128 ways to drop your motorcycle
June 11th, 2007 12 Comments » | View blog reactions
Motorcycle blog, Ride it Like You Stole it, has a pretty interesting list of ways to spill your motorcycle. There’s nothing like a stupid self provoked spill to set of a good hissy fit. I nearly tossed my helmet in the ground when I dropped my Honda once, because I put my foot down in some gravel. Luckily I came to my senses and saved having to buy a new helmet.
I’m guilty of at least to of the bike dropping methods on the list; Putting your foot down on something slippery when stopping, and Not putting the kickstand down when getting off. I managed to save the last one before the bike hit the ground though, but it demanded some serious acrobatics.
When these spill, or near spill experiences happen to me, it’s always because of rushing or lack of concentration. Which indicates, that when riding a motorcycle you have to clear your mind, focus on what you’re doing, and just take your time.
Check out The list and see if you recognize yourself somewhere.
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128 ways to drop your motorcycle
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April 23rd
Great Post
[...] By the way, I found the list via a post by Jesper on Helmet Hair. You can find that post here. [...]
Holds up hand to 3, 5 (nearly), 38 (nearly), 64, 95 and 112.
Many thanks, in no particular order, to the 4 guys renovating a nearby house, the farmhand on his way home from a late shift, the man who thought he was popping to the post office to pick up some stamps not a 900cc Triumph, and my brother-in-law who turned out to have a very handy trailer with tie-downs and ramp. The one advantage of being a lady biker is that it’s OK to ask people to help you pick it up again!
Haven’t been guilty of 94 but it did make me laugh
38, the old shoelaces stunt. That’s a classic. You’ve really done 64, 95, and 112 as well, Highwaylass, you’ve been busy flicking your bikes around.
You’re right it’s not that ego enhancing for a dude to need help picking his bike up. But shit happens.
Top-heavy bike + puny legs = expensive crunching noises
The bruises heal, it’s the cost of keeping the bike in new indicators (gear levers, handlebars) that really hurts!
I found one close, but not quite…
Not giving the bike enough gas around a corner, stalling it out, and then dropping it on the gravel next to the road.
Not giving enough gas around a corner, might be a female trait or something. My mom did exactly the same thing and flipped her bike twice.
Of course giving it too much gas around a corner can be bad as well, I know plenty of guys who have flipped their bikes doing that.
Engine guards are my friend. I came to a stop on my Kawasaki Nomad once and a big gust of wind blew me over. Took forever to get the bike back up because I was laughing so hard.
Fantastic – I think that must be the 129th
Nothing special, just forgot to put down the kickstand- just happened to be trying to look cool in front of Triumph rider in front of local store on my Sportster. Pulled up, slid off the seat in my usual, practiced, casual way, and was 3 steps toward the door before my poor XLH hit the ground. Felt so small I mighta needed a ladder to get back on…Southern Cal, 1977…
Greetings Jesper!
Thanks for posting the link to my blog about the infamous 128.
Have a Great Weekend my two wheeled brother.
-Dave Dragon
Ride it like you stole it
[...] 128 ways to drop your motorcycle [...]
May I add one more? Deciding to ride your bike to work early one morning and, because your husband left the riding lawnmower parked to the left of your bike and his motorcycle closely in front of yours, attempting to “duck-walk” the machine backwards on dewy grass… my left turn-signal was broken off but the lawnmower survived without a scratch.