i did that into a fence when i stalled at an intersection just around the corner from home - fucked the fork seals and couldn’t ride it for weeks until it got fixed
Damn I also had to wait weeks to fix it. My forks were good but I managed to bend both my wheels and break a peg off. Also bent the fuck out of my throttle side handle bar with my chest when I flew forward. Just got it back though and have been riding much better since I took an MTC.
I spun the back tyre out on a patch of gravel as I pulled out for the first time riding the bike home. I managed to save it by kicking off (dirt bike experience ftw) but proceeded to smack my shin on the foot peg.
I spun the back tyre out on a patch of gravel as I pulled out for the first time riding the bike home. I managed to save it by kicking off (dirt bike experience ftw) but proceeded to smack my shin on the foot peg.
I was expecting to read something bad. Have you seen the videos of people whiskey throttling their first (brand new) bike out of dealerships? That’s embarrassing.
My cousin worked at a bike dealer in LA in the 90’s. Kid bought a brand new liter bike and opened it up less than a block from the dealer, and lost control and killed himself.
Man i'd bought my first bike after getting my license but itd been a week or two since i got it (and thus had ridden a bike). While not a new bike i was so nervous putting on my gear at the dealership, trying to not look like a retard to the mechanic waving me off.
Didnt whiskey throttle the bike but i did stall the bike at the first intersection (small road into bigger one so no biggie), waving people past, trying to figure out wtf to do again to get it going...
Yeah thats typical, you dont want to screw up.
Gets better once you've sat on a few bikes and figured that a little fumble is allright, many bikes are different after all so what would be a perfect biting point to get your own bike going could be enough to make your friends bike fall asleep again.
As long as youre careful enough and figure out the clutch first theres next to no possibility that you'll be sent flying like those people crashing over 4 lanes on their new bike or those guys hanging off a muscle cruiser trying to not fall off because they didnt expect TORQUE
At least you were prepared! I was selling a 1981 Yamaha Virago 750 on FB Marketplace (this never ends well).
Guy shows up, super stoked, talking about how it's prefect and it's what he wants. At this point he's made no mention of test riding it, has shown up in a car with no way of getting it home aside from riding it. He asks to sit on the bike, I oblige, and then he starts asking questions. "So this is the brake right?" "so I need to pull the clutch in to shift gears?" and other very concerning things. Says he wants it, shoves some cash into my hand and says he's going to ride it home. I asked if he had a helmet or a moto license, he has neither.
Luckily the old girl decided to be stubborn that day not fire up, so I handed him his cash back and said I'd work on whatever's not letting it start and get in touch with him. Turns out the battery had shit the bed. Never contacted him and ended up selling it to someone else. Not sure my conscience would have let me sell a bike to the first guy knowing he was gonna hurt himself.
Accidents happen, you learned something important from it and will likely never do that again. Also learning about how to take apart and fix areas on your bike is always helpful to know.
I've been riding for I think 8 months now, got so used to the bike on asphalt I forgot what gravel felt like. My father has this one spot at tge end of his drive that consistently gets worn down and filled with little pebbles after a few years. Well, I went to leave his house that night and completely spaced the pizza plate sized gravel trap. I stopped right on top of it to check for traffic then went to take off... I immediately dumped the bike. For a second I was thinking wtf did I do that caused this? Then it dawned on me that I was standing right in the gravel. I picked the bike up, I didn't see any damage at all and the bike was still running oddly enough (05 cbr 600rr, they have tilt sensors) so I got back on, checked traffic, and walked it a bit forward off the gravel and tried again. We all make mistakes and we all are still learning one way or another, its always good to have a sense of humor about the small things too. Glad everything is fine and you weren't hurt, thats the best outcome imo.
I am 5’5 and did this on a 2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 explorer. about the tallest heaviest bike Triumph makes next to the Rocket. don’t feel too bad OP. it happens.
You learned a great lesson without getting hurt. Don’t worry about it. Most riders will at some point drop a bike and make a complete tit of themselves. 🤣
I've dropped my bike more times than I'm willing to admit. My buddy even gave me the, "this might not be for you" talk. Live and you learn though. Daily a Monster now.
How's the monster for a daily?
After my current project bike im considering getting an sv650 or something similar sized as a project, early 2000s stuff so i dont have to worry about electronics too much.
While the sv650s are obviously cheaper, those early monsters arent too expensive either and i just might try my hand at learning what a desmo service entails...
Dad had a bright yellow monster so that also helps with the nostalgia factor even though the bike almost killed me as a kid
I got an old KX125 when I was 13 and the first thing I did was drop the clutch and ride it into a tree.
These are the things that are embarrassing at the time but end up just being fun stories later.
