Ok, So Im ridin my  bike to a reefkeeprs meeting (I have a 75 gallon saltwater tank with corals and fishies)

anyhow, as im comming thru a light and there is a turn, my back tire catches some gravel or sand or somthing like that, and i can feel my back tire sliding out alittle i lightly let off the throttle until i got thru it, but I held on, and keep the rubber side down, then im going down the road, its kinda hilly and where i had to make a left turn i had to stop on an uphill and wait for traffic, once i had my opening thankfully i waited until it was a huge opening, no more cars comming i went to go and stalled out and then restarted and stalled again and then the bike leaned left and went over "in the middle of the lane"  so thankfully since the 650 is not a very heavy bike and i have lifted it once before i went to pick it up but i was still in gear  so it wouldnt roll, thankfully i pulled in the clutch and then it got moving but this was scarey because i could have easily been run over by a car flying over the hill and not seeing me and the bike on the  other side. a nice lady in a mini van was kind enough to ask if i needed any help which i didnt think that i did, and she probably flashed any cars that were comming in my direction.

I rode up the block to my meeting, alittle shook up because i realized how easily i could have gotten really hurt or killed in that moment. :'(

Its part of the learning process, everyone makes mistakes such as these in the beginning, I only hope i never experience that again that my brain body connection knows now how to avoid that.

its also probaby due to the fact that was i think in 2nd gear instead of first that it stalled.......... ???

NO damage that i can see, the only thing that happened was that my rear view mirror got knocked alittle loose, and thankfully for that little took kite i broke out the wrench and fixed that quickly.

would appreciate some imput...

Thanks

Sue (with the sore shoulder from an older injury now aggravated by lifting that beautiful bike)

Glad to hear you are OK and the bike didn't get hurt. It could of been worst and you learned a lot in just a few seconds. Try finding a dirt road and pratice some hard rear tire braking to get used to having the rear slip. You don't need to go fast, first gear will do, getting used to the feel is all you want. Sounds like the stall and fall was because you were still a little shook up from the skid, common with new riders, you will get over it with more saddle time. Keep at it, it gets better

Sue,

Sounds like you handled the loose gravel situation.  Dropping the bike behind a blind hill does sound dangerous.  I never even thought about that.  

I had a bit of a scare today, too. On a two lane, rural road, I went around a curve and started up a hill.  Then I see a van Coming toward me in the other lane.  Actually the van was about 3 feet into my lane and headed directly toward me.  The guy driving the van was talking on a cell phone,  not paying attention, and let the van wander.  I have to say that scared me enough to get my heart racing.

Steve

every ride is a lesson, hopefully a good one.

steelwolf wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:


Good suggestion / recommendation. Just popped that one in my back pocket for future reference.

that was what i was trying to do, foot on the right side of the bike on the brake, and turnig the bike left, got too much lean and she just went down........

I appreciate all the kind words that were positive and encouraging and the tips...

I know I still have alot to learn and in the future I will go past the turn and turn around safely.

Its amazing how different the landscape of the road is; i was just at this location earlier in my toyota4runner then left to pick up my daughter and returned to the meeting on the bike. You just dont notice the incline as much.

My husband took my bike out this am (he picks up is HD l200) at the end of the week, we went out into the hilly neighboorhoods and did alot of practice of just this type of situation, I think it make him think of how much heavier his bike is gonna be and how much he does not want to be in this situation.  too boot we found out early this am that one of our friends 42yr old died last nite of a heart attack, heavy smoker and drinker all his life, never exercised ever.

its scared him that this happened to me, he told me never to do that again!!!!!  I told him I would try not too, we have two kids to raise.....8-l51/2.

Hey have a great fathers day to you all!

I think we all want to hear stories ending well. As a newbie too I feel with you and I am happy you were lucky.
I had almost the same story once when I was a child except it happened on a bicycle. I could hardly wake up after falling off it. The most fearful in it was being behind the peak alone and waiting what will overrun me.

Glad you and the bike are OK.

steelwolf its totally fine, I didnt feel anything bad about your post.  I appreciate all the tips that anyone can share with me.

I totally didnt take it badly at all........

thanks again......and Yes im glad im ok and I will take advantage of all stratigies that will keep me safer even if it take longer to get there..............

sue