it as a training tool! ;)

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Phelonius on 08/16/09 at 09:07:20

59727B6875741A0 wrote:

So, Phelonius, you are telling us YOU have never forgotten anything? Or never made a mistake? Never had any sort of safety device keep you from hurting yourself? You are a rare person, indeed.

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.
Actually if you want to verify my most recent mistake, go to my thread on oil leak about two weeks ago.
Besides which, I am fully capable of hurting my self without technical help from devices.

Phelonius

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Educatedredneck on 08/16/09 at 22:32:30

1F272A232021263A3C4F0 wrote:

[quote author=59727B6875741A0 link=1250346632/0#4 date=1250359716]So, Phelonius, you are telling us YOU have never forgotten anything? Or never made a mistake? Never had any sort of safety device keep you from hurting yourself? You are a rare person, indeed.

Title: Re: kickstand wreck
Post by Phelonius on 08/17/09 at 10:33:17

I don't really NEED the animals to do it but they make it easier.

Phelonius ::) ::) ::)