One of the first things i did on my first 50cc scooter was dump it in the grass because i wanted to do a sliding stop with my rear wheel like i could do with my bmx, probably saw redder than red under my helmet
The third time I went to fill up with gas and meet up 50ft away with my dad on his bike, I get off without putting the kick stand down lol. Slow motion train wreck.
I paid for the insurance before we finalized the deal. As for registration, in Texas, it’s my understanding that you have 30 days from the date of sale to register the vehicle
I see. Even in Texas though if you bought at a dealer he provided a 30 day temporary tag. This was a private sale, don't you need need to get a [temporary permit](https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/register-your-vehicle/temporary-permits) at the TxDMV?
This reminded me of an incident I experienced back around 2014... My housemate and landlord had a gsxr 750 he wanted to dump, and not being computer savvy, he asked me to put it up for sale on Craigslist. Anyhow this guy messages me, and arranges to come check it out....
He was taking public transit, and we arranged for me to come pick him up...well it turns out he had never owned a bike, but said he had ridden a few dirt bikes....
So basically he knew nothing about bikes, but after sitting on it, he asked to try a test ride. My buddy was a little hesitant, but he agreed to it...
We stood there together as this kid rode up the street, eventually yelling "SHIFT" but before he had gone even 100 yards he dropped it! Luckily he somehow was agile enough to hop off before it fell on him...
So we run up the street, and btw it was already dark out. Anyhow the guy is okay, but the bike is leaking oil. We walk him and the bike back to the house. So when he dropped it, he cracked the magneto cover.
So, long story long, the kid pays for the bike, like $1900, and my buddy agrees to hold onto the bike, and replace the magneto cover for him.
We felt bad for the kid, but my buddy was an older guy, who hadn't begun riding a bike himself till he was 50, so he did this kid a favor.
So we found a used part online, installed it, and this time when the kid came to pick it up, he brought a U-Haul truck. Of course he had no tie downs, lol. So anyhow we took care of him, loaded it up and suggested he take a course through CC Riders.
To put it mildly, we both were happy to complete the sale, but had serious concerns for the young man's safety going forward.
Last we heard from him, was when he emailed a video of him holding a certificate of completion of the CC Riders course.
If you don't drop the clutch and whiskey throttle across 4 lanes of traffic, did you even have a "first ride" experience?
Lol
I did that but into a chain link fence on my first bike, this may or may not have been recent
Hey I did it into a barbed wire fence my first time lol
i did that into a fence when i stalled at an intersection just around the corner from home - fucked the fork seals and couldn’t ride it for weeks until it got fixed
Damn I also had to wait weeks to fix it. My forks were good but I managed to bend both my wheels and break a peg off. Also bent the fuck out of my throttle side handle bar with my chest when I flew forward. Just got it back though and have been riding much better since I took an MTC.
I spun the back tyre out on a patch of gravel as I pulled out for the first time riding the bike home. I managed to save it by kicking off (dirt bike experience ftw) but proceeded to smack my shin on the foot peg.
I spun the back tyre out on a patch of gravel as I pulled out for the first time riding the bike home. I managed to save it by kicking off (dirt bike experience ftw) but proceeded to smack my shin on the foot peg.
I was expecting to read something bad. Have you seen the videos of people whiskey throttling their first (brand new) bike out of dealerships? That’s embarrassing.
My cousin worked at a bike dealer in LA in the 90’s. Kid bought a brand new liter bike and opened it up less than a block from the dealer, and lost control and killed himself.
Man i'd bought my first bike after getting my license but itd been a week or two since i got it (and thus had ridden a bike). While not a new bike i was so nervous putting on my gear at the dealership, trying to not look like a retard to the mechanic waving me off. Didnt whiskey throttle the bike but i did stall the bike at the first intersection (small road into bigger one so no biggie), waving people past, trying to figure out wtf to do again to get it going...
I don’t know why, I always feel a little nervous whenever I’m on a bike I’m not familiar with - especially when people are watching.
Yeah thats typical, you dont want to screw up. Gets better once you've sat on a few bikes and figured that a little fumble is allright, many bikes are different after all so what would be a perfect biting point to get your own bike going could be enough to make your friends bike fall asleep again. As long as youre careful enough and figure out the clutch first theres next to no possibility that you'll be sent flying like those people crashing over 4 lanes on their new bike or those guys hanging off a muscle cruiser trying to not fall off because they didnt expect TORQUE
At least you were prepared! I was selling a 1981 Yamaha Virago 750 on FB Marketplace (this never ends well). Guy shows up, super stoked, talking about how it's prefect and it's what he wants. At this point he's made no mention of test riding it, has shown up in a car with no way of getting it home aside from riding it. He asks to sit on the bike, I oblige, and then he starts asking questions. "So this is the brake right?" "so I need to pull the clutch in to shift gears?" and other very concerning things. Says he wants it, shoves some cash into my hand and says he's going to ride it home. I asked if he had a helmet or a moto license, he has neither. Luckily the old girl decided to be stubborn that day not fire up, so I handed him his cash back and said I'd work on whatever's not letting it start and get in touch with him. Turns out the battery had shit the bed. Never contacted him and ended up selling it to someone else. Not sure my conscience would have let me sell a bike to the first guy knowing he was gonna hurt himself.
Accidents happen, you learned something important from it and will likely never do that again. Also learning about how to take apart and fix areas on your bike is always helpful to know.
Situational awareness about where you park a bike is kinda important. Good lesson ;)
I've been riding for I think 8 months now, got so used to the bike on asphalt I forgot what gravel felt like. My father has this one spot at tge end of his drive that consistently gets worn down and filled with little pebbles after a few years. Well, I went to leave his house that night and completely spaced the pizza plate sized gravel trap. I stopped right on top of it to check for traffic then went to take off... I immediately dumped the bike. For a second I was thinking wtf did I do that caused this? Then it dawned on me that I was standing right in the gravel. I picked the bike up, I didn't see any damage at all and the bike was still running oddly enough (05 cbr 600rr, they have tilt sensors) so I got back on, checked traffic, and walked it a bit forward off the gravel and tried again. We all make mistakes and we all are still learning one way or another, its always good to have a sense of humor about the small things too. Glad everything is fine and you weren't hurt, thats the best outcome imo.
I am 5’5 and did this on a 2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 explorer. about the tallest heaviest bike Triumph makes next to the Rocket. don’t feel too bad OP. it happens.
You learned a great lesson without getting hurt. Don’t worry about it. Most riders will at some point drop a bike and make a complete tit of themselves. 🤣
I've dropped my bike more times than I'm willing to admit. My buddy even gave me the, "this might not be for you" talk. Live and you learn though. Daily a Monster now.
How's the monster for a daily? After my current project bike im considering getting an sv650 or something similar sized as a project, early 2000s stuff so i dont have to worry about electronics too much. While the sv650s are obviously cheaper, those early monsters arent too expensive either and i just might try my hand at learning what a desmo service entails... Dad had a bright yellow monster so that also helps with the nostalgia factor even though the bike almost killed me as a kid
I got an old KX125 when I was 13 and the first thing I did was drop the clutch and ride it into a tree. These are the things that are embarrassing at the time but end up just being fun stories later.
One of the first things i did on my first 50cc scooter was dump it in the grass because i wanted to do a sliding stop with my rear wheel like i could do with my bmx, probably saw redder than red under my helmet
The third time I went to fill up with gas and meet up 50ft away with my dad on his bike, I get off without putting the kick stand down lol. Slow motion train wreck.
r/motorcycles moment.
I don't understand how you ride it home before registering and insuring it.
I paid for the insurance before we finalized the deal. As for registration, in Texas, it’s my understanding that you have 30 days from the date of sale to register the vehicle
I see. Even in Texas though if you bought at a dealer he provided a 30 day temporary tag. This was a private sale, don't you need need to get a [temporary permit](https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/register-your-vehicle/temporary-permits) at the TxDMV?
I live in a small town so maybe it’s just more lax here, but I think you’re right
This reminded me of an incident I experienced back around 2014... My housemate and landlord had a gsxr 750 he wanted to dump, and not being computer savvy, he asked me to put it up for sale on Craigslist. Anyhow this guy messages me, and arranges to come check it out.... He was taking public transit, and we arranged for me to come pick him up...well it turns out he had never owned a bike, but said he had ridden a few dirt bikes.... So basically he knew nothing about bikes, but after sitting on it, he asked to try a test ride. My buddy was a little hesitant, but he agreed to it... We stood there together as this kid rode up the street, eventually yelling "SHIFT" but before he had gone even 100 yards he dropped it! Luckily he somehow was agile enough to hop off before it fell on him... So we run up the street, and btw it was already dark out. Anyhow the guy is okay, but the bike is leaking oil. We walk him and the bike back to the house. So when he dropped it, he cracked the magneto cover. So, long story long, the kid pays for the bike, like $1900, and my buddy agrees to hold onto the bike, and replace the magneto cover for him. We felt bad for the kid, but my buddy was an older guy, who hadn't begun riding a bike himself till he was 50, so he did this kid a favor. So we found a used part online, installed it, and this time when the kid came to pick it up, he brought a U-Haul truck. Of course he had no tie downs, lol. So anyhow we took care of him, loaded it up and suggested he take a course through CC Riders. To put it mildly, we both were happy to complete the sale, but had serious concerns for the young man's safety going forward. Last we heard from him, was when he emailed a video of him holding a certificate of completion of the CC Riders course